Woman who murdered her two children makes mistake minutes into trial for husband's death

Lori Vallow’s latest trial got underway on Monday (7th April) and it ended up getting delayed due to an error she made.

Vallow is currently serving life sentences for the murder of her two children- Tylee Ryan, 16, and Joshua 'JJ' Vallow, 7- back in 2003.

She was also sentenced for the planned murder of Tammy Daybell, the first wife of her new husband, Chad Daybell.

Her latest trial, that began on Monday could see her have another life sentences added on to her time, after being charged with one count of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder in the death of her fourth husband, Charles Vallow.

Charles died after being fatally shot at Lori’s Arizona home back in 2019.

Prosecutors have previously said that Lori’s brother, Alex Cox, called the police and reported that he had shot Charles after being struck by a baseball bat, claiming self-defense.

The judge had to explain what the mistake was to Vallow (Court TV)

Cox died that same year of what authorities have said were natural causes.

In her new trial, Vallow pleaded not guilty and decided to represent herself, though she isn’t an attorney, as well as invoking her right to a speedy trial.

However, on Monday, prosecutors noted that there was a man in the courtroom who they knew Vallow wanted to call on as a witness.

Unfortunately, he had not been subpoenaed and the judge was forced to explain the issue to the defendant.

The man was identified as Brandon Boudreaux, her niece's ex-husband who she is accused of conspiring to murder and will go on trial for in May.

The judge asked if Vallow intended to call upon him, and when she confirmed it, they demanded to know why their testimony was relevant.

Vallow reportedly answered that she did not wish to give away her defense by revealing information about Boudreaux's testimony.

The prosecution took issue with this, however, stating that they had not interviewed Boudreaux and wanted to know what information he had.

The judge then told the defendant that witnesses are not allowed to be called without giving the other party adequate notice and information about their relevancy.

Vallow recently explained why she was choosing to represent herself (True Crime Arizona)

A sidebar, that lasted 45 minutes, was called and when the parties returned the judge ruled that Boudreaux's testimony was not relevant and he was stricken from the witness list.

Speaking to True Crime Arizona, Vallow explained why she was representing herself in the trial.

She said: "There’s lots of reasons. I am not an attorney. I'm not an attorney. I do not have training to be an attorney. There's something that I figured out when I got to this jail, you know, this experience has been five years running.

"I came here with the intention of having a speedy trial. Right? These charges came first. Right? They're like five years old. I first talked to the attorneys, and I was like, they've had five years, the prosecutors, to put their case together.

"And I really want to go to trial, we need to go."