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Woman who murdered her two children is kicked out of the courtroom after making mistake during trial

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Published 10:29 7 Jun 2025 GMT+1

Woman who murdered her two children is kicked out of the courtroom after making mistake during trial

Lori Vallow was warned she could lose the right to represent herself

Gerrard Kaonga

Gerrard Kaonga

Lori Vallow’s trial yesterday saw the murderer clash with the judge and removed from the trial after an argument.

Convicted murderer Lori 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.

The 51-year-old is now on trial for allegedly conspiring to kill her niece’s ex-husband, Brandon Boudreaux.

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Vallow is choosing to represent herself and ended up having an argument with judge Justin Beresky in the Phoenix courtroom where the trial is held, having started on Friday June 6.

Boudreaux has claimed that he was shot at from a Jeep as he was driving home in Gilbert, AZ. on Oct. 2, 2019.

Lori was taken out of the courtroom by security upon request by the judge (Idaho Department of Corrections)
Lori was taken out of the courtroom by security upon request by the judge (Idaho Department of Corrections)

Prosecutors have accused Vallow - and her now-deceased brother Alex Cox - of conspiring to kill Boudreaux and specifically that Vallow fired the shot that almost struck the victim’s head.

During the trial on Friday, Vallow had argued for an additional hearing where she could 'introduce her good character’.

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She reportedly said: “Do we get a hearing on what 404b (character evidence) can come in?

“If I opened the door, do I get a hearing do we stop the trial and I get a hearing?”

The judge cut her off to note that there could be a brief hearing if she truly wanted.

Beresky said: “If you are going to introduce how you have great character and good character we will have a short hearing on what evidence they can bring in to rebut that character which could include that you have been convicted of four murders.”

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Vallow also accused the judge of yelling at her and argued that she had been polite, sparking an argument between the two.

She said: “You do not need to talk to me like that, I’m being very courteous to you.”

This resulted in the judge snapping at her and asking court security to remove her from the courtoom.

He added: “Take her out, take her out.

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The judge cautioned Lori for her actions in court (Court TV)
The judge cautioned Lori for her actions in court (Court TV)

“You have been nothing near courteous to me during the course of these proceedings.”

After the 15 minute recess, the judge also threatened to remove Vallow’s right to represent herself because of her behavior in the courtroom.

He continued: “Ms. Daybell, if you continue to ask lines of questions where I’ve sustained an objection, into areas where I’ve sustained an objection, if you continue to speak over me or the prosecutor … I may be forced to revoke your pro se status.”

Featured Image Credit: Idaho Department of Corrections

Topics: News, US News, Court, Crime

Gerrard Kaonga
Gerrard Kaonga

Gerrard is a Journalist at UNILAD and has dived headfirst into covering everything from breaking global stories to trending entertainment news. He has a bachelors in English Literature from Brunel University and has written across a number of different national and international publications. Most notably the Financial Times, Daily Express, Evening Standard and Newsweek.

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