Lori Vallow Daybell seems in court docket in Lihue, Hawaii, on Feb. 26, 2020. Dennis Fujimoto, Related Press
A forensic biologist testified that she discovered blood and charred flesh on instruments positioned in Chad Daybell's property the place his new spouse Lori Vallow Daybell's kids had been buried.
Katherine Dace, who works for Idaho's state crime lab, testified Thursday that she carried out blood testing on 18 completely different hand instruments taken from Chad Daybell's property in Salem, Idaho, together with shovels.
"I discovered a number of presumptive optimistic blood stains on the instruments, and on a number of of the instruments I discovered what could possibly be charred flesh," she mentioned, including that she photographed the instruments and took samples of the flesh for DNA testing.
Whereas DNA profiles weren't discovered on most of the instruments, she described a pattern of "delicate texture" taken from the again of 1 shovel and testified that DNA checks indicated it was 16-year-old Tylee Ryan's stays. She mentioned a partial DNA profile was positioned on a choose ax that additionally matched the lady's DNA profile.
Tara Martinez, a forensic scientist who works for the Idaho State Police, additionally testified a black plastic bag used to wrap 7-year-old JJ Vallow's physique had prints that matched the fitting palm and proper little finger of Alex Cox — Lori Daybell's brother who died in December of 2019.
Lori Daybell is on trial for homicide, conspiracy and grand theft within the deaths of her two kids, Tylee and JJ. She can also be charged with conspiracy in reference to the demise of Tammy Daybell, her husband's former spouse. Chad Daybell is charged with the identical three deaths and can face a separate trial.
It has been an intense week of testimony as jurors have heard graphic particulars concerning the burial website for the 2 kids and particulars about their autopsies that had not beforehand been launched publicly.
Dr. Angi Christensen, a forensic anthropologist for the FBI, completed testifying Thursday about her evaluation of bones she was requested to guage. She mentioned her research took roughly a month.
Lori Daybell's head was down on the protection desk and she or he did not search for at pictures of bones projected on a display within the Boise courtroom as Christensen testified about sharp trauma accidents to the hipbone and sacrum of Tylee Ryan.
JJ died from asphyxiation with a plastic bag over his head, in accordance with Dr. Garth Warren, a forensic pathologist. He mentioned there have been indicators of a wrestle, with scratches on JJ's neck, and he was certain with duct tape on his arms and wrists.
Warren mentioned the reason for demise for Tylee was murder by unspecified means. Examiners couldn't decide her actual reason behind demise since her physique was dismembered and burnt.
Douglas Halepaska, a forensic examiner within the FBI's firearms and toolmarks unit, testified Thursday about particular marks on Tylee's bones, saying some appeared to have been made by means of stabbing actions with a pointy level in addition to by means of chopping actions from a blade.
He mentioned he could not establish particular instruments, however believes some accidents may have resulted from bladed instruments comparable to a hatchet, cleaver or machete. Different accidents have been in line with accidents from a serrated blade and others from a knife or cleaver with some extent. Halepaska described different accidents as "compression actions" on account of some form of drive.
David Sincerbeaux, a forensic analyst within the Idaho State Lab, analyzed burnt flesh as a part of the investigation. He mentioned gasoline was current within the samples he analyzed.
FBI particular agent Steve Daniels testified Wednesday concerning the burial website. JJ's physique was discovered beneath rocks and boards, positioned so wild animals couldn't disturb the location. Tylee's stays have been in a melted inexperienced bucket, her cranium was discovered beneath the bucket.
Daniels mentioned each kids have been buried about 2 toes beneath the bottom, close to the pet cemetery in Chad Daybell's yard.