Lori Daybell Trial Day 3: Witness testimony continues

Lori Daybell: 2nd AZ trial enters Day 3

As the 2nd and final Arizona trial for the so-called 'Doomsday Mom' enters its second week. the state has called more than half of its witnesses. FOX 10 Investigator Justin Lum has more on today's proceedings.

PHOENIX - The second and final Arizona trial of Lori Daybell, the so-called "Doomsday Mom," continued on Monday morning in Phoenix.

What Happened Today:

Gilbert Police Officer Ryan Pillar, the lead agent in the Brandon Boudreaux case, was expected to return to the stand first. For reasons unknown, however, the prosecution called five other witnesses before Pillar finished his testimony.

Besides Pillar, the people who testified include:

The owner of a Rexburg, Idaho window tinting shop, who said he worked on a Jeep Wrangler. The suspect vehicle in Boudreaux's shooting was a Jeep Wrangler. The owner said he placed a 5% tint on top of the factory's 20% tint, meaning a small amount of light is allowed into the glass, making it very dark and hard to see through.
A witness from thbe Drug Enforcement Administration, who testified to a license plate reading camera that shows a Keep with no rear tire on the I-40, about 26 hours before the shooting.
Forensic scientists who tested DNA from the Jeep Wrangler, after it was recovered in November 2019.
Retired Gilbert Police officer Marianna Robb, who said Boudreaux was "bewildered" after the shooting.

Lori Daybell: Detective describes shooting attempt

During the 2nd and final trial for the so-called 'Doomsday Mom,' a retired Gilbert Police detective described what happened when Brandon Boudreaux discovered that he was being shot at on one October day in 2019.

What Happened Last Week:

The trial kicked off on Thursday with both sides presenting their opening statements. During Daybell's opening statement, multiple objections were made by the prosecuting attorney, Treena Kay.

Lori Daybell: Prosecutors object multiple times

Lori Vallow Daybell's lack of experience in legal matters came to the surface once again on June 5, as prosecutors raised multiple objections during her opening statement for her 3rd and final trial.

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FOX 10 Investigator Justin Lum and Executive Producer George Obi break down opening statements of the final Lori Vallow Daybell trial. The first witness was Brandon Boudreaux, the victim of the case.

Daybell's ex-nephew-in-law, Brandon Boudreaux, also took the stand.

On Friday, Daybell was briefly removed from the courtroom after an intense exchange with the judge.

Judge orders deputy to remove Lori Daybell from courtroom

During day two of Lori Daybell's trial in Phoenix, outside the presence of a jury, the so-called "Doomsday Mom" demanded a hearing regarding Rule 404B after Judge Justin Beresky warned her about opening the door to details of her previous murder convictions. Daybell accused him of yelling at her and things got intense in the courtroom.

The backstory:

Daybell is accused of conspiring with her late brother, Alex Cox, in the attempted murder of Boudreaux.

Boudreaux was shot at outside his Gilbert home in October 2019. While Boudreaux was not hit, the incident is linked to a series of deadly events in Idaho, including the murders of Daybell's two children, Joshua "JJ" Vallow and Chad Daybell's first wife, Tammy.

In April 2025, Daybell was also found guilty of plotting the fatal shooting of her fourth husband, Charles Vallow, in Chandler.

Just like she did in her first Arizona trial, Daybell is representing herself.