Idaho 'Cult Mom' Lori Vallow no longer facing possibility of death penalty if convicted as trial looms
Posted on AllSides March 21st, 2023
From The Right
Lori Vallow, the Idaho woman accused of murdering her two children and her husband's late wife, no longer faces the possibility of the death penalty if she is convicted at trial next month, Judge Steven Boyce ruled Tuesday. Prosecutors notified the court that they would seek the death penalty last May, writing in a motion that the murders were "especially heinous, atrocious or cruel," and that the Vallow "exhibited utter disregard for human life." Defense attorneys for Vallow filed a counter motion to dismiss the death penalty earlier this month,...