BOISE, Idaho (CBS2) — CBS2 is covering the trial and updates will be added to this story throughout the day.
2:00 p.m. update: Rick Schmitt, who works with BYU-Idaho public safety, testifies next
Rick Schmitt previously worked with Rexburg Police Department. Schmitt helped with the investigation into the missing kids.In Nov. 2019, he began helping other detectives with surveillance on gray Jeep wrangler.
On Dec. 17, 2019, he went with other detectives to Springville, Utah to interview the Chad and Tammy's family.He got a warrant for the Venmo of Tylee and Lori. Schmitt says he received a tip that Tylee’s account was using different grammar and punctuation than she had in the past.
In October 2019, Schmitt says he saw Alex boxes, totes and a rifle case into his pickup truck.On Jan. 21, 2020, Schmitt contacted firing ranges since Alex was a suspect in the attempted shooting of Tammy Daybell and the shooting out of Gilbert, Arizona. Schmitt says he went to shooting ranges to see if Alex had shot at that range.
Schmitt was later assigned to keep an eye on Chad on June 9, 2020, the day the children's remains were found.
12:00 p.m. update:Summer Shiflet, Lori’s sister, is sworn in as the next witness.
Summer Shiflet is JJ and Tylee's aunt. She says she was first made aware the two were missing around Dec. 2019. She says she was not in contact with Lori at the time or aware of where Lori was.
In February, Lori told Summer she knew where the kids were and they were safe. Summer says when the kids' remains were found, "I felt lied to, and my trust in my sister was broken."
A call between Lori and Summer from from June 24, 2020 was played for the court. In the call, Summer confronts Lori about JJ and Tylee saying,“I love them with all my heart. I would have taken Tylee and JJ in a heartbeat."
Summer adds Lori and her were close growing up, had similar interests, friends in common and went to church together. Summer says Lori was a loving mother and Tylee adored her. Summer was also close with Alex.
Summer says whenLori told her she knew JJ and Tylee were safe, that Lori was lying to her.
10:00 a.m. update: Nick Ballance returns to the stand.
Nick Ballance continues his testimony. More phone calls between Chad and Lori are being shown along with a map showing data points from Alex Cox's phone being near where JJ Vallow's remains were found.
More text messages and phone calls made between Chad, Lori and Alex were shown. On Oct. 22, around when the burial service for Tammy Daybell took place, there is communication between devices associated with Chad (device located in Springville UT) and Lori.
Last usage of phone attributed to Tylee Ryan receives messages at 12:25 p.m. in Kauai on Dec. 15.
On Monday, Detective David Stubbs and FBI agents Nicole Heideman and Nick Ballance took the stand as witnesses. Several dates and online purchases surrounding Lori and Chad's marriage were shown. Lori and Chad would visit temples a relatively short time after the murders happened. You can catch up on everything that happened on Monday by clicking here.
Listen to the CBS2 original podcast Gem State: The Trials of Chad and Lori Daybell. Click the link to find it wherever you listen to podcasts or you can listen below:
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