- Lori Vallow Daybell is accused of murdering her two youngest kids, Tylee Ryan and J.J. Vallow.
- On Tuesday, a detective took the stand and described unearthing the children's bodies.
- The trial then took an extended lunch break that was attributed to Vallow's mental health.
Lori Vallow returned from a morning break on Tuesday in a visibly different mood than she had entered court.
She was no longer smiling and flipping her hair and had put on a black shawl, sitting still as a statue as photos of her adopted son's remains were projected onto a screen.
Then, after an unexpectedly long lunch break, her lawyer asked that she be excused from the courtroom for mental health reasons. Judge Steven Boyce denied the request.
Vallow and her fifth husband, Chad Daybell, have both been charged with multiple counts of conspiracy, murder, and grand theft in connection with the deaths of Vallow Daybell's two youngest children: 7-year-old Joshua "J.J." Vallow and big sister Tylee Ryan, last seen in 2019 a few days before her 17th birthday.
Prosecutors also charged the couple in connection with the October 2019 death of Chad Daybell's late wife, Tammy Daybell.
Both defendants have pleaded not guilty, but are being tried separately. Chad Daybell's trial is still months away. Vallow Daybell faces up to life in prison if convicted.
Vallow is also awaiting trial in Arizona for her alleged role in the July 2019 killing of her late husband, Charles Vallow.
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