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Mega Edition: Jury Selection During The Chad Daybell Trial (Part 2) (10/18/26) · Beyond The Horizon

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  Speaker 1: What's up everyone and welcome back to the program. In
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  Speaker 1: this episode, we're going to head back out to Idaho
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  Speaker 1: for another update on the Chad Daybell jury selection process.
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  Speaker 1: And so far the process has moved along pretty quickly
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  Speaker 1: and there really haven't been any hiccups. So hopefully that
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  Speaker 1: keeps up and we don't experience any issues. That way
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  Speaker 1: things stay on track and kick off when they're supposed to.
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  Speaker 1: So let's dive into this article from East Idaho News
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  Speaker 1: and let's get caught up. Headline. Day four of jury
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  Speaker 1: selection underway in Chad Daybell trial. This article was authored
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  Speaker 1: by Nate Eaton. 8.45 a.m. Back in the Ada County
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  Speaker 1: Courthouse for day four of jury selection in Chad Daybell's case,
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  Speaker 1: he is seated next to John Pryor, his attorney, in
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  Speaker 1: a light-colored dress shirt, Madison County Prosecutor Rob Wood, Fremont
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  Speaker 1: County Prosecutor Lindsey Blake, Special Prosecutor Ingrid Beatty, and Fremont
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  Speaker 1: County Deputy Prosecutor Rocky Wixom are seated at the prosecution's table. 8.49 a.m.
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  Speaker 1: We ended yesterday with 37 potential jurors in the pool.
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  Speaker 1: We need to get to 50 before the defense and
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  Speaker 1: prosecutors can begin preemptory strikes to get to 18, 12 jurors,
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  Speaker 1: and 6 alternates. 8.50 a.m. The new group of potential
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  Speaker 1: jurors walks in. There are 13, 8 women and 5 men.
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  Speaker 1: Judge Boyce asked to have a sidebar meeting with the attorneys.
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  Speaker 1: They all leave the courtroom. Chad Daybell is a little
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  Speaker 1: more animated today compared to previous days. He's looking around,
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  Speaker 1: moving his hands. Most of the week, he sat still
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  Speaker 1: and looked straight ahead. Yeah, well, I hope he enjoys
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  Speaker 1: that because he has a lifetime of that ahead of him.
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  Speaker 1: If he isn't given the death penalty, my man's going
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  Speaker 1: to sit in a jail cell and stare at those
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  Speaker 1: walls for the rest of his life. because I don't
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  Speaker 1: think there's any doubt that he's guilty of these crimes. 8.55 a.m.
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  Speaker 1: Boyce back on the bench and attorneys receded. Judge asked
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  Speaker 1: jurors to hold up their red cards, which show their
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  Speaker 1: juror numbers. 8.58 a.m. Clerk conducts roll call. Boyce says
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  Speaker 1: two jurors were released based on bias and hardship. A
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  Speaker 1: third juror will be returning this afternoon. 9.01 a.m. In
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  Speaker 1: the gallery of the courtroom today, Madison County Sheriff, Chief Deputy,
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  Speaker 1: Vince Kayakumanu, seated behind prosecutor's table, a private investigator seated
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  Speaker 1: behind the defense, and nine members of the media public,
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  Speaker 1: including Tom Evans, a juror in the Vallow trial.
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  Speaker 2: 9.03 a.m.
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  Speaker 1: Boyce reads Daybell's charges to the jury. Once again, those
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  Speaker 1: charges are three counts of first-degree murder, Tammy Daybell, J.J. Vallow,
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  Speaker 1: and Tylee Ryan, three counts of conspiracy to commit murder,
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  Speaker 1: Tammy Daybell, J.J. Vallow, Tylee Ryan, grand theft, and insurance fraud.
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  Speaker 1: And he should be put on trial for having a
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  Speaker 1: stupid-ass looking face.
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  Speaker 2: 9.08 a.m.
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  Speaker 1: Boyce reads instructions to the jury and explains they cannot
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  Speaker 1: use Lori Vallow's verdict case in relation to this case.
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  Speaker 1: He talks about the defense and the prosecutors being allowed
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  Speaker 1: to dismiss jurors for cause. If you are excused by
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  Speaker 1: either side, please do not be offended or feel your
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  Speaker 1: integrity is being questioned. My guess is most people are
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  Speaker 1: happy as hell that they're not being forced to sit
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  Speaker 1: through this.
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  Speaker 2: 9.15 a.m.
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  Speaker 1: Next juror says she would be going without income for
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  Speaker 1: all but one week of the trial if picked to serve.
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  Speaker 1: The state moves to dismiss the juror. Defense agrees. Voice
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  Speaker 1: lets the juror go. 9.17 a.m. The next juror is
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  Speaker 1: working two jobs and is in school full-time. She says
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  Speaker 1: doing a 10-week trial would be difficult to meet school deadlines.
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  Speaker 1: State moves to excuse the juror. Defense agrees. Boyce dismisses
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  Speaker 1: her for cause based on hardship. 9.19 a.m. Another man
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  Speaker 1: raises his card and says the trial would create a hardship.
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  Speaker 1: He has a family trip that starts on May 25th.
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  Speaker 1: They have booked plane tickets and hotels. The man says
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  Speaker 1: if the trial ends before the trip, that's fine, but
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  Speaker 1: rescheduling the trip would be very challenging. Yeah, it's never
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  Speaker 1: easy to do, right? Especially if you don't have insurance
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  Speaker 1: on that trip. And people who are working on a budget,
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  Speaker 1: more times than not, they don't have insurance for those trips,
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  Speaker 1: so they can't just cancel them whenever they want. 9.21 a.m.
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  Speaker 1: State motions to remove the juror. Pryor asks a few
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  Speaker 1: questions about the importance of the trip to the man's family.
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  Speaker 1: Pryor concurs. With the dismissal, Boyce grants the request. Well,
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  Speaker 1: it's obviously important his family planned the trip, right?
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  Speaker 2: 9.25 a.m.
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  Speaker 1: Another juror raises a red card and says she is
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  Speaker 1: the primary provider for two young children who are homeschooled.
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  Speaker 1: She also runs a five-acre farm where she raises sheep
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  Speaker 1: and chicken. Lambing season is coming up. She would have
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  Speaker 1: to enroll her kids in public school and child care.
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  Speaker 2: Would be an issue.
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  Speaker 1: 9.27 a.m. Prosecutors motion to have the juror removed. Pryor agrees.
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  Speaker 1: Boyce grants the dismissal and the woman is excused.
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  Speaker 2: 9.28 a.m.
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  Speaker 1: There are eight remaining jurors in the pool. Next topic
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  Speaker 1: Boyce wants to discuss is whether they have knowledge of
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  Speaker 1: the case. 9.29 a.m. Boyce asks if any of the
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  Speaker 1: jurors know anything about the case. Three jurors raise their
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  Speaker 1: red cards. They will be asked about their knowledge of
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  Speaker 1: the case during individual of or dire. 9.34 a.m. Lindsay
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  Speaker 1: Blake will question the jurors. She begins by talking about
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  Speaker 1: being brutally honest and asks the jurors what this means
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  Speaker 1: to them. 9.38 a.m. Blake talking about the importance of
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  Speaker 1: landing a plane and the jury's duty in following through
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  Speaker 1: the entire trial. She then tells the group graphic autopsy
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  Speaker 1: photos will be shown and asks if any jurors will
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  Speaker 1: have issues seeing those photos. None of them raise their cards.
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  Speaker 1: All better people than me. My arm would shoot up
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  Speaker 1: so fast I'd probably tear my labrum. And there's no
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  Speaker 1: way as a juror that I'd be able to stow
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  Speaker 1: my bias in a case like this. Zero chance. 9.40 a.m.
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  Speaker 1: Blake brings up the cheesy eggs analogy and how she
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  Speaker 1: has to follow a specific recipe. She compares this to
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  Speaker 1: following the judge's instructions with exactness. So it's pretty much
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  Speaker 1: the same speech each time around, right? Every time there's
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  Speaker 1: a new group of potential jurors, we're hearing the same
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  Speaker 1: rhetoric from the prosecution. And that's how this works. They
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  Speaker 1: have a game plan. They're going to stick to that
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  Speaker 1: game plan. They're going to stick to that script because
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  Speaker 1: they know it's effective. And when you give people analogies
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  Speaker 1: like that, it's easier for them to connect the dots
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  Speaker 1: and have a bit of understanding about what's going on here. 9.48 a.m.
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  Speaker 1: Blake asks if any of the jurors are football fans.
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  Speaker 1: She talks about the Kansas City Chiefs winning the Super
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  Speaker 1: Bowl and how everyone on the team should get a ring,
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  Speaker 1: even the minor players. She compares it to all parties
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  Speaker 1: potentially involved in a crime. They are all responsible. 9.49 a.m.
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  Speaker 1: Blake finishes questioning. We are taking a short recess, back
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  Speaker 1: in about 10 to 15 minutes. 10.05 a.m. We are
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  Speaker 1: back in the courtroom. Pryor will now begin questioning. 10.06 a.m.
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  Speaker 1: Pryor tells the jurors it's really important they speak their minds.
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  Speaker 1: He says he may have some questions that are not
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  Speaker 1: designed to make them think Chad is guilty. Pryor tells
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  Speaker 1: them if there is anything uncomfortable about what he says,
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  Speaker 1: they should tell him. 10.10 a.m. Pryor asks the jurors
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  Speaker 1: about the media. He says media often puts things out
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  Speaker 1: to be sensational and it comes down to making money.
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  Speaker 1: They're hoping everyone watches what they have to say. They're
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  Speaker 1: hoping this is a way for them to gain readership
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  Speaker 1: and the bottom line is it's all about money. Well,
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  Speaker 1: there's no doubt about that. These news media outlets, they
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  Speaker 1: don't operate on charity, do they? They're trying to make
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  Speaker 1: some bucks. And as long as they report correctly and
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  Speaker 1: they're not out here making shit up, then I say
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  Speaker 1: go for it. The public needs to be informed about
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  Speaker 1: what's going on, but the problem I have with the
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  Speaker 1: legacy media is when they play their games, and mainly
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  Speaker 1: my issue with them is when they're out here acting
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  Speaker 1: like activists. Here's an idea, report the news.
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  Speaker 2: 10.18 a.m.
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  Speaker 1: Pryor uses a line from a country song about not
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  Speaker 1: everything that glitters is gold. He used this same reference
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  Speaker 1: during other jury groups and asked some of these jurors
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  Speaker 1: to give their opinion on the phrase.
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  Speaker 2: 10.19 a.m.
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  Speaker 1: Pryor asks one juror to share her thoughts. She responds,
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  Speaker 1: you had a lot of words in there. Can you clarify?
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  Speaker 2: 10.21am.
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  Speaker 1: Pryor tells the jurors they will see graphic photos. That
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  Speaker 1: hurt their hearts. He asks the jurors if the emotion
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  Speaker 1: they feel looking at the photos should be immediately taken
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  Speaker 1: out on Chad. Well, I mean, kinda hard not to
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  Speaker 1: make that leap, right? And that's why I said there's
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  Speaker 1: no way I could be someone who stows away their
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  Speaker 1: bias here. There's just too much information out there, and
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  Speaker 1: we know too much about the man. Now, hopefully these
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  Speaker 1: jurors don't, right? Because I want them to get a
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  Speaker 1: fair trial. I don't want to hear any bullshit about, oh,
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  Speaker 1: he didn't get a fair shake, none of that nonsense
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  Speaker 1: later on down the road. And that's why it's crucial
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  Speaker 1: that these steps are taken throughout the process of selecting
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  Speaker 1: a jury. 10.23 a.m. Pryor finishes with his questions. Individual
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  Speaker 1: Vordire will now commence. First juror to be questioned is
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  Speaker 1: a woman. 10.25 a.m. Rocky Wixom questioning the juror. She
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  Speaker 1: wrote on her questionnaire that she works three days a
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  Speaker 1: week for a very small construction company. Her boss told
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  Speaker 1: her it shouldn't be a problem. She isn't concerned financially
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  Speaker 1: about serving. 1031 a.m. This juror supports the death penalty.
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  Speaker 1: Prosecutors and defense have very few questions for her. She
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  Speaker 1: passes through. She is juror number 38. We need 12
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  Speaker 1: more to get to 50. 1033 a.m. Next juror takes
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  Speaker 1: her seat. She wrote on her questionnaire that she followed
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  Speaker 1: the case quite a bit and that she understands about
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  Speaker 1: the case is from what she learned on the news.
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  Speaker 1: She listened to some of the audio from the Lori
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  Speaker 1: Vallow trial. 10.35 a.m. Juror says she has informed any
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  Speaker 1: opinions about the case. State finishes their questions. Pryor asks
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  Speaker 1: the lady if she watched any documentaries. She says she
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  Speaker 1: saw the Netflix doc and watched some of Vallow's trial. 10.38 a.m.
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  Speaker 1: The woman agrees with Pryor that she has had a
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  Speaker 1: lot of media exposure. and admits she has probably formed
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  Speaker 1: an impression about the case. Pryor moves to have the
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  Speaker 1: juror remove for cause. Boyce grants the request and dismisses her. 10.44 a.m.
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  Speaker 1: Next juror walks in. Wood will be questioning her and
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  Speaker 1: reminds her that there are no wrong answers. The woman
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  Speaker 1: explains she follows missing children stories, and once she learned
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  Speaker 1: this was a murder, she lost interest. She follows online
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  Speaker 1: local news and a few national outlets.
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  Speaker 2: 10.47 a.m.
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  Speaker 1: Despite reading a few headlines about the case, the juror
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  Speaker 1: says she cannot commit to not relying on anything she's
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  Speaker 1: read if picked as a juror. 10.51 a.m. Wood finishes questioning,
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  Speaker 1: Pryor now asking some questions about media consumption. The woman
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  Speaker 1: says she didn't know that there was a Netflix series
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  Speaker 1: and doesn't watch Dateline. She doesn't watch any news but
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  Speaker 1: reads it. 11 a.m. Pryor moves to have the juror
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  Speaker 1: dismissed for perceived bias. Boyce overrules the request. Now he's
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  Speaker 1: asking her about her views on the death penalty. You know,
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  Speaker 1: I would think that this lady would be removed for
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  Speaker 1: bias here and the judge would just nod his head
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  Speaker 1: and be okay with it. But obviously Judge Boyce sees
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  Speaker 1: something else going on and perhaps thinks that this lady
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  Speaker 1: could be a valuable juror. 11.01 a.m. She supports the
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  Speaker 1: death penalty, but not in every case where a murder
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  Speaker 1: has been committed. State has no questions and neither does Pryor.
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  Speaker 1: Woman advances. She's juror number 39. 11.05 a.m. Next juror
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  Speaker 1: walks in. She knows a little about the case, the
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  Speaker 1: reports of the kids missing, and their deaths. Wixom has
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  Speaker 1: a few questions for the juror. The woman says she
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  Speaker 1: doesn't watch the news, documentaries, etc., and hasn't read anything
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  Speaker 1: online about the case. 11.06 a.m. Pryor has no questions.
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  Speaker 1: Next topic is the death penalty. She supports it if
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  Speaker 1: the evidence dictates that death is appropriate. She would follow
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  Speaker 1: the evidence, facts, and court's instructions concerning the death penalty. 11.08 a.m.
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  Speaker 1: State and Pryor have no questions on death penalty for
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  Speaker 1: this juror. She advances and is number 40. So everything's
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  Speaker 1: flowing smoothly as far as the process goes here, and
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  Speaker 1: there have been no surprises thus far. How come I
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  Speaker 1: have a feeling that down in Delphi, it's not going
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  Speaker 1: to be the same situation? 11.11 a.m. Next juror walks in.
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  Speaker 1: There are no questions about hardship or bias, so we
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  Speaker 1: jump straight to questions on death penalty. He supports a
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  Speaker 1: death penalty, but only when a certain situation comes up,
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  Speaker 1: not in all cases. 11.13 a.m. Prosecutors have no questions
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  Speaker 1: for the juror, neither does Pryor. This juror advances. He
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  Speaker 1: is number 41.
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  Speaker 2: 11.15 a.m.
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  Speaker 1: Next juror in. He hasn't followed the case, but recalls
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  Speaker 1: seeing some things on the local news a few years ago.
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  Speaker 1: That's his only exposure, and he knows nothing else about
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  Speaker 1: Chad and Lori Daybell. 11.18 a.m. Wood asks a few questions.
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  Speaker 1: Pryor has no questions. Boyce now discussing the death penalty.
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  Speaker 1: The juror supports the death penalty, but Wood follow instructions
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  Speaker 1: provided by the court and does not believe it should
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  Speaker 1: be used in every case where a murder has been committed.
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  Speaker 2: 11.20 a.m.
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  Speaker 1: Prosecutors have no questions, neither does defense. Juror number 42 advances. 11.26 a.m.
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  Speaker 1: One more juror in this group to question. This has
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  Speaker 1: been the fastest moving pool so far this week, and
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  Speaker 1: another group will be questioned this afternoon. 11.27 a.m. Next
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  Speaker 1: juror takes his seat. The man says he was aware
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  Speaker 1: of the case, but he thought it was over. He
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  Speaker 1: says all he knows is some deaths occurred and some
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  Speaker 1: people went to Hawaii, but he doesn't know much more. 11.29 a.m.
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  Speaker 1: Pryor asks some questions for the man and moves to
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  Speaker 1: dismiss him based on bias. State follows up and Beatty
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  Speaker 1: asks if the man has formed an opinion. He says
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  Speaker 1: an egregious crime occurred. He says he didn't even know
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  Speaker 1: the names of the people involved and he'd be able
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  Speaker 1: to be fair. 11.38 a.m. Boyce overrules the motion to
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  Speaker 1: have the juror dismissed. Now he will discuss the death
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  Speaker 1: penalty with the man.
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  Speaker 2: 11.40 a.m.
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  Speaker 1: The juror supports the death penalty in the appropriate context.
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  Speaker 1: He says he can follow facts, law, and instructions in
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  Speaker 1: the case if considering the case. He does not favor
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  Speaker 1: the death penalty in every case where murder has been committed.
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  Speaker 1: State has no questions for the man. Pryor has one
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  Speaker 1: clarifying question but does not move to have the juror dismissed.
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  Speaker 1: He advances. Number 44. We need six more.
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  Speaker 2: 1143 a.m.
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  Speaker 1: Seven jurors from this morning's group advanced, three men, four women.
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  Speaker 1: They will now all be brought back in and advised
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  Speaker 1: not to read or watch anything about the case. This afternoon,
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  Speaker 1: another group of 16 will come in for questioning. The
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  Speaker 1: court only needs six more before we hit 50. 1144 a.m.
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  Speaker 1: Once we get to 50, the defense and prosecutors will
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  Speaker 1: have preemptory challenges until the number gets down to 18 jurors,
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  Speaker 1: 12 jurors and six alternates. That could happen as early
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  Speaker 1: as tomorrow. All right, folks, so that's going to wrap
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  Speaker 1: up part one of day four of jury selection in
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  Speaker 1: the Chad Daybell trial. And in the next episode, we'll
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  Speaker 1: pick up where we left off and finish this bad
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  Speaker 1: boy up. All of the information that goes with this
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  Speaker 1: episode can be found in the description box. What's up, everyone,
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  Speaker 1: and welcome back to the program. In this episode, we're
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  Speaker 1: getting right back to it with the fourth day of
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  Speaker 1: jury selection in the Chad Daybell trial. This article was
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  Speaker 1: published by EastIdahoNews.com, and the author of this article is
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  Speaker 1: Nate Eaton. 1.30 p.m. Back in the courtroom, defense and
• 16:43
  Speaker 1: prosecutors are here, waiting on Judge Boyce and the jurors. 1.36 p.m.
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  Speaker 1: Attorneys head back to meet with Judge Boyce in his chambers.
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  Speaker 1: Chad Daybell sits alone at the defense table with his
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  Speaker 1: hands in a praying shape in front of his face.
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  Speaker 1: Imagine thinking that there's any God out there. That's looking
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  Speaker 1: down at Chad Daybell favorably. Like for real who you
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  Speaker 1: praying to bro? There's no God up there that's going
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  Speaker 1: to listen to your prayers. Those days are over. And
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  Speaker 1: if there is a heaven and a hell. Your ass
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  Speaker 1: is going directly to hell. So save the prayers. Save
• 17:20
  Speaker 1: the BS. And get ready for a cascade of bologna
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  Speaker 1: sandwiches for the rest of your life.
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  Speaker 2: 140.
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  Speaker 1: Daybell is now thumbing through papers and reading notes. There
• 17:30
  Speaker 1: are six people in the gallery this afternoon, Madison County
• 17:33
  Speaker 1: Sheriff Deputy Vince Kayakamanu, three reporters, including me, a college student,
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  Speaker 1: and Tom Evans, the juror, in the Vallow trial. 1.46 p.m.
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  Speaker 1: Judge Boyce is on the bench. The next group of
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  Speaker 1: jurors will be brought in, except one will remain outside
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  Speaker 1: and will speak with the attorneys and judge privately. So
• 17:53
  Speaker 1: it's always interesting to me when stuff like that happens.
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  Speaker 1: And I guess that's because I'm fascinated by the small
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  Speaker 1: minutia of the justice system and how it all works.
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  Speaker 1: And this whole entire process of selecting a jury is
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  Speaker 1: fascinating to me. So it's always very, very interesting when
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  Speaker 1: we can get a look behind the curtain. 1.48 p.m.
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  Speaker 1: Jury has been seated. There are 15 jurors, 9 men,
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  Speaker 1: 6 women. The judge and attorneys leave the room to
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  Speaker 1: meet with the individual juror in private. 1.53 p.m. The
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  Speaker 1: judge and attorneys are back in court. Boyce says the
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  Speaker 1: juror they just met with has been excused for bias
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  Speaker 1: and hardship. I can only imagine what sort of story
• 18:35
  Speaker 1: this juror was telling the judge. Yeah, I watched the
• 18:38
  Speaker 1: whole entire Vallow trial, judge. This dude should hang. That's
• 18:41
  Speaker 1: what I'd be saying. So I wouldn't be shocked to
• 18:44
  Speaker 1: hear one of these jurors saying that in private, telling
• 18:47
  Speaker 1: the judge, telling the prosecutors, the defense lawyer. I can't
• 18:51
  Speaker 1: stow my bias here. This dude's obviously guilty, he killed
• 18:55
  Speaker 1: these kids, and I want him to be found guilty.
• 18:59
  Speaker 1: You don't think any of these potential jurors have said
• 19:02
  Speaker 1: that in private? I bet you they have. 1.54 p.m.
• 19:06
  Speaker 1: One juror has failed to appear. Boyce asks the 15
• 19:09
  Speaker 1: who are here to hold up their red cards showing
• 19:12
  Speaker 1: their numbers. 1.56 p.m. Boyce introduces himself and the court staff.
• 19:17
  Speaker 1: Clerk takes roll.
• 19:18
  Speaker 2: 1.58 p.m.
• 19:21
  Speaker 1: Boyce says the juror who failed to appear has until
• 19:24
  Speaker 1: 5 p.m. to get here or provide good explanation why
• 19:28
  Speaker 1: they didn't show up. If that person doesn't show up
• 19:31
  Speaker 1: or have a reason, they could face a $ 500 fine
• 19:34
  Speaker 1: and up to five days in jail.
• 19:36
  Speaker 2: 2.01 p.m.
• 19:39
  Speaker 1: Boyce explains State has the burden to prove Daybell guilty
• 19:42
  Speaker 1: beyond a reasonable doubt. Defendant never has to prove anything
• 19:46
  Speaker 1: and Daybell never needs to take the stand. And again,
• 19:50
  Speaker 1: just to reiterate, he doesn't have to say a word.
• 19:53
  Speaker 1: He could sit there quietly, doodling, in prayer, whatever he
• 19:57
  Speaker 1: wants to do, and it's up to the state to
• 20:00
  Speaker 1: make their case. The burden of proof rests with the state.
• 20:05
  Speaker 1: So Chad Daybell doesn't have to provide one iota of
• 20:08
  Speaker 1: evidence to in his own defense, if he doesn't want to.
• 20:11
  Speaker 1: Is that advisable? I would say no, but, hell, I
• 20:15
  Speaker 1: guess some people out here think it's a good idea.
• 20:18
  Speaker 1: I'm talking to you, Lori Vallow. 2.07 p.m. Boyce reads
• 20:23
  Speaker 1: instructions to the jury. He explains they may be dismissed
• 20:27
  Speaker 1: for cause or during preemptory challenges. He tells them not
• 20:31
  Speaker 1: to feel offended or that their honesty and integrity is
• 20:34
  Speaker 1: being questioned.
• 20:35
  Speaker 2: 2.10 p.m.
• 20:38
  Speaker 1: Boyce asks if serving on a jury for 8 to
• 20:40
  Speaker 1: 10 weeks would create a financial hardship for any of
• 20:43
  Speaker 1: the jurors. One man says he spoke to HR and
• 20:46
  Speaker 1: they'll only be able to pay him for two weeks
• 20:48
  Speaker 1: of jury duty. State moves to dismiss the juror. Defense agrees.
• 20:53
  Speaker 1: Boyce excuses the juror.
• 20:54
  Speaker 2: 2.12 p.m.
• 20:57
  Speaker 1: Another juror has a family reunion planned in Alabama for
• 21:01
  Speaker 1: June 4th through June 12th. He says he also takes
• 21:05
  Speaker 1: his kids to school and as his wife starts her
• 21:07
  Speaker 1: job before the school day. State has no questions. Pryor
• 21:11
  Speaker 1: has a few questions, but says he will submit to
• 21:13
  Speaker 1: the court. Boyce excuses the juror. 2.16 p.m. Boyce asks
• 21:19
  Speaker 1: if any of the jurors have knowledge of the case.
• 21:21
  Speaker 1: Four members raise their red cards. They will be questioned
• 21:24
  Speaker 1: about their knowledge during individual of war dire. And that's
• 21:28
  Speaker 1: why it's so crucial for the lawyers to get things
• 21:32
  Speaker 1: right during this questioning phase. because getting a jury that
• 21:36
  Speaker 1: might be favorable to your client is one of the
• 21:40
  Speaker 1: most important things you could possibly do. So this process,
• 21:43
  Speaker 1: while admittedly a bit mundane, is super important for how
• 21:47
  Speaker 1: things end up as far as the trial goes. 2.21 p.m.
• 21:52
  Speaker 1: Lindsay Blake will voir dire on behalf of the state.
• 21:56
  Speaker 1: She starts by asking the jurors what they think the
• 21:58
  Speaker 1: term brutally honest means to them. 2.24 p.m. Blake explains
• 22:03
  Speaker 1: the jurors need to be brutally honest today with the attorneys,
• 22:06
  Speaker 1: and if they are picked for the jury, they need
• 22:08
  Speaker 1: to be brutally honest when it comes to deliberations.
• 22:13
  Speaker 2: 2.25 p.m.
• 22:14
  Speaker 1: Blake brings up the airplane analogy and the importance of
• 22:17
  Speaker 1: the jury landing the plane. The big question is, will
• 22:21
  Speaker 1: she talk about cheesy eggs or preparing a cup of coffee?
• 22:24
  Speaker 1: Stay tuned. And when they have a narrative that they're
• 22:27
  Speaker 1: trying to press home, they're not going to stray from
• 22:29
  Speaker 1: the point. And if the Lori Vallow trial was any indication,
• 22:33
  Speaker 1: these prosecutors, they're like a dog with a bone when
• 22:37
  Speaker 1: it comes to their opening statement, when it comes to
• 22:39
  Speaker 1: pressing at home. Yeah, I think that Chad Daybell is
• 22:43
  Speaker 1: really in for it, folks. 2.27 p.m. Blake explains some
• 22:47
  Speaker 1: of the evidence will be graphic and disturbing. She asks
• 22:50
  Speaker 1: if this will cause anyone concerns about being on the jury.
• 22:53
  Speaker 1: One man raises his hand. Another lady says maybe. She
• 22:57
  Speaker 1: gets emotional saying that as a mother... I might not
• 23:00
  Speaker 1: be able to see it. She says she can be impartial,
• 23:03
  Speaker 1: but can she look at it?
• 23:05
  Speaker 2: Difficult.
• 23:06
  Speaker 1: And again, I get that. Imagine being a parent, and
• 23:09
  Speaker 1: you gotta come home to look at your babies every
• 23:11
  Speaker 1: day after looking at this brutality. Just absolutely horrible. And
• 23:16
  Speaker 1: just another reason for me to hate Stunaden Scafusa. 2.29pm.
• 23:21
  Speaker 1: The man who raised his hand says he has two
• 23:24
  Speaker 1: very young children, and it would be very difficult for
• 23:26
  Speaker 1: him to see the images. He says he would struggle
• 23:30
  Speaker 1: to not make immediate opinion, but would be willing to listen. However,
• 23:34
  Speaker 1: he worries he could not be impartial after seeing them.
• 23:38
  Speaker 1: And that's where I'm at. Like with this case especially,
• 23:41
  Speaker 1: maybe if I was coming in cold and I didn't
• 23:43
  Speaker 1: know anything about the case, it would be different. I'd
• 23:46
  Speaker 1: be more willing to, you know, maybe suffer through it.
• 23:49
  Speaker 1: But knowing what we know about this case and knowing
• 23:51
  Speaker 1: what we saw during the Lori Vallow trial, there's no
• 23:54
  Speaker 1: doubt that the evidence that's going to be presented is
• 23:57
  Speaker 1: going to be brutal.
• 23:58
  Speaker 2: 2.31 p.m.
• 24:03
  Speaker 1: Blake brings up the cheesy eggs. Her son wants his
• 24:06
  Speaker 1: eggs a certain way every day, and if she varies
• 24:09
  Speaker 1: from it, he gets upset. She compares this to following
• 24:12
  Speaker 1: court instructions specifically, even if they think that they know better. 2.35 p.m.
• 24:18
  Speaker 1: Blake talks about the Kansas City Chiefs winning the Super
• 24:20
  Speaker 1: Bowl this year. She asks one juror, would you agree
• 24:24
  Speaker 1: that every person on the team should get a Super
• 24:26
  Speaker 1: Bowl ring? Juror says yes, absolutely. She compares this to
• 24:30
  Speaker 1: the conspiracy aspect of the case and says they will
• 24:33
  Speaker 1: hear about actions taken by Lori Vallow and Alex Cox,
• 24:37
  Speaker 1: but Chad Daybell could still be accountable for the actions.
• 24:41
  Speaker 1: And they're setting up the conspiracy charge there, right? Making
• 24:44
  Speaker 1: sure that the jurors understand that you don't have to
• 24:47
  Speaker 1: be the proverbial trigger man to get charged with murder.
• 24:51
  Speaker 1: You just have to be there and be involved. And
• 24:53
  Speaker 1: when it comes to Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell, Well,
• 24:56
  Speaker 1: we already know from Lori's trial that they were conspiring.
• 25:00
  Speaker 1: So now the job of the prosecution is to push
• 25:03
  Speaker 1: that ball home over the goal line and show that
• 25:06
  Speaker 1: Chad Daybell was a key cog in what was going on.
• 25:12
  Speaker 2: 239.
• 25:12
  Speaker 1: One man says he has a problem with the conspiracy
• 25:15
  Speaker 1: definition and believes the person would have to actually commit
• 25:19
  Speaker 1: the crime, not just talk about it. Blake asks him
• 25:22
  Speaker 1: a few more questions and then motions to have the
• 25:24
  Speaker 1: juror dismissed. Pryor asked to approach. Attorneys and Boyce meet
• 25:29
  Speaker 1: on the side of the courtroom while white noise is played. Yeah,
• 25:32
  Speaker 1: this is the kind of guy that Pryor wants on
• 25:35
  Speaker 1: the jury, right? This dude's like, look, I don't believe
• 25:37
  Speaker 1: that conspiracy is even a crime. So yeah, certainly the
• 25:41
  Speaker 1: kind of juror that Pryor wants and the prosecution wants
• 25:44
  Speaker 1: to get rid of. 2.42 p.m. Boyce back on the
• 25:48
  Speaker 1: bench and says he will take the motion under advisement.
• 25:52
  Speaker 1: But for now, the man stays. Another lady raises her
• 25:55
  Speaker 1: card and says she feels one party can manipulate the
• 25:58
  Speaker 1: other two parties. 2.45pm. Blake has no further questions. Pryor
• 26:04
  Speaker 1: will now question the group. Chad Daybell is looking at
• 26:07
  Speaker 1: the jurors. Pryor says he wants the jurors to understand
• 26:11
  Speaker 1: there are no wrong answers. 2.50pm. Court lost audio on
• 26:15
  Speaker 1: the live feed stream for a few minutes. It should
• 26:18
  Speaker 1: be back on. Pryor continues questioning the jury on the
• 26:21
  Speaker 1: subject of what an agreement is.
• 26:23
  Speaker 2: 2.53 p.m.
• 26:26
  Speaker 1: Pryor says, I'm a lucky man. I have an absolutely
• 26:30
  Speaker 1: gorgeous girlfriend. I think dearly of her, and I don't
• 26:33
  Speaker 1: deserve her. I don't know if she would marry me
• 26:35
  Speaker 1: or not, but we skirt about the issue a lot.
• 26:38
  Speaker 1: He asks jurors to raise their hands if they think
• 26:41
  Speaker 1: he has made an offer of marriage to her. Nobody
• 26:44
  Speaker 1: raises their hands. 2.57 p.m. Pryor asks if anyone on
• 26:48
  Speaker 1: the jury has been 100% honest their entire time. He
• 26:53
  Speaker 1: says people tell lies all the time, and asked the
• 26:55
  Speaker 1: jury if people lie about relationships. Many say yes. So
• 26:59
  Speaker 1: trying to set the tone that Lori Vallow's lying about
• 27:02
  Speaker 1: the relationship, yada yada yada. And a nice attempt on
• 27:05
  Speaker 1: Pryor's part, but I don't think it's going to end
• 27:07
  Speaker 1: up where he wants it to end up when all
• 27:09
  Speaker 1: is said and done. 3.01 p.m. Pryor now bringing up
• 27:14
  Speaker 1: the line from the country song, Everything that glitters is
• 27:17
  Speaker 1: not gold. He asked the jury what they think that
• 27:20
  Speaker 1: expression could mean.
• 27:20
  Speaker 2: 3.03 p.m.
• 27:22
  Speaker 1: Pryor says he's going to go into the last subject.
• 27:26
  Speaker 1: It's about time, huh? He says, looking at the clock.
• 27:30
  Speaker 1: He mentions the jurors will see very, very graphic photos.
• 27:33
  Speaker 1: These pictures are going to hurt your heart. I'm telling you,
• 27:36
  Speaker 1: they're going to hurt your heart. They hurt mine, he says. 3.06 p.m.
• 27:41
  Speaker 1: He asks the jurors if they can commit not to
• 27:43
  Speaker 1: hold Chad responsible for what they see on the images.
• 27:47
  Speaker 1: The jurors all agree. Pryor has no further questions. Individual
• 27:50
  Speaker 1: Vore Dyer will now begin. So things are moving swimmingly here.
• 27:55
  Speaker 1: And we've seen several different trials where it hasn't been
• 27:59
  Speaker 1: such a smooth process. So definitely good to see. 3.09 p.m.
• 28:05
  Speaker 1: First juror being questioned says it would be extremely difficult
• 28:08
  Speaker 1: to serve on the jury because she has young children.
• 28:11
  Speaker 1: She could find child care, but they also own an
• 28:14
  Speaker 1: insurance business. Boyce says court will be finished at 3.30 p.m.
• 28:19
  Speaker 1: each day, but that a sequestered jury is possible, and
• 28:23
  Speaker 1: the woman would not be able to be with her
• 28:25
  Speaker 1: family for one to two weeks. So that should be
• 28:28
  Speaker 1: a hardship for this lady, and they should just let
• 28:30
  Speaker 1: her go.
• 28:31
  Speaker 2: 3.11 p.m.
• 28:34
  Speaker 1: Prosecutors have no questions for the juror. Prior moves to
• 28:37
  Speaker 1: have the juror excluded for hardship. Boyce asks how being
• 28:40
  Speaker 1: away from her family would impact the woman's ability to
• 28:43
  Speaker 1: serve on the jury. She says it would impact her negatively.
• 28:46
  Speaker 1: Boyce sustains the challenge and the woman is released. 3.15 p.m.
• 28:52
  Speaker 1: We will be taking an afternoon break right now. We'll
• 28:54
  Speaker 1: be back soon. 3.35 p.m. We're back in the courtroom.
• 28:59
  Speaker 1: Boyce is on the bench. Next juror is brought in
• 29:01
  Speaker 1: for individual of Orr Dyer. Beatty asks the man some
• 29:04
  Speaker 1: follow-up questions based on his responses in the questionnaire. He
• 29:08
  Speaker 1: says he holds a conviction. That proof should be beyond
• 29:12
  Speaker 1: any possible doubt whatsoever. Beatty asks him to clarify that,
• 29:16
  Speaker 1: and he says he isn't sure he's fully understanding. 3.41 p.m.
• 29:22
  Speaker 1: Boyce defines reasonable doubt to the juror. The man says
• 29:25
  Speaker 1: he has no problems with it. Now he will be
• 29:27
  Speaker 1: asked questions about the death penalty. The man says he
• 29:30
  Speaker 1: supports it, but would impose it based on the facts, law,
• 29:34
  Speaker 1: and instruction in the case. He's not in favor of
• 29:36
  Speaker 1: the death penalty in every case where murder was committed. 3.45 p.m.
• 29:41
  Speaker 1: No further questions. The juror passes through and is number 45.
• 29:46
  Speaker 1: We need five more to get to 50. Next juror
• 29:49
  Speaker 1: will now take his seat for individual questioning.
• 29:54
  Speaker 2: 3.49 p.m.
• 29:55
  Speaker 1: No issues on bias or hardship with this juror. Boyce
• 29:58
  Speaker 1: jumps straight to death penalty questions The man supports the
• 30:01
  Speaker 1: death penalty, but would only impose it based on the
• 30:04
  Speaker 1: facts of the case. He would follow instructions given by
• 30:07
  Speaker 1: the judge. He's not in favor of the death penalty
• 30:10
  Speaker 1: in every case where murder has been committed. No questions
• 30:13
  Speaker 1: from either side. Juror 46 advances. 3.54 p.m. Next juror
• 30:18
  Speaker 1: takes his seat. Wixom asks the man about his knowledge
• 30:22
  Speaker 1: of the case. He says he's heard news clips in
• 30:25
  Speaker 1: the name of Lori Vallow. He knows that two kids
• 30:27
  Speaker 1: were victims. and that Hawaii was part of the case.
• 30:31
  Speaker 1: He hasn't watched any documentaries or programs about the case. 3.56 p.m.
• 30:37
  Speaker 1: The man feels he could be impartial and believes in
• 30:39
  Speaker 1: innocence until proven guilty. Pryor has no questions at this point.
• 30:44
  Speaker 1: Boyce now discussing death penalty. The juror supports the death penalty,
• 30:48
  Speaker 1: but would impose it based on facts, law, and instruction
• 30:52
  Speaker 1: in the case. There are no questions from either side.
• 30:54
  Speaker 1: The juror advances. He's number 47. We need three more
• 30:58
  Speaker 1: from this group to advance to get to 50. 4 p.m.
• 31:03
  Speaker 1: Young father is the next juror. This is the man
• 31:05
  Speaker 1: who said he would have a problem with graphic images.
• 31:09
  Speaker 1: He says he's concerned about it but wants to be
• 31:11
  Speaker 1: impartial and weigh it accurately. He says he would struggle
• 31:15
  Speaker 1: in associating it with his personal situation. He worries he
• 31:19
  Speaker 1: would be emotional in wanting to seek justice.
• 31:21
  Speaker 2: 4.04 p.m.
• 31:24
  Speaker 1: Blake has no further questions. Pryor wants to follow up
• 31:26
  Speaker 1: with the man. The juror says it would be difficult
• 31:29
  Speaker 1: for him to not make an immediate emotional reaction of
• 31:33
  Speaker 1: wanting to assign guilt to somebody if he sees the photos.
• 31:36
  Speaker 1: It could have an impact on him while deliberating. Pryor
• 31:39
  Speaker 1: moves to have the juror dismissed for cause. Blake submits
• 31:42
  Speaker 1: to the court's decision. Boyce lets the man go based
• 31:46
  Speaker 1: on the juror's responses. And that was probably the right decision.
• 31:50
  Speaker 1: My man was very honest. said he couldn't stow his bias,
• 31:53
  Speaker 1: so here we are. 4.09 p.m. Next juror takes her seat.
• 31:58
  Speaker 1: She says she has come across some news about the
• 32:00
  Speaker 1: case online. She did watch the Netflix special about a
• 32:03
  Speaker 1: year ago. She remembers there were several suspicious deaths and
• 32:07
  Speaker 1: seeing aerial footage of the land where the kids were found.
• 32:10
  Speaker 1: Beatty asks the woman if she knows who owned the property.
• 32:14
  Speaker 1: She believes it was the defendant. 4.11 p.m. Beatty asks
• 32:18
  Speaker 1: the woman if if she could look at the emotional
• 32:21
  Speaker 1: photos and still put out of her mind based on
• 32:23
  Speaker 1: what she saw on Netflix. I'd like to say I
• 32:25
  Speaker 1: can do that, but I don't think anyone can say
• 32:27
  Speaker 1: that until they are in that situation, she says. Beatty
• 32:31
  Speaker 1: moves to have the juror dismissed due to media exposure.
• 32:34
  Speaker 1: Pryor agrees. Boyce grants the motion, and the juror is released. 4.15 p.m.
• 32:40
  Speaker 1: The next juror walks in. He had an issue with
• 32:43
  Speaker 1: conspiracy earlier on, so we'll begin there. Blake is questioning him,
• 32:48
  Speaker 1: and he says it would have to be proven that
• 32:50
  Speaker 1: there was an actual agreement, not just word spoken. He
• 32:53
  Speaker 1: says an example would be a transfer of money or
• 32:56
  Speaker 1: action that would suggest there was an agreement made. 4.20 p.m.
• 33:01
  Speaker 1: The man says he would be willing to follow the
• 33:03
  Speaker 1: instructions of the court, and he would consider all the
• 33:05
  Speaker 1: evidence allowed by the court. Blake has no further questions.
• 33:09
  Speaker 1: Pryor has no further questions. Next topic, death penalty. The
• 33:13
  Speaker 1: man supports the death penalty, but not in every case
• 33:16
  Speaker 1: where murder is committed. He will follow the court's instruction.
• 33:19
  Speaker 1: State has no questions. Defense doesn't either. The juror advances.
• 33:23
  Speaker 1: He's 48. 4.26 p.m. Blake had previously made a motion
• 33:29
  Speaker 1: to have the man excused but withdrew the motion. She
• 33:31
  Speaker 1: wants to make it clear for the official court record. 4.27 p.m.
• 33:36
  Speaker 1: Next juror sits down. Wood begins questioning her. The woman
• 33:41
  Speaker 1: says she has seen headlines about the case but doesn't
• 33:43
  Speaker 1: remember reading. She believes Daybell has an absolute right to
• 33:47
  Speaker 1: a fair trial. Pryor has no questions. Now they'll discuss
• 33:51
  Speaker 1: the death penalty. 4.30 p.m. The juror supports the death
• 33:55
  Speaker 1: penalty and will follow the law, facts, and instruction given
• 33:58
  Speaker 1: to her in court. State and defense has no questions.
• 34:02
  Speaker 1: The woman advances. She is 49. We need one more. 4.32 p.m.
• 34:08
  Speaker 1: Next juror takes her seat. Wixom is questioning the woman
• 34:11
  Speaker 1: about media coverage of the case. She has watched some
• 34:14
  Speaker 1: commercials teasing the story for local news and recalls seeing
• 34:18
  Speaker 1: an aerial view of the property. She does not know
• 34:20
  Speaker 1: the names of the victims. She says she can set
• 34:23
  Speaker 1: aside anything she's seen and believes everyone is innocent until
• 34:27
  Speaker 1: proven guilty. 4.37pm. Pryor doesn't have any questions for the woman.
• 34:33
  Speaker 1: Boyce asks the juror about her job. She says she
• 34:36
  Speaker 1: isn't worried about it, she's one of a group of people,
• 34:39
  Speaker 1: and being sequestered wouldn't cause any problems. Now Boyce will
• 34:43
  Speaker 1: discuss the death penalty with her. 4.40 p.m. The juror
• 34:47
  Speaker 1: generally favors the death penalty, but would base her decision
• 34:50
  Speaker 1: on the facts and evidence. She commits to following instructions
• 34:54
  Speaker 1: of court. State has no questions, and neither does Pryor.
• 34:57
  Speaker 1: This juror advances. She's number 50. That's the number we need.
• 35:01
  Speaker 2: 4.42 p.m.
• 35:04
  Speaker 1: Boyce calls for the next juror to come in. Looks
• 35:06
  Speaker 1: like we'll continue, individual Vor Dyer, with the rest of
• 35:09
  Speaker 1: the group. And you know what? Not a bad idea.
• 35:12
  Speaker 1: You have some extra time in the court. Get it
• 35:14
  Speaker 1: all sessed out now. Get everything locked in. That way
• 35:18
  Speaker 1: we're locked and loaded and ready to go. 4.45 p.m.
• 35:23
  Speaker 1: Next juror takes her seat. Beatty asking the woman about
• 35:25
  Speaker 1: media exposure. She has seen some local news reports and
• 35:29
  Speaker 1: remembers two children being killed involving a husband and a wife.
• 35:33
  Speaker 1: They ran off to Hawaii together, and the bodies were
• 35:36
  Speaker 1: found on one of their properties. The woman wrote on
• 35:38
  Speaker 1: her questionnaire that Chad may be mentally ill. I mean, yeah,
• 35:43
  Speaker 1: I can't disagree with that. Not mentally ill enough not
• 35:46
  Speaker 1: to stand trial, but anyone who thinks what he thinks,
• 35:50
  Speaker 1: anyone who does what him and Lori did, I think
• 35:53
  Speaker 1: they're mentally ill too. 4.49 p.m. Beatty asks a few
• 35:58
  Speaker 1: follow-up questions, and Al Pryor is questioning the juror. He
• 36:01
  Speaker 1: asks her about the questionnaire. where she wrote Chad Daybell
• 36:04
  Speaker 1: killed several people and may have mental issues. She clarifies
• 36:08
  Speaker 1: what she meant. Pryor has no further questions. Beatty moves
• 36:12
  Speaker 1: to excuse the juror given the depth of her media exposure. 4.56 p.m.
• 36:17
  Speaker 1: Boyce sustains the strike and the juror is released. Next
• 36:21
  Speaker 1: juror takes his seat. 4.59 p.m. Wood is questioning the juror.
• 36:25
  Speaker 1: He has seen coverage of the story on local and
• 36:27
  Speaker 1: national news. He also watched the outcome of the Lori
• 36:31
  Speaker 1: Vallow case. Wood motions to have the juror dismissed. Pryor agrees.
• 36:36
  Speaker 1: Boyce grants the request and the man is excused. 5.06 p.m.
• 36:41
  Speaker 1: Next juror takes his seat. Wixom asks the man about
• 36:45
  Speaker 1: some of the answers on his questionnaire. The juror has
• 36:47
  Speaker 1: heard of Lori Vallow from his co-workers and he recalls
• 36:51
  Speaker 1: that recently she was convicted, possibly. The man does not
• 36:55
  Speaker 1: know the names of the victims but knows the crimes
• 36:57
  Speaker 1: occurred in Idaho. 5.10 p.m. Wixom has no further questions.
• 37:02
  Speaker 1: Cryer has no questions. Boyce bringing up the death penalty.
• 37:06
  Speaker 1: The juror generally favors the death penalty but would base
• 37:09
  Speaker 1: a decision to impose it on the facts, law, and
• 37:12
  Speaker 1: instructions in the case. No questions from the state or
• 37:15
  Speaker 1: the defense. The juror advances. He's number 51. 5.15 p.m.
• 37:21
  Speaker 1: One more juror walks in. The woman had some media
• 37:24
  Speaker 1: exposure passively. She doesn't watch the news and has informed
• 37:28
  Speaker 1: an opinion. Boyce talks to the lady about the death
• 37:31
  Speaker 1: penalty and The woman supports the death penalty but will
• 37:34
  Speaker 1: follow the laws and instructions when it comes to imposing it.
• 37:37
  Speaker 1: State has no further questions, neither does defense. Juror advances.
• 37:42
  Speaker 1: She is number 52. 5.19 p.m. Boyce calls for a
• 37:47
  Speaker 1: quick sidebar in his chambers before the jury pool is
• 37:49
  Speaker 1: brought back in. 5.25 p.m. Attorneys walk back in. Chad
• 37:55
  Speaker 1: Daybell looks back at the clock on the wall. Boyce
• 37:57
  Speaker 1: takes the bench and says the jury pool will be
• 38:00
  Speaker 1: brought in to be passed for cause.
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  Speaker 2: 5.28 p.m.
• 38:04
  Speaker 1: The jury pool of eight is passed for cause. Boyce
• 38:07
  Speaker 1: tells them to avoid coverage of the case and not
• 38:10
  Speaker 1: to investigate it. 5.30 p.m. Court is adjourned until tomorrow
• 38:14
  Speaker 1: at 8.30 a.m. All right, folks. Well, there is day
• 38:19
  Speaker 1: number four of jury selection in the Chad Daybell trial.
• 38:23
  Speaker 1: And after today's proceedings, we'll have a recap tomorrow about
• 38:27
  Speaker 1: what went down. But until then, that's going to do
• 38:30
  Speaker 1: it for this one. All of the information that goes
• 38:32
  Speaker 1: with this episode can be found in the description box.
• 38:36
  Speaker 1: What's up, everyone, and welcome back to the program. For
• 38:40
  Speaker 1: the past week, we've been following along with the Chad
• 38:43
  Speaker 1: Daybell jury selection, and it looks like we've reached the
• 38:47
  Speaker 1: point where they have the required number of jurors. So
• 38:51
  Speaker 1: now we're going to have to move on to the
• 38:53
  Speaker 1: preemptory challenges that will start next week. But before we
• 38:58
  Speaker 1: get ahead of our skis, why don't we take a
• 39:00
  Speaker 1: look at what went down in the courtroom on Friday.
• 39:04
  Speaker 1: And once again, this article is from eastidahonews.com, and the
• 39:08
  Speaker 1: author of this article is Nate Eaton. 8.45 a.m. We
• 39:14
  Speaker 1: are back in the courtroom for day five of jury
• 39:16
  Speaker 1: selection in Chad Daybell's case.
• 39:18
  Speaker 2: 8.47 a.m.
• 39:20
  Speaker 1: There are more people in the gallery today, nearly 20 people,
• 39:23
  Speaker 1: including Vicki Hoban, Tammy Daybell's aunt, Chad Daybell is sitting
• 39:28
  Speaker 1: next to his attorney, John Pryor. At the prosecutor's table,
• 39:31
  Speaker 1: you have Madison County Prosecutor Rob Wood, Fremont County Prosecutor
• 39:35
  Speaker 1: Lindsay Blake, and Special Prosecutor Ingrid Beatty and Fremont County
• 39:40
  Speaker 1: Deputy Prosecutor Rocky Wixom.
• 39:42
  Speaker 2: 8.55 a.m.
• 39:46
  Speaker 1: Boyce is on the bench. He says we are continuing
• 39:49
  Speaker 1: with Vor Dyer today and a new group of jurors
• 39:52
  Speaker 1: will be brought in. Two of the jurors in this
• 39:54
  Speaker 1: next group did not show up this morning. 8.58 a.m.
• 39:59
  Speaker 1: Preemptory strikes won't be happening yet as this new group
• 40:02
  Speaker 1: of jurors will be questioned this morning. There are 14
• 40:05
  Speaker 1: in the group, 9 women, 5 men. Unclear when this
• 40:08
  Speaker 1: process of Vor Dyer will stop and how many more
• 40:11
  Speaker 1: groups of jurors will be questioned. Boyce said on the
• 40:14
  Speaker 1: first day 50 jurors were needed We hit 52 yesterday.
• 40:19
  Speaker 1: And in a case like this, with as much on
• 40:21
  Speaker 1: the line, they want to make sure that they have
• 40:24
  Speaker 1: the right amount of jurors, backups, the proper people in place,
• 40:28
  Speaker 1: because remember, it's all about the appeal. That's what they're
• 40:31
  Speaker 1: all thinking about right now, because I'm telling you, they
• 40:35
  Speaker 1: might not come out and say it, obviously, but anyone
• 40:37
  Speaker 1: who's paying attention here knows that Chad Daybell is really
• 40:40
  Speaker 1: up against it. And I really don't see any kind
• 40:44
  Speaker 1: of strategy that his team could even begin to think
• 40:47
  Speaker 1: about deploying that's going to end up with Chad Daybell
• 40:51
  Speaker 1: getting off. So Pryor is certainly looking forward towards that appeal.
• 40:54
  Speaker 2: 9.06 a.m.
• 40:58
  Speaker 1: Boyce introduces himself in his reading, The Charges to the Jurors.
• 41:02
  Speaker 1: He explains that the defendant never has to prove his
• 41:05
  Speaker 1: innocence and the guilty verdict must be beyond a reasonable doubt.
• 41:09
  Speaker 1: He tells them they must follow the instructions and not
• 41:12
  Speaker 1: discuss the case with others.
• 41:14
  Speaker 2: 9.09 a.m.
• 41:16
  Speaker 1: Boyce explains what voir dire is. Voir dire, a preliminary
• 41:20
  Speaker 1: examination of a witness or a juror by a judge
• 41:23
  Speaker 1: or counsel. 9.12 a.m. Boyce tells the jurors they may
• 41:27
  Speaker 1: be excused, and if they are, they should not be offended. 9.15 a.m.
• 41:33
  Speaker 1: Boyce asks the jury if serving for 8 to 10
• 41:36
  Speaker 1: weeks would create a hardship. Several jurors raise their red cards. 9.16 a.m.
• 41:42
  Speaker 1: First juror with a concern is a software developer at
• 41:45
  Speaker 1: a large company. He's worried his employment could be in
• 41:48
  Speaker 1: jeopardy and he could be punished if he is picked
• 41:51
  Speaker 1: for the jury. Blake asks if his concerns would be
• 41:54
  Speaker 1: a distraction. The man says it would be. Blake moves
• 41:58
  Speaker 1: to dismiss the juror. Pryor agrees and Boyce excuses the juror. 9.22 a.m.
• 42:04
  Speaker 1: Boyce says he's disappointed with the man's employer not accommodating
• 42:08
  Speaker 1: him for jury service and they are likely involved in
• 42:10
  Speaker 1: litigation all the time so they should understand the civic
• 42:14
  Speaker 1: duty of their employees. And when I managed a large
• 42:17
  Speaker 1: department here in Las Vegas at a casino, I was
• 42:20
  Speaker 1: always very receptive to anybody who had something like jury
• 42:23
  Speaker 1: duty lined up. I mean, look, what are you going
• 42:25
  Speaker 1: to do, right? Here's an idea. Staff your department correctly,
• 42:30
  Speaker 1: and then you can give your people time off. 9.23 a.m.
• 42:34
  Speaker 1: Next juror started a new job 12 days ago. He
• 42:37
  Speaker 1: said he discussed with his employer his jury service, but
• 42:40
  Speaker 1: they didn't give him much of a response. Blake motions
• 42:43
  Speaker 1: to have the juror removed for cause... Based on hardship,
• 42:46
  Speaker 1: Pryor agrees and Boyce dismisses the juror. 9.25 a.m. The
• 42:51
  Speaker 1: next juror is a teacher. Jury service would put her
• 42:54
  Speaker 1: out for the remainder of the school year during testing season.
• 42:58
  Speaker 1: She would have to go in on weekends to prepare
• 43:00
  Speaker 1: her plans for the substitute. She has other jobs too.
• 43:04
  Speaker 1: Blake motions to dismiss the juror. Pryor agrees. Boyce grants
• 43:08
  Speaker 1: the request. 9.29 a.m. The next juror has paid jury
• 43:12
  Speaker 1: leave through his employer. But it only covers two weeks.
• 43:16
  Speaker 1: Blake motions to have the juror removed. Pryor agrees. Boyce
• 43:19
  Speaker 1: dismisses the juror. 9.31 a.m. There are ten jurors left
• 43:24
  Speaker 1: in the group. Boyce asks them if they have a
• 43:26
  Speaker 1: knowledge of the case. And three raise their red cards.
• 43:30
  Speaker 1: It's crazy to think that anyone would know about this
• 43:32
  Speaker 1: case at this point. Considering how publicized it was, you
• 43:36
  Speaker 1: have to like be living under a rock. And even then,
• 43:38
  Speaker 1: you probably had a cell phone. So how the hell
• 43:41
  Speaker 1: don't you know about this case? But I guess there's
• 43:43
  Speaker 1: people out there that don't. 9.33 a.m. Boyce asks several
• 43:47
  Speaker 1: questions about whether the jurors know the attorneys, Daybell, or
• 43:51
  Speaker 1: if they have any other reasons why they can't give
• 43:54
  Speaker 1: the case their attention and be fair. Pryor asks for
• 43:57
  Speaker 1: the brief sidebar. Attorneys huddled with Boyce on side of
• 44:00
  Speaker 1: the courtroom. 9.39 a.m. Boyce is back on the bench
• 44:04
  Speaker 1: and has some questions for a juror about access to
• 44:07
  Speaker 1: social media. She has seen things pop up on her
• 44:10
  Speaker 1: feed about the case, but she hasn't read any further. 9.41 a.m.
• 44:15
  Speaker 1: Another juror has plane tickets for a friend's wedding in
• 44:18
  Speaker 1: Texas that would be during the trial. Prior moves to
• 44:21
  Speaker 1: have the juror dismiss. Boyce grants the dismissal. 9.43 a.m.
• 44:26
  Speaker 1: Many are asking why this new group of jurors was
• 44:29
  Speaker 1: brought in for a voir dire. I have reached out
• 44:32
  Speaker 1: to several people to look for clarification and will let
• 44:35
  Speaker 1: you know when I receive an answer. Other reporters in
• 44:38
  Speaker 1: the courtroom are also confused. 9.44 a.m. Blake now addresses
• 44:43
  Speaker 1: the remaining group of nine. She mentions the term brutal
• 44:46
  Speaker 1: honesty and how important it is to be completely honest
• 44:49
  Speaker 1: during the voir dire process. 9.48 a.m. Blake asks the
• 44:54
  Speaker 1: jurors if they will have concerns over graphic photos. One
• 44:57
  Speaker 1: juror asks if looking away or closing her eyes would
• 45:00
  Speaker 1: be acceptable. Blake asks further questions about the woman's concern.
• 45:04
  Speaker 1: She moves on to the airplane analogy and the importance
• 45:07
  Speaker 1: of landing the plane. 9.51 a.m. Blake talking about the
• 45:12
  Speaker 1: cheesy eggs her little boy wants every morning, the recipe, eggs, milk, cheese, salt,
• 45:17
  Speaker 1: and pepper. He wants it very specific. One juror says
• 45:20
  Speaker 1: her dad's cheesy eggs are the best. Many laugh. Blake
• 45:24
  Speaker 1: will compare this to the following the court's instructions exactly
• 45:27
  Speaker 1: as given by the judge.
• 45:28
  Speaker 2: 9.55 a.m.
• 45:31
  Speaker 1: Blake mentions the Kansas City Chiefs winning the Super Bowl
• 45:34
  Speaker 1: this year and asks some jurors if everyone would get
• 45:37
  Speaker 1: a ring. They agree everyone should get the ring. She
• 45:41
  Speaker 1: compares this to conspiracy regardless of the level of involvement
• 45:45
  Speaker 1: all participated. 9.58 a.m. Blake asks the jurors if any
• 45:50
  Speaker 1: of them have come in with preconceived notions about what
• 45:53
  Speaker 1: evidence should be presented. None of them raise their cards.
• 45:56
  Speaker 1: Pryor will now conduct Vore Dyer for the defense. And
• 45:59
  Speaker 1: as you can see, the process is just moving along
• 46:02
  Speaker 1: at a great clip. And that bodes well moving forward
• 46:06
  Speaker 1: for this trial. 10.03 a.m. Pryor asks if anyone believes
• 46:11
  Speaker 1: Chad needs to testify to prove that he's innocent. None
• 46:14
  Speaker 1: of them raise their cards. Pryor explains Chad doesn't need
• 46:17
  Speaker 1: to present any facts or evidence and the jury can't
• 46:21
  Speaker 1: hold that against him. And a quick update on why
• 46:25
  Speaker 1: the new group was brought in this morning. Nate Eaton
• 46:28
  Speaker 1: learned that it's common to go above the number and
• 46:31
  Speaker 1: add additional jurors. It's been several days since the first
• 46:34
  Speaker 1: group was brought in. If there was an issue with
• 46:37
  Speaker 1: anyone in the previous group and jurors needed to be dismissed,
• 46:40
  Speaker 1: maybe they went home and researched the case, etc. The
• 46:43
  Speaker 1: number could drop below 50, causing a problem before a
• 46:46
  Speaker 1: peremptory strikes. If several members of this group pass through today,
• 46:50
  Speaker 1: Boyce may feel comfortable stopping. I guess we'll see. And
• 46:53
  Speaker 1: that's what I was talking about a little bit earlier.
• 46:56
  Speaker 1: When you have this kind of case, especially with this
• 46:59
  Speaker 1: kind of publicity, you want to make sure that you
• 47:02
  Speaker 1: go above and beyond. That way there's no issues that
• 47:05
  Speaker 1: pop up halfway through that you have to address, right? Oh,
• 47:09
  Speaker 1: we're going to get to preemptory and then next week
• 47:11
  Speaker 1: three jurors don't show up and now you're screwed. 10.09 a.m.
• 47:16
  Speaker 1: Pryor mentions his beautiful girlfriend and all of their future plans.
• 47:20
  Speaker 1: He asks the jurors if just because they talk about
• 47:23
  Speaker 1: their future... Does that mean that they have an agreement
• 47:25
  Speaker 1: to get married? Jurors say no. Pryor goes on to
• 47:29
  Speaker 1: talk about graphic photos that will hurt their hearts. They
• 47:32
  Speaker 1: hurt my heart. I look at these pictures and it
• 47:35
  Speaker 1: hurts my heart. 10.12 a.m. Pryor asks if jurors agree
• 47:40
  Speaker 1: the photos are being shown to sensationalize, to disagree and
• 47:44
  Speaker 1: say they are being shown because they are evidence. Pryor
• 47:47
  Speaker 1: follows up by explaining that pictures don't automatically mean Chad
• 47:51
  Speaker 1: is guilty.
• 47:51
  Speaker 2: 10.14 a.m.
• 47:54
  Speaker 1: Prior wraps up, an individual voir dire will commence. Boyce says,
• 47:59
  Speaker 1: we will do this until 10.30ish before we have a
• 48:01
  Speaker 1: morning break. 10.17am, first juror of the group takes her seat.
• 48:07
  Speaker 1: The lady has since moved from Ada County to Canyon County.
• 48:10
  Speaker 1: She no longer lives here, so Boyce says she needs
• 48:13
  Speaker 1: to be excused. She leaves. 10.20am, next juror takes her seat.
• 48:18
  Speaker 1: Ingrid Beatty asks the woman about an answer to her
• 48:21
  Speaker 1: questionnaire where she said, that there should be a higher
• 48:25
  Speaker 1: burden of proof beyond a reasonable doubt. She says she
• 48:28
  Speaker 1: could follow the judge's instructions. Pryor has no questions. Boyce
• 48:32
  Speaker 1: now asking about the juror's view on the death penalty. 10.23 a.m.
• 48:37
  Speaker 1: The juror strongly opposes the death penalty and says she
• 48:40
  Speaker 1: will not vote for it. Beatty thanks the woman for
• 48:43
  Speaker 1: her honesty. The woman says she will not impose the
• 48:45
  Speaker 1: death penalty under any circumstances. Beatty moves to excuse the juror.
• 48:50
  Speaker 1: Pryor has follow-up questions. 10.26 a.m. Boyce asks clarifying questions
• 48:56
  Speaker 1: on the death penalty before getting the request to have
• 48:59
  Speaker 1: her dismissed. The juror leaves. 10.29 a.m. The next juror
• 49:04
  Speaker 1: is being summoned to the courtroom, just glanced outside, and
• 49:08
  Speaker 1: it's snowing in Boise. 10.31 a.m. Next juror takes her seat.
• 49:13
  Speaker 1: Rob Wood asks the lady if she has any concerns
• 49:15
  Speaker 1: about child care, if chosen to serve. The lady says
• 49:19
  Speaker 1: that she does not. Pryor has no questions. Boyce now
• 49:22
  Speaker 1: asking about the death penalty. Woman opposes the death penalty
• 49:27
  Speaker 1: but feels that she could impose it based on the facts, law,
• 49:31
  Speaker 1: and instructions given by the judge. State has no further.
• 49:34
  Speaker 1: Neither does defense. Boyce advances the juror. She's number 53. 10.35 a.m.
• 49:41
  Speaker 1: Next juror walks in. Rocky Wixom asks her about her
• 49:45
  Speaker 1: knowledge of the case. She says she mainly remembers the
• 49:47
  Speaker 1: billboards when the kids went missing. The lady does not
• 49:51
  Speaker 1: watch the news. She doesn't know where the crimes occurred
• 49:54
  Speaker 1: and says she has not firmed any opinions about the case.
• 49:58
  Speaker 2: 10.38 a.m.
• 49:59
  Speaker 1: The lady is a mom and asked about being away
• 50:02
  Speaker 1: from her kids. She doesn't consider it a big hardship,
• 50:04
  Speaker 1: but says there will always be concerns. She's a mom.
• 50:09
  Speaker 1: Wixom has no further questions. Pryor asks some questions about
• 50:12
  Speaker 1: the woman's media consumption. Wixom asks for a sidebar with
• 50:16
  Speaker 1: the judge. White noise is played. 1044 AM. Boyce returns
• 50:20
  Speaker 1: to the bench. We are taking a break and will
• 50:24
  Speaker 1: be back in 20 minutes. 1120 AM. We're back in
• 50:28
  Speaker 1: the courtroom. After an extended break, Boyce picks up with
• 50:31
  Speaker 1: the juror and asks her about the death penalty. 1122 AM.
• 50:36
  Speaker 1: She is generally opposed to the death penalty, but Believed
• 50:39
  Speaker 1: she could put aside her feelings and follow court instruction.
• 50:42
  Speaker 1: Prosecution has no questions. Defense doesn't either. Boyce advances this
• 50:47
  Speaker 1: juror forward. She's number 54. 11.25 a.m. Next juror takes
• 50:52
  Speaker 1: her seat. Boyce asks her how she's feeling about the situation.
• 50:56
  Speaker 1: The lady says she has panic attacks and admits she
• 50:59
  Speaker 1: has seen news about the story. She's also watched Dateline.
• 51:05
  Speaker 2: 11.27 a.m.
• 51:05
  Speaker 1: Betty questions the juror about what she knows about the case.
• 51:08
  Speaker 1: There's three people dead and they found the bodies in Mr.
• 51:11
  Speaker 1: Daybell's backyard in Rexburg. She responds. She also watched the
• 51:15
  Speaker 1: 48 hours and says she has formed an opinion that
• 51:18
  Speaker 1: Daybell is guilty.
• 51:20
  Speaker 2: 1128 AM.
• 51:21
  Speaker 1: Beatty moves to excuse the juror. Pryor agrees. Boyce dismisses
• 51:25
  Speaker 1: the juror. The next juror will be brought into the courtroom.
• 51:30
  Speaker 1: 1129 AM. The juror takes his seat and Wood begins
• 51:33
  Speaker 1: questioning him about his media consumption on the case. He
• 51:36
  Speaker 1: has seen local news stories. but hasn't researched the case.
• 51:39
  Speaker 1: Says he knows that there were deaths, but he doesn't
• 51:42
  Speaker 1: know the facts based on what he's seen in the media.
• 51:45
  Speaker 1: He has no opinions on the case.
• 51:48
  Speaker 2: 11.33 a.m.
• 51:48
  Speaker 1: While the man says he doesn't have an opinion on
• 51:50
  Speaker 1: the case, he says that his wife does. He commits
• 51:53
  Speaker 1: to not talk about the trial with his wife. Wood
• 51:56
  Speaker 1: has no more questions. Pryor begins Vor Dyer. He is
• 51:59
  Speaker 1: concerned that the juror's wife has a strong opinion on
• 52:02
  Speaker 1: the case and that that could affect the juror.
• 52:04
  Speaker 2: 11.37 a.m.
• 52:06
  Speaker 1: Pryor has no further questions. Boyce will now discuss the
• 52:09
  Speaker 1: death penalty with the juror. He supports the death penalty,
• 52:12
  Speaker 1: but will follow the facts, law, and instructions given to him.
• 52:17
  Speaker 1: 1140 a.m. State has no questions about the death penalty
• 52:20
  Speaker 1: for the man. Pryor asks clarifying questions. Boyce advances the
• 52:24
  Speaker 1: juror to the pool. He's number 55. 1142 a.m. A
• 52:29
  Speaker 1: new juror takes his seat. No questions about hardship or bias.
• 52:33
  Speaker 1: We move straight to death penalty questions. The juror opposes
• 52:37
  Speaker 1: the death penalty, but says he can put aside his
• 52:40
  Speaker 1: feelings and follow instructions given to him in the case.
• 52:43
  Speaker 1: 1145 a.m. Prosecutors and defense have no questions for the man.
• 52:48
  Speaker 1: Juror 56 advances. 1146 a.m. Juror takes her seat. Prosecutors
• 52:55
  Speaker 1: have no questions for her, but Pryor wants to speak
• 52:57
  Speaker 1: with the juror outside of public view. Boyce asks for
• 53:00
  Speaker 1: a quick sidebar. White noise plays.
• 53:02
  Speaker 2: 1148 a.m.
• 53:05
  Speaker 1: During the sidebar, Chad Daybell leans over and reviews the
• 53:08
  Speaker 1: juror's questionnaire on the laptop screen. 11.50 a.m. Boyce is
• 53:13
  Speaker 1: back on the bench and the attorneys are at their tables.
• 53:16
  Speaker 1: There are private matters with the remaining jurors that will
• 53:19
  Speaker 1: be discussed outside the view of the public. We are
• 53:22
  Speaker 1: leaving the courtroom. We'll resume updates when we're back inside
• 53:25
  Speaker 1: the courtroom.
• 53:25
  Speaker 2: 12.29.
• 53:27
  Speaker 1: Back in the courtroom. There are five who made it
• 53:29
  Speaker 1: to the panel. Two men, three women.
• 53:31
  Speaker 2: 12.30 p.m.
• 53:33
  Speaker 1: State passes the group for cause. Defense agrees. With these
• 53:37
  Speaker 1: five jurors, we have 58 in the pool. Boyce says
• 53:40
  Speaker 1: jurors will likely return Monday morning. That's when preemptory challenges
• 53:44
  Speaker 1: would occur. 12.31 p.m. Boyce tells the jurors to avoid
• 53:48
  Speaker 1: researching the case and advises them not to watch the news. 12.33 p.m. Correction,
• 53:54
  Speaker 1: we have 57 jurors, not 58. One of the jurors
• 53:57
  Speaker 1: who were originally advanced did not come back with this group,
• 54:00
  Speaker 1: so it's 57 in the pool. 12.40 p.m. Boyce and
• 54:04
  Speaker 1: the attorneys are back in the courtroom. The judge says
• 54:07
  Speaker 1: enough jurors have been secured for preemptory challenges. That will
• 54:11
  Speaker 1: happen at 10 a.m. on Monday, and court is dismissed
• 54:14
  Speaker 1: for the day. We'll recap everything tonight on Courtroom Insider.
• 54:18
  Speaker 1: All right, so that's where we stand as far as
• 54:21
  Speaker 1: Chad Daybell and the jury and getting things underway starting Monday.
• 54:25
  Speaker 1: So now what's going to happen is both sides are
• 54:28
  Speaker 1: going to have a chance to challenge jurors and try
• 54:30
  Speaker 1: to get the jury shaped in an image that they
• 54:33
  Speaker 1: feel is going to best help their client. So we'll
• 54:35
  Speaker 1: see Monday how successful they are when it comes to
• 54:38
  Speaker 1: getting jurors removed or having the jury stacked in their favor.
• 54:42
  Speaker 1: Either way, we'll be here every step of the way,
• 54:45
  Speaker 1: following along as the state of Idaho pursues justice against
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  Speaker 1: the accused child and wife killer, Chad Daybell. All of
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  Speaker 1: the information that goes with this episode can be found
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  Speaker 1: in the description box.