LIVE UPDATES | Forensic pathologist testifying for defense says Tammy Daybell’s death should have been undetermined, not asphyxia

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9:41 a.m. Blake asks Raven if she is simply a aesculapian examiner. She says she has successful nan past but is presently an independent contractor. Blake asks Raven if she has investigators who activity pinch her. She is successful a coroner agency system. Blake asks who determines whether an autopsy should beryllium conducted. Raven says it depends – could beryllium a coroner aliases a pathologist.

9:40 a.m. Prior has thing further. Lindsey Blake will behaviour transverse examination.

9:37 a.m. Prior asks astir what could person led to Tammy’s death. Raven says seizure, arrhythmia, different things could person contributed. She says nary conclusive aliases technological grounds shows really Tammy died.

9:35 a.m. Prior asks astir seizures. Raven says location are different types of seizures – large, shaking and convulsive. With smaller seizures, group mightiness look into space, make repetitive motions, etc. Prior asks astir arrhythmia – an electrical disturbance successful nan heart. Raven says you whitethorn not spot thing astatine clip of autopsy if personification dies from arrhythmia.

9:32 a.m. Prior asks if location was harm to nan cervix aliases throat. Raven says no. Prior asks astir nan quality betwixt her study and Christensen’s study wherever he said asphyxia was mode of death. She says location is thing that points to asphyxia and she believes nan origin of decease is undetermined.

9:31 a.m. Prior asks astir personification dying from asphyxia from having personification other beryllium connected their chest. Raven says it would beryllium bonzer difficult for a patient personification to dice from having personification beryllium connected their chest.

9:29 a.m. Raven wished that nan origin of decease should person been undetermined because location was thing anatomically wrong. Prior asks astir nan bruises connected Tammy’s limb perchance contributing to asphyxia. She says nan bruises were nonspecific.

9:27 a.m. Prior asks astir nan autopsy being done successful December 2019. The signing of nan study was 2 years later. Prior asks why location was specified a spread betwixt erstwhile nan autopsy was done and erstwhile nan findings were signed. Raven says sometimes nan toxicology testing tin return a fewer months. That’s nan only point she tin deliberation of that could person caused nan delay.

9:24 a.m. Raven says location was nary anatomical origin of nan decease for Tammy – meaning each her organs appeared fine. The toxicology study was extended and thing they tested for was positive, truthful it’s improbable Tammy was poisoned.

9:23 a.m. Christensen says she paid adjacent attraction to Tammy’s autopsy report. She says it was a thorough autopsy and location was nonspecific bruising connected Tammy’s body. Prior asks what could person caused nan bruises successful nan arms. Raven says it’s unknown.

9:21 a.m. Prior asks Christensen astir her conclusion successful this lawsuit regarding nan autopsy. She explains location are usually 5 manners of death: homicide, accident, suicide, undetermined aliases natural.

9:20 a.m. Raven reviewed Dr. Christensen’s autopsy study from Utah, photos, rule enforcement investigation reports and more. She besides reviewed Christensen’s testimony.

9:19 a.m. Prior retained Raven to reappraisal nan autopsy study and different materials successful nan Daybell case. Prior has her study and asks her to reappraisal it.

9:16 a.m. Prior asks Raven astir her background. She explains her acquisition and training. She has testified successful complete 300 cases.

9:14 a.m. Raven is simply a aesculapian doctor. She went to aesculapian schoolhouse and past became a forensic pathologist. She practices chiefly successful California.

9:13 a.m. Next witnesser is Dr. Kathy Raven. She is committee certified successful anatomic, clinical, and forensic pathology and has worked successful nan area of forensic pathology for complete 25 years.

9:09 a.m. Blake asks for a sidebar earlier nan adjacent witnesser is brought in.

9:08 a.m. Prior backmost up astatine nan podium and shows nan slope record. The 4th introduction shows $8,000 besides went to Seth Daybell. Prior asks if immoderate different of Chad’s kids sewage money. Joseph says he believes they each sewage $8,000. Prior has thing further.

9:06 a.m. Wixom says wouldn’t it beryllium imaginable that a detective mightiness proceed to thrust by aft 2 bodies were recovered buried connected a property. Joseph says he didn’t deliberation it was necessary. Joseph says he would alternatively beryllium thing different than successful rule enforcement. Wixom has thing further.

9:03 a.m. Wixom asks astir nan agelong driveway Joseph was questioned connected yesterday. Wixom follows up astir Joseph testifying that Det. Hermosillo often drove by nan property. Wixom asks if it would beryllium different that detectives would thrust by nan spot if they assumed bodies were buried there. Joseph says that would not beryllium different but Hermosillo continued to thrust by aft nan bodies were found.

9:01 a.m. Wixom asks Joseph if he has ever met Lori Vallow. He says yes. They met nan time aft Tammy’s ceremonial astatine Chad’s house. Jospeh has ne'er met Alex Cox and ne'er saw Alex connected Chad’s property.

8:58 a.m. Wixom shows an grounds connected nan screen. It’s a slope relationship record. It shows that connected June 9, 2020, location was an $8,000 deposit into Joseph’s checking account. Wixom asks who made nan deposit. Joseph says he isn’t sure. Wixom asks if it came from Chad. Joseph says yes – it was from Chad. Wixom emphasizes that successful Dec. 2019, Chad gave Joseph his motortruck and past connected June 9, transferred $8,000 into his relationship and past he had them move into his house. Chad besides gave Emma $9,000 successful rate that aforesaid day.

8:55 a.m. Joseph says aft he gave his accusation to Cannon, he had nary further conversations pinch Cannon. Wixom asks Joseph astir him needing to get Tammy’s motortruck to thief a friend connected Oct. 18. Joseph says it was his in-laws truck. Joseph went to Tammy to get nan keys – Tammy had nan motortruck astatine nan schoolhouse wherever she was working. Joseph sewage nan keys and erstwhile he was done pinch nan truck, he returned them. Chad Daybell gave Joseph nan motortruck successful Dec. 2019.

8:54 a.m. Joseph says he believes Det. Cannon was intentionally inaccurate successful his study erstwhile Cannon wrote that Joseph heard Tammy scream. Joseph says he was very clear successful what he explained to him.

8:51 a.m. Wixom asks astir Joseph testifying during nan expansive assemblage and yesterday that he has nary individual knowledge astir nan shooting and really it went down. Joseph says that’s correct. Wixom asks astir Joseph calling 911. Wixom asks astir gathering pinch Dep. Cannon and nan truth Jospeh denied he ever heard Tammy scream. Joseph says that is correct.

8:49 a.m. Wixom asks if Joseph has had galore conversations pinch his siblings astir nan case. Joseph says they person talked but not “many” conversations. Wixom asks astir nan attempted shooting of Tammy and Joseph confirms he did not spot nan shooting. Joseph learned astir it from a Facebook station that Tammy put up.

8:48 a.m. Wixom originates by asking astir nan nonaccomplishment of Tammy being a traumatic acquisition for Joseph’s woman and siblings. Joseph agrees that uncovering nan bodies of JJ and Tylee person been traumatic. Joseph says he and his woman person had galore conversations complete nan past fewer years astir nan case.

8:46 a.m. Rocky Wixom, Fremont County Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, will behaviour transverse introspection connected Joseph. Wixom originates by asking for an exhibit.

8:43 a.m. Boyce is connected nan bench. Joseph Murray walks successful and takes nan stand. The jurors were conscionable escorted successful and are seated.

8:41 a.m. As we wait, someone’s watch made a alert noise. The bailiff reminds everyone that this is simply a bully reminder to soundlessness each devices. The feline admits it was him alternatively than trying to hide it.

8:36 a.m. The attorneys are headed backmost into Boyce’s chambers. Chad is wearing a tan plaid dress garment pinch a reddish tie.

8:30 a.m. Rocky Wixom and Lindsey Blake are astatine nan charismatic table. Looks for illustration Blake sewage a haircut aft tribunal yesterday.

8:27 a.m. Larry Woodcock and Vicki Hoban, Tammy Daybell’s aunt, are successful nan courtroom today. John Prior is chatting pinch Rob Wood and Ingrid Batey. Chad is sitting astatine nan defense array alone.

8:21 a.m. Joseph Murray, Chad’s son-in-law, will beryllium backmost connected nan guidelines first point this morning. You tin publication astir his grounds from yesterday here.

8:20 a.m. It’s time 27 of Chad Daybell’s execution trial. The first personification successful statement this morning, a man from Provo, Utah, sewage present astatine 4:05 a.m. I arrived astatine nan courthouse astir 5:30 a.m. Far little group present coming compared to yesterday but astir of nan benches will still beryllium full.