Annie Cushing said her former sister-in-law Lori Vallow had once been "very loving" but underwent a "tectonic shift" after meeting doomsday author Chad Daybell.
Attorneys for Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell have requested special prosecutor Rob Wood be removed from the case, saying he unduly influenced potential witnesses in the case — an allegation he denies.
Joseph Ryan's sister, Annie Cushing, released a recording of a conversation Lori Vallow allegedly had in 2018 in which she made reference to wanting to "murder" her ex-husband during a heated custody dispute.
Colby Ryan, the oldest son of Lori Vallow, and Annie Cushing, the aunt of Tylee Ryan, both spoke out about the case in exclusive interviews in the season two premiere of "Injustice with Nancy Grace."
Lori Vallow, who wore a blue sweater and matching light blue medical mask, appeared to show little emotion during the five-minute hearing that occurred over Zoom, according to local reports.
Lori Vallow has been sitting in jail since February in connection with the disappearance of her children, but one inmate who stayed in a cell nearby says the Idaho mom was upbeat and excited about the media attention she was receiving for the case.
Chandler Police are currently on a six-month timetable in their investigation into Charles Vallow's death, but stress that there's no hard deadline in the case.
