1 00:00:00,440 --> 00:00:03,680 Speaker 1: Crime Alart hourly update breaking crime news Now. 2 00:00:03,800 --> 00:00:07,040 Speaker 2: I'm Nicole Partner in Arizona, jury has found Lorie Valo 3 00:00:07,240 --> 00:00:11,320 Speaker 2: Dave Bell guilty of conspiracy to murder her a stranged husband, 4 00:00:11,680 --> 00:00:15,280 Speaker 2: adding another life sentence to her previous convictions for the 5 00:00:15,320 --> 00:00:18,720 Speaker 2: debts of her two youngest children and a romantic rival 6 00:00:18,760 --> 00:00:19,440 Speaker 2: in Idaho. 7 00:00:19,760 --> 00:00:26,680 Speaker 3: Years of walk in the pits of hell every day, 8 00:00:27,080 --> 00:00:31,320 Speaker 3: it's still difficult, but it's okay. I'm ready to move on. 9 00:00:31,560 --> 00:00:34,760 Speaker 3: It's time. Today's a good day. We won. 10 00:00:35,440 --> 00:00:38,720 Speaker 2: Like Charles always used to say, love always wins. 11 00:00:39,040 --> 00:00:42,000 Speaker 3: Yeah and oh yeah, thank you for saying that. We 12 00:00:42,159 --> 00:00:47,879 Speaker 3: lost some dear family. We lost a lot, but we 13 00:00:48,040 --> 00:00:53,000 Speaker 3: have gained family as well. We got you, and you're 14 00:00:53,040 --> 00:00:54,960 Speaker 3: not the smartest person in the room. 15 00:00:55,280 --> 00:00:58,880 Speaker 2: Laurie da Bell, who holds Doomsday religious beliefs, received the 16 00:00:58,960 --> 00:01:03,640 Speaker 2: verdict in America County Superior Court late yesterday afternoon, showing 17 00:01:03,720 --> 00:01:08,080 Speaker 2: little emotion in response. Following the verdict, some jurors shared 18 00:01:08,120 --> 00:01:12,320 Speaker 2: their thoughts on the case, expressing confusion over the absence 19 00:01:12,360 --> 00:01:16,640 Speaker 2: of testimony from Valoda Bell's daughter Tylie Ryan, who witnessed 20 00:01:16,640 --> 00:01:20,360 Speaker 2: the shooting, and her brother Alex Cox, who was responsible 21 00:01:20,400 --> 00:01:23,960 Speaker 2: for the shooting of Charles Valow, one juror saying, quote, 22 00:01:24,040 --> 00:01:26,840 Speaker 2: it was very confusing. It felt like there was so 23 00:01:26,959 --> 00:01:30,200 Speaker 2: much of the story that was left out. The jurors 24 00:01:30,240 --> 00:01:33,840 Speaker 2: were not given the facts that Valodabell had already been 25 00:01:33,880 --> 00:01:37,959 Speaker 2: found guilty of murdering her two children. When asked what 26 00:01:38,160 --> 00:01:41,360 Speaker 2: influenced her decision to reach a verdict of guilty, one 27 00:01:41,440 --> 00:01:46,320 Speaker 2: jur cited the incriminating text messages that revealed inconsistencies in 28 00:01:46,440 --> 00:01:51,720 Speaker 2: Valodabel's story. Another juror, who initially had reservations, changed his 29 00:01:51,920 --> 00:01:56,320 Speaker 2: mind after hearing the prosecution's closing arguments. He said, quote, 30 00:01:56,400 --> 00:02:00,160 Speaker 2: until yesterday, I would have probably said not guilty. But 31 00:02:00,200 --> 00:02:03,840 Speaker 2: there were several points made in that closing argument that 32 00:02:03,920 --> 00:02:08,519 Speaker 2: were very significant to me. According to prosecutors, Valodabell conspired 33 00:02:08,560 --> 00:02:11,760 Speaker 2: with her brother Alex Cox in a shooting death of 34 00:02:11,880 --> 00:02:16,200 Speaker 2: Charles Valo at her home in Chandler in July twenty nineteen. 35 00:02:16,840 --> 00:02:19,600 Speaker 2: They alleged that she sought to benefit from his life 36 00:02:19,680 --> 00:02:23,760 Speaker 2: insurance policy and intended to marry her then boyfriend Chad 37 00:02:23,840 --> 00:02:28,200 Speaker 2: dabl an Idaho author known for his writings on prophecies 38 00:02:28,240 --> 00:02:31,840 Speaker 2: and the apocalypse. Alex Cox, who claimed self defense in 39 00:02:31,880 --> 00:02:34,600 Speaker 2: the fatal shooting. Died five months later from a blood 40 00:02:34,600 --> 00:02:38,120 Speaker 2: clot in his lungs, raising questions about his version of 41 00:02:38,160 --> 00:02:42,000 Speaker 2: the events. Jurors deliberated for three hours over a course 42 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:46,280 Speaker 2: of two days. Valodabell, who represented herself during the trial, 43 00:02:46,520 --> 00:02:49,280 Speaker 2: argued that she was chased by Valo with a bat, 44 00:02:49,680 --> 00:02:53,240 Speaker 2: prompting her brother to shoot in self defense after she 45 00:02:53,440 --> 00:02:56,639 Speaker 2: exited the house. This trial was the first of two 46 00:02:56,760 --> 00:03:01,239 Speaker 2: criminal proceedings Valodebel faces in Arizona, with her next trial 47 00:03:01,320 --> 00:03:04,919 Speaker 2: set for early June on charges of conspiring to murder 48 00:03:04,960 --> 00:03:09,640 Speaker 2: Brandon Bordeaux, the former husband of her niece. Bordeaux survived 49 00:03:09,639 --> 00:03:13,280 Speaker 2: the alleged attempt on his life. Following that second trial, 50 00:03:13,520 --> 00:03:17,040 Speaker 2: valalde Bell will be sentenced for Charles Valow's death, where 51 00:03:17,080 --> 00:03:20,800 Speaker 2: she could face yet another life sentence. In a notable 52 00:03:20,840 --> 00:03:24,640 Speaker 2: testimony last week, Adam Cox, Lurie's brother, told the jury 53 00:03:24,720 --> 00:03:27,800 Speaker 2: he had no doubt that she and Alex were involved 54 00:03:27,840 --> 00:03:31,320 Speaker 2: in Charles Valow's death. He recounted that the killing occurred 55 00:03:31,400 --> 00:03:34,680 Speaker 2: just before he and Charles had planned an intervention to 56 00:03:34,880 --> 00:03:38,360 Speaker 2: help valode Bell return to their shared faith of the 57 00:03:38,440 --> 00:03:41,560 Speaker 2: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He revealed 58 00:03:41,560 --> 00:03:44,760 Speaker 2: that prior to Charles' death, Valoda Bell had claimed that 59 00:03:44,800 --> 00:03:47,680 Speaker 2: her husband was no longer alive and that he was 60 00:03:47,800 --> 00:03:52,000 Speaker 2: quote a zombie. Four months before his death, Charles Valow 61 00:03:52,040 --> 00:03:56,160 Speaker 2: filed for divorce, citing his wife's obsession with near death 62 00:03:56,200 --> 00:04:00,200 Speaker 2: experiences and her claims of having lived multiple past life 63 00:04:00,400 --> 00:04:04,480 Speaker 2: on multiple planets. He accused her of threatening to financially 64 00:04:04,600 --> 00:04:08,120 Speaker 2: ruin and kill him, leading him to seek voluntary mental 65 00:04:08,120 --> 00:04:11,880 Speaker 2: health evaluation of her. This just weeks before his tragic 66 00:04:11,960 --> 00:04:21,880 Speaker 2: death or crime injustice news after this and now to Maryland, 67 00:04:21,920 --> 00:04:25,560 Speaker 2: where law enforcement officials have confirmed the tragic outcome in 68 00:04:25,600 --> 00:04:28,680 Speaker 2: a case of a missing mother of two. Not only 69 00:04:28,760 --> 00:04:31,760 Speaker 2: has her boyfriend been charged with her murder, but authorities 70 00:04:31,800 --> 00:04:36,520 Speaker 2: are also pursuing charges against his uncle for allegedly assisting 71 00:04:36,720 --> 00:04:39,880 Speaker 2: after the crime. Although this is not the resolution we 72 00:04:39,920 --> 00:04:42,919 Speaker 2: had hoped for, I want to express my gratitude to 73 00:04:43,080 --> 00:04:48,120 Speaker 2: everyone who diligently searched for missus Guerra, stated Charles County 74 00:04:48,160 --> 00:04:52,400 Speaker 2: Sheriff Troy Barry, regarding the heartbreaking conclusion in the search 75 00:04:52,720 --> 00:04:57,000 Speaker 2: for Lsabia Ramirez Guerra twenty three on behalf of the 76 00:04:57,080 --> 00:05:00,599 Speaker 2: Charles County Sheriff's Office. My deepest sympathies are extended to 77 00:05:00,640 --> 00:05:05,360 Speaker 2: her family, he continued. Deputies revealed that Guera's boyfriend, Casey 78 00:05:05,560 --> 00:05:09,520 Speaker 2: Alex Rosa, twenty four, was the one reporting her missing 79 00:05:09,560 --> 00:05:13,560 Speaker 2: on April two, two days following her last known Sighting 80 00:05:13,960 --> 00:05:18,160 Speaker 2: authorities suspected foul play, noting that the family's Toyota Forerunner 81 00:05:18,200 --> 00:05:20,560 Speaker 2: had been moved from the front of their home to 82 00:05:20,640 --> 00:05:23,039 Speaker 2: the back, and then back to the front again on 83 00:05:23,160 --> 00:05:28,960 Speaker 2: April one, a movement that deemed unusual given the property's layout. Recently, 84 00:05:29,040 --> 00:05:32,760 Speaker 2: Charles County deputies, in collaboration with the Prince George County Police, 85 00:05:32,839 --> 00:05:36,680 Speaker 2: conducted a search outside the Cedarville State Forests, and they 86 00:05:36,760 --> 00:05:40,920 Speaker 2: located Guara's remains in a dense wooded area. Rosa now 87 00:05:41,000 --> 00:05:44,960 Speaker 2: face's murder charges. He had previously been detained by US 88 00:05:45,040 --> 00:05:50,000 Speaker 2: Immigration and Customs enforcement due to his undocumented status. Additionally, 89 00:05:50,120 --> 00:05:55,000 Speaker 2: Maryland authorities alleged that his uncle, Rovan Berera Berera thirty seven, 90 00:05:55,320 --> 00:05:59,160 Speaker 2: acted as an accessory after the fact. According to documents 91 00:05:59,160 --> 00:06:03,160 Speaker 2: obtained by the sub Maryland News, the uncle told investigators 92 00:06:03,200 --> 00:06:09,039 Speaker 2: Thursday that Rosa admitted Guerra had died from strangulation. Investigators 93 00:06:09,080 --> 00:06:13,359 Speaker 2: also stated that Burrea Barrara assisted in burying the body, 94 00:06:13,880 --> 00:06:16,680 Speaker 2: with digital evidence that followed up that claim. 95 00:06:17,240 --> 00:06:21,160 Speaker 1: How could a beautiful, young first grade teacher be stabbed 96 00:06:21,400 --> 00:06:27,880 Speaker 1: twenty times, including in the back, allegedly die of suicide? Yes, 97 00:06:28,440 --> 00:06:32,240 Speaker 1: that was the medical examiner's official ruling after a closed 98 00:06:32,279 --> 00:06:35,960 Speaker 1: door meeting. He first named it a homicide. Why what 99 00:06:36,480 --> 00:06:42,560 Speaker 1: Happened to Ellen Greenberg? A huge American miscarriage of justice. 100 00:06:42,880 --> 00:06:47,960 Speaker 1: For an in depth look at the facts, see What 101 00:06:48,440 --> 00:06:53,680 Speaker 1: Happened to Ellen? On Amazon. All proceeds to the National 102 00:06:53,760 --> 00:06:56,560 Speaker 1: Center for Missing and Exploited Children. 103 00:06:57,320 --> 00:07:00,279 Speaker 2: For the latest crime in justice news, Follow Crime Alert 104 00:07:00,320 --> 00:07:04,200 Speaker 2: hourly update on your favorite podcasting app with this crime Alert. 105 00:07:04,279 --> 00:07:05,159 Speaker 2: I'm Nicole Carton.