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Lori Vallow's Phone Called Her Niece's for This Long Around the Shot

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Melani Pawlowski has never been charged in the October 2019 shooting at Brandon Boudreaux, even though Lori Vallow Daybell's prosecutor told a jury she was in on it. Robin Dreeke and I lay out what the public record shows. Brandon testified five people had his new address and Melani, who'd texted him for it, was the only one tied to Lori or Alex Cox. He handed their youngest to her at a park the morning of the shot, then went to the gym without telling her, and the prosecutor argued that's why Cox waited outside his house for almost two hours. An FBI agent tracked a long call between Lori's phone and Melani's around the shot, but told Lori he tracks phones, not the people holding them. So why has Gilbert never sent her case to prosecutors? Listen Anywhere You Get Podcasts: https://pod.link/1655749292 Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspod?sub_confirmation=1 Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/tonybpod This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice. #LoriVallow #MelaniPawlowski #HiddenKillers #BrandonBoudreaux #LoriVallowDaybell #ChadDaybell #RobinDreeke #TrueCrime #GilbertArizona #TrueCrimeCommunity

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