Bryan Kohberger Could use Same Tactic as Cult Mom Lori Vallow to ‘Avoid’ Death Penalty if Convicted

He argued they might employ the strategy used by Vallow’s team in her murder case, in which prosecutors were barred from pursuing the death penalty because the court found that they failed to share some evidence with the defense.

Last summer, Vallow was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the murders of her two children, Joshua “JJ” Vallow, 7, and Tylee Ryan, 16. She was convicted of the killings along with her husband, Chad Daybell, and the pair was also found guilty of conspiracy to murder Chad’s ex-wife, Tammy Daybell.

“The judge in the Lori Vallow case ruled that prosecutors couldn’t pursue the death penalty because they hadn’t turned over discovery to her lawyers,” Rahmani explained, “This is something that appellate courts will consider too, and there are mandatory state and federal appeals in capital cases.”