1.1K views · 28 reactions | Because of “money, power and sex,” Lori Vallow set off a series of events that ended in three deaths, prosecutors said Thursday during closing arguments. The jury will return Friday morning to continue deliberations. Watch #MorningInAmerica: https://www.newsnationnow.com/joinus | NewsNation | Facebook

The murder trial of Lori Vallow continued Tuesday. Graphic autopsy photos of the two children she's accused of murdering were shown in court, leaving members of the jury in tears and Lori Vallow herself requesting to leave the courtroom. Reporter and podcaster GiGi McKelvey says at one point, Vallow fell asleep for roughly 30 minutes. McKelvey, defense attorney mark Geragos and Florida prosecutor Dave Aronberg break down the day’s proceedings. Watch #CUOMO: https://www.newsnationnow.com/joinus |

Opening statements were given Monday in the trial of Lori Vallow, who is accused of killing her two youngest children. Prosecutors revealed new details in the case, including that DNA from one of the children was found on a pickax. Lauren Matthias, host of the “Hidden True Crime” podcast, and GiGi McKelvey, host of the “Pretty Lies and Alibis” podcast, explain what happened in the courtroom. Watch #Banfield: https://www.newsnationnow.com/joinus | NewsNation