Nearly 10 days after an Arizona judge granted Lori Vallow Daybell’s motion for a mental competency exam — and denied the start of her trial to accommodate — Vallow Daybell’s attorneys have now asked to withdraw that request.

According to KSAZpublic defenders say they need more time to review five boxes of records along with a hard drive containing 16 terabytes of data before deciding what to turn over to doctors.

DOOMSDAY MOM: Three new attorneys appointed in AZ’s Lori Vallow case. They are proposing to withdraw the Rule 11 review request. Attorneys want more time to review 5 boxes of records and 16TB hard drive of discovery before deciding what to send to the doctors. pic.twitter.com/RlcM2FliMB

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The withdrawal request comes from Vallow Daybell’s new lawyers; it was her previous representation that filed for the competency hearing.

Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Justin Beresky granted that motion on Oct. 21, when he simultaneously vacated the February 2025 trial date, as reported by CrimeOnline. Vallow Daybell is accused of conspiring to kill her fourth husband, Charles Vallow, and of attempting to kill her niece’s ex-husband, Brandon Boudreaux.

Vallow Daybell was extradited to Arizona nearly a year ago after being convicted of murder charges in the deaths of two of her children, JJ Vallow, 7, and Tylee Ryan, 16. and of his fifth husband’s first wife, Tammy Daybell. . She was sentenced to three life sentences. The trial was interrupted twice when Vallow Daybell was declared incompetent to stand trial and sent to a state facility for treatment.

At the beginning of this year, Vallow Daybell participated in an hour long recorded chat with her surviving son, Colby Ryan, which she featured on her new podcast, “The Scar Wars Podcast.” In the recording, she said Tylee Ryan killed JJ Vallow “by accident” and then killed herself. She also said that she talked frequently with Jesus, who had given her a mission, and that she was not crazy.

Chad Daybell, Vallow Daybell’s current husband, was later convicted of the same charges and sentenced to death. He is not charged in the Arizona cases.

According to KSAZ, Vallow Daybell’s new attorneys also say they need more time to have “a meaningful opportunity” to speak with their client and that she wants a quick in-person hearing.

The new lawyers were appointed on October 24, three days after the judge’s order, and received the tapes the same day, along with an order saying they had three days to provide the doctors assigned to the case with the files they wanted to be reviewed. The application was submitted on October 29.

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(Featured Image: Lori Vallow Daybell/Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office)