Idaho mother charged with murder of twins

An Idaho mother who publicly blamed routine childhood vaccinations for the deaths of her toddler twins more than a year ago has been charged with murdering them. Andrea Shaw, 23, was indicted by a Payette County grand jury on two counts of first-degree murder in connection with the May 2025 deaths of her 18-month-old twins, Dallas and Tyson.

Shaw was arrested in Boise on June 29 or 30 and has been extradited to Payette County, where she is being held on a $2 million bond. She appeared virtually for an arraignment last week, where the court informed her of the potential penalties, which include life in prison or the death penalty.

The charges follow a lengthy investigation that began when police responded to a home in Payette on May 1, 2025, and found the twins unresponsive in a shared bed. Authorities initially suspected foul play. While police have not publicly disclosed the full evidence presented to the grand jury, court documents cited by media indicate prosecutors allege the twins died by suffocation.

Shaw's attorney, Joe Filicetti, maintains the children's deaths were the result of a medical issue linked to vaccines, not a crime. He said Shaw sought medical care for the...