Mother who attributed the deaths of her twins to vaccines is accused of murdering them in Idaho
The Prosecutor's Office maintains that the children died of asphyxiation, while the accused remains detained with a bail of two million dollars
An Idaho woman who last year publicly claimed that her twin children had died after receiving several vaccines now faces two counts of first-degree murder, after an investigation concluded that the children were allegedly suffocated.
The Payette Police Department reported that Andrea Shaw, 23, was indicted by a grand jury and arrested last Tuesday in Boise.
The prosecution maintains that the children died of asphyxiation
The twins, identified as 18-month-old Dallas and Tyson, were found dead on May 1, 2025 in a bed they shared.
At the time, authorities did not publicly release the cause of death.
However, the accusation filed in Payette County maintains that Shaw caused the death of both minors by asphyxiation, according to court documents cited by KTVB.
The mother publicly blamed vaccines
Days after the children's deaths, Shaw and her husband participated in a podcast funded by Children's Health Defense, an organization known for spreading anti-vaccine claims.
During the interview, the woman claimed that the twins began to get sick shortly after receiving three vaccines and stated that this would have been the cause of their deaths.
To date, no scientific evidence has been presented to support that claim.
The defense maintains that version
Shaw's attorney, Joe Filicetti, told KTVB that he continues to believe the deaths were related to the vaccination, although he did not present evidence to support that hypothesis.
The defender also reported that his client recently gave birth to another child through a premature cesarean section and that the baby remains in the care of her husband.
Could face the death penalty
Following her arrest in Ada County, Shaw was transported to Payette County, where she remains held on bail set at $2 million.
The woman appeared virtually in court during the arraignment hearing.
In that procedure, the judge informed him of the accusations against him and the possible sanctions he faces, including the death penalty, contemplated by Idaho legislation for certain cases of first-degree murder.
Authorities have not offered further details about the evidence supporting the accusation, while the judicial process continues.