Idaho mom indicted for murder after vaccine-death claims about her twins
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An Idaho mother, Andrea Shaw, was indicted on two counts of first-degree murder for allegedly suffocating her 18‑month‑old twins in May 2025; she had previously claimed on a Children’s Health Defense program that the deaths followed vaccination, and she was arrested on a $2 million bond and could face life in prison or the death penalty if convicted. Her next court date is July 14, and she’s a plaintiff in a federal suit against the American Academy of Pediatrics over vaccine policy.
- Idaho mother who said her toddlers died after vaccinations accused of suffocating them, charged with murder CNN
- Idaho woman who said infant twins died from vaccines charged with murder The Guardian
- Mother indicted on murder charges in deaths of her twin toddlers, Payette police say KTVB
- Mom Claimed Vaccines Killed Her 18-Month-Old Twins. Now She's Charged with Murdering Them People.com
- Payette mother arraigned on murder charges in twins' deaths; held on $2M bond Idaho News 6
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