When Tom Evans reported for jury duty, he had no idea he would be assigned to one of the biggest and most notorious cases in Idaho history, if not the nation. The Lori Vallow Daybell trial turned his life upside down. By the time the trial was over he was changed in ways he's still struggling to understand. He knows two things for sure: He was overcome with the need to find some way to make something positive out of his involvement as a juror, and he needed to tell his story. Money, Power and Sex does both of these things.
Tom's jury experience started out being dark, heavy, and downright depressing. By the end of the trial, other, more positive emotions overcame the darkness. Despite all the horror he was exposed to and all the victims, living and dead, who he sympathizes with, by the end of the trial, he was filled with pride in the judicial system and honored to have done his part.
As this book covers the horrible events as they were presented to Tom in the trial, and the history that led to those events, he offsets the disturbing nature of the case with his firsthand exposure to the dedication and hard work on the part of the police, the FBI, the prosecution, the defense, the court, and the bravery of the survivors and their family.
After the trial was over, Tom was given exclusive access to some of the key people in the trial. Money, Power and Sex, follows his journey through the trial and the unexpected good he found along the way. Proceeds from this book will go to Hope House, an organization that helps children in need.
Evans, Tom: - On April 1, 2023, I found myself in the jury box listening to opening arguments in the Lori Vallow Daybell trial. I did not want to be there and found the whole situation dark and depressing.By the time the trial was over, I had a different point of view. In fact, I was proud of what I was seeing and honored to do my part.I grew up in Northern California back in the '60s and '70s and spent most of my time in logging country fishing the Eel River, surf fishing in the ocean and riding dirt bikes through miles and miles of wilderness.I spent the first five years of my adult life working in a sawmill as a millwright before heading to the city for college where I studied Architectural Engineering. In 1984 I was married while continuing my studies. I had to quit college when our first child was born and started designing and building custom homes.In 2005 I moved myself, my wife and two children to Idaho and continued my business. Shortly after that our foster daughter came into our lives full time.My wife and I now have three adult children and five grandchildren.By the time the trial was over, I knew two things, I was proud of what I saw and I wanted to find some way to have something good come out of it. I decided I would write about it and tell a story of all the good that I saw. My book, Money, Power and Sex, the Lori Vallow Daybell Trial by Juror Number 18, is my humble attempt to tell my story.
