23 April 2025
The Guardian reported that the twins each received DTaP, hepatitis A and influenza vaccines eight days before they were found dead.
The Guardian · added 19 Jul 2026
1 May 2025
The Guardian reported that Andrea Shaw's 18-month-old twins were found dead in a shared bed in Payette, Idaho.
The Guardian
1 May 2025
The Guardian reported that Payette police said officers responded to a home after a report of a possibly deceased child.
The Guardian, citing Payette police
May 2025
CBS/AP reported that police said at the time that foul play was suspected and the incident was being handled as a homicide, with no suspects identified then.
CBS News/AP, citing KBOI reporting of police statements
June 29, 2026
AP reported that a grand jury indicted Andrea Shaw on two counts of first-degree murder, according to court records and a Payette Police Department statement; the charges are unproven allegations.
AP, citing court records and Payette Police Department statement
June 29, 2026
AP reported that the indictment accuses Shaw of suffocating the 18-month-old twins in May 2025; the accusation is an allegation that has not been proven in court.
AP, citing court records and Payette Police Department statement
30 June 2026
The Guardian reported that Shaw was arrested without incident in Boise.
The Guardian
2 July 2026
AP reported that Shaw was arraigned after being arrested by Boise police officers.
AP
13 July 2026
The Washington Post reported that a prosecuting attorney's filing said a medical expert found symptoms consistent with smothering; the filing is part of the prosecution's allegations and the charges remain unproven.
The Washington Post, citing prosecuting attorney filing · added 19 Jul 2026
13 July 2026
The Guardian reported that prosecutor Michael Duke wrote in a filing that detectives, with three medical doctors, ruled out vaccines as a cause of death.
The Guardian, citing prosecutor Michael Duke filing · added 19 Jul 2026
13 July 2026
The Guardian reported that the same filing said doctors consulted by prosecutors ruled out other possible causes including excessive heat, carbon monoxide poisoning and other kinds of poisoning.
The Guardian, citing prosecutor Michael Duke filing · added 19 Jul 2026
14 July 2026
AP and The Guardian reported that Shaw's next court appearance is scheduled for July 14, 2026.
AP; The Guardian
14 July 2026
The Washington Post reported that an Idaho judge revoked Shaw's bail after she had been charged with two counts of murder.
The Washington Post · added 19 Jul 2026
14 July 2026
The Guardian reported that the judge revoked Shaw's $2 million bond after agreeing with the prosecutor's argument that she posed a threat to her newborn child.
The Guardian · added 19 Jul 2026
14 July 2026
The Guardian reported that prosecutor Michael Duke told a judge during the bond hearing that Shaw had changed her account to investigators; that assertion is a prosecution allegation.
The Guardian · added 19 Jul 2026
July 2026
AP reported that Shaw, 23, was being held on a $2 million bond.
AP
July 2026
AP reported that Shaw's attorney, Joe Filicetti, said Shaw denies the charges and that the state cannot prove them.
AP
18 July 2026
The Guardian reported that three doctors it consulted said it was not possible that the twins died from a reaction to the three vaccines they had received.
The Guardian, citing doctors it consulted · added 19 Jul 2026