Andrea Shaw is charged with two counts of first-degree murder in connection with the May 2025 deaths of her 18-month-old twins.
PAYETTE COUNTY, Idaho — A judge in Idaho revoked Shaw’s bond on Tuesday, citing concerns that she may present a danger to her newborn child while facing charges in the deaths of her toddler twins.
Shaw, who is charged with two counts of first-degree murder, did not enter a plea during her arraignment Tuesday afternoon, according to court proceedings.
Authorities allege Shaw killed her two children, who were discovered dead on May 2, 2025, in the same bed inside a Payette home, according to the Payette Police Department. Police said at the time that investigators were treating the case as a homicide.
Shaw is also pursuing a pending lawsuit against the American Academy of Pediatrics, alleging that vaccines caused the deaths of her twin toddlers, as KTVB previously reported.
The lawsuit states the children died eight days after receiving their 18-month vaccinations. It accuses the AAP of operating a racketeering scheme and claims pediatricians “induced” Shaw to consent to the vaccinations despite her “expressed concerns about family history.”
A grand jury indicted Shaw on June 30, and authorities said an arrest warrant was issued after the indictment. The charging document alleges that Shaw suffocated the twins.
KTVB contacted Shaw’s defense attorney, Joseph Filicetti, who said he also believes the twins died because of vaccinations. Although KTVB requested documentation from Filicetti, he did not provide additional evidence supporting the claim that vaccines caused the toddlers’ deaths.
Officials have filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit, calling it “the latest missive in a campaign targeting” the AAP.
During Tuesday’s hearing, prosecutors and defense attorneys offered sharply different accounts of how the 18-month-old twins died.
The defense has argued the children died as a result of vaccines and pointed to possible environmental factors, including heat inside the home. However, prosecutors said medical experts ruled out heat as a cause of death and determined the toddlers died of suffocation, which they said is consistent with the coroner’s findings.
Prosecutors also told the court that Shaw gave inconsistent statements during the investigation and acknowledged being inside the home at the time of the children’s deaths.
Shaw’s attorney, Joe Filicetti, disputed the state’s characterization, saying medical records support that she was a caring mother and suggesting familial concerns about vaccines may be relevant.
Shaw had previously been held on a $2 million bond. Her defense attorneys filed a motion seeking to reduce that amount to $100,000, but the judge instead revoked bond entirely. While the judge said Shaw was not considered a threat to the general public, the court found she could pose a risk to her infant, who was born just days before her arrest.
Shaw’s husband, her parents and her cousins were in court Tuesday. They didn’t speak to the press.
She is scheduled to appear in court again on Aug. 18, when she is expected to enter a plea.
