Idaho Mother Who Blamed Vaccines for Twin Babies’ Deaths Charged With Murder

An Idaho mother who publicly claimed her 18-month-old twins died after receiving vaccinations is now facing murder charges in the children’s deaths.

Andrea Shaw, 23, has been indicted on two counts of first-degree murder, the Payette Police Department announced last week. Authorities said she was taken into custody Tuesday in Boise.

The case dates back to May 1, 2025, when police said the twin boy and girl were discovered dead in a shared bed.

Officials have not publicly released the children’s cause of death. However, an indictment filed in Payette alleges Shaw killed her twin toddlers, Dallas and Tyson, by suffocation, according to KTVB.

In the days after the twins died, Shaw and her husband appeared on a podcast funded by Children’s Health Defense, an anti-vaccine organization previously led by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. During the appearance, Shaw alleged the children became ill and died soon after receiving three vaccinations.

Shaw’s attorney, Joe Filicetti, said he continues to believe the deaths were connected to the vaccinations, though he did not provide evidence to support that assertion.

“They were looking at it as a vaccine death, and that’s still what I believe it to be,” he told KTVB.

Filicetti also said Shaw recently gave birth to another baby prematurely through a cesarean section and that her husband is taking care of the child.

Shaw was initially held at the Ada County Jail before being extradited to Payette County. She is being held on a $2 million bond.

She appeared virtually for her arraignment at the Payette County District court on Thursday.

During the hearing, the court read the charges and informed her of the potential penalties, including the possibility of the death penalty.