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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jasmine Fernández

A mom blamed vaccines for her kids’ deaths and became the face of a movement. Cops say she was a murderer

An Idaho mother who became a prominent figure in the anti-vaccine movement after claiming her 18-month-old twins died from routine immunizations has been charged with their murder.

Andrea Shaw, 23, was arrested in Boise, Idaho, on June 30 following a yearlong investigation into the May 2025 deaths of her daughter, Dallas, and son, Tyson. A Payette County grand jury indicted Shaw on two counts of first-degree murder, alleging she willfully and premeditatedly suffocated the children. She is currently held in the Payette County jail on a $2 million bond.

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