Updated on: July 7, 2026 / 6:27 AM EDT
/ CBS/AP
Add CBS News on Google
An Idaho woman who said her toddler twins died last year after being vaccinated faces murder charges connected to their deaths, authorities said. A grand jury indicted Andrea Shaw, who is accused of suffocating her 18-month-old twins in May 2025, on two counts of first-degree murder on June 29, according to court records and a statement from the Payette Police Department. While appearing last year on an internet show produced by Children's Health Defense - an anti-vaccine group founded by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. - Shaw said her twins died after getting vaccinated. Kennedy has not been affiliated with the group since December 2024, when he formally resigned as chairman to join President Donald Trump's administration. Shaw, 23, was arrested by Boise police officers Tuesday and arraigned Thursday. She is being held on a $2 million bond and could face life in prison or the death penalty if convicted or if she pleads guilty to first-degree murder. Her next court appearance is July 14. Joe Filicetti, an attorney representing Shaw, wrote in a text message that she "denies anything and everything" and that the state "cannot prove" the criminal charges. "We will defend her with wholeheartedness," Filicetti added. The Payette Police Department and the Payette County prosecutor's office declined to comment Monday.
