A young Idaho mother who said her toddler twins died last year after receiving vaccinations faces murder charges connected to their deaths, authorities said.
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A young Idaho mother who said her toddler twins died last year after receiving vaccinations faces murder charges connected to their deaths, authorities said.
Andrea Shaw, 23, was indicted by a grand jury and 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, according to a story by The Defender.
On Tuesday, police arrested Shaw more than a year after her two children — fraternal twins Dallas and Tyson Shaw — were found dead at their home in Payette on May 1, 2025, eight days after receiving their 18-month vaccines.
The arrest follows “a lengthy and thorough investigation,” according to Payette Police and said it would have no further comment about the case.
“Future information will be presented through the judicial process,” officials said.
But Shaw previously countered that her twins’ deaths were triggered by the vaccines they received at a routine doctor’s appointment.
Angela Wulbrecht, a nurse and advocate for people hurt by vaccines who has been supporting the Shaws, told The Defender she was “shocked and heartbroken” to learn of Shaw’s arrest.
“Over the past year, I have had the privilege of walking alongside Andrea and her family after the unimaginable loss of her twin babies,” Wulbrecht said. “I have witnessed a mother’s profound grief, unwavering love for her children, and determination to seek answers.”
Andrea gave birth to a new baby, born three weeks prematurely, on June 25, Shaw’s attorney Joseph Filicetti told the local KTVB7 news station. Her husband is caring for the newborn while she is incarcerated.
Shaw told physician of family history of adverse vaccine reaction
The details of the Shaw twins’ story are laid out in court documents that are part of the lawsuit against the AAP. Andrea and her husband Nathaniel also shared their story in May 2025 with CHD.TV.
According to Andrea, she and her mother-in-law say they warned the twins’ pediatrician that there was a family history of adverse reactions to the flu shot.
However, the pediatrician dismissed these concerns. Nurses administered the flu vaccine along with hepatitis A and DTaP shots on April 23, 2025. The twins had previously received most routine childhood vaccinations, including their 1-year shots.
Within hours, Andrea said the toddlers became lethargic and ill. The next morning, their lips were blue, and they struggled to move. Andrea took the twins to the emergency room and told the doctor they had received three vaccines the day before.
The treating physician in the emergency room diagnosed them as suffering from “post-immunization reaction, initial encounter.”
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