A Mom Claimed Vaccines Killed Her Twins On RFK Jr's. Podcast; Now She's Been Charged With Their Murders
More than a year after publicly claiming routine childhood vaccinations caused the deaths of her 18-month-old twins, an Idaho mother has been indicted on two counts of first-degree murder.
Andrea Shaw was arrested on June 29 following a lengthy investigation into the May 2025 deaths of her twin son and daughter. The children were found dead together in a shared bed in Payette, Idaho, and at the time, authorities did not publicly disclose a cause of death… but just days after the twins died, Shaw and her husband appeared on a podcast produced by the anti-vaccine organization Children’s Health Defense, where Shaw suggested her children became ill and died shortly after receiving three routine vaccinations.
That claim quickly spread within anti-vaccine circles, but after more than a year of investigation, prosecutors presented the case to a grand jury, which indicted Shaw on two counts of first-degree murder. She was arrested without incident in Boise, and Shaw’s attorney has continued to argue that he believes the children’s deaths were related to vaccines, but he has not publicly presented evidence supporting that claim. Court proceedings are ongoing, and Shaw has not been convicted of the charges against her.
The case has renewed attention on how unverified medical claims can circulate widely online before investigations are complete. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, decades of large-scale scientific research have found that routine childhood vaccines are safe and effective. Extensive evidence has found no causal link between vaccines and autism or sudden deaths of otherwise healthy children.
This case is a reminder of the real-world consequences of misinformation, because before investigators had even completed their work, an unsubstantiated claim blaming vaccines had already been amplified to thousands of people through anti-vaccine media.
When influential political figures, media personalities, and online communities promote false or misleading claims about vaccines, the consequences extend far beyond a single family. Declining vaccination rates have been linked to the resurgence of preventable diseases such as measles, putting infants, immunocompromised people, and entire communities at greater risk. Public health decisions should be guided by credible scientific evidence, not viral narratives or political ideology.
As this case proceeds through the courts, it highlights the importance of waiting for evidence before drawing conclusions and recognizing that misinformation can have consequences measured not just in clicks, but in lives.
There’s really a total failure with RFKDUMB !!!! I hope the world hears about this psychopath, woman, and how this incompetent administration let on his podcast before finding out the facts!
I think the deaths of six Samoan kids from measles were attributed to RFK, Jr.'s stridency against the vaccine, maybe ten or so years ago, can't recall, easy to check. The SOB should have been indicted back then. Of course "thread the needle" Susan Collins concocted a self-serving rationale to approve of him in the Senate confirmation hearings, as did that physician-senator Bill Cassidy (do I have the name right?), who certainly abided by the Hippocratic Oath, "Above all, do no harm."
America, America, God shed disgrace on thee.