Couple charged with murder of kids in strange doomsday case
3 years, 6 months ago

Couple charged with murder of kids in strange doomsday case

Associated Press  

BOISE, Idaho — The mother of two kids who were found dead last year in Idaho and her new husband have been charged with murder in a grim case involving bizarre doomsday religious beliefs and two other suspicious deaths. Lori Vallow Daybell and Chad Daybell were each indicted by a grand jury Monday on charges of conspiracy, murder and grand theft in connection with the deaths of Lori Daybell’s two youngest children, 7-year-old Joshua “JJ” Vallow and 17-year-old Tylee Ryan. But it does say that both Chad and Lori Daybell endorsed and espoused specific religious beliefs in order to justify or encourage the killing of her two children and Chad Daybell’s late wife. Shortly after Charles Vallow’s death, Lori Daybell — then still Lori Vallow — and her children moved to Idaho, where Chad Daybell lived. Chad and Lori Daybell exchanged text messages saying that Tammy Daybell had been possessed by a spirit named “Viola,” according to the indictment, and that she was in “Limbo.” The allegations are similar to testimony from a friend of the Daybells who previously said in court that Lori Daybell referred to her children as “zombies.” The friend, Melanie Gibb, said the term referred to someone whose mortal spirit has left their body, allowing it to be possessed by another “dark spirit.” The investigation took thousands of hours and the grand jury proceedings were hampered by the pandemic.

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Woman who conspired to kill her 2 children can be tried in the death of her estranged husband
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Woman who conspired to kill her 2 children can be tried in the death of her estranged husband

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — A woman convicted of conspiring to kill her two youngest children and another woman was found competent on Thursday to stand trial on additional charges. Two court-appointed doctors in Arizona deemed Lori Vallow Daybell fit to face charges of conspiring to kill her estranged husband, Charles Vallow, and a niece’s ex-spouse. Chad Daybell became Vallow Daybell’s fifth husband …

A convicted killer’s home was quickly sold despite the tragedy its walls tell — but what are the new owner’s plans?
3 months ago

A convicted killer’s home was quickly sold despite the tragedy its walls tell — but what are the new owner’s plans?

The Independent  

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Doomsday plot: Idaho jury convicts Chad Daybell of killing wife and girlfriend's 2 children
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Doomsday plot: Idaho jury convicts Chad Daybell of killing wife and girlfriend's 2 children

Associated Press  

BOISE, Idaho — An Idaho man was convicted Thursday of killing his wife and his new girlfriend’s two youngest kids in a strange triple murder case that included claims of apocalyptic prophesies, zombie children and illicit affairs. “I’m still sad for the loss — there were four lives lost in this for no purpose, no reason — but my wife …

Jury deliberations begin in trial of Idaho man charged in triple-murder case
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Jury deliberations begin in trial of Idaho man charged in triple-murder case

Associated Press  

BOISE, Idaho — Jury deliberations began Wednesday in the case of an Idaho man charged with murdering his wife and his girlfriend’s two youngest children in what prosecutors said was a callous scheme for money, power and sex. Prior said police looked only for things they could use against Daybell rather than the actual facts of the case — and …

Chad Daybell trial live: New witness casts doubts on cult prophet’s son’s story about mom’s death
7 months ago

Chad Daybell trial live: New witness casts doubts on cult prophet’s son’s story about mom’s death

The Independent  

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Murder charge against Chad Daybell will stand despite wrong date of child’s death, judge says
7 months, 1 week ago

Murder charge against Chad Daybell will stand despite wrong date of child’s death, judge says

Associated Press  

BOISE, Idaho — A typo in the triple murder indictment of an Idaho man accused of killing his wife and his girlfriend’s two children doesn’t mean that he should be acquitted of one of the deaths, a judge said Thursday. Shortly after they closed their case Thursday afternoon, 7th District Judge Steven Boyce alerted the attorneys to a major error: …

He’s accused of killing their mother but Chad Daybell’s children will take the stand in their father’s defence
8 months, 2 weeks ago

He’s accused of killing their mother but Chad Daybell’s children will take the stand in their father’s defence

The Independent  

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What we know about the Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell ‘doomsday cult’ murder case
8 months, 2 weeks ago

What we know about the Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell ‘doomsday cult’ murder case

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Chad Daybell: Murder trial of self-published Idaho author set to begin
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Chad Daybell: Murder trial of self-published Idaho author set to begin

Associated Press  

BOISE, Idaho — The trial of a man charged with the deaths of his wife and his girlfriend’s two youngest children began with jury selection in Idaho this week, serving as a second act in a bizarre case that has drawn worldwide attention and already resulted in a life sentence for the mother of the children. Chad Daybell’s trial is …

Mom convicted of killing kids in Idaho pleads not guilty to Arizona murder conspiracy charges
1 year ago

Mom convicted of killing kids in Idaho pleads not guilty to Arizona murder conspiracy charges

Associated Press  

A woman sentenced to life in an Idaho prison for murdering her two youngest children and another woman has pleaded not guilty to charges in Arizona of conspiring to kill her estranged husband and her niece’s ex-husband. Lori Vallow Daybell, dressed in an orange jail uniform, stated her name and birthdate when a judge asked her to do so during …

Lori Vallow’s sister says she’s been ‘delusional’ for years – and denies she ever mentioned near-death experience before
1 year, 4 months ago

Lori Vallow’s sister says she’s been ‘delusional’ for years – and denies she ever mentioned near-death experience before

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Lori Vallow – update: ‘Cult mom’ smirks in mug shot as she starts life sentence in Idaho’s Pocatello prison
1 year, 4 months ago

Lori Vallow – update: ‘Cult mom’ smirks in mug shot as she starts life sentence in Idaho’s Pocatello prison

The Independent  

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Lori Vallow’s sentence: Weird moments unfolding in court
1 year, 4 months ago

Lori Vallow’s sentence: Weird moments unfolding in court

The Independent  

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‘Cult mom’ Lori Vallow sentenced to life in prison for murders of two children and Chad Daybell’s wife
1 year, 4 months ago

‘Cult mom’ Lori Vallow sentenced to life in prison for murders of two children and Chad Daybell’s wife

The Independent  

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Lori Vallow has been sentenced to life in prison. What happens next?
1 year, 4 months ago

Lori Vallow has been sentenced to life in prison. What happens next?

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Lori Vallow speaks: ‘Cult mom’ claims ‘no one was murdered’ as she breaks silence in bizarre sentencing statement
1 year, 4 months ago

Lori Vallow speaks: ‘Cult mom’ claims ‘no one was murdered’ as she breaks silence in bizarre sentencing statement

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Lori Vallow is confronted by victims’ sobbing families at sentencing
1 year, 4 months ago

Lori Vallow is confronted by victims’ sobbing families at sentencing

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Watch live: Lori Vallow sentenced for murders of children and conspiracy to kill husband’s ex-wife
1 year, 4 months ago

Watch live: Lori Vallow sentenced for murders of children and conspiracy to kill husband’s ex-wife

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Smiley Lori Vallow is denied bid for a new trial alongside Chad Daybell
1 year, 6 months ago

Smiley Lori Vallow is denied bid for a new trial alongside Chad Daybell

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Lori Vallow Daybell’s family’s statement in response to her murder conviction
1 year, 7 months ago

Lori Vallow Daybell’s family’s statement in response to her murder conviction

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Doomsday plot: Idaho jury convicts woman in murders of 2 children, romantic rival
1 year, 7 months ago

Doomsday plot: Idaho jury convicts woman in murders of 2 children, romantic rival

Associated Press  

BOISE, Idaho — Idaho mother Lori Vallow Daybell was convicted Friday in the murders of her two youngest children and a romantic rival, a verdict that culminates a three-year investigation that included bizarre claims that her son and daughter were zombies and she was a goddess sent to usher in the Biblical apocalypse. Why?’” Prosecutors in the case described Vallow …

A look at who’s who in the murder trial of slain kids’ mom
1 year, 7 months ago

A look at who’s who in the murder trial of slain kids’ mom

Associated Press  

BOISE, Idaho — Idaho jurors will soon begin deciding the guilt or innocence of a mother charged in a bizarre triple murder case. The two were estranged but still married when Vallow Daybell’s brother, Alex Cox, shot and killed Charles Vallow outside his Phoenix suburban home. Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow Daybell led a group of friends in trying to …

Victim’s sister tells jurors about quick funeral, remarriage
1 year, 7 months ago

Victim’s sister tells jurors about quick funeral, remarriage

Associated Press  

BOISE, Idaho — The sister of a woman killed in what prosecutors say was a doomsday-focused plot told jurors Friday that her sister’s funeral was held so quickly that some family members couldn’t attend and that she was devastated when she learned her former brother-in-law remarried just a few weeks later. “You don’t get married four weeks after you just …

A look at who’s who in the murder trial of slain kids’ mom
1 year, 7 months ago

A look at who’s who in the murder trial of slain kids’ mom

Associated Press  

BOISE, Idaho — Prosecutors say the mother charged in a triple murder case took part in a complex conspiracy that included unusual spiritual beliefs and efforts to kill those who stood in the way of her goals. The two were estranged but still married when Vallow Daybell’s brother, Alex Cox, shot and killed Charles Vallow outside his Phoenix suburban home. …

A look at who’s who in the murder trial of slain kids’ mom
1 year, 8 months ago

A look at who’s who in the murder trial of slain kids’ mom

Associated Press  

BOISE, Idaho — Prosecutors say the mother charged in a triple murder case took part in a complex conspiracy that included unusual spiritual beliefs and efforts to kill those who stood in the way of her goals. The two were estranged but still married when Vallow Daybell’s brother, Alex Cox, shot and killed Charles Vallow outside his Phoenix suburban home. …

Son confronts mom, testifies in doomsday plot murder trial
1 year, 8 months ago

Son confronts mom, testifies in doomsday plot murder trial

Associated Press  

BOISE, Idaho — The only surviving child of a woman charged in the murders of her two youngest children and a romantic rival confronted his mother about his siblings’ deaths in an emotional phone call played for jurors on Tuesday in a trial that has touched on claims of evil spirits, zombie children and an additional murder charge in another …

A look at who’s who in the murder trial of slain kids’ mom
1 year, 8 months ago

A look at who’s who in the murder trial of slain kids’ mom

Associated Press  

BOISE, Idaho — Prosecutors say the mother charged in a triple murder case took part in a complex conspiracy that included unusual spiritual beliefs and efforts to kill those who stood in the way of her goals. The two were estranged but still married when Vallow Daybell’s brother, Alex Cox, shot and killed Charles Vallow outside his Phoenix suburban home. …

Grandfather Lori Vallow's children wants her husband Chad Daybell to face a FIRING SQUAD
1 year, 8 months ago

Grandfather Lori Vallow's children wants her husband Chad Daybell to face a FIRING SQUAD

Daily Mail  

The grandfather of one of cult mom Lori Vallow's children says he wants her husband, Chad Daybell, to face a firing squad if he is convicted of murder in Idaho. Lori Vallow in a courtroom in Hawaii on February 26, 2020, after her arrest Chad Daybell sits in a courtroom alongside his attorney on August 4, 2020 Vallow is accused …

Doomsday plot? After 3 years, slain kids’ mom to stand trial
1 year, 8 months ago

Doomsday plot? After 3 years, slain kids’ mom to stand trial

Associated Press  

BOISE, Idaho — It has been more than three years since police announced that two kids were missing from a rural eastern Idaho town, and each twist in the grim investigation has seemed stranger than the last. Rexburg police performed a welfare check in November of 2019, and said Lori Vallow Daybell and Chad Daybell — an Idaho man who …

Judge splits trials of couple charged in triple murder case
1 year, 9 months ago

Judge splits trials of couple charged in triple murder case

Associated Press  

ST. ANTHONY, Idaho — A married couple accused in a bizarre doomsday-focused triple murder case will be tried separately, an Idaho judge ruled Thursday. Seventh District Judge Steven Boyce determined that Lori Vallow Daybell would stand trial as planned on April 3, but Chad Daybell’s trial would take place at a later date, EastIdahoNews.com reported. “I need to have an …

Attorney asks judge to split couple’s triple-murder trial
2 years, 1 month ago

Attorney asks judge to split couple’s triple-murder trial

Associated Press  

ST. ANTHONY, Idaho — An Idaho judge is considering whether to split up the trials of a newlywed couple accused of conspiring to kill her two children and his late wife. Chad Daybell’s attorney John Prior told Boyce at Thursday’s hearing that the cases need to be separated or they could become an “evidentiary nightmare.” “Our version of the facts …

Judge bans cameras from Idaho mom’s triple murder case
2 years, 3 months ago

Judge bans cameras from Idaho mom’s triple murder case

Associated Press  

BOISE, Idaho — An Idaho judge has banned cameras from the courtroom in the high-profile triple murder case against a mother and her new husband, saying he fears the images could prevent a fair trial. Seventh District Judge Steven Boyce made the ruling on Friday, saying that news organizations will no longer be able to shoot still photography or videos …

Judge considers barring cameras from Idaho mom’s murder case
2 years, 3 months ago

Judge considers barring cameras from Idaho mom’s murder case

Associated Press  

BOISE, Idaho — A judge told attorneys in a high-profile triple murder case that he’s worried broad news coverage could make it harder to seat a jury when the trial begins months from now. The couple is accused of conspiring together to kill Lori Vallow Daybell’s two youngest children, Joshua “JJ” Vallow and Tylee Ryan, as well as Chad Daybell’s …

The true story behind the "doomsday mom" accused of killing her two children in "Sins of Our Mother"
2 years, 3 months ago

The true story behind the "doomsday mom" accused of killing her two children in "Sins of Our Mother"

Salon  

It's hard to not anticipate the worst while watching "Sins of Our Mother." The latest true-crime installation from Netflix revisits the 2020 case surrounding Lori Vallow Daybell — nicknamed the "doomsday mom" — who is presently awaiting trial for the deaths of her two children. Charles Vallow, Colby Ryan and Lori Vallow from "Sins of Our Mother" Lori and Chad's …

Police detail cultish beliefs of mom charged in kids’ deaths
3 years, 2 months ago

Police detail cultish beliefs of mom charged in kids’ deaths

Associated Press  

BOISE, Idaho — Newly released documents from the complex investigation of a woman accused of conspiring to kill her children and husband reveal sordid details of a cult-like belief system of “zombies” and “vibrations” plus a disintegrating marriage and an affair. “This belief system, lust and greed would also lead to the deaths of Tylee Ryan, JJ Vallow and Tammy …

Chad Daybell's family deny he buried cult mom Lori Vallow's murdered children
3 years, 3 months ago

Chad Daybell's family deny he buried cult mom Lori Vallow's murdered children

Daily Mail  

Chad Daybell's family claim the fact that his wife Lori Vallow's two children were found buried in shallow graves on his own property in Idaho proves that he was 'framed' for their murders. Scroll down for video Chad Daybell's five grown children broke their silence for the first time since their father's arrest last June on murder charges Daybell and …

Prosecutors will seek death penalty against Lori Vallow's husband Chad Daybell over kid's murders
3 years, 4 months ago

Prosecutors will seek death penalty against Lori Vallow's husband Chad Daybell over kid's murders

Daily Mail  

Prosecutors in Idaho have said they will seek the death penalty against Chad Daybell 'Cult mom' Lori Vallow's husband Chad Daybell is facing the death penalty over the murders of his spouse's two children Tylee Ryan, 17, and Joshua 'JJ' Vallow, 7, as well as his first wife. The couple, who were members of a doomsday cult, face similar charges …

Family voiced suspicions about woman accused in 4 killings
3 years, 4 months ago

Family voiced suspicions about woman accused in 4 killings

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — In the months after her husband’s death, Lori Vallow Daybell aroused suspicions among relatives who told investigators that she believed a demon had overcome her estranged spouse. Among the documents were emails sent to investigators from JJ’s grandmother, Kay Woodcock, who said relatives believed Lori Daybell was involved in her son’s death and worried about the whereabouts of …

'Cult leader' Chad Daybell will NOT be charged in murder of Lori Vallow's fourth husband
3 years, 5 months ago

'Cult leader' Chad Daybell will NOT be charged in murder of Lori Vallow's fourth husband

Daily Mail  

Arizona prosecutors declined to bring charged against Chad Daybell over the murder of his wife Lori Vallow's fourth husband Charles Vallow Arizona prosecutors have declined bring charges against alleged cult leader Chad Daybell in the death of his wife Lori Vallow's previous husband. Lori Vallow was charged with conspiracy to commit murder in the death of her fourth husband Charles …

Woman accused in kids’ deaths in Idaho faces Arizona charge
3 years, 5 months ago

Woman accused in kids’ deaths in Idaho faces Arizona charge

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — A woman with bizarre doomsday beliefs that Idaho prosecutors say she and her husband used to justify the killings of her son and daughter was indicted in metro Phoenix on a charge of conspiring to murder her ex-husband. In an indictment unveiled Tuesday, Lori Vallow Daybell was charged in the 2019 death of Charles Vallow, who was killed …

Lori Vallow charged with conspiracy to commit murder in death of fourth husband in Arizona
3 years, 5 months ago

Lori Vallow charged with conspiracy to commit murder in death of fourth husband in Arizona

Daily Mail  

'Cult mom' Lori Vallow has been charged with conspiracy to commit murder in the death of her fourth husband. 'Cult mom' Lori Vallow has been charged with conspiracy to commit murder in the death of her fourth husband Charles Vallow Lori and her fifth husband Chad Daybell were separately charged with murder for the deaths of her two children and …

Chad Daybell pleads not guity to murder as Lori Vallow is committed for psychiatric treatment
3 years, 6 months ago

Chad Daybell pleads not guity to murder as Lori Vallow is committed for psychiatric treatment

Daily Mail  

Chad Daybell has pleaded not guilty to several counts of murder and his wife, 'cult mom' Lori Vallow, has been committed to psychiatric treatment after she was declared mentally unfit to stand trial for the deaths of her two children and her husband's ex-wife. Chad Daybell has pleaded not guilty to murder charges in connection to the deaths of his …

Lori Vallow is ruled unfit to stand trial for 'murdering her children'
3 years, 6 months ago

Lori Vallow is ruled unfit to stand trial for 'murdering her children'

Daily Mail  

'Cult mom' Lori Vallow was deemed unfit to stand trial in Idaho for the murder of her two children moments before police in Arizona announced a conspiracy to commit first-degree murder charge against her in the death of her fourth husband Charles Vallow. Charles was shot dead by Lori's brother, Alex Cox, in July 2019 Vallow's children JJ, seven, and …

Timeline of Lori Vallow's and Chad Daybell's alleged crimes
4 years, 5 months ago

Timeline of Lori Vallow's and Chad Daybell's alleged crimes

Daily Mail  

July 11, 2019: Lori Vallow's husband, Charles Vallow, is killed by her brother, Alex Cox, in Arizona. August, 2019: Lori moves children JJ and Tylee to Rexburg, Idaho, close to where her future husband Chad Daybell lives with his wife Tammy. November 27, 2019: Police execute a search warrant related to the children at Lori's home and discover that she …

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