Following the sentencing of Chad Daybell, Fremont County Prosecuting Attorney Lindsey Blake and Madison County Prosecuting Attorney Rob Wood expressed their gratitude to the law enforcement agencies and individuals who worked tirelessly on the case. They highlighted the complexity and emotional toll of the investigation, which sought justice for the murders of Tylee Ryan, JJ Vallow, and Tammy Daybell. Both prosecutors emphasized the collaborative effort among multiple agencies and the community's support in achieving a guilty verdict and death penalty sentence for Daybell.
A new witness in Chad Daybell's murder trial testified that Garth Daybell's account of finding his mother Tammy's body differs from his earlier court testimony. Garth had previously stated his father woke him to help with Tammy's body, but the witness recalled Garth saying he found her alone. Chad Daybell is on trial for the murders of Tammy Daybell and Lori Vallow's two children, with closing arguments expected next week. If convicted, Daybell faces the death penalty or life in prison.
Prosecutors and defense attorneys in the Lori Daybell murder trial rested their cases on Tuesday, with Lori Daybell choosing not to testify. The prosecution's final witness, investigator Nicholas Edwards, testified about an increase in communication between Lori Daybell, Chad Daybell, her brother Alex Cox, and Cox's future wife Zulema Pastenes on the day Tammy Daybell reported being shot at outside her home. Edwards also testified about an internet search made by Cox on the day of the shooting that piqued his interest. The defense and prosecution have clashed over whether Tammy Daybell was shot at with a real gun or a paintball gun. Closing arguments are set to begin on Thursday.
Prosecutors and defense attorneys in the Lori Daybell murder trial rested their cases on Tuesday, with Lori Daybell choosing not to testify. The prosecution's final witness, investigator Nicholas Edwards, testified about an increase in communication between Lori Daybell, Chad Daybell, her brother Alex Cox, and Cox's future wife Zulema Pastenes on the day Tammy Daybell reported being shot at outside her home. Edwards also testified about an internet search made by Cox on the day of the shooting that caught his attention. Closing arguments are set to begin on Thursday.
A former friend of Lori Vallow Daybell testified in court that Vallow Daybell threatened to kill her and claimed to have watched someone die. The testimony came during the ongoing murder trial of Vallow Daybell, who is charged in connection to the deaths of her two children and her fifth husband's previous wife. The witness also described Vallow Daybell's beliefs in demonic possession and "zombies" and her discomfort with them. Vallow Daybell's demeanor changed during the testimony, and her attorney questioned the witness's credibility.
Chad Daybell predicted his wife Tammy's death eight months before he and Lori Vallow allegedly murdered her. The doomsday couple is accused of killing Tammy and Vallow's children JJ and Tylee. During Vallow's murder trial, a friend of Tammy's testified that Daybell claimed he had a vision of Tammy's death. The couple is also accused of referring to the children as "zombies" and planning to use life insurance money from Tammy's death. Vallow denies two counts of first-degree murder and three counts of conspiracy, while Daybell is being tried separately.
Utah's chief medical examiner testified that Tammy Daybell may have been restrained when she died from asphyxiation, and bruises were discovered on her arms and chest that are consistent with someone being restrained. Her husband, Chad Daybell, reported seizure-like activity to the coroner, but there was no support for that in her medical records. Lori Daybell is on trial for murder, conspiracy, and grand theft in the deaths of her two children and is also charged with conspiracy in connection with Tammy Daybell's death. Chad Daybell, Lori Daybell's new husband, is charged with murder for the same three deaths and will face a separate trial at a later date.
Chad Daybell, the husband of "Doomsday Mom" Lori Vallow Daybell, referred to his first wife Tammy as "clearly dead" and "frozen" in a chilling 911 call played in court during Vallow Daybell's murder trial for the deaths of her two children and for conspiring to kill Tammy. Chad had also been charged in connection with the three deaths and will stand trial at a later date. Tammy's death was initially attributed to natural causes, but an autopsy later ruled it a homicide by asphyxiation. Prosecutors claim Vallow Daybell and Chad plotted to kill Tammy in the weeks after they allegedly killed Vallow Daybell's two children and buried their remains on Chad's property.
Jurors in the Lori Vallow trial heard a chilling 911 call made by Chad Daybell after he found his ex-spouse Tammy Daybell dead in their Idaho home in October 2019. Tammy's death was initially ruled natural, but later deemed a homicide after an autopsy revealed she had been strangled. Prosecutors allege that Vallow and Daybell conspired to murder Tammy for an insurance payout before fleeing to Hawaii to get married. Vallow is standing trial first and has pleaded not guilty, while Daybell faces the death penalty in his trial later this year.
The trial of Lori Vallow Daybell, charged with conspiracy, murder, and grand theft in the deaths of her two children, JJ and Tylee, as well as her new husband's first wife, Tammy Daybell, began on Monday. Prosecutors allege that Vallow Daybell used money, power, and sex to get what she wanted, and that her children and Tammy Daybell were in the way. Vallow Daybell's defense argued that the prosecution must establish beyond a reasonable doubt what happened to JJ, Tylee, and Tammy Daybell, and what Vallow Daybell's alleged involvement is.
Prosecutors in the Lori Vallow murder trial revealed that Tammy Daybell, the ex-wife of Vallow's husband, Chad Daybell, died of asphyxiation. Vallow is charged with murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and grand theft in connection to the deaths of her two children, Joshua “JJ” Vallow and Tylee Ryan, and Tammy Daybell. The trial started on April 3, and prosecutors believe Vallow and Chad Daybell became obsessed with doomsday-focused religious beliefs that led them to commit a series of four murders.
