Lori Vallow Daybell murder conspiracy trial: ‘Doomsday Mom’ found guilty

PHOENIX – The jury has reached a guilty verdict in the Lori Vallow Daybell murder conspiracy trial in Phoenix.

What they’re saying:

On April 21, both sides made their closing arguments. Vallow Daybell represented herself at the trial.

Prosecutor Treena Kay delivered her nearly two-hour closing statement, going over several witnesses, reinforcing the motive of money, the affair between Lori and Chad and “twisted religious beliefs.”

Kay went through the lack of physical evidence to suggest a fight between Charles Vallow and his then-brother-in-law Alex Cox.

Lori spoke to the jury for about 20 minutes and did not address her choice not to call 911, or her suspicious religious texts with her co-conspirators. She told the jury she and her family had the right to self-defense.

The state objected multiple times to Lori, essentially testifying with her closing arguments, and bringing up her daughter Tylee Ryan and brother Alex Cox, who are both dead.

Soon after getting the case, the jury announced they were going home for the night and would resume deliberations on Tuesday.

The backstory:

In Arizona, Vallow Daybell is accused of planning the death of her then-husband, Charles Vallow, in 2019. It was allegedly motivated by Vallow Daybell’s religious beliefs, and a $1 million life insurance policy that Charles owned.

Charles was shot by Vallow Daybell’s late brother, Alex Cox. Cox had said he shot Charles after a fight involving a baseball bat.

Vallow Daybell is also accused of attempted murder in connection with her ex-nephew-in-law, Brandon Boudreaux. The shootings of Charles and Brandon happened within months of each other.

In Idaho, Vallow Daybell was found guilty of killing Tylee Ryan and Joshua “JJ” Vallow. She was also found guilty of her role in the death of Tammy Daybell, Chad Daybell’s first wife. Vallow Daybell was sentenced to life in prison in Idaho.

Chad Daybell, Lori’s husband, was convicted of all three murders last year. He was sentenced to death.

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