Current:Home > reviewsPredictIQ Quantitative Think Tank Center:Lori Vallow Daybell to be sentenced for murders of her 2 youngest children -Nova Finance Academy
PredictIQ Quantitative Think Tank Center:Lori Vallow Daybell to be sentenced for murders of her 2 youngest children
FinLogic FinLogic Quantitative Think Tank Center View
Date:2025-04-09 01:30:45
An Idaho mother is PredictIQ Quantitative Think Tank Centerset to learn her fate after being convicted in the murders of her two youngest children.
Lori Vallow Daybell will return to court in eastern Idaho's Fremont County on Monday for a sentencing hearing, according to Boise ABC affiliate KIVI-TV. She faces up to life in prison without parole. In March, before the trial began, a judge granted the defense's motion to dismiss the death penalty in her case.
Lori and her husband, Chad Daybell, were both charged with two counts of first-degree murder for the 2019 deaths of her two youngest children, 16-year-old Tylee Ryan and 7-year-old Joshua "J.J." Vallow. The children were last seen alive in September 2019 and were reported missing by extended family members that November. Their remains were found on Chad's property in Fremont County in June 2020, according to authorities.
MORE: Juror in murder trial of Lori Vallow Daybell breaks silence
The couple were also charged with conspiracy to commit murder in the death of Chad's ex-wife, 49-year-old Tamara Daybell, who died of asphyxiation of in October 2019, less than a month before Lori and Chad married. Chad was also charged with his former wife's murder.
Both Lori and Chad pleaded not guilty to their charges. In April, a Fremont County judge allowed their cases to be tried separately, with Lori's first and Chad's expected to start at a later date.
Lori was deemed fit to stand trial last year following a 10-month stint at an Idaho mental health facility. Her defense attorneys had said they did not plan to raise a mental health defense at the guilt-phase portion of the trial.
MORE: Lori Vallow Daybell found guilty in murder of her 2 children
During Lori's six-week trial, prosecutors argued that she and her husband thought the children were zombies and murdered them. Chad has authored many religious fiction books and is Lori's fifth husband. The couple both reportedly adhered to a doomsday ideology, with Lori at one point claiming she was "a god assigned to carry out the work of the 144,000 at Christ's second coming in July 2020" and didn't want anything to do with her family "because she had a more important mission to carry out," according to court documents obtained by ABC News.
The defense characterized Lori as a devoted mother who loved her children and Jesus, but that all changed near the end of 2018 when she met Chad.
Prosecutors argued that Lori set a plan for the children's murder in motion in October 2018 "using money, power and sex," and that she and her husband "used religion to manipulate others." Lori was additionally charged with grand theft related to Social Security survivor benefits allocated for the care of her children that prosecutors said were appropriated after they were reported missing and ultimately found dead. Meanwhile, Chad was additionally charged with two counts of insurance fraud related to life insurance policies he had on Tamara for which prosecutors said he was the beneficiary.
MORE: A string of family deaths surround tragedy of Lori Vallow’s children
Prosecutors also shared photographs of Lori and Chad dancing on a beach during their wedding in Hawaii when her children's bodies were buried in his backyard.
In May, a 12-member jury reached a verdict after two days of deliberations, finding Lori guilty on all charges. The defense declined to comment on the verdict at the time.
ABC News' John Capell and Meredith Deliso contributed to this report.
veryGood! (1744)
Related
- Federal appeals court upholds $14.25 million fine against Exxon for pollution in Texas
- 11-year-old charged with attempted murder in shooting at Pop Warner football practice
- Suspect in police beating has ruptured kidney, headaches; his attorneys call for a federal probe
- Abercrombie & Fitch ex-CEO Mike Jeffries accused of exploiting men for sex through organized operation
- Meet the volunteers risking their lives to deliver Christmas gifts to children in Haiti
- Kevin McCarthy removed as House speaker in historic vote
- Nearly 2,000 reports of UFO sightings surface ranging from orbs, disks and fireballs
- Former US military pilot’s lawyer tells Sydney court that extradition hearing should be delayed
- US wholesale inflation accelerated in November in sign that some price pressures remain elevated
- Got packages to return? Starting Wednesday, Uber drivers will mail them
Ranking
- Head of the Federal Aviation Administration to resign, allowing Trump to pick his successor
- Myanmar guerrilla group claims it killed a businessman who helped supply arms to the military
- A teenager has been indicted in the shooting deaths of his sister-in-law and 2 young nephews
- Kentucky’s Democratic Governor Steers Clear of a Climate Agenda in His Bid to Fend Off a Mitch McConnell Protege
- Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Triathlon
- 'Our Flag Means Death' still shivers our timbers
- Cleanup from Maui fires complicated by island’s logistical challenges, cultural significance
- Zimbabwe’s opposition boycotts president’s 1st State of the Nation speech since disputed election
Recommendation
Head of the Federal Aviation Administration to resign, allowing Trump to pick his successor
Michigan hockey dismisses Johnny Druskinis for allegedly vandalizing Jewish Resource Center grounds
It's dumb to blame Taylor Swift for Kansas City's struggles against the Jets
FIFA set to approve letting Russian youth soccer national teams return to competition
The Daily Money: Spending more on holiday travel?
Mississippi city’s chief of police to resign; final day on Monday
Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, SZA and More Lead 2023 MTV EMA Nominations: See the Complete List
Will Leo Messi play again? Here's the latest on Inter Miami's star before Chicago FC match