Lori Vallow Daybell, an Idaho mother, has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for the murders of her two youngest children and a romantic rival. The case involved disturbing beliefs about zombies and apocalyptic visions. Lori Vallow Daybell, 50, was found guilty of killing her two children, 7-year-old Joshua “JJ” Vallow, and 16-year-old Tylee Ryan, as well as conspiring to kill her fifth husband's previous wife, Tammy Daybell. She will serve three consecutive life sentences for her heinous acts. Her husband, Chad Daybell, is awaiting trial on the same murder charges. Additionally, Vallow Daybell faces two other cases in Arizona for conspiring to kill her fourth husband and her niece's ex-husband.
Lori Vallow Daybell sits between her attorneys and looks at notes during her sentencing hearing at the Fremont County Courthouse in St. Anthony, Idaho, Monday, July 31, 2023. Idaho mother Vallow Daybell has been sentenced to life in prison without parole Monday in the murders of her two youngest children and a romantic rival in a case that included bizarre claims that her son and daughter were zombies and that she was a goddess sent to usher in the Biblical apocalypse. (Tony Blakeslee/EastIdahoNews.com via AP, Pool) The caseDuring the sentencing at the Fremont County Courthouse, Judge Steven W. Boyce expressed the trauma caused by the discovery of the children's bodies and the evidence presented in court. He condemned Vallow Daybell's justification for the murders, citing her descent into a bizarre religious belief system. The court heard emotional testimonies from representatives of the victims, including Vallow Daybell's surviving son, Colby Ryan, and Tammy Daybell's sister, Samantha Gwilliam, who voiced their
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