![]() They were still married.ĬNN’s Lauren Mascarenhas, Eric Levenson and Emma Tucker contributed to this report.If and when the apocalypse comes, CNN will have a marching band. Their story was featured in a Netflix true-crime documentary last year.Ĭorrection: A previous version of this story incorrectly stated Tammy Daybell's marital status with Chad Daybell when she was murdered. The couple “did endorse and espouse religious beliefs for the purpose of” justifying or encouraging the killings of the children and Tammy Daybell, the May 2021 indictment stated. People familiar with the couple, who married shortly after Vallow Daybell’s children went missing, have described them as doomsday cult members with extreme religious beliefs, East Idaho News reported. If you find her not guilty, will that bring the kids back? Nope,” Archibald said, according to East Idaho News. “If you find her guilty, will that bring the kids back? Nope. “No one here thinks Lori actually killed anyone, that’s why she’s being charged with conspiracy,” Jim Archibald, Vallow Daybell’s attorney, said Thursday. Judge Steven Boyce denied the motion on all counts Thursday. Rexburg Police Departmentīefore resting their case Tuesday, the defense made a motion called Rule 29 seeking judgment of acquittal before the case is handed to the jury, on the grounds the case lacked sufficient evidence to warrant the charges, KBOI-TV reported. Lori Vallow Daybell's children, Joshua Vallow, 7, and his sister, Tylee Ryan, 17, went missing in September 2019, according to the Rexburg Police Department. “We want to assure each of you that we remain committed to pursuing justice for Tylee Ryan, JJ Vallow and Tammy Daybell,” the statement read. Wood and Fremont County prosecuting attorney Lindsey Blake said they were “very pleased” with the verdict in a statement Friday. “You must convict her,” Wood said Thursday as the courtroom saw images of Vallow Daybell’s children and Tammy Daybell, East Idaho News reported. Madison County prosecuting attorney Rob Wood urged the jury to convict Vallow Daybell on every count for which she is charged in closing arguments, which concluded Thursday after a monthlong trial. He is charged with two felony counts of conspiracy to commit destruction alteration or concealment of evidence and two felony counts of destruction, alteration or concealment of evidence. Law enforcement authorities discovered the remains of Daybell’s stepchildren in his backyard in Fremont County, Idaho, in June 2020. Tammy Daybell died in her sleep in October 2019 – Vallow Daybell married Daybell weeks later. “I hope nobody ever has to see and hear the details of what happened to JJ, to Tylee and to Tammy.”Ĭhad Daybell, who also pleaded not guilty to his charges, will be tried separately. “I hope that nobody ever has to go through this,” he said Friday. Woodcock and his wife, Kay, offered a $20,000 reward for information leading to the children’s return in January 2020. “What they went through, what they saw, is mind-boggling.” ![]() “Thank y’all, thank y’all, thank y’all,” he said with arms spread. Larry Woodcock, JJ’s biological grandfather, expressed gratitude for the jurors’ service outside the courtroom after the verdict was read, CNN affiliate KBOI-TV reported. Verdict reached in trial of Idaho mom accused of killing her children A courtroom sketch shows Lori Vallow Daybell along with attorneys John Thomas and Jim Archibald. Jury selection starts Monday morning as the Lori Vallow Daybell trial begins at the Ada County Courthouse. ![]()
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