Lori Vallow verdict: Chad Daybell trial and Arizona charges loom after Tammy, Tylee and JJ get justice

Lori Vallow’s guilty verdict may mark the culmination of a chilling case involving bizarre cult beliefs, missing children, murder and mysterious deaths, but the saga is far from over, she writes Rachel Sharp.

Lori Vallow’s family and the family of her sister Summer Shiflet have issued a joint statement following her conviction on a murder charge.

Vallow was found guilty of the first-degree murder of their children, Tylee Ryan and JJ Vallow, and the charge of conspiracy to commit the first-degree murder of Tammy, the late wife of her husband Chad Daybell.

Born Lori Cox, Vallow is one of four siblings, the others being Summer, Adam Cox, and their alleged co-conspirator Alex Cox.

Her initial support for Vallow in the early days of finding the children waned when the bodies of Tylee and JJ were discovered in shallow graves on Mr. Daybell’s property outside of Rexburg, Idaho, in June 2020.

The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office in Arizona has announced that in addition to indicting Lori Vallow for the murder of her fourth husband, Charles Vallow, they also plan to prosecute her for the attempted murder of Brandon Boudreaux.

The guilty verdict may mark the culmination of a chilling case that includes bizarre cult performances, missing children, murder and mysterious deaths, but the saga is far from over.

When the case came to trial, despite the intense media coverage and the cross-court nature of the case, there were many gaps in the public’s knowledge.

Here are the key revelations from the prosecution’s case against Vallow.

Here are the main players in the sprawling case:

Convicted child killer Lori Vallow is expected to be extradited to Arizona after being convicted of murdering her two youngest children in Idaho.

She was also found guilty of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder in the death of the first wife of her husband, doomsday preacher Chad Daybell, Tammy, 49.

Following the verdict, the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office announced that they had filed a request for Vallow’s extradition to Arizona, where she faces charges of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder in the death of her former husband, Charles Vallow.

Lori Vallow remained silent when authorities wanted to know the whereabouts of her missing children, JJ Vallow and Tylee Ryan.

She didn’t want to say anything when her remains – Tylee hacked to pieces and burned, JJ still in his red pajamas – were found in shallow graves on the property of her new husband, Chad Daybell.

She refused to answer when confronted with her distraught surviving child, her sister and other loved ones who made heartbreaking phone calls in prison begging her to tell them the truth.

She even remained silent for the next three years as she faced new charges in the murders of her fourth husband, Charles Vallow, and Mr. Daybell’s first wife, Tammy Daybell, spent time in a psychiatric facility, and had her case dealt with by her alleged co -partner was separated -conspirator.

And even now, as she faces the prospect of spending the rest of her life behind bars, she remains silent.