About the Chad Daybell Trial
In November 2019, Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow-Daybell married in Hawaii shortly after their spouses' death. In just a few weeks following their wedding, Rexburg police announced Lori's children, Tylee and JJ, were missing, and Chad and Lori were persons of interest in the case.
Flash forward to 2020. Lori was arrested in February, and the remains of the children's bodies were found in June in the backyard of one of Daybell's properties. Daybell was arrested soon after uncovering their remains with a bail set to $1 million.
Lori and Chad Daybell were indicted by a grand jury in May 2021 on multiple counts of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder in the deaths of her children, JJ Vallow, 7, and Tylee Ryan, 16, and Daybell's first wife, Tammy Daybell, who was 49. Chad Daybell is also facing charges of two counts of insurance fraud in relation to Tammy Daybell's life insurance policies.
Lori Vallow-Daybell was found guilty on all charges in May of 2023 and was sentenced in July of that year to serve life in prison without parole. She is currently serving her sentence in Maricopa County Jail in Arizona.
Now Chad Daybell sits on trial in Boise, facing the death penalty. A jury will hear more details about the case than were available to the public before. Stay tuned on KSL NewsRadio to listen to the latest from our reporters and legal analysts.
Timeline source: KSL TV
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Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com
Lori Daybell taken out of courtroom after accusing judge of yelling at her in murder conspiracy trial
Judge Justin Beresky asked officers to escort Lori Vallow Daybell from the courtroom Friday while she was still trying to speak with him ahead of a break during the second day of her jury trial.1 year ago
Emily Ashcraft
Arizona jury finds Lori Vallow Daybell guilty of conspiring to murder husband
An Arizona jury has found Lori Vallow Daybell guilty of conspiring with her brother to murder her husband, Charles Vallow, returning the verdict after about three hours of deliberation Tuesday.1 year ago
Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com
Jurors now considering whether Lori Daybell conspired with brother to murder her husband
Twelve jurors are now considering whether Daybell conspired to murder Charles Vallow in July 2019. The jurors were handed the case Monday afternoon.1 year ago
Adam Small
Closing arguments in Arizona trial of Lori Vallow Daybell set to begin Monday
Lori Vallow Daybell is accused of conspiring to murder her fourth husband, Charles Vallow, in 2019.1 year ago
Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com
Prosecution rests in Lori Daybell trial on claims she conspired to murder her husband
PHOENIX — After testimony from the officer assigned to Lori Vallow Daybell’s case on Wednesday, prosecutor Treena Kay said she was done presenting witnesses and officially rested her case. Judge Justin Beresky denied a motion from Daybell alleging that the prosecutor provided no evidence to the jury that there was a conspiracy to commit the […]1 year ago
Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com
Woman says Charles Vallow mentioned changing insurance beneficiary the day before his death
Daybell's trial in Arizona for conspiring to murder her then-husband, Charles Vallow, began this week.1 year ago
Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com
‘A family tragedy is not a crime’: Lori Daybell speaks to jurors as her Arizona trial begins
In her first jury trial two years ago in Idaho, Daybell was convicted of killing her two youngest children, Tylee and JJ, and conspiring to murder her new husband's wife, Tammy Daybell.1 year ago
Michael Houck
Jurors picked for Lori Vallow Daybell’s conspiracy to commit murder case in Arizona
The 16 jurors who will hear the case against Lori Vallow Daybell in Arizona were selected on Tuesday.1 year ago
Adam Small
Jury selection begins Monday in Lori Vallow Daybell’s Arizona conspiracy trial
Jury selection begins on Monday in Arizona for the Lori Vallow Daybell trial.1 year ago
Shara Park
Camera allowed in courtroom for Lori Vallow Daybell trial
Lori Vallow Daybell appeared in a Maricopa County courtroom Tuesday morning representing herself on a charge of conspiracy to commit murder.1 year ago
Garna Mejia, KSLTV.com
Volunteers talk about demolishing Chad Daybell home, make way for memorial space
The former home of Chad Daybell, the man sentenced to death in the murders of his wife and two step-children, was demolished Friday.2 years ago
Garna Mejia, KSL TV
Daybell home purchased by nonprofit with plans to demolish it, create healing space
The Idaho home once owned by Chad Daybell is under new ownership. A couple in Idaho bought the home and started a nonprofit.2 years ago
Simone Seikaly and Becky Bruce
In appeal, Chad Daybell asks Idaho Supreme Court to review verdict, sentence
An attorney for Chad Daybell has filed an appeal asking the state supreme court to evaluate Daybell's trial and verdict.2 years ago
Andrew Adams, KSLTV.com
Daybell jurors speak publicly about death penalty decision
One of the alternate jurors in the Chad Daybell case said the roughest day was when they heard impact statements from family.2 years ago
Sam Herrera and Kennedy Camarena
Jury sentences Chad Daybell to death
The decision comes two days after the jury convicted Daybell for the murders of Tylee Ryan, JJ Vallow and Tammy Daybell.2 years ago
Sam Herrera
Jury deliberations for Chad Daybell death penalty decision begin
An Idaho jury convicted Chad Daybell of three murders on Thursday. He now awaits sentencing and could face the death penalty.2 years ago
Larry Curtis, KSLTV.com
Jury finds Chad Daybell guilty of murders, all charges
The jury in the Chad Daybell murder trial convened late Wednesday afternoon. By Thursday afternoon, they had come to their verdict.2 years ago
Becky Bruce
Chad Daybell trial: witness testimony ends, closing arguments begin Wednesday
If the state of Idaho wraps up its questioning of rebuttal witnesses today, closing arguments in the trial of Chad Daybell would take place next.2 years ago
Sam Herrera
Chad Daybell not called to testify in murder trial, defense rests
The defense team for Chad Daybell said Daybell would not take the stand during his murder trial.2 years ago
Collin Leonard, KSL.com
Defense calls into question electronic, forensic evidence in Chad Daybell murder trial
Chad Daybell's defense called two witnesses to question evidence that would place Daybell on his property during the days after two children were killed.2 years ago
DANIEL WOODRUFF, KSL TV
Forensic pathologist called by defense says Tammy Daybell’s cause of death ‘undetermined’
A forensic pathologist testified in the murder trial of Chad Daybell that the death of his wife, Tammy Daybell, would be best classified as "undetermined."2 years ago
Collin Leonard, KSL.com
Chad Daybell daughter says her mother’s health was declining before she died
Chad Daybell's daughter Emma Murrary took the stand as the defense in the Chad Daybell murder trial began presenting its case Monday.2 years ago
Sam Herrera
Idaho rests case in Chad Daybell trial
Chad Daybell is currently on trial in Boise, Idaho for several murders.2 years ago
