Photo: Lisa Cheney of Boise, Idaho
During closing arguments Thursday,Lori Vallow Daybell’s defense attorney said the doomsday mom was regularly subjected to “evil glares” from the audience during the trial.
Archibald told the jury that Lori, who is on trial for killing her two childrenJoshua “J.J.” Vallow, 7, and 16-year-oldTylee Ryan, changed dramatically after she met doomsday author and fifth husband Chad Daybell in October of 2018,FOX10 Newsand theEastIdahoNewsreported.
“One year after meeting Chad, four people are dead,” defense attorney Jim Archibald told the jury,East Idaho Newsreported. “You’ve been able to see my client. You’ve been able to see the evil glares she gets from the audience.”
Archibald alleged that Chad was the leader of their small fringe group of cult followers and was ultimately responsible for the deaths of Lori’s children and his first wifeTammy Daybell.
“Look for the lack of evidence of who’s doing what,” he said, arguing that Lori wasn’t around when the kids were killed.
Lori Vallow Daybell.Lisa Cheney of Boise, Idaho
Archibald said Chad had psychological control over Lori and she lied to protect him.
“We’ve heard how reason and common sense go out the windows sometimes when religious principles are involved,” he said.
“That’s the Jesus that Lori knew. That’s the Jesus Lori taught her children about. That’s the Jesus Lori knew until she met Chad Daybell,” he said.
J.J. and Tylee went missing in September 2019. Tammy died in the home she shared with her Chad on October 19 of that same year. Two weeks later on November 5,Lori and Chad— an author who wrote about religious doomsday scenarios — married in Hawaii.
Joshua “J.J.” Vallow, at left, and Tylee Ryan.Rexburg Police Department (2)
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Earlier in Lori’s murder trial, J.J.’s cause of death was revealed to be asphyxiation, according to multiple outlets.
Tylee’s cause of death was undetermined, Warren said, according to the outlets. Warren also said Tylee’s autopsy took longer than J.J.’s because her remains were not found intact.
Chad is charged in connection with the deaths of Tylee, J.J. and Tammy, but will be tried separately. He has pleaded not guilty.
Chad Daybell.Rexburg Police Department
Lori’s trial is ongoing. She faces life in prison if convicted.
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source: people.com
