Prosecutor Lindsey Blake laid out the state's case, showing Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow wanted to get rid of people who were obstacles to their relationship.IDAHO, USA — After 30 days of testimony over the course of two months, attorneys are giving closing arguments in Chad Daybell's triple murder trial.Daybell is accused of killing his wife Lori Vallow's two children, Tylee and JJ, who used to live in Arizona. He's also accused of killing his first wife, Tammy Daybell.
Blake told the jury that Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow were having an affair and plotted to get rid of people who were obstacles in their path of being together. They also presented evidence showing Daybell's and Vallow's dark doomsday religious beliefs were at the center of the case. Prosecutors allege that Daybell and Vallow believed certain people, including their spouses and Vallow's children, were"dark" or"zombies" that had to die.
In October 2019, Tammy Daybell died in the Daybell family home. Testimony showed Tammy Daybell's death was originally listed as natural but later ruled a homicide after her body was exhumed and an autopsy was performed. A few weeks later, Chad Daybell married Lori Vallow in Hawaii. Lori Vallow was convicted in this case last year and sentenced to three life sentences in Idaho. She's currently in jail in Maricopa County facing additional conspiracy to commit murder charges.