Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell: The Doomsday Murders, Convictions, and Where They Are Now
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Jessica Sager
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Summary
Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell met in 2018 at a religious conference and developed extreme doomsday beliefs, believing they were chosen to survive Armageddon. Chad convinced Lori that her children were possessed by dark spirits and needed to die. They murdered Lori's 16-year-old daughter Tylee and her younger son J.J., along with Chad's ex-wife Tammy Daybell. Both were convicted for the killings. The article details their crimes, the religious delusions that drove them, and their current status in prison.
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Chad allegedly convinced Lori that her kids were possessed with 'dark' spirits and needed to die.
While believing they were in a religious war, Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell killed her younger children and his ex-wife in a series of slayings dubbed 'The Doomsday Murders.'
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