A jury has determined that Lori Vallow Daybell committed the murders of two of her kids and planned the murder of a lover. Soon after 3 p.m. ET, the verdict was read aloud in court, and the jury members were then excused.
It may take several months before a sentencing hearing can be held, according to Judge Steven Boyce. 49-year-old Vallow Daybell could receive a life sentence……
Although they were both charged with multiple offenses two years ago, she and her 54-year-old husband Chad Daybell are being tried separately.
In contrast to the trial's main phase, when Boyce declared daily proceedings would be depicted only via audio in order to avoid the release of sensitive and upsetting images, the reading of the verdict was live-streamed from the Ada County Courthouse in Boise, Idaho.
Weeks were spent by the prosecution presenting their case against Vallow Daybell to the jury, which included graphic images taken at the scene where her children's bodies were discovered……
Over the course of the trial, which lasted more than a month, Vallow Daybell's defense team stunned everyone by choosing not to call a single witness and resting its case shortly after the prosecution finished its case.
The jury began deliberating Thursday afternoon, on a case that has attracted wide attention…….
Prosecutors cite Vallow Daybell's religious beliefs about zombies and a looming doomsday as partial motives for the alleged murders of her two youngest children and her husband's previous wife.