Lori Vallow – update: Juror says ‘doomsday cult mom’ case meant he could ‘put a face to evil’

Vallow convicted of the murders of her own children Tylee Ryan and JJ Vallow and conspiracy to murder husband’s first wife Tammy Daybell

Lori Vallow trial: ‘Cult mom’ convicted of murders of children and Chad Daybell’s wife

The lone holdout juror in Lori Vallow’s murder trial has revealed why he changed his mind to convict the mother last week.

Saul Hernandez sat down with Good Morning America on Tuesday, four days after Vallow was found guilty of first-degree murder, conspiracy and grand theft over the deaths of her daughter Tylee Ryan, 16, son Joshua “JJ” Vallow, seven, and of conspiracy to murder Tammy Daybell, 49, her new husband Chad Daybell’s first wife, at Ada County Courthouse in Boise, Idaho.

Mr Hernandez said when the jury began deliberating, he was the only one unconvinced that the prosecution had proved its case.

But over the course of just seven hours of deliberation, Mr Hernandez said it became clear to him that Vallow is guilty.

During the trial, he said he found it “hard to look at” Vallow as more and more gruelling evidence emerged.

“Growing up, we’re taught good and bad, God and evil, and I think for the first time in my life, I put a face to evil,” he said.

Mr Hernandez said he was “disgusted” by photos of Vallow and Mr Daybell smiling through their beach wedding just weeks after the kids were killed.

Key points

• Lone holdout juror explains why he changed his mind to convict her: ‘I put a face to evil’
• Lori Daybell trial alternate juror speaks out on ‘doomsday cult mom’ conviction
• Lori Vallow indictment over Brandon Boudreaux murder conspiracy revealed
• ‘Cult mom’ appears to smirk in new mugshot
• Vallow convicted of murders of children and Chad Daybell’s wife

[16 May 2023 22:30 · Oliver O'Connell]

Why we only know one side of the story

Lori Vallow has remained silent since day one of the investigation into her missing children. The only story known publicly is that laid out by the state of Idaho.

[17 May 2023 00:30 · Oliver O'Connell]

All they key revelations from Lori Vallow’s murder trial

What did we find out about the investigation into Lori Vallow as the trial progressed at the Ada County Courthouse?

[17 May 2023 02:30 · Oliver O'Connell]

Vallow’s family on conviction: ‘We share this victory’

Lori Vallow’s family and the family of her sister Summer Shiflet have issued a joint statement following her conviction for the murders of her children and love rival.

[17 May 2023 04:30 · Oliver O'Connell]

Recap: Vallow convicted of all charges in murders of children and Chad Daybell’s wife

“Cult mom” Lori Vallow has been convicted of murdering her two youngest children and conspiring to murder her new husband Chad Daybell’s first wife in a shocking doomsday plot that has horrified the nation for the last three years.

The 49-year-old mother-of-three was found guilty of first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and grand theft over the deaths of her daughter Tylee Ryan, 16, and son Joshua “JJ” Vallow, 7, in Ada County Court in Boise, Idaho, on Friday.

She was also found guilty of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder in the death of Mr Daybell’s first wife Tammy, 49.

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[17 May 2023 06:30 · Oliver O'Connell]

Key players in the Lori Vallow case as further charges expected

Who’s who in the sprawling case that spans multiple states and several years.

[17 May 2023 08:30 · Oliver O'Connell]

Alex Cox: Lori’s brother and alleged accomplice will never face justice

Was he an equal co-conspirator or — as he feared shortly before his own sudden death — the “fall guy”?

Rachel Sharp reports.

[17 May 2023 10:30 · Oliver O'Connell]

Now that Lori Vallow has been convicted, what happens next?

The verdict may mark the culmination of a chilling case that spans bizarre cult beliefs, missing children, murder and mystery deaths, but the saga is still far from over.

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[17 May 2023 11:30 · Oliver O'Connell]

Vallow’s nephew-in-law says she’s not ‘inherently evil’ as she faces new charges

Lori Vallow’s nephew-in-law has spoken out following her murder conviction to say that he believes people “are not inherently good or evil” as she faces new charges for his own attempted murder.

Brandon Boudreaux released a lengthy statement in which he called for “forgiveness” for the doomsday cult mom.

Rachel Sharp reports.

[17 May 2023 12:30 · Oliver O'Connell]

Voices: Lori Vallow never tried to convince us she was innocent

Megan Sheets writes:

What began as a small-town search for two missing children in the fall of 2019 quickly exploded into an unimaginable saga with too many twists and turns to count, including the exposure of at least five mystery deaths, a doomsday cult preparing for the end of times and a joyful beach wedding between that cult’s two recently-widowed leaders. The world watched as Lori’s portrait transformed from devoted mother-of-three to accused child abandoner to murder suspect — and now, convicted killer.

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[17 May 2023 13:10 · Oliver O'Connell]

Lori Daybell trial alternate juror speaks out on ‘doomsday cult mom’ conviction

An alternate juror in the Lori Vallow trial has broken her silence and spoken out about what it was like to sit on the jury in the “doomsday cult mom” trial.

Juror Tiffany, who was not on the final panel of 12 but served as an alternate and was presented all of the evidence over the course of the six-week trial, spoke with Jesse Weber of Law & Crime about her experience and what she felt led to the guilty verdict.

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