Vallow Daybell wanted the victims’ money, so she used sex and power to manipulate her brother and her lover into carrying out the crimes, Madison County Prosecutor Rob Wood told jurors during closing arguments. In a statement, they thanked jurors for their service and said they “remain committed to pursuing justice for Tylee Ryan, JJ Vallow and Tammy Daybell.” Prosecutors said they were not able to comment on the verdict because of pending charges against Chad Daybell. I said, ’Where are the children? Where are the children? … Give me back my children,” he said. JJ’s grandparents, Larry and Kay Woodcock, held an emotional news conference outside court and at one point Larry Woodcock began to sing the Willie Nelson song “The Party’s Over.” The Idaho jury convicted Daybell of murder in the deaths of her two youngest children and a romantic rival, a verdict that marks the end of a three-year investigation that included bizarre claims of zombie children, apocalyptic prophesies and illicit affairs.(AP Photo/Kyle Green) Larry Woodcock hugs an attendee after the verdict was read in the trial Lori Vallow Daybell murder at the Ada County Courthouse in Boise, Idaho on Friday May 12, 2023. Vallow Daybell faces up to life in prison at sentencing, which a judge said would be in at least three months. Cox died in December 2019 and was never charged. Prosecutors say the two worked with Vallow Daybell’s brother, Alex Cox, to carry out the crimes. Vallow Daybell’s fifth husband, Chad Daybell, faces the same charges, but his trial is still months away. Vallow Daybell was convicted of conspiring to commit the murders of 7-year-old Joshua “JJ” Vallow, 16-year-old Tylee Ryan, and Tammy Daybell. She was also convicted of grand theft as well as first-degree murder of the two children, a charge that indicates a more direct role in the crimes. They resumed deliberations Friday morning and reached a verdict, which was announced shortly after noon. Jurors heard both stories Thursday during final arguments in the seven-week long trial, and deliberated for about four hours before breaking for the evening. Prosecutors in the case described Vallow Daybell as a power-hungry manipulator who would kill her two youngest children for money, while the defense team said she was a normally protective mother who fell under the romantic sway of a wannabe cult leader. Some in the courtroom gallery wiped tears from their eyes. Vallow Daybell showed no expression as the verdict was read. The Idaho jury convicted Daybell of murder in the deaths of her two youngest children and a romantic rival, a verdict that marks the end of a three-year investigation that included bizarre claims of zombie children, apocalyptic prophesies and illicit affairs. Lori Vallow Daybell stands and listens as the jury’s verdict is read at the Ada County Courthouse in Boise, Idaho on Friday May 12, 2023. BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Idaho mother Lori Vallow Daybell was convicted Friday in the murders of her two youngest children and a romantic rival, a verdict that culminates a three-year investigation that included bizarre claims that her son and daughter were zombies and she was a goddess sent to usher in the Biblical apocalypse.
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