![]() ![]() “Tylee’s body was burned beyond recognition. It has also been gruesome, such as when law enforcement officers testified about finding JJ and Tylee’s remains buried in Chad Daybell’s yard. ![]() Four of the people the defendant described as “zombies” were later killed or shot at, according to the testimony. Other testimony has been strange, such as when Vallow Daybell’s former friend Melanie Gibb testified that Vallow Daybell believed people in her life had been taken over by evil spirits and turned into “zombies” - including JJ and Tylee. He suggested that Daybell and Vallow Daybell’s brother, Alex Cox, were responsible for the deaths.ĭaybell told her they had been married in several previous lives and she was a “sexual goddess” who was supposed to help him save the world by gathering 144,000 followers so Jesus could return, Archibald said.Īt times, the testimony in the case has been heartbreaking - such as when Vallow Daybell’s only surviving child, Colby Ryan, accused her of murdering his siblings in a recorded jailhouse phone call. “What does justice for these victims require? It requires a conviction on each and every count,” Wood said.ĭefense attorney Jim Archibald countered that there was no evidence tying his client to the killings, but plenty showing she was a loving, protective mother whose life took a sharp turn when she met her fifth husband, Chad Daybell, and fell for the “weird” apocalyptic religious claims of a cult leader. He claimed Vallow Daybell considered the three victims nothing more than obstacles to her goals.ĪLSO READ | Indian-origin woman among 9 killed in Texas mall shooting in the US ![]() “ Money, power and sex,” Wood said, reprising the arguments his team made at the start of the trial. 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. “The road is long, but we’re grateful this chapter is closed.” You will never be forgotten,” the foundation wrote in a Twitter post. ![]() Tammy Daybell was a school librarian, and the foundation works to raise money for libraries and literacy programs in Idaho and Utah. The Tammy Douglas Daybell Foundation, created by her family members a year after her death, wrote in a press release that the verdict would bring “some measure of closure” for everyone. He also thanked the jurors, noting that the graphic evidence they had to view was “mindboggling,” and something that could never be unseen. They say that all good things must end,” he sang, before returning to speaking. I am sorry for what happened.”ĪLSO READ | US woman who wrote a book on grief following husband's death is charged with his murderĪsked if he had a message for Vallow Daybell, Woodcock recited the lyrics to a Willie Nelson song. Tammy, I never met you, but you are part of our life. Papa wishes you were here,” Larry Woodcock said, choking up as he used the name JJ used to call him. ![]()
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