Chad Daybell was sentenced to death for the murders of his first wife, Tammy, and the youngest children of his second wife, Lori Vallow Daybell. He is a self-published author and prosecutors have described him as the leader of a 'Doomsday' cult.
Text messages between Lori and Chad Daybell show that their relationship may have become intimate while they were still married to others. More
May 8, 2023
Lori texted Chad saying she's tired of taking care of demons and talks about wanting the Lord to take them. They also discussed eliminating zombies. More
May 8, 2023
FBI Special Agent Doug Hart discussed the 40,000 texts in Lori's iCloud account, including messages send between Lori and Chad before Chad's wife died. More
May 8, 2023
In texts exchanged just days after her husband, Charles, was killed, Lori and Chad talk about kissing for hours and showering together. More
May 5, 2023
Chad Daybell's defense team estimated the trial will extend up to 12 weeks, and said they plan to call seven or eight expert witnesses. More
May 5, 2023
Chad Daybell appeared remotely for a status hearing on Thursday in the same courtroom where his wife's trial is underway. More
May 4, 2023
In an exclusive interview with Chanley Painter, Tammy Daybell's aunt told Chad Daybell, 'Do the right thing.' More
May 4, 2023
Detective Colin Nesbitt said he found a credit card belonging to Tylee Ryan as well as legal documents for JJ and Charles Vallow. More
May 4, 2023
Testimony from former followers of Chad and Lori is offering new insight into the beliefs at the center of the murder trial. More
May 4, 2023
Lori Vallow Daybell's former friend Audrey Barattiero testifies that the defendant threatened to chop her up in pieces and put her in a plastic bag. More
May 4, 2023
Detective tells jury the gun Tammy Daybell believed was a paintball gun resembled a rifle confiscated from Lori Vallow Daybell's apartment. More
May 3, 2023
Alice Gilbert, Chad and Tammy Daybell's former neighbor, said the Daybell kids were stunned and devastated the morning Tammy died but Chad was not. More
May 3, 2023
DNA analyst says hair found on duct tape on JJ Vallow's body belonged to Lori Vallow Daybell. Medical examiner says Tammy Daybell died of asphyxiation. More
May 2, 2023
On Day 13 of the trial of Lori Vallow Daybell, the focus was on the death of Tammy Daybell, Chad's first wife, with testimony from... More
May 1, 2023
Author, accused murderer, and former gravedigger Chad Daybell explains proper burial, saying the headstone is placed at the west end of the grave. More
April 28, 2023
Daybell describes how bodies must be buried in cemeteries and caskets placed in concrete. He's accused of killing 2 kids and burying them in his... More
April 27, 2023
Tylee Ryan, 16, died of homicide by unspecified means. Her dismembered remains arrived at the medical examiner's office in 3 separate body bags. More
April 26, 2023
The man tasked with selling Lori Vallow Daybell's townhome got an eerie feeling about the place before he even knew the seller's backstory. More
April 26, 2023
In an excerpt from Chad Daybell's book about baptism, he talks about the tradition of baptism at age 8 and the importance of repentance. More
April 26, 2023
In an emotional phone call played for the jury, Summer Shiflet confronted her older sister about the deaths of JJ and Tylee. More
April 25, 2023
In another dramatic reading from "The Youth of Zion," Chad Daybell talks about how to recognize false doctrine. More
April 25, 2023
Text messages and phone conversations entered into evidence in Lori Vallow Daybell's trial are giving insight into the couple's relationship. More
April 24, 2023
Tammy Daybell's niece, Brooke Douglas Unti, spoke to Chanley Painter about the trial and how she wants her aunt to be remembered. More
April 24, 2023
Rexburg Police Det. David Stubbs highlighted a number of disturbing and questionable internet searches made by Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow Daybell. For example, one... More
April 24, 2023
"Peculiar Picnic" is a short story from Chad Daybell's book "One Foot in the Grave." In it, he tells a bizarre story from his days... More
April 24, 2023
A detective testified that Chad sent Tammy a bizarre text on the day Tylee Ryan was last seen alive, saying he had shot and killed... More
April 21, 2023
Court TV has exclusively obtained a letter ex-communicating Chad Daybell for promulgating teachings and doctrines contrary to the church. More
April 21, 2023
The twisted nature of Lori Vallow Daybell's spiritual beliefs is unraveling as some of her closest inner circle testify at her murder trial. More
April 21, 2023
Excerpt from a story by Chad Daybell about a gravedigger haunted by a man who shot his wife, killed himself and was buried next to... More
April 21, 2023
In this book excerpt, Chad Daybell writes about how families are linked for life, and says that parents are responsible for the way their kids... More
April 20, 2023
