Jury selection will begin Monday for the high-profile trial of Idaho mother Lori Vallow Daybell, who is accused of murdering her two children and her husband's ex-wife, with prosecutors pointing to doomsday-related beliefs as the cause of her alleged crimes.
Vallow Daybell and Chad Daybell were indicted in May 2021 on charges of first-degree murder, conspiracy, and grand theft related to the deaths of her children, Joshua"JJ" Vallow, 7, and Tylee Ryan, 16, who were last seen in 2019. Vallow Daybell faces life in prison if convicted of the murders. Prosecutors originally sought the death penalty but agreed to take it off the table after deliberations between the prosecution and defense.
The murders gained nationwide attention after the bodies of the children were discovered buried in Chad Daybell's yard. The trial has been moved out of Fremont County over 200 miles to Boise, Idaho. Authorities summoned 1,800 possible jurors to the courthouse in late March, having each fill out a 20-page questionnaire to determine who could impartially serve on the jury. Over the next several days, defense attorneys and prosecutors will select 12 jurors and six alternates.
She was serving time in jail for felony charges when her children's bodies were discovered in June 2020. However, her trial was delayed in the summer of 2021. On June 8, 2021, she was committed to the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare. A psychologist and judge determined she was not fit for trial and could not assist in her defense.
Prosecutors believe the Daybells used their doomsday-focused beliefs as a motive to kill both the children and Tammy Daybell to collect life insurance money and the children's Social Security and survivor benefits, per CBS News. Vallow Daybell and Chad Daybell ran a prayer group that believed they could drive out evil spirits from people and received revelations"from beyond the spiritual veil," according to police interviews.
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