What’s next for Lori Vallow Daybell? Lori Vallow Daybell is facing another conspiracy to commit murder case out of Gilbert – where she’s planning to represent herself again.
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GILBERT, Ariz. — It’s only been a day since Lori Vallow Daybell was found guilty of conspiring to kill her former husband, Charles Vallow, but her legal troubles in Arizona aren’t over yet.
Lori Vallow Daybell is facing another conspiracy to commit murder case out of Gilbert, where she’s planning to represent herself again.
In 2023, Lori Vallow Daybell was convicted in Idaho for killing her kids, Tylee and JJ, and her role in the death of her current husband.
Now, she’s been convicted in Arizona for conspiring to kill her former husband, Charles Vallow, after a jury reached a verdict Tuesday.
In a press conference Wednesday, Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell told reporters that she was proud of the prosecutor’s work and getting a conviction for Charles Vallow’s family, but was hesitant to say more with another case still pending.
This next case takes us back to 2019, where Gilbert investigators believe Lori’s brother, Alex Cox, shot at Brandon Boudreaux. Boudreaux wasn’t hurt, but his car was hit. Court records indicate Bourdeaux was worried about his ex-wife’s ties to Lori Vallow Daybell and Chad Daybell and their dark doomsday religious beliefs at the core of the other convictions.
Chad Daybell was sentenced to death in Idaho for murdering Vallow Daybell’s children and his first wife, Tammy. Alex Cox can’t be charged because he died before charges were filed.
“Brandon is often overlooked in this, the massive amount of evidence and wrong that was done by Chad and Lori, and Alex at their behest,” said Rachel Smith, a prosecutor on Lori Vallow’s Idaho case. “I hope that he gets to have his day in court.”
Smith said Brandon Boudreaux was her witness in Vallow’s Idaho trial, and she prepped him to take the stand.
“We spent time getting ready for his testimony, helping him get prepared to tell his truth,” she explained. “And he is a good man. He is a godly man who really just wants some measure of justice for the extent of what Lori and Chad Daybell did to people.”
Smith said that Brandon’s cooperation helped connect the dots in all of the cases, amid all the horrible revelations.
He, unfortunately, had to be one of the people to help ID JJ at our trial in Idaho,” Smith said. “He provided ID of Tylee’s necklace… so the impact on him is tremendous.”
After the verdict in Charles Vallow’s case, Boudreaux shared a statement on behalf of his family, saying in part:
“We mourn his loss, this pain will be with us until we meet again. As with each of the Idaho trials, we hope for healing for all whose lives have been affected by these crimes.”
“He has worked hard to see his way through it,” Smith said. “And I really hope he gets to tell his truth to an Arizona jury and hold Lori accountable for part her part in the conspiracy to have him killed.”
Lori Vallow Daybell’s second murder conspiracy trial is set to start at the end of May with jury selection. Testimony is expected to begin in early June.
The 12News I-Team did the math on how much it’s costing Arizona taxpayers to keep Lori Vallow Daybell in Arizona while she goes through these trials, according to MCSO data.
Adding up an intake fee, extradition costs, and daily costs, we’ve tallied more than $85,000 as of April 23, 2025. The daily fee will continue to add up until her cases in Arizona are over and she goes back to Idaho to continue serving three life sentences.
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