Where Are Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell Now? Inside Their Lives 6 Years After Murdering Her Children in ‘Doomsday’ Plot

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While believing they were in a religious war, Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell killed her younger children and his ex-wife in a series of slayings dubbed “The Doomsday Murders.”

The couple first met in October 2018 at a religious conference in Utah. Together, they believed they were chosen to survive Armageddon and do missionary work on Earth after the second coming of Jesus Christ. It was while planning their holy duties that Chad allegedly convinced Lori that her kids were possessed with “dark” spirits and needed to die.

Lori’s 16-year-old daughter, Tylee, was last seen on Sept. 8, 2019, while her 7-year-old son, Joshua “J.J.” Vallow, disappeared shortly after on Sept. 22. The following month, Chad’s first wife of 30 years, Tammy Daybell, suddenly died under suspicious circumstances.

When family members alerted the authorities that Tylee and J.J. had gone missing, Lori and Chad took off to Hawaii, where they were eventually arrested on Feb. 20, 2020. Ultimately, the children’s bodies were found on Chad’s property on June 9.

Three years later in May 2023, Lori was convicted of killing her daughter Tylee and son J.J. and conspiring to kill Tammy. She received three consecutive life sentences.

At the same time, Chad was charged with first-degree murder for Tylee, J.J. and Tammy, in addition to fraud charges. A jury in Idaho found him guilty on all charges, and he’s currently on death row in the state.

So where are Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell now? Here’s everything to know about their crimes and lives today.

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