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Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow Daybell used ‘castings’ to pray for spouses’ deaths, ex-friend testifies

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BOISE, Idaho — Melanie Gibb, the former best friend of Lori Vallow Daybell, testified Thursday about multiple disturbing conversations she had with Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow Daybell in the months before and during the murders of Vallow Daybell’s husband and…[Continue Reading...]

Chad Daybell gives ‘patriarchal blessing’ for Lori Vallow’s brother, Alex Cox

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BOISE, Idaho — Aliases, evil spirits and a 'patriarchal blessing' were the focus of Chad Daybell's capital murder trial Tuesday, as a jury heard testimonies for the fourth day. Chandler, Arizona police officer Nathan Duncan was questioned on the stand…[Continue Reading...]

More bodies of Shakahola cult victims released for burial

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The victims were members of the outlawed Good News International Ministries Church belonging to embattled Pastor Paul Nthenge Mackenzie who was arrested on April 15, 2023 and has since been under police custody. They said the families did not have…[Continue Reading...]

Chad Daybell trial live: Doomsday cult author’s affair with Lori Vallow revealed in emails

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Chad Daybell’s affair with Lori Vallow was exposed in emails and text messages read in court at the doomsday cult author’s triple murder trial. Detective Nathan Duncan, who investigated the 2019 shooting death of Vallow’s fourth husband, Charles Vallow, revealed…[Continue Reading...]

Chad Daybell trial: Court sees video of ‘cult dad’ telling his daughter ‘I’m not coming back’

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Chad Daybell calmly talked to his adult daughter about handling finances and other family matters as he was detained on the day investigators found the remains of Lori Vallow’s two children buried in the backyard of his Idaho property. “Yeah,…[Continue Reading...]

Chad Daybell trial live: Jury hears about exhumation of ‘cult’ author’s ‘healthy’ late wife

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An Idaho jury heard about the exhumation of Chad Daybell’s former wife Tammy Daybell at his triple murder trial on Monday. Tammy Daybell died on 19 October 2019, of what was originally reported as natural causes. Authorities later grew suspicious…[Continue Reading...]

How the Horror in Waco Unfolded in 1993 — Killing Dozens — and the Rise of a New Group Leader Years Later

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April 19, 2024, marks the 31st anniversary of one of the deadliest law enforcement altercations in American history, when members of the Branch Davidians, a religious group under the leadership of self-proclaimed prophet David Koresh, clashed with agents from the Bureau of…[Continue Reading...]

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