Chad Daybell was sentenced to death on Saturday following the recommendation of the jury that found him guilty of first-degree murder and conspiracy charges in the deaths of his first wife and two children of his second wife. The case was characterized by elements of power, sex, money, and apocalyptic spiritual beliefs.
Daybell was convicted of first-degree murder and conspiracy charges in the killings of his first wife, Tammy Daybell, and two of his second wife's children, 16-year-old Tylee Ryan and 7-year-old Joshua “JJ” Vallow. The jury's decision to impose the death penalty was based on a thorough evaluation of aggravating and mitigating circumstances.
