Utah chief medical examiner: Tammy Daybell was bruised and asphyxiated
Week five of “doomsday cult mom” Lori Vallow’s trial is underway in Ada County Courthouse in Boise, Idaho, where the mother-of-three is accused of killing her two youngest children and her new husband Chad Daybell’s first wife.
The 49-year-old is charged with first-degree murder, conspiracy, and grand theft over the deaths of her daughter Tylee Ryan, 16, son Joshua “JJ” Vallow, 7, and Mr Daybell’s wife Tammy, 49.
Tylee and JJ were last seen alive in September 2019. In June 2020, their remains were found buried on the Daybell property. Tammy died one month after their disappearance in October 2019.
On Tuesday, jurors were played a recording of a doomsday podcast featuring Ms Vallow and her friends.
In it, Ms Vallow describes herself as a “warrior” who has fought “Satan”.
She also claims that former police officer Jason Mow – who is also heard on the recording – was sent to her in the celestial room.
On Monday, jurors heard how Ms Vallow’s hair was found on duct tape which was used to wrap a plastic bag around her little boy JJ’s head, suffocating him.
