Tammy Daybell.Photo: Facebook
Lori is charged with murdering her two children Joshua “J.J.” Vallow and Tylee Ryan, and she is charged with conspiracy to commit first-degree murder in the death of Chad Daybell’s first wife Tammy Daybell.
Lori has pleaded not guilty to the charges. Chad, who is Lori’s fifth husband, is also charged in connection with the deaths of J.J., Tylee and Tammy, but will have a separate trial.
“[Tammy] died at the hands of another,” Fremont County Prosecuting Attorney Lindsey Blake said during opening statements on Monday.
“[Lori] will remove any obstacle in her way to get what she wanted and she wanted Chad Daybell,” Blake added.
On Oct. 19, 2019, Chad Daybell reported the death of his wife Tammy, saying she had gone to bed with a cough and didn’t wake up. The manner of death was initially ruled as “natural causes,” and no autopsy was done. However, Tammy’s death was later deemed “suspicious.”
Lori Vallow, JJ Vallow and Tylee Ryan, Tammy Daybell.John Roark/AP/Shutterstock; Facebook (2)
In December of 2019, Tammy’s body was exhumed for an autopsy to be conducted, but the results were not made public. However, in 2021 Chad and Lori were charged in connection with her untimely death.
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“Money, power and sex, that is what this case is about,” Blake said. “Lori used money, power and sex or the promise of those things to get what she wanted.”
Chad Daybell, Lori Vallow Daybell.Eric Grossarth/ EastIdahoNews.com
Lori’s trial is ongoing.
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source: people.com
