Lori Vallow — update: Juror reveals why he flipped to guilty verdict and ‘disgust’ at Chad Daybell wedding

The lone holdout juror in Lori Vallow’s murder trial has revealed why he changed his mind to convict the mother last week.

Saul Hernandez sat down with Good Morning America on Tuesday, four days after Vallow was found guilty of first-degree murder, conspiracy and grand theft over the deaths of her daughter Tylee Ryan, 16, son Joshua “JJ” Vallow, seven, and of conspiracy to murder Tammy Daybell, 49, her new husband Chad Daybell’s first wife, at Ada County Courthouse in Boise, Idaho.

Mr Hernandez said when the jury began deliberating, he was the only one unconvinced that the prosecution had proved its case.

But over the course of just seven hours of deliberation, Mr Hernandez said it became clear to him that Vallow is guilty.

During the trial, he said he found it “hard to look at” Vallow as more and more gruelling evidence emerged.

“Growing up, we’re taught good and bad, God and evil, and I think for the first time in my life, I put a face to evil,” he said.

Mr Hernandez said he was ‘disgusted’ by photos of Vallow and Mr Daybell smiling through their beach wedding just weeks after the kids were killed.

Key points

• Lone holdout juror explains why he changed his mind to convict her: ‘I put a face to evil’

• Lori Daybell trial alternate juror speaks out on ‘doomsday cult mom’ conviction

• Lori Vallow indictment over Brandon Boudreaux murder conspiracy revealed

• ‘Cult mom’ appears to smirk in new mugshot

• Vallow convicted of murders of children and Chad Daybell’s wife

From mom-of-three and beauty queen to convicted killer

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09:00 , Oliver O'Connell

Lori Vallow was indicted by a grand jury in Maricopa County for conspiracy to commit the murder of Brandon Boudreaux more than a year ago, according to a report.

Vallow was charged on 24 February 2022 under the late Allister Adel, who was the county attorney at the time, Justin Lum of Fox 10 Phoenix reports.

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Lori Vallow appears to be softly smirking in her new mugshot, released after she was convicted of all charges at her dramatic murder trial.

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One of Vallow’s alleged accomplices will never face justice

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Voices: Lori Vallow never tried to convince us she was innocent

Thursday 18 May 2023 00:30 , Oliver O'Connell

Megan Sheets writes:

Having followed this case in near-obsessive detail since police first appealed for the public’s help in finding Tylee and JJ in December 2019, my jaw dropped when the defense rested without a case. Why on earth would someone decline to defend themself at a murder trial, especially when their own children are the victims? But looking back over the case as a whole, I realized the move isn’t surprising at all.

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Lori Vallow’s indictment over Brandon Boudreaux murder conspiracy revealed

Wednesday 17 May 2023 23:30 , Oliver O'Connell

Lori Vallow was indicted by a grand jury in Maricopa County for conspiracy to commit the murder of Brandon Boudreaux more than a year ago, according to a report.

Vallow was charged on 24 February 2022 under the late Allister Adel, who was the county attorney at the time, Justin Lum of Fox 10 Phoenix reports.

Read more...

Lori Vallow’s indictment over Brandon Boudreaux murder conspiracy revealed

After the verdict, what happens next?

Wednesday 17 May 2023 22:30 , Oliver O'Connell

The verdict may mark the culmination of a chilling case that spans bizarre cult beliefs, missing children, murder and mystery deaths, but the saga is still far from over.

Lori Vallow has been convicted of her children’s murders. What happens next?

From mom-of-three and beauty queen to convicted killer

Wednesday 17 May 2023 21:45 , Oliver O'Connell

Lori Vallow is a mother of three, a former game show contestant, a Mrs Texas Beauty Pageant queen and a cult follower.

An Idaho court has now determined she is also a killer.

Who is Lori Vallow? Mom-of-three, beauty queen – and now convicted killer

‘Cult mom’ couldn’t hide behind Chad Daybell’s ‘manipulation’ says trial juror

Wednesday 17 May 2023 21:00 , Oliver O'Connell

An alternate juror on the Lori Vallow trial has spoken out to share her belief that the convicted killer’s husband Chad Daybell and brother Alex Cox are equally guilty in the murders.

Juror Tiffany, who was not on the final panel of 12 who deliberated but served as an alternate and was presented with all of the evidence over the course of the six-week trial, spoke with Jesse Weber of Law & Crime about her experience and what she felt led to the guilty verdict.

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Lori Vallow trial juror says the cult mom couldn’t hide behind Chad Daybell

‘I put a face to evil’: Lone holdout juror explains why he changed his mind to convict her

Wednesday 17 May 2023 20:15 , Oliver O'Connell

The last juror to vote to convict Lori Vallow of all charges in her trial for the murders of her children and husband’s late wife has spoken out.

In an ABC News exclusive interview that aired on Good Morning America on Wednesday, Saul Hernandez, one of the 12 jurors out of a panel of 18 including six alternates, gave his account of their deliberations.

Mr Hernandez was the lone holdout on the panel before ultimately switching his stance on day two of deliberations to find Vallow guilty of all charges.

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Lone holdout Lori Vallow trial juror reveals why he changed his mind to convict her

All the key revelations from Lori Vallow’s murder trial

Wednesday 17 May 2023 19:30 , Oliver O'Connell

Rachel Sharp explains the most crucial moments in her high-profile trial, which ended with Vallow’s conviction for the murder of her two youngest children.

Lori Vallow case summary: Key revelations from ‘cult mom’s’ murder trial

Full timeline of Lori Vallow case

Wednesday 17 May 2023 18:45 , Oliver O'Connell

Rachel Sharp compiled this full timeline of the tragic and bizarre case:

Timeline of the Lori Vallow Daybell story

Napping in court, three words and typing too loudly: Bizarre moments from Lori Vallow’s murder trial

Wednesday 17 May 2023 18:00 , Oliver O'Connell

Here’s Rachel Sharp with a recap of some of the stranger moments from court as the Vallow case unfolded.

Bizarre moments from Lori Vallow’s murder trial

What happens next? Vallow’s trial over fourth husband’s murder

Wednesday 17 May 2023 17:15 , Oliver O'Connell

Separate to her trial in Idaho, Vallow is also awaiting trial in Arizona in connection to the murder of her fourth husband Charles Vallow.

On 11 July 2019 – two months before JJ and Tylee were murdered – Vallow’s brother Alex Cox shot and killed Charles at her home in Chandler, Arizona.

Charles and Vallow had been married since 2006 and had together adopted JJ – who was the biological grandson of Vallow’s sister.

In early 2019, they became estranged with Charles filing for divorce, saying that he feared for the safety of himself and the children and that Ms Vallow had threatened to kill him.

That February, he had pleaded with authorities to stage a mental health intervention for his wife, warning that she believed she was a god preparing for a second coming.

Court documents reveal that he had also learned about Vallow’s relationship with Mr Daybell that June and had emailed Tammy with the information. He and one of Ms Vallow’s other brothers were planning an intervention over her cult beliefs at the time of his death – an intervention she is believed to have been tipped off about.

That morning, Charles had gone to Vallow’s home to pick up JJ when he was shot dead by Cox.

Cox initially claimed self-defence, saying that Charles attacked him with a baseball bat.

However, Cox did not perform CPR on Vallow and waited 43 minutes to call 911. Investigators say that Charles was also already down on the ground when Cox shot him a second time.

At the time, Charles’ death was ruled self-defence.

Almost two years later, a Maricopa County grand jury charged Vallow with conspiracy to commit murder in the first degree. She is accused of conspiring with Cox to murder Charles.

The Maricopa County Attorney’s office announced that it did not charge Mr Daybell over Charles’ murder – but only because there was “no reasonable likelihood of conviction”.

What happens next? Chad Daybell’s trial

Wednesday 17 May 2023 16:30 , Joe Sommerlad

Vallow’s lover, fellow cult leader and alleged accomplice Mr Daybell is yet to stand trial for the three murders of Tylee, JJ and Tammy.

He is facing the same charges of first-degree murder, conspiracy and grand theft in connection with the deaths of JJ and Tylee and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder in the death of Tammy.

Mr Daybell is also charged with an additional count of the first-degree murder of Tammy.

Mr Daybell is facing the death penalty on the charges.

The doomsday cult couple were due to stand trial together before the judge ruled in March – just weeks before the trial was due to begin – that the cases would be severed.

While Vallow’s trial began as planned in early April, this pushed Mr Daybell’s case back to a later date.

In a scheduling conference in early May, the court set a rough date of June 2024 for his trial.

Juror says the cult mom couldn’t hide behind Chad Daybell’s ‘manipulation’

Wednesday 17 May 2023 16:00 , Oliver O'Connell

An alternate juror on the Lori Vallow trial has spoken out to share her belief that the convicted killer’s husband Chad Daybell and brother Alex Cox are equally guilty in the murders.

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Lori Vallow trial juror says the cult mom couldn’t hide behind Chad Daybell

What happens next? Sentencing

Wednesday 17 May 2023 15:30 , Joe Sommerlad

Lori Vallow is facing life in prison at her sentencing.

The 49-year-old had been facing the death penalty before a last-minute ruling by the judge just weeks before the trial took it off the table.

Judge Steven Boyce said on Friday that the sentencing will take place within the next 90 days.

Why we only know one side of the story

Wednesday 17 May 2023 14:30 , Oliver O’Connell

Lori Vallow has remained silent since day one of the investigation into her missing children. The only story known publicly is that laid out by the state of Idaho.

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Lone holdout juror explains why he changed his mind to convict her: ‘I put a face to evil’

Wednesday 17 May 2023 13:41 , Oliver O'Connell

The last juror to vote to convict Lori Vallow guilty of all charges in her trial for the murders of her children and husband’s late wife has spoken out.

In an ABC News exclusive interview that aired on Good Morning America on Wednesday, Saul Hernandez, one of the 12 jurors out of a panel of 18 including six alternates, gave his account of their deliberations.

Mr Hernandez was the lone holdout on the panel before ultimately switching his stance on day two of deliberations to find Vallow guilty of all charges.

Read more:

Lone holdout Lori Vallow trial juror reveals why he changed his mind to convict her

Full timeline of the Lori Vallow case

Wednesday 17 May 2023 13:30 , Oliver O'Connell

Rachel Sharp compiled a timeline of the tragic and bizarre case:

Timeline of the Lori Vallow Daybell story

Lori Daybell trial alternate juror speaks out on ‘doomsday cult mom’ conviction

Wednesday 17 May 2023 13:10 , Oliver O'Connell

An alternate juror in the Lori Vallow trial has broken her silence and spoken out about what it was like to sit on the jury in the “doomsday cult mom” trial.

Juror Tiffany, who was not on the final panel of 12 but served as an alternate and was presented all of the evidence over the course of the six-week trial, spoke with Jesse Weber of Law & Crime about her experience and what she felt led to the guilty verdict.

Watch below:

Voices: Lori Vallow never tried to convince us she was innocent

Wednesday 17 May 2023 12:30 , Oliver O'Connell

Megan Sheets writes:

What began as a small-town search for two missing children in the fall of 2019 quickly exploded into an unimaginable saga with too many twists and turns to count, including the exposure of at least five mystery deaths, a doomsday cult preparing for the end of times and a joyful beach wedding between that cult’s two recently-widowed leaders. The world watched as Lori’s portrait transformed from devoted mother-of-three to accused child abandoner to murder suspect — and now, convicted killer.

Read more...

Lori Vallow never tried to convince us she was innocent

Vallow’s nephew-in-law says she’s not ‘inherently evil’ as she faces new charges

Wednesday 17 May 2023 11:30 , Oliver O'Connell

Lori Vallow’s nephew-in-law has spoken out following her murder conviction to say that he believes people “are not inherently good or evil” as she faces new charges for his own attempted murder.

Brandon Boudreaux released a lengthy statement in which he called for “forgiveness” for the doomsday cult mom.

Rachel Sharp reports.

Lori Vallow nephew-in-law speaks as she faces new charges for his attempted murder

Now that Lori Vallow has been convicted, what happens next?

Wednesday 17 May 2023 10:30 , Oliver O'Connell

The verdict may mark the culmination of a chilling case that spans bizarre cult beliefs, missing children, murder and mystery deaths, but the saga is still far from over.

Read more...

Lori Vallow has been convicted of her children’s murders. What happens next?

Alex Cox: Lori’s brother and alleged accomplice will never face justice

Wednesday 17 May 2023 08:30 , Oliver O'Connell

Was he an equal co-conspirator or — as he feared shortly before his own sudden death — the “fall guy”?

Rachel Sharp reports.

Lori Vallow had two alleged murder accomplices. One will never face justice

Key players in the Lori Vallow case as further charges expected

Wednesday 17 May 2023 06:30 , Oliver O'Connell

Who’s who in the sprawling case that spans multiple states and several years.

Victims and witnesses in the Lori Vallow Daybell trial

Recap: Vallow convicted of all charges in murders of children and Chad Daybell’s wife

Wednesday 17 May 2023 04:30 , Oliver O'Connell

“Cult mom” Lori Vallow has been convicted of murdering her two youngest children and conspiring to murder her new husband Chad Daybell’s first wife in a shocking doomsday plot that has horrified the nation for the last three years.

The 49-year-old mother-of-three was found guilty of first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and grand theft over the deaths of her daughter Tylee Ryan, 16, and son Joshua “JJ” Vallow, 7, in Ada County Court in Boise, Idaho, on Friday.

She was also found guilty of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder in the death of Mr Daybell’s first wife Tammy, 49.

Read on...

‘Cult mom’ Lori Vallow convicted in murders of children and Chad Daybell’s wife

Vallow’s family on conviction: ‘We share this victory’

Wednesday 17 May 2023 02:30 , Oliver O'Connell

Lori Vallow’s family and the family of her sister Summer Shiflet have issued a joint statement following her conviction for the murders of her children and love rival.

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Lori Vallow’s family’s statement in response to her murder conviction

All they key revelations from Lori Vallow’s murder trial

Wednesday 17 May 2023 00:30 , Oliver O'Connell

What did we find out about the investigation into Lori Vallow as the trial progressed at the Ada County Courthouse?

Lori Vallow case summary: Key revelations from ‘cult mom’s’ murder trial

Why we only know one side of the story

Tuesday 16 May 2023 22:30 , Oliver O'Connell

Lori Vallow has remained silent since day one of the investigation into her missing children. The only story known publicly is that laid out by the state of Idaho.

Read more:

Lori Vallow is facing life in prison for murder. We only know one side of the story

Vallow indictment over Boudreaux murder conspiracy revealed

Tuesday 16 May 2023 22:00 , Oliver O'Connell

Lori Vallow was indicted by a grand jury in Maricopa County for conspiracy to commit the murder of Brandon Boudreaux more than a year ago, Justin Lum of Fox 10 Phoenix reports.

Vallow was charged on 24 February 2022 under the late Allister Adel, who was the county attorney at the time, he reports.

Per to the indictment, Vallow and her late brother Alex Cox agreed that “at least one of them or another would engage in conduct constituting the offence of first-degree premeditated murder” on 2 October 2019.

Read more:

Lori Vallow’s indictment over Brandon Boudreaux murder conspiracy revealed

Full timeline of the Lori Vallow case

Tuesday 16 May 2023 21:30 , Oliver O'Connell

Rachel Sharp compiled a timeline of the tragic and bizarre case:

Timeline of the Lori Vallow Daybell story

Vallow was indicted over Boudreaux murder conspiracy over one year ago

Tuesday 16 May 2023 21:09 , Oliver O'Connell

Lori Vallow was indicted by a grand jury in Maricopa County for conspiracy to commit the murder of Brandon Boudreaux more than a year ago, Justin Lum of Fox 10 Phoenix reports.

Vallow was charged on 24 February 2022 under the late Allister Adel, who was the county attorney at the time, Lum reports.

Per to the indictment, Vallow and her late brother Alex Cox agreed that “at least one of them or another would engage in conduct constituting the offence of first-degree premeditated murder” on 2 October 2019.

Gilbert Police Department says Cox shot at Mr Boudreaux outside his home from the back of a jeep.

This is the third time that Cox is named as a co-conspirator in a grand jury indictment of Vallow.

First in the murder charges for which she was convicted in Idaho; second on the murder conspiracy charge in the death of Charles Vallow in Chandler, Arizona, and now third in the attempted murder of Mr Boudreaux.

Here’s more detail about the alleged plot to kill Mr Boudreaux:

Lori Vallow faces charge for attempted murder of niece’s husband Brandon Boudreaux

Voices: Lori Vallow never tried to convince us she was innocent

Tuesday 16 May 2023 20:30 , Oliver O'Connell

Megan Sheets writes:

What began as a small-town search for two missing children in the fall of 2019 quickly exploded into an unimaginable saga with too many twists and turns to count, including the exposure of at least five mystery deaths, a doomsday cult preparing for the end of times and a joyful beach wedding between that cult’s two recently-widowed leaders. The world watched as Lori’s portrait transformed from devoted mother-of-three to accused child abandoner to murder suspect — and now, convicted killer.

Read more...

Lori Vallow never tried to convince us she was innocent

Vallow’s nephew-in-law says she’s not ‘inherently evil’ as she faces new charges

Tuesday 16 May 2023 19:30 , Oliver O'Connell

Lori Vallow’s nephew-in-law has spoken out following her murder conviction to say that he believes people “are not inherently good or evil” as she faces new charges for his own attempted murder.

Brandon Boudreaux released a lengthy statement in which he called for “forgiveness” for the doomsday cult mom.

Rachel Sharp reports.

Lori Vallow nephew-in-law speaks as she faces new charges for his attempted murder

Bizarre moments from Lori Vallow’s murder trial

Tuesday 16 May 2023 18:30 , Oliver O'Connell

Beyond the trial testimony, there was also some bizarre happenings taking place inside the courtroom.

Bizarre moments from Lori Vallow’s murder trial

Now that Lori Vallow has been convicted, what happens next?

Tuesday 16 May 2023 17:30 , Oliver O'Connell

The verdict may mark the culmination of a chilling case that spans bizarre cult beliefs, missing children, murder and mystery deaths, but the saga is still far from over.

Read more...

Lori Vallow has been convicted of her children’s murders. What happens next?

Alex Cox: Lori’s brother and alleged accomplice will never face justice

Tuesday 16 May 2023 16:30 , Oliver O'Connell

Was he an equal co-conspirator or — as he feared shortly before his own sudden death — the “fall guy”?

Rachel Sharp reports.

Lori Vallow had two alleged murder accomplices. One will never face justice

Vallow to be prosecuted for attempted murder of niece’s husband

Tuesday 16 May 2023 15:30 , Oliver O'Connell

The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office in Arizona has announced that in addition to pursuing charges against Lori Vallow over the murder of her fourth husband Charles Vallow, they also plan to prosecute her in the attempted murder of Brandon Boudreaux.

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Lori Vallow faces charge for attempted murder of niece’s husband Brandon Boudreaux

PICTURED: Lori Vallow appears to smirk in new mugshot after murder conviction

Tuesday 16 May 2023 14:00 , Rachel Sharp