Lori Vallow Daybell Convicted of Conspiring to Murder Estranged Husband

Vallow Daybell, who represented herself, argued that her estranged husband’s death was a family tragedy, not a crime.

Lori Vallow Daybell stands and listens as the jury's verdict is read at the Ada County Courthouse in Boise, Idaho, on May 12, 2023. Kyle Green/AP Photo

An Arizona jury on April 22 convicted an Idaho mother of conspiring to murder her estranged husband, Charles Vallow, who was shot and killed by her late brother, Alex Cox, in Phoenix on July 11, 2019.

Lori Vallow Daybell, 51, is currently serving three consecutive life sentences in Idaho after being found guilty of killing her two youngest children, Joshua “J.J.” Vallow, 7, and Tylee Ryan, 16, as well as Tammy Daybell, the first wife of her current husband, Chad Daybell.