‘Doomsday Mom’ Lori Vallow to be extradited from Idaho to Arizona to face murder conspiracy charges
Convicted “Doomsday Mom” Lori Vallow Daybell — who is serving five life sentences in Idaho for murdering her two youngest children and another woman — could soon be sent to Arizona to face conspiracy to commit murder charges.
Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Monday signed an executive agreement to extradite Vallow Daybell at the request of Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs.
Vallow Daybell faces two conspiracy charges stemming from the killing of her fourth husband, Charles Vallow, and the attempted murder of her niece’s ex-husband, Brandon Boudreaux.
“It is hereby agreed by the undersigned, the Governor of the State of Idaho and the Governor of the State of Arizona, that Lori Vallow …will be extradited pursuant to this agreement from the State of Idaho to the State of Arizona for trial,” the three-paged agreement read. “The State of Arizona may obtain custody of the said fugitive … and the said fugitive may be transferred back and forth between the State of Arizona and the State of Idaho.”
Charles Vallow’s sister, Kay Woodcock, welcomed the news, saying in a statement: “1567… The number of days keeps increasing as we fight for justice. FINALLY!!!! We are not sure when she will be moved but are thrilled with progress. Simply knowing it’s in motion, leaves us feeling relieved and happy,” reported the station East Idaho News.
The twisted case began unfolding in 2019, while Vallow Daybell still lived in a Phoenix suburb with her children, 7-year-old Joshua “JJ” Vallow and then-16-year-old Tylee Ryan.
She was estranged from her husband Charles Vallow at the time, and he had written in divorce filings that she claimed to be a goddess sent to usher in the Biblical apocalypse.
Charles Vallow was shot and killed by Vallow Daybell’s brother, Alex Cox, that summer. Cox told police he acted in self-defense, and he was never charged.
In October 2019, Brandon Boudreaux, who had recently divorced Vallow Daybell’s niece, reported being shot outside his home in Gilbert, Arizona.
Police said they believed Cox was the gunman in the botched shooting, but he was not charged in that incident either.
Cox died later that year of what a medical examiner found to be natural causes.
Shortly after Charles Vallow’s killing, Vallow Daybell and her children moved to Idaho, allegedly to be closer to her then-boyfriend, Chad Daybell. Prosecutors said the two shared cultish beliefs and plotted together to remove any obstacle to their happiness.
Vallow Daybell described her own children as “zombies” and believed that people who had been taken over by evil spirits could be cleansed through death.
In September 2019, Vallow Daybell’s son and daughter suddenly vanished, and Chad Daybell’s then-wife, Tammy Daybell, died of what was initially believed to be natural causes — but which was later determined to be asphyxiation.
Authorities became suspicious when Vallow Daybell and Chad Daybell married just two weeks later and jetted off to Hawaii.
Extended family members had grown worried about Vallow Daybell’s missing kids, and police launched a multi-state investigation. Joshua and Tylee’s burned bodies were later found buried in a makeshift grave in Chad Daybell’s yard in Idaho.
An Arizona grand jury indicted Vallow Daybell in June 2021 in connection with her fourth husband’s death.
Another grand jury indicted her in February 2022 for conspiracy to murder Boudreaux.
In May of this year, Vallow Daybell was convicted in Idaho of murdering her children and Tammy Daybell, and was subsequently sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
At her sentencing in July, the “doomsday” mom bizarrely claimed that she had heard from her dead children, “who are very busy and happy in heaven.”
Chad Daybell has also been charged in the murders of the two kids and his late wife. He has pleaded not guilty and is awaiting trial, which is scheduled for April 1, 2024.
With Post wires
