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FILE - Lori Vallow Daybell talks with her lawyers before the jury's verdict is read at the Ada County Courthouse in Boise, Idaho on May 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Kyle Green, File)

Idaho mom who killed 2 of her kids goes on trial over death of her husband

By Jacques Billeaud - Associated Press

Chad Daybell sits during a court hearing, Aug. 4, 2020, in St. Anthony, Idaho. The trial of Daybell, who is charged with the deaths of his wife and his girlfriend's two youngest children, is set to begin in Idaho on Monday, April 1, 2024, serving as a second act in a bizarre case that has drawn worldwide attention and already resulted in a life sentence for the kids' mother. (John Roark/The Idaho Post-Register via AP, Pool, File)

Chad Daybell of Idaho to be tried for 3 deaths including children who were called ‘zombies’

By Rebecca Boone - Associated Press

Lori Vallow Daybell stands and listens as the jury's verdict is read at the Ada County Courthouse in Boise, Idaho on Friday, May 12, 2023. Vallow Daybell faces up to life in prison without parole when she is expected to be sentenced Monday, July 31, in the murders of her two youngest children and a romantic rival. (AP Photo/Kyle Green, File)

Lori Vallow Daybell sentenced to life without parole in deaths of her two children, romantic rival

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Lori Vallow Daybell stands and listens as the jury's verdict is read at the Ada County Courthouse in Boise, Idaho on Friday, May 12, 2023. Vallow Daybell faces up to life in prison without parole when she is expected to be sentenced Monday, July 31, in the murders of her two youngest children and a romantic rival. (AP Photo/Kyle Green, File)

Idaho mom Lori Vallow Daybell faces sentencing in deaths of 2 children and her romantic rival

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Lori Vallow Daybell glances at the camera during her hearing in Rexburg, Idaho., March 6, 2020. (John Roark/The Idaho Post-Register via AP, Pool, File)

Doomsday plot: Idaho jury convicts Lori Vallow Daybell of murdering 2 children, romantic rival

By Rebecca Boone - Associated Press

A boy looks at a memorial for Tylee Ryan and Joshua "JJ" Vallow in Rexburg, Idaho, on June 11, 2020. The investigation started roughly 29 months ago with two missing children. It soon grew to encompass five states, four suspected murders and claims of an unusual, doomsday-focused religious beliefs involving "dark spirits" and "zombies." On Monday, April 10, 2023, an Idaho jury will begin the difficult task of deciding the veracity of those claims and others in the triple murder trial of Lori Vallow Daybell. (John Roark/The Idaho Post-Register via AP, File)

Attorneys outline complex plot in trial of slain kids’ mom

By Rebecca Boone - Associated Press

A boy looks at a memorial for Tylee Ryan and Joshua "JJ" Vallow in Rexburg, Idaho, on June 11, 2020. The investigation started roughly 29 months ago with two missing children. It soon grew to encompass five states, four suspected murders and claims of an unusual, doomsday-focused religious beliefs involving "dark spirits" and "zombies." On Monday, April 10, 2023, an Idaho jury will begin the difficult task of deciding the veracity of those claims and others in the triple murder trial of Lori Vallow Daybell. (John Roark/The Idaho Post-Register via AP, File)

Guilty or not? Jury to hear claims in Idaho slain kids’ case

By Rebecca Boone - Associated Press

In this aerial photo, investigators search for human remains at Chad Daybell's residence in Salem, Idaho, on June 9, 2020. A mother charged with murder in the deaths of her two children is set to stand trial in Idaho. The proceedings against Lori Vallow Daybell, the wife of Chad Daybell, beginning Monday, April 3, 2023, could reveal new details in the strange, doomsday-focused case. (John Roark/The Idaho Post-Register via AP, File)

Jury selection begins in Idaho trial of slain kids’ mother

By Rebecca Boone - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 6, 2020 file photo Lori Vallow Daybell glances at the camera during her hearing, in Rexburg, Idaho. Newly released documents from the complex investigation of Daybell, accused of conspiring to kill her children and husband, reveal sordid details of a cult-like belief system of &quot;zombies&quot; and &quot;vibrations&quot;, a disintegrating marriage and an affair. Documents from the Chandler Police Department in Arizona offer a detailed look at the lives of Lori and Chad Daybell via text messages, computer files and interviews with close friends and family members. (John Roark/The Idaho Post-Register via AP, Pool,File)

Police detail cultish beliefs of mom charged in kids’ deaths

By Rebecca Boone - Associated Press

Chad Daybell listens during his preliminary hearing in St. Anthony, Idaho, on Tuesday, August 4, 2020. A preliminary hearing continues to decide whether there is enough evidence to hold Daybell for trial. He and the children's mother face charges related to the hiding of the remains of 17-year-old Tylee Ryan and 7-year-old Joshua &quot;JJ&quot; Vallow, although authorities have yet to say how the two died. (John Roark/Post Register via AP, POOL)

Judge orders trial tied to discovery of missing kids’ bodies

By KEITH RIDLER - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 11, 2020, file photo, a boy looks at a memorial for Tylee Ryan, 17, and Joshua &quot;JJ&quot; Vallow, 7, at Porter Park in Rexburg, Idaho. An Idaho prosecutor is expected Monday, Aug. 3, 2020, to begin sketching out his case against an Idaho couple at the center of a bizarre missing children's case that ended in tragedy when their bodies were found buried on a rural eastern Idaho property earlier this year. (John Roark/The Idaho Post-Register via AP, File)

Court hearing held in notorious case of children’s deaths

By KEITH RIDLER and REBECCA BOONE - Associated Press

FILE - This file booking photo provided by the Rexburg (Idaho) Police Department shows Chad Daybell, who was arrested Tuesday, June 9, 2020, on suspicion of concealing or destroying evidence after local and federal investigators searched his property, according to the Fremont County Sheriff's Office. Court documents say authorities used cellphone information from the now-deceased uncle of two missing Idaho children to find the youths' bodies on a rural property in June 2020. Police found the remains of 17-year-old Tylee Ryan and her brother, 7-year-old Joshua “JJ” Vallow, on June 9 after months of searching. Lori Vallow Daybell and her husband, Chad Daybell, are in custody. (Rexburg Police Department via AP, File)

Man charged with conspiring to hide kids’ bodies in his yard

By REBECCA BOONE - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, June 9, 2020, file aerial photo, investigators search for human remains at Chad Daybell's residence in the 200 block of 1900 east, in Salem, Idaho. Court documents say authorities used cellphone information from the now-deceased uncle of two missing Idaho children to find the youths' bodies on Daybell's rural property. Daybell and the children's mother, Lori Vallow Daybell, are in custody. (John Roark/The Idaho Post-Register via AP, File)

Lori Vallow Daybell case: Mom called kids ‘zombies’ before their deaths, documents say

By Rebecca Boone - Associated Press

Documents: Cellphone pings helped find children’s bodies

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Man accused of hiding missing kids’ bodies pleads not guilty

By REBECCA BOONE - Associated Press

Visitors listen to &quot;In the Arms of an Angel,&quot; during a memorial service for Tylee Ryan and Joshua &quot;JJ&quot; Vallow in Idaho Falls, Idaho, on Friday, June 12, 2020. Tylee and JJ's remains were found on Chad Daybell's property after a months-long search for the children. Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow Daybell are in custody. (John Roark/The Idaho Post-Register via AP)

Bodies of 2 kids identified as Idaho community mourns

By Rebecca Boone - Associated Press

Gary Hagen, assistant chief of the Rexburg Police Department, speaks to the media at the city hall building in Rexburg, Idaho, Tuesday, June 9, 2020. Police say the mother of two missing kids has been found in Hawaii along with her new husband, but there's still no sign of the children in the cross-country investigation that includes several mysterious deaths. (John Roark/The Idaho Post-Register via AP)

Family: Kids missing since September found dead in Idaho

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This combination of undated file photos released by the National Center for Missing &amp; Exploited Children show missing children Joshua Vallow, left, and Tylee Ryan. Investigators returned Tuesday, June 9, 2020 to search the Idaho home of a man with ties to the mysterious disappearance of the two children who haven't been seen since last year. It's the second search of Chad Daybell's home in a case that has vexed investigators for months and attracted worldwide attention. Seven-year-old Joshua &quot;JJ&quot; Vallow and Ryan, 17, haven't been seen since September, and police say both Chad and Lori Daybell lied to investigators about the childrens' whereabouts. (National Center for Missing &amp; Exploited Children via AP, File)

JJ Vallow, Tylee Ryan bodies found on Chad Daybell property, relatives say

By Rebecca Boone - Associated Press

A booking photo provided by the Rexburg (Idaho) Police Department shows Chad Daybell, who was arrested Tuesday, June 9, 2020, on suspicion of concealing or destroying evidence after local and federal investigators searched his property, according to the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities said they uncovered human remains at Daybell's home Tuesday as they investigated the disappearance of his new wife's two children — a case that's drawn global attention for its ties to two other mysterious deaths and the couple's doomsday beliefs. (Rexburg Police Department via AP)

Relatives: Bodies found are 2 kids missing since September

By REBECCA BOONE - Associated Press

This combination of undated file photos released by the National Center for Missing &amp; Exploited Children show missing children Joshua Vallow, left, and Tylee Ryan. Investigators returned Tuesday, June 9, 2020 to search the Idaho home of a man with ties to the mysterious disappearance of the two children who haven't been seen since last year. It's the second search of Chad Daybell's home in a case that has vexed investigators for months and attracted worldwide attention. Seven-year-old Joshua &quot;JJ&quot; Vallow and Ryan, 17, haven't been seen since September, and police say both Chad and Lori Daybell lied to investigators about the childrens' whereabouts. (National Center for Missing &amp; Exploited Children via AP, File)

Strange case of 2 kids who vanished in Idaho takes grim turn

By REBECCA BOONE - Associated Press