We see each other a lot and we do respect each other. Do any of you have phone calls to make?Īrchibald: We’re small town lawyers. It’s time for Archibald to present his closing arguments.Īrchibald: Looks like I’m going into the lunch hour. We are all now standing, waiting for the jury. We’ll have you covered from the courtroom despite cameras being banned.įor all previous and extensive coverage on this case, visit + watch the in-depth special here. This case stems back to Chandler and Gilbert, Arizona with two shootings, one deadly, possible financial motives and doomsday ideas. They allegedly claimed JJ and Tylee became zombies and that a dark spirit possessed Tammy who died suddenly in October 2019.Īuthorities discovered JJ and Tylee’s bodies in June 2020, located in Daybell’s backyard. Investigators say Vallow and Daybell used their religious beliefs to justify these three killings. Vallow file motion to be allowed in court MORE: Judge issues ruling after grandparents of J.J. The defense called no witnesses.Ī judge decided the couple will have separate trials. The prosecution presented its case, saying Vallow, her husband Chad Daybell, and her late brother Alex Cox hatched a plan to kill Vallow’s two kids as well as Chad’s previous wife Tammy Daybell. The pool was narrowed down to 12 jurors, along with a handful of alternates. Vallow Daybell is also charged with conspiracy to commit murder in her husband's Charles Vallow's death in a separate case in Arizona.A week before the trial, the court summoned nearly 2,000 potential jurors to fill out questionnaires. The defense did not call any witnesses, and Vallow Daybell did not testify.
Other deaths in their circle have also raised suspicions, including the shooting death of Vallow Daybell's husband Charles Vallow by her brother, Alex Cox, in what Cox claimed was self defense, and Cox's later unexpected death. Prosecutors called dozens of witnesses to build their case against Vallow Daybell, whom they accused of being motivated by money, power and sex in a case involving the increasingly fringe religious beliefs of the accused couple. The jury of five women and seven men started its deliberations on Thursday afternoon, returning Friday to deliberate through lunch before returning the unanimous verdict. "We want to assure each of you that we remain committed to pursuing justice for Tylee Ryan, JJ Vallow and Tammy Daybell," they said in the statement. Prosecutors Rob Wood and Lindsey Blake said in a statement they were pleased with the verdict and thanked the jury, but would not discuss further details of the case, citing the pending charges against Chad Daybell. Tammy, you are part of our life - Tammy, I am sorry. Papa wished you were here in other circumstances. Woodcock also had a message for the three victims in the case as he fought tears.
When asked his final message to Lori, he started to sing a Willie Nelson song: "Turn out the lights, the party's over - they say that all good things must end."
I think we had 18 jurors that all deserve our appreciation, our love, and they gave an honest, fair and righteous verdict," he said. I have said many times, I want a fair, honest and righteous decision. The two had attended much of the trial.Ī visibly emotional Larry Woodcock thanked the jurors and said he wanted to hug them for what they'd had to see and hear during the case, and thanked everyone involved. JJ Vallow's grandparents, Kay and Larry Woodcock, were greeted by cheers when they exited the courthouse as supporters sang "We Will Rock You," one of JJ's favorite songs. Relatives of the victims reacted with tears, signs of relief and a fist pump, and sat arm-in-arm as the judge wrapped up the hearing.
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Her husband, Chad Daybell, has also been charged in the case, but faces a separate trial at a later date.
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