Overview

• Lori Vallow Daybell delivered her closing argument on April 21, 2025, defending herself against charges of conspiring to murder her estranged husband, Charles Vallow, in 2019.
• Prosecutors argue that Vallow Daybell and her brother, Alex Cox, planned the killing to collect Charles Vallow’s $1 million life insurance policy and to further her relationship with Chad Daybell.
• The prosecution presented evidence suggesting the crime was premeditated, including staged crime scene details and text messages referencing financial motives and religious justifications.
• Vallow Daybell, representing herself, claimed the shooting was a tragic act of self-defense by her brother, though he died months later and his account has been questioned.
• The jury began deliberating on April 21, 2025, with Vallow Daybell facing a potential additional life sentence if convicted, alongside her existing life terms for prior convictions in Idaho.