Jurors in the Lori Vallow Daybell murder conspiracy trial reveal the key factors in arriving at a verdict
Jurors reveal key moments of Lori Vallow Daybell trial
Jurors in the Lori Vallow Daybell trial reveal how they reached a guilty verdict in the murder conspiracy of her fourth husband, Charles Vallow. FOX 10's Kenzie Beach has more.
PHOENIX - Jurors leaving the courtroom from the Arizona vs. Lori Vallow Daybell trial said that 10 of 12 had decided she was guilty heading into deliberations with two of them still unsure.
Ultimately, it came down to Vallow Daybell's text messages.
Three of the 12 jurors spoke with the media after the verdict.
"I had never heard of Lori Daybell until I got picked for this jury. I had never," one of the jurors named Karl.
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The jury reached the guilty verdict in the case just one day after both sides made their closing arguments in court.
Guilty of conspiracy to commit murder
An Arizona jury found Lori Vallow Daybell guilty of conspiracy to murder her fourth husband Charles Vallow.
The jury was unaware Vallow Daybell is already facing multiple life sentences for the murder of her two youngest children, JJ and Tylee, and her current husband's first wife.
What they're saying:
"I felt like there was a lot of information that didn't make sense and that it was missing," said juror Victoria Lewis. "Like, I kept wanting to hear from Tylee."
"We didn't really have much to say about it, though, because we didn't really know anything," said another juror, Tass Reed-Tucker.
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The jurors were almost speechless, learning afterwards the only witnesses from the day Charles Vallow was killed are also dead.
"Wow, yeah, it's all I can say. It's just huge. Yeah," said Karl.
Three of the 12 jurors told FOX 10 it was Vallow Daybell’s text messages that led to the guilty verdict.
"For me, it was the text messages that did it as far as the evidence and I feel like we caught some lies," said Lewis.
"She said that he was Ned before they got rid of him. That was probably the part where we were like, okay, now it's real," said Reed-Tucker.
Guilty verdict vindicates Charles Vallow's sister
With the jury finding Lori Vallow Daybell guilty of conspiracy to murder Charles Vallow, Vallow's sister Kay Woodcock finds gratification and vindication for her brother. FOX 10's Justin Lum spoke with Woodcock after the verdict.
The other side:
On top of it, Vallow Daybell's deameanor in both interviews with law enforcement and throughout the trail spoke louder than words, raising red flags for jurors.
"She just was, like, smiling and laughing and didn't seem to take anything very seriously," said Lewis.
"She would just kind of look at us and smile and smirk. So it kind of gave it away for a lot of it like she just kind of didn't really care," said Reed-Tucker.
Another text message that stood out was Lori Vallow Daybell learning she was no longer the beneficiary on Charles' life insurance policy, which is believed to be the reason she wanted him to die.
The moment Lori Vallow Daybell was found guilty
This is video of the moment in court when Lori Vallow Daybell, the woman also known as the so-called 'Doomsday Mom,' was found guilty of conspiracy to murder. Vallow Daybell was accused of conspiring to kill Charles Vallow in 2019. At the time, Charles was Vallow Daybell's husband.
What we know:
Jurors still processing the news of Vallow Daybell's previous convictions, but they also told me it gave them confidence in their decision today.