Doomsday cult mum sentenced to life for murdering children and romantic rival
- Lori Vallow had been found guilty in May over the deaths of her daughter Tylee Ryan, 16, and adopted 7-year-old son Joshua ‘JJ’ Vallow
- Vallow claimed to be a goddess charged with preparing humanity for the second coming of Jesus Christ, and said she believed she could communicate with angels
A US mother with “doomsday” religious beliefs was sentenced Monday to life in prison without parole for murdering two of her children and conspiring to kill her husband’s ex-wife.
Lori Vallow had been found guilty in May over the deaths of her 16-year-old daughter Tylee Ryan and adopted seven-year-old son Joshua “JJ” Vallow.
“You are sentenced to the custody of the State Board of Corrections to serve the maximum allowed sentence … life imprisonment with no possibility of parole,” said Judge Steven W Boyce, at a court in the northwestern US state of Idaho.
Vallow claimed to be a goddess charged with preparing humanity for the second coming of Jesus Christ, and said she believed she could communicate with angels.
They also claimed there were financial motives for the crimes.
Her fifth husband, Chad Daybell – the self-published author of several apocalyptic novels – is awaiting trial over similar charges, which include the murder of his first wife, Tammy. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
The case first drew national headlines in late 2019 following the disappearance of Vallow’s children.
