Chad Daybell Sentenced to Death for Murdering Lori Vallow’s 2 Kids and His First Wife

Chad Daybell has been sentenced to death for murdering 7-year-old Joshua "J.J." Vallow, 16-year-old Tylee Ryan and his first wife, 49-year-old Tammy Daybell.

On Thursday, May 30, Chad was found guilty of six counts in connection with their deaths and two counts of insurance fraud.

The Ada County courts in Idaho revealed on Saturday, June 1, that a verdict had been reached by its sequestered jury, per CNN, before Judge Steven Boyce imposed the sentence following a recess.

ABC News reported that Chad did not show emotion when Boyce read the jury's verdict.

J.J. and Tylee were the children of Chad's second wife, Lori Vallow. Vallow was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in July 2023 for murdering her children and conspiracy to commit murder in Tammy's death.

Unlike Chad, she did not face the death penalty.

The jury in the murder trial took two days to come to their decision following the conviction.

CNN reported that the jury deliberated Chad's fate for 6 hours on Friday, before breaking for the night. They later deliberated again on Saturday morning, until the court made its announcement.

In a statement shared Saturday by the Tammy Douglas Daybell Foundation, the Douglas family thanked "law enforcement, the prosecution, the media" and those who "watched and listened to the trial and prayed for us."

The jury in the murder trial took two days to come to their decision following the conviction.

CNN reported that the jury deliberated Chad's fate for 6 hours on Friday, before breaking for the night. They later deliberated again on Saturday morning, until the court made its announcement.

In a statement shared Saturday by the Tammy Douglas Daybell Foundation, the Douglas family thanked "law enforcement, the prosecution, the media" and those who "watched and listened to the trial and prayed for us."

Nearly nine months after J.J. and Tylee disappeared on June 9, 2020, their badly decomposed remains were found buried on Chad's Idaho property. Tylee had been dismembered and burned; J.J. was wrapped in plastic and bound by duct tape.

During Vallow's 2022 trial, a forensic pathologist revealed during testimony that J.J. was asphyxiated with a plastic bag and duct tape over his mouth, East Idaho News, KTVB reporter Alexandra Duggan and Fox 10 reported at the time.

Tylee's cause of death was undetermined due to how badly her remains were burned, the outlets reported.

Fremont County Prosecuting Attorney Lindsey Blake also revealed during Lori's trial that Tammy's cause of death was asphyxiation. It was initially ruled accidental.

J.J.'s grandfather Larry Woodcock spoke after Chad's conviction during a press conference shared by KSL. "It's a sad day," he said. "J.J. would have been 12 years old, guys. For what?"

He also shared thoughts about Tylee and Tammy, before adding: "J.J., Papa loves you. J.J., I miss you."