Karen:

The story of "Mommy Doomsday"

Episode sources:

1. “The Trial of Lori Vallow Daybell” (Dateline NBC) 2023

2. “The latest timeline of events in the Vallow Daybell murder cases” (East Idaho News) 2023

3. “Updated timeline of the events surrounding the deaths of J.J. Vallow and Tylee Ryan” by Sally Krutzig (Post Register) 2020

4. “A string of family deaths surround tragedy of Lori Vallow’s children” by Allie Yang (ABC News) 2021

5. “Documents: Tammy Daybell was still alive when children’s remains buried on Idaho property” by Mark Klekas and Alyssa Roberts (KUTV) 2020

6. “Charles Vallow had a $1 million life insurance policy he left to JJ’s grandma, rather than Lori Vallow Daybell” by Nate Eaton (East Idaho News) 2020

7. “Part 1: Melanie Gibb describes Chad and Lori Daybells’ religious beliefs and her relationship with the couple” by Nate Eaton (East Idaho News) 2020

8. “Murders of Tylee Ryan and J.J. Vallow” (Wikipedia)

9. “Charles Vallow’s ex-wife had concerns about Lori Daybell over 10 years ago and thinks his shooting death was ‘100% planned’” by Nate Eaton (East Idaho News) 2020

10. “How a Gilbert drive-by shooting is tried to Idaho missing children” by Jessica Boehm (Arizona Republic) 2019

11. “Lori Vallow, Chad Daybell indicted on murder charges in deaths of her two kids” by Elisha Fieldstadt (NBC News) 2021

12. “Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow indicted on murder charges” by Andy Rose (CNN) 2023

13. “A complete timeline for the Daybell, Vallow murders” by Megan Pickett (ABC 4) 2023

14. “Lori Vallow Daybell sentencing: Timeline of ‘doomsday cult mom’ mystery case” by Rachel Sharp (Independent) 2023

15. “A Look at the Religious Circle Surrounding Chad and Lori Daybell” by Nate Sunderland (East Idaho News) 2020

16. “Idaho mom Lori Vallow Daybell's youngest son had date-rape drugs in his body at time of death, doc testifies” by Terry Collins (USA Today) 2023

17. “Lori Vallow trial: A timeline of how a tangled web of deaths led to her arrest and murder charges with husband Chad Daybell” by Haven Orecchio-Egresitz and Paulina Cachero (Insider) 2023

18. “First witnesses in Lori Vallow Daybell trial testify about days before, after children's disappearance” (KTVB) 2023

19. “Victim’s sister tells jurors about quick funeral, remarriage” by Rebecca Boone (AP) 2023

20. “Cox’s phone data put him at the scene of the crime: Day 19 Vallow Daybell murder trial” by Megan Pickett (ABC4) 2023

21. “Courtroom Insider: Daybell Opening Statements” (Uploaded by Nate Eaton to Facebook) 2023

22. “Answers to frequently asked questions about the Lori Vallow Daybell trial” by Nate Eaton (East Idaho News) 2023

23. READ: Exhibit from Brandon Boudreaux’s court filing” by Nate Eaton (East Idaho News) 2020

24. “Zombies, shootings, dark beings: What new court documents suggest about Lori Daybell” by Nate Eaton (East Idaho News) 2020

25. “DAY 27 | LIVE UPDATES: Jury goes home for the evening, will return Friday to continue Daybell trial deliberations” by Nate Eaton (East Idaho News) 2023

26. “Chilling details revealed in death investigation of JJ Vallow and Tylee Ryan” by Jonathan Vigliotti (48 Hours) 2021

27. “Doomsday: The Missing Children” (Investigation Discovery)

28. “Chad Daybell introduced Lori to neighbors as future wife days after Tammy’s death” by Eliza Pace (KSLTV) 2023

29. “What's next for Lori Vallow Daybell? More murder charges, in Arizona” by Bill Chappell (NPR) 2023

30. “The internet search from Alex Cox that caught an investigator’s attention” by Kyle Dunphey (DeseretNews) 2023

31. “An Idaho woman convicted of killing two of her children and another woman is appealing the case” (Associated Press) 2023

J.J. Vallow and Tylee Ryan

(MissingKids.org)

Tammy Daybell

Charles Vallow