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Court hears Lori Vallow Daybell's appeal in Idaho killings of 2 of her children, romantic rival

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The Associated Press. (2026, November 2). Court hears Lori Vallow Daybell's appeal in Idaho killings of 2 of her children, romantic rival. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/united-states/court-hears-lori-vallow-daybell-s-appeal-in-idaho-killings-of-2-of-her-children-romantic-rival/article_c634b171-4809-5117-b723-72035e54b494.html

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The Idaho Supreme Court is set to hear Lori Vallow Daybell's appeal on Monday regarding her convictions for the deaths of her two children, Joshua "JJ" Vallow (7 years old) and Tylee Ryan (16 years old), as well as conspiring to murder a romantic rival named Tammy Daybell. Vallow Daybell is arguing that her doomsday religious beliefs should lead to reversal of these convictions.
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On November 2, 2026, The Idaho Supreme Court is set to hear an appeal from Lori Vallow Daybell regarding her convictions for the killings of her two youngest children, Joshua "JJ" Vallow and Tylee Ryan, as well as conspiracy to murder a romantic rival, Tammy Daybell. JJ was 7 years old, and Tylee was 16 at the time of their deaths in 2019. Vallow Daybell's legal team is arguing that she did not receive a speedy trial and that her choice of attorney was unjustly restricted due to conflict-of-interest rulings by the lower court judge. Additionally, they contend that jurors were improperly allowed to hear about unrelated shootings involving Charles Vallow and Brandon Boudreaux in Phoenix, Arizona. Chad Daybell, an author who married Vallow Daybell weeks after Tammy's death and whose property held the bodies of JJ and Tylee, was sentenced to death for his role in the killings; Vallow Daybell received three life sentences in Idaho.

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BOISE Idaho The Idaho Supreme Court

Subjects

Vallow Daybell PERSON · 2× BOISE GPE · 1× Idaho GPE · 1× Joshua “JJ” Vallow PERSON · 1× Lori Vallow Daybell’s PERSON · 1× Tammy Daybell PERSON · 1× The Idaho Supreme Court ORG · 1× Tylee PERSON · 1× Tylee Ryan PERSON · 1×

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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Supreme Court is scheduled Monday to hear Lori Vallow Daybell’s appeal of her convictions in that state for killing her two youngest children and conspiring to murder a romantic rival.
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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Supreme Court is scheduled Monday to hear Lori Vallow Daybell’s appeal of her convictions in that state for killing her two youngest children and conspiring to murder a romantic rival. asserted
Court → schedule → rival
She is asking the court to reverse her convictions in the deaths of Joshua “JJ” Vallow, Tylee Ryan and Tammy Daybell, whose husband married Vallow Daybell weeks later. asserted
husband → ask → Daybell
Vallow Daybell holds doomsday religious beliefs and has claimed that people in her life were possessed by evil spirits. asserted
people → hold → spirits
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