In The Doomsday Mother, bestselling true crime author John Glatt
tells the twisted tale of Lori Vallow, accused of having her two
children murdered to start a new life with her new husband, doomsday
prepper Chad Daybell.
At first, the residents of Kauai Beach Resort took little notice of
their new neighbors. The glamorous blonde and her tall husband fit the
image of the ritzy gated community. The couple seemed to keep to
themselves--until the police knocked on their door with a search
warrant. Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell had fled to Hawaii in the midst of
being investigated for the disappearance of Lori's children back in
Idaho--Tylee and JJ--who hadn't been seen alive in five months.
For years, Lori Vallow had been devoted to her children and her Mormon
faith. But when her path crossed with Chad Daybell, a religious zealot
who taught his followers how to prepare for the end-times, the
tumultuous relationship transformed her into someone unrecognizable. As
authorities searched for Lori's children, they uncovered more suspicious
deaths with links to both Lori and Chad, including the death of Lori's
third and fourth husbands, her brother, and Chad's wife. In June 2020,
the gruesome remains of JJ and Tylee were discovered on Chad's property,
and the newlyweds were arrested and charged with murder. And in a
shocking development, horrifying statements revealed that the couple's
fanatical beliefs had convinced them the children had become zombies--a
belief that may have led to their deaths.
Bestselling author and journalist John Glatt takes readers deeper into
the devastating story of Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell in an attempt to
unravel the lethal relationship of this doomsday couple.
