Chad Daybell was sentenced to death in a triple murder by an Idaho jury

Chad Daybell was sentenced to death Saturday in a triple murder case, nearly a year after his second wife, Lori Vallow Daybell, was sentenced to life in prison.

Daybell was convicted of the first degree murder of his first wifeTammy Daybell and two of his then-girlfriend’s children, Lori Vallow, Joshua “JJ” Vallow and Tylee Ryan, as well as for conspiracy to commit murder and insurance fraud.

Lori Vallow Daybell was convicted of murder in their three deaths last year and was sentenced to life in prison without parole.

The case initially gained national attention in 2019 after 7-year-old JJ was reported missing by his grandparents and investigators learned Tylee was last seen around the same time.. The police first arrested Daybell and Vallow while on their honeymoon in Hawaii, just weeks after Tammy Daybell’s death.

The children’s bodies were discovered buried on Daybell’s property months later.

The case highlighted the couple’s fringe religious beliefs, which included that evil spirits could possess a person’s body, turning them into a “zombie”.

The jury that convicted Chad Daybell also deliberated on his sentence on the capital charges. Judge Steven Boyce, who presided over both Daybell and Vallow Daybell The Idaho lawsuitssaid Thursday that he will be sentenced on the insurance fraud charges at a later date.

Victims filled the courtroom Friday as nine people, including Tammy Daybell’s brother, Tylee and JJ’s the older brother and others gave victim impact statements.

Daybell, who did not testify in his own defense, also chose not to speak during the penalty phase.

Vallow Daybell he was extradited to Arizona following her conviction in Idaho, where she is awaiting trial for the 2019 slaying of her husband, Charles Vallow, who was shot by her brother, Alex Cox. Cox also died later that year.