Lori Vallow smirks in new mug shot after denying murders at sentencing – latest

1690950600 While her sentencing may mark the culmination of a chilling case that spans bizarre cult beliefs, missing children, murder and mystery deaths, the saga is still far from over. Here’s what’s coming next in the shocking case: While Vallow’s sentencing brought some justice in a chilling case that spans bizarre cult beliefs, missing children, murder and mystery deaths, the saga is still far from over Oliver O’Connell 2 August 2023 05:30 1690943425 Beyond the Idaho charges, Vallow is also awaiting trial in Arizona for the murder of her fourth husband Charles Vallow – who was shot dead by Cox in July 2019. Here’s a reminder of all the key players in the sprawling case: The trial of cult mom Lori Vallow ended with a resounding conviction. Who were the key players? Oliver O’Connell 2 August 2023 03:30 1690936225 Mother of three, former game show contestant, a Mrs Texas Beauty Pageant entrant, a cult follower… and now a convicted killer… Lori Vallow is a mother of three, a former game show contestant, a Mrs Texas Beauty Pageant contestant and a cult follower. An Idaho court determined she is also a killer. Rachel Sharp reports Oliver O’Connell 2 August 2023 01:30 1690929039 Lori stunned the court when she made an unprecedented move to defend herself publicly for the first time. At her sentencing on 31 July, Lori sobbed in a bizarre statement where she denied that any murders took place and insisted that her victims are ‘very happy’. Having followed this tragic case in near-obsessive detail, I could spend endless hours analysing each line of her sentencing statement. But perhaps the most important aspect is that it came far, far too late; her fate was already sealed by the years of silence that preceded it. For all of the twists and turns that preceded it, Lori’s life sentence comes as little surprise Oliver O’Connell 1 August 2023 23:30 1690926339 Lori Vallow ‘s attorney claimed that the ‘cult mom’ who murdered her two children and conspired to kill her new lover’s wife is ‘misunderstood’ and is actually ‘all about love’ as he asked the judge for leniency at her sentencing hearing. Ultimately, defence team’s sentencing recommendation was disregarded by Judge Steven Boyce Oliver O’Connell 1 August 2023 22:45 1690923639 Lori Vallow addressed the court ahead of her sentencing, claiming her murdered children are ‘happy in heaven’. The 50-year-old was convicted in May of killing her seven-year-old son Joshua ‘JJ’ Vallow and 16-year-old daughter Tylee Ryan, who vanished without a trace in September 2019. She was also found guilty of conspiring to kill her husband Chad Daybell’s first wife, Tammy, who died in October 2019. ‘Jesus Christ knows the truth of what happens here,’ Vallow told the court. ‘I have had many communications from people now living in heaven, including my children… because of these communications, I know that my children are happy and busy in the spirit world.’ Oliver O’Connell 1 August 2023 22:00 1690920939 ‘ Cult mom’ Lori Vallow was confronted by her victims’ sobbing family members at her sentencing hearing where they branded her a ‘monster’ and described her 1,841-day ‘cruel campaign of terror’. ‘Cult mom’ refused to look her victims’ devastated family members in the eyes as they gave heartwrenching victim impact statements to the court Oliver O’Connell 1 August 2023 21:15 1690918239 Footage from inside a court captures the moment Lori Vallow was sentenced to life imprisonment with no possibility of parole for the murders of her two children on Monday, 31 July. In May 2023, the ‘cult mom,’ 50, was convicted of killing her seven-year-old son Joshua ‘JJ’ Vallow and 16-year-old daughter Tylee Ryan, who vanished in September 2019. Vallow was also found guilty of conspiring to kill her husband Chad Daybell’s first wife, Tammy, who died in October 2019. Judge Steven Boyce handed down the harshest possible sentence available after the death penalty was taken off the table ahead of trial. Oliver O’Connell 1 August 2023 20:30 1690915539 The 50-year-old convicted killer was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole on Monday after her victims’ devastated family members gave heartwrenching statements to the court Oliver O’Connell 1 August 2023 19:45 1690915031 Relatives of ‘cult mom’ Lori Vallow’s victims have decried her unhinged claims during her sentencing trial. In a shocking statement addressing the court just moments before she was handed down five consecutive life sentences without parole, Vallow said that her children ‘were happy and busy in the spirit world’ and that she knew ‘her friend Tammy … is also very happy and extremely busy.’ Tammy’s sister Samantha Gwilliam has since slammed Vallow’s remarks. In a shocking statement addressing the court just moments before she was sentenced, Vallow said that her children and ‘her friend Tammy were happy and busy in the spirit world’ Oliver O’Connell 1 August 2023 19:37