What was Lori Vallow Daybell's verdict and sentence in the Brandon Boudreaux attempted murder trial?

At a June 2025 trial, a jury found Lori Daybell guilty of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder for the plot against Brandon Boudreaux. The judge then sentenced her to two more life prison terms. She already faced three consecutive life terms from Idaho for the deaths of her children Tylee and JJ and of Chad Daybell's wife Tammy, plus an Arizona conviction for conspiring to kill her husband Charles Vallow.

• Lori represented herself and cross-examined Brandon on the witness stand.
• Chad Daybell was sentenced to death in Idaho.
• In his victim impact statement, Brandon said he chose to forgive Lori but had never seen remorse from her.

Source: our own transcription of the episode. The full conversation is on Dateline NBC (2026-10-27). Read the whole episode summary →

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