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Idaho doomsday author Chad Daybell, who was found guilty of murder in the deaths of his first wife and his second wife’s two youngest children, was sentenced Saturday to the death penalty. Jurors on Thursday found Daybell guilty of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder in the slayings of his first wife, Tammy Daybell, and Joshua “JJ” Vallow, 7, and Tylee Ryan, 16. Daybell was also found guilty of insurance fraud.
Several family members read victim impact statements on Friday before the sentence was handed down. Ron Douglas, Tammy’s father, said the case had left him “angry.” “It destroys me to know Tammy was treated the way she was,” he said. Matthew Douglas, Tammy’s brother, recalled how she was the “heart and glue” of the siblings. Benjamin Douglas opened up about how his sister’s death has affected him.
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