Buried in Belief: The Shocking Crimes of Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell
Buried in Belief: The Shocking Crimes of Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell is a chilling true crime account of one of the most disturbing modern cases-where faith, fanaticism, and obsession became a weapon.
When two bright young children, Tylee Ryan and Joshua "J.J." Vallow, vanished in the fall of 2019, the world watched in disbelief as their mother, Lori Vallow, smiled in photographs, married a doomsday author weeks after his wife's sudden death, and refused to say where her children were. Months later, the search ended in horror: their bodies were found buried in Chad Daybell's backyard.
But the children weren't the only casualties. From Lori's husband Charles Vallow to Chad's wife Tammy Daybell, the trail of sudden deaths and suspicious circumstances revealed a chilling pattern-lives discarded in the name of prophecy and power.
Drawing from court transcripts, police records, jailhouse communications, and firsthand reporting, Linda Davidson pieces together how Lori and Chad built a private theology of "light" and "dark," branding their loved ones as "zombies" before erasing them. The book follows the investigation from the first missing person's report to the explosive trials that ended with Lori imprisoned for life and Chad sentenced to death.
This is not just the story of two people who lost their way-it is a cautionary tale of how belief, when severed from accountability, can turn lethal.
Perfect for fans of If You Tell, The Family Next Door, and American Murder, Buried in Belief exposes the devastating human cost when faith becomes fanaticism-and when no one stops the lies until it's too late.
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