Lori Vallow juror breaks his silence after finding her guilty
May 17, 2023‘For the first time in my life I could put a face to evil’: Lori Vallow juror says he was disgusted with cult mom and her Hawaii wedding – as breaks his silence after finding her guilty of murdering her children
- Saul Hernandez said he found it increasingly difficult to look at Lori Vallow
- Vallow is facing life in prison for the murder of her kids JJ, seven, and Tylee, 16
One of the jurors who convicted cult mom Lori Vallow of murdering her children has says he was able to put a ‘face to evil’ for the first time in his life while watching her at her trial.
Vallow was last week convicted of murdering her kids JJ and Tylee, and conspiring to murder her lover’s wife.
She is yet to be sentenced, but will likely spent the rest of her life in prison.
The case was steeped in religious cults and a separation from reality in which Vallow and her lover-turned-husband Chad Daybell thought they were saving the world.
She is yet to show any acknowledgement of her children’s deaths let alone remorse.
Saul Hernandez said he found it increasingly difficult to look at Lori Vallow during her five-week trial
Vallow will now likely spend the rest of her life in prison. She is shown in her recent booking photo
Speaking to Good Morning America on Wednesday, juror Saul Hernandez said he found it difficult to look at Vallow and photos of her Hawaii wedding, which took place after her children were killed.
‘I didn’t want to look at them. I just couldn’t believe how someone can be that happy when your kids are in the ground.
‘And the person that was key in all of this is sitting across from you, smiling at you and dancing with you on the beach.’
As the evidence came to light, testimony was shared. It was harder to look at her.
‘Growing up, you talk about good, bad, God, evil. I think for the first time in my life, I put a face to evil,’ he said.
The jury took seven hours to deliberate Vallow’s fate.
Chad Daybell is next to stand trial.
The bodies of her children JJ and Tylee were found in shallow graves in Chad Daybell’s backyard in June 2020
Vallow was also convicted of conspiring to murder Tammy Daybell, her lover’s wife
As public interest in the case grew, the couple fled Idaho for Hawaii, marrying on the beach in a romantic ceremony that they gleefully documented in photos
The pair first met at a conference in 2018. A year later, Chad’s wife Tammy died mysteriously, and Vallow’s kids vanished.
The last time they were seen alive was on a family outing to Yellowstone National Park.
As public interest in the case grew, the couple fled Idaho for Hawaii, marrying on the beach in a romantic ceremony that they gleefully documented in photos.
They refused to answer questions about the kids’ whereabouts or safety.
Vallow was found mentally competent to stand trial but the death penalty was taken off the table before her trial began.
She gave no testimony, and her defense did not call a single witness.
The bodies of her children JJ and Tylee were found in shallow graves in Chad Daybell’s backyard in June 2020.
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