Nate Eaton

Lori Vallow had no reaction. She stood up, walked out of the courtroom, and that was that.

Lori Vallow had no reaction. She stood up, walked out of the courtroom, and that was that.

Yeah, I've been here the past few weeks, and what a ride it's been.

Yeah, I've been here the past few weeks, and what a ride it's been.

Well, it was a decision she made kind of at the last minute. Nobody knew if she was going to testify or not. The judge asked her when it came time for the defense to present their case if she planned to call any witnesses. She said no, and then she said the defense rests.

Well, it was a decision she made kind of at the last minute. Nobody knew if she was going to testify or not. The judge asked her when it came time for the defense to present their case if she planned to call any witnesses. She said no, and then she said the defense rests.

I think a lot of people were caught off guard.

I think a lot of people were caught off guard.

Trina Kaye really stressed that this was a premeditated execution of Lori Vallow's fourth husband because Lori Vallow thought she would be getting $1 million in life insurance money and she wanted to be with her new boyfriend, now husband, Chad Daybell.

Trina Kaye really stressed that this was a premeditated execution of Lori Vallow's fourth husband because Lori Vallow thought she would be getting $1 million in life insurance money and she wanted to be with her new boyfriend, now husband, Chad Daybell.

Right, yes. She texted Chad something to the effect of, bad news, I'm not the beneficiary.

Right, yes. She texted Chad something to the effect of, bad news, I'm not the beneficiary.

The prosecutor said, Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell believed that a spirit, a zombie, you could say, named Ned had inhabited Charles's body. Chad then wrote back, I wonder if he made the change before he got two bullets to the chest. That's a lot. Pretty chilling evidence there.

The prosecutor said, Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell believed that a spirit, a zombie, you could say, named Ned had inhabited Charles's body. Chad then wrote back, I wonder if he made the change before he got two bullets to the chest. That's a lot. Pretty chilling evidence there.

Lori prepared a passionate closing argument, and she really tried to stress that this was a family tragedy and not a crime.

Lori prepared a passionate closing argument, and she really tried to stress that this was a family tragedy and not a crime.

She did try to testify a couple of times during that closing statement, which was not allowed. The prosecution objected to that.

She did try to testify a couple of times during that closing statement, which was not allowed. The prosecution objected to that.

The first day, the jury deliberated about 17 minutes. That probably gave them enough time to pick a foreperson, and then they probably said, we're going to go home and sleep on this. They came back the next day on Tuesday, and they total deliberated a little less than three hours.

The first day, the jury deliberated about 17 minutes. That probably gave them enough time to pick a foreperson, and then they probably said, we're going to go home and sleep on this. They came back the next day on Tuesday, and they total deliberated a little less than three hours.