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Chapter 1: What is the story of Doomsday's Bride?
A notorious case of obsession as death after death follow a mysterious couple. The story becomes more shocking because it isn't over. It's the story of Doomsday's Bride. The sound of the waves hitting the sand, the soft breeze, a beach in Hawaii. Who could imagine a more romantic setting? That's Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell celebrating their wedding in this tropical paradise.
Each has recently lost their spouse, but they found each other.
The photos are great, but the one thing you notice about them is it's only the bride and groom.
I don't think anybody was there except for the two of them and whoever performed the services.
A widow and a widower, a new start, and it all began a year before.
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Chapter 2: How did Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell meet?
Chad Daybell first set eyes on Lori Vallow in October 2018 in St. George, Utah, where they both attended a spiritual conference. This is video from the actual conference where they first met.
If you've had this Holy Ghost experience testify to you, you're on the right path.
So Lori had always been a fan of Chad's books. And so that's how I first heard about Chad from Lori was she would talk about this author that she was really interested in and really connected with his work. I would describe her as a super fan.
In a series of text messages Chad later sends to Lori, he talks about that fateful meeting. Friday morning, October 26th, driving south on the freeway, a voice said, you will meet an extraordinary woman today who will change your life forever.
He describes how he became infatuated with her, how the two of them were clearly destined to be together. And he writes it almost in the form of a romance novel using the names James and Elena.
When their hands touched, he felt a shock pass through him, and his heart started beating fast. Elena was gorgeous and vivacious, and James was a little intimidated, yet honored she would talk to him.
It appears to be autobiographical, so it does give us a lot of insight into those first days and weeks of the relationship between Chad and Lori.
Chad tells of them meeting at a conference, of them immediately feeling a spark of attraction, and then he proceeds to describe an almost sophomoric, fumbling, first experience ever with lust.
Their spirits could not be restrained any longer, and a long-awaited make-out session took place. This was manifest in the mortal world to James and Elena through a scientific phenomenon known as loin fire.
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Chapter 3: What were the circumstances leading to Charles Vallow's death?
Why don't you come over here? She thinks she's a resurrected being and a god. She took all the money out of her bank account today. Yesterday was a threat to kill me.
As their deadly story rolls on, this would not be the last time the police are called about their family.
What is the emergency? What is the emergency?
I shot my brother-in-law.
screaming and like his face was beet red.
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Chapter 4: How did Lori and Chad's beliefs impact their actions?
He told me I didn't have any other choice. I said, how are you feeling? He said, mom, I feel terrible, but I'd do anything to protect Lori entirely.
In the months before his death, Charles had reached out to Lori's family with concerns about her mental state.
Charles had called me and he said, I'm at my end of the rope. I don't know what else to do.
Charles called and he said, Janice, Lori's crazy. She's gone crazy.
Lori's mindset was off. It was definitely off. And she goes, you think I'm crazy, don't you? I was like, I don't know if you're crazy, but what you're telling me is not normal. And this is not happening to you. And from that point, she tried to cut everything off with me. Adam tried to help. He worked with Charles to plan an intervention. Well, what can I do to help?
He goes, well, you're the closest one to her. You're the only one that'd probably be able to talk to her. Tragically, their plans were cut short with Charles' death.
Remember, Charles also called the police to his house and told them he feared for his life.
What did she say yesterday? She said, you're not Charles. I don't know who you are, what you did with Charles, but I can murder you now with my powers.
So she's speaking as a spiritual being.
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Chapter 5: What happened to Lori's children, Tylee and JJ?
Within seven days of Lori moving to Rexburg, she takes a trip to Yellowstone Park with Tylee, JJ, and her brother Alex. Authorities say no one ever saw Tylee again after that point, after that very last photo with Alex and JJ. JJ disappears two weeks after that, last seen in this photograph wearing a pair of red pajamas, which was later released by police.
Laurie allegedly tells houseguests that JJ is acting up, so Laurie's brother Alex picks him up in the middle of the night and drives him away. And then JJ's never seen again. The family's getting smaller and smaller. Charles is gone. The children are gone. What's next?
He's not breathing.
He said, I think I am being their fall guy. And I'm like, the fall guy for what?
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Breathe out.
This is safe. We take you back to a core trauma. Breathe in. Breathe out.
She is manipulating us. Breathe in. Breathe out. Why are you resisting?
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