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April 9, 2025

IMPACT x Nightline: Lori Vallow Daybell: The Doomsday Mom Murders (4/10)

THURSDAY, APRIL 10
IMPACT x Nightline: “Lori Vallow Daybell: The Doomsday Mom Murders” (326) – Streaming Only on Hulu
Logline: Lori Vallow Daybell, wife to Charles Vallow, fell for Chad Daybell, a religious leader prepping for the end of the world. As the affair unfolded, their families started dying and disappearing. Now, back on trial for murder, Lori says she’s innocent.

Extended Logline: This week, “IMPACT x Nightline” reports on the case of Lori Vallow Daybell, a married former beauty queen and mother who fell for Chad Daybell, a religious leader prepping for the end of the world. As the affair unfolded, their families started dying and disappearing, including two of Lori’s children, ages 7 and 16, who were killed in 2019. In 2023, Lori was found guilty of two counts of first-degree murder for killing her two youngest children, and now she is back on trial for the alleged murder of her estranged husband, Charles Vallow, but she maintains her innocence.

The Inside Scoop:

  • ABC News Studios’ “IMPACT x Nightline: Lori Vallow Daybell: The Doomsday Mom Murders” begins streaming on Thursday, April 10, only on Hulu.
  • The episode, led by “20/20” co-anchor Deborah Roberts, features rare archival footage and news-making “20/20” interviews with Lori Vallow Daybell’s relatives, former friends and key law enforcement officials close to the investigation.
  • Additional interviews include the following:
    • Sunny Hostin, former federal prosecutor and co-host of “The View”
    • Doug Hart, chief deputy, Canyon County Sheriff’s Office, and former FBI special agent
    • Dan Abrams, ABC News legal contributor