A jury in Idaho on Thursday found Chad Tabel guilty of first-degree murder in the 2019 murders of his first wife and his current wife’s two children, which drew widespread attention because of the couple’s “doomsday” religious beliefs.
When the verdict was read on Thursday, Mr. Tabel maintained a blank expression as he stood next to his attorney, John Prior.
In addition to three counts of first-degree murder, Mr. Tabel was convicted of two counts of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and two counts of grand theft by fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and two counts of insurance fraud. .
In 2021, lawyers Mr. Tabel On the death of Mr. Tabel and his wife, Lori Vallo Tabel, two MS. Wallo Tabelle’s children are Joshua Wallo, 7, also known as JJ; and Tylee Ryan, 16. Mr. Dabell was also charged with murder in the death of her ex-partner Tommy Dabell.
The jury began deliberating Wednesday in Ada County District Court in Boise, Idaho. Seventh Judicial District Judge Steven W. Boyce noted that after the verdict was read, prosecutors filed a notice to seek the death penalty. After a brief recess, the judge said the sentencing hearing would begin Friday morning.
Mr. is now 50 years old. Table and Mrs. Vallo Tabel pleaded guilty to the charge. He was sentenced to three consecutive life sentences without parole in July.
The couple’s religious beliefs have drawn attention to the case over the years. According to the charge sheet, they “advocated and preached religious beliefs” for the purpose of justifying the deaths of the children. News headlines labeled Mrs. Vallo Tabelle as the “Doomsday Mother.”
Mr. Tabel has written novels with doomsday themes, and both he and Mrs. Vallo Tabel are affiliated with the organization Preparing the People, which aims to prepare its followers for the second coming of Jesus Christ, according to its website.
Mr. Table and Mrs. Vallo Tabel married in 2019 after the death of his wife Tammy Tabel. At first, her death was ruled to be of natural causes, but that was reconsidered after Ms Wallow’s children went missing and authorities launched an investigation. There was a possible connection.
An autopsy found that Tommy Table died of asphyxiation, and that Mr. It was also discovered that her death occurred a month after Tabel increased the coverage amount on her life insurance policy.
In February 2020, Ms Vallo Tabel was arrested in Hawaii after authorities said she was uncooperative in the search for the missing children. Their remains were interred in Idaho in June of that year. Buried on Tablell’s property. He was arrested and charged with concealing evidence.
The case, which drew widespread attention for its foundation in radical religious beliefs, was the subject of a Lifetime movie and the Netflix documentary series “Sins of Our Mother.”
