Idaho triple murder trial begins with claims about zombies and doomsday plot

Chad Daybell is charged with killing wife and then girlfriend’s two youngest children in case rooted in extremist religious beliefs

Opening statements are expected Wednesday in the trial of an Idaho man charged with killing his wife and his then girlfriend’s two youngest children in an unusual case rooted in extremist religious beliefs.

Chad Daybell, 55, is facing charges of first-degree murder, insurance fraud, and conspiracy to commit murder and grand theft in connection with the deaths of Tammy Daybell, seven-year-old Joshua “JJ” Vallow and 16-year-old Tylee Ryan. Last year, their mother, Lori Vallow Daybell, received a life sentence without parole for the killings.