Lori, Convicted of Murdering Two of Her Children, Maintains Her Innocence: ‘I Will Be Exonerated’
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‘Lori Vallow Daybell: The Jailhouse Interview’ Airs During a Special ‘Dateline’ This Friday at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT
March 4, 2025 – In her first TV interview, convicted murderer Lori Vallow Daybell speaks to Dateline correspondent Keith Morrison in an all-new special Dateline this Friday at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT. In the exclusive sit down, Lori maintains her innocence after she and her husband Chad Daybell were found guilty of murdering her children, JJ and Tylee. Chad was also found guilty of murder and conspiracy in the death of his previous wife Tammy and Lori was found guilty of conspiring to kill Tammy.
In the extensive, and often combative interview, Lori tells Morrison, “I will be exonerated. We will both be exonerated in the future.” Pressed by Morrison as to why she believes that, she responded, “I have seen things in the future that Jesus showed me when I was in heaven. And we were not in jail and we were not in prison.” Click here to watch the exchange. A transcript of the exchange is below.
During the two-hour special, Lori’s son Colby Ryan opens up about his relationship with his mother, telling Morrison: “I watched someone that I knew my entire life do what she did. And it just changed the way I view people.” Later on, he also told Dateline, “The way that my sister was treated was with hate, that’s not even human to do what they did to her [body], after.” Click here to watch the exchange. A transcript of the exchange is below.
Friday’s Dateline also features exclusive interviews with retired FBI Supervisory Special Agent Doug Hart, former lead detective for Rexburg PD Sheriff Ron Ball, and Detective Ray Hermosillo, co-lead for Rexburg PD.
The special, entitled Lori Vallow Daybell: The Jailhouse Interview, is the seventh broadcast on the Daybells from Dateline, which has covered the case since the beginning. Morrison also reported on the investigation for Dateline’s #1 podcast, Mommy Doomsday.
Lori Vallow Speaks to ‘Dateline’ this Friday.
Lori Vallow Daybell on Her Belief that She and Chad Daybell Will Be Exonerated
Keith Morrison: Chad was convicted and he’s on death row now.
Lori Vallow Daybell: I understand that, yeah. These are fascinating stories.
Keith Morrison: How could you possibly think that Chad would be exonerated after what happened?
Lori Vallow Daybell: The same way I will be exonerated. We will both be exonerated in the future
Keith Morrison: Because?
Lori Vallow Daybell: I have seen things in the future that Jesus showed me when I was in heaven. And we were not in jail and we were not in prison and they were still in the future, from now.
Colby Ryan Speaks Out About His Mother, Lori Vallow Daybell
Keith Morrison: How did it change the way you view the world?
Colby Ryan: I guess I was always a very positive, see the best in people kind of person. And then I watched someone that I knew my entire life do what she did. And it just changed the way I view people.
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Colby Ryan: The way that my sister was treated was with hate, that’s not even human to do what they did to her [body], after.
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