The Doomsday Mother, John Glatt
The Doomsday Mother, John Glatt
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The Doomsday Mother
Lori Vallow, Chad Daybell, and the End of an American Family

Author: John Glatt

Narrator: Shaun Grindell

Unabridged: 8 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 01/18/2022


Synopsis

At first, the residents of Kauai Beach Resort took little notice of their new neighbors. The glamorous blonde and her tall husband fit the image of the ritzy gated community. The couple seemed to keep to themselves—until the police knocked on their door with a search warrant. Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell had fled to Hawaii in the midst of being investigated for the disappearance of Lori's children back in Idaho—Tylee and JJ—who hadn't been seen alive in five months.

For years, Lori Vallow had been devoted to her children and her Mormon faith. But when her path crossed with Chad Daybell, a religious zealot who taught his followers how to prepare for the end-times, the tumultuous relationship transformed her into someone unrecognizable. As authorities searched for Lori's children, they uncovered more suspicious deaths with links to both Lori and Chad, including the death of Lori's third and fourth husbands, her brother, and Chad's wife. In June 2020, the gruesome remains of JJ and Tylee were discovered on Chad's property, and the newlyweds were arrested and charged with murder. And in a shocking development, horrifying statements revealed that the couple's fanatical beliefs had convinced them the children had become zombies—a belief that may have led to their deaths.


About John Glatt

English-born John Glatt is the author of more than twenty books, and has over thirty years of experience as an investigative journalist in England and America. He is the author of Lost and Found, Secrets in the Cellar, Playing with Fire, and many other bestselling books of true crime. He has appeared on television and radio programs all over the world, including Dateline NBC, Fox News, A Current Affair, BBC World News, and A&E Biography.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Erin on January 23, 2022

Special thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for a free, electronic ARC of this novel received in exchange for an honest review. I was first introduced to John Glatt’s true crime novels through “Golden Boy: A Murder Among the Manhattan Elite”. I enjoyed the true story of mental illness, real a......more

Goodreads review by "Avonna on February 18, 2022

Check out all my reviews at: [URL not allowed] THE DOOMSDAY MOTHER: Lori Vallow, Chad Daybell, and the End of the American Family by John Glatt is the true crime account of the lives of Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell and their twisted religious beliefs that became the theological justif......more