Ed Larson

Man, you're really growing up.

And here we are for Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow, part two. Yay. So when last we left the story, Chad Daybell had finally gained a following of sorts in the Mormon neo-fundamentalist doomsday community.

And here we are for Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow, part two. Yay. So when last we left the story, Chad Daybell had finally gained a following of sorts in the Mormon neo-fundamentalist doomsday community.

And here we are for Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow, part two. Yay. So when last we left the story, Chad Daybell had finally gained a following of sorts in the Mormon neo-fundamentalist doomsday community.

By appearing on Mormon Prepper podcasts and giving talks at New Age seminars about the impending apocalypse, Chad had gathered a small group of apocalypse-minded Mormons who were on the same near-death experience trip as him. His followers, however, were mostly women. And amongst his biggest fans was his eventual partner in crime, Lori Vallow. Yep, we're meeting her today.

By appearing on Mormon Prepper podcasts and giving talks at New Age seminars about the impending apocalypse, Chad had gathered a small group of apocalypse-minded Mormons who were on the same near-death experience trip as him. His followers, however, were mostly women. And amongst his biggest fans was his eventual partner in crime, Lori Vallow. Yep, we're meeting her today.

By appearing on Mormon Prepper podcasts and giving talks at New Age seminars about the impending apocalypse, Chad had gathered a small group of apocalypse-minded Mormons who were on the same near-death experience trip as him. His followers, however, were mostly women. And amongst his biggest fans was his eventual partner in crime, Lori Vallow. Yep, we're meeting her today.

But why not? Big old crazy bing bongs.

But why not? Big old crazy bing bongs.

But why not? Big old crazy bing bongs.

Yeah, when he's here for the new Jerusalem.

Yeah, when he's here for the new Jerusalem.

Yeah, when he's here for the new Jerusalem.

Yeah, who's going to take him seriously? He's never going to get this off the ground. I do think there was some of that being like, ah, it's fun for now. Yeah, and almost like a little bit of Mormon politeness as well. Like, where it's like, I'm not going to tell this guy to fuck off. Just like, yes, encourage him, smile, and just let it go. You also joke. We talked a little bit about this.

Yeah, who's going to take him seriously? He's never going to get this off the ground. I do think there was some of that being like, ah, it's fun for now. Yeah, and almost like a little bit of Mormon politeness as well. Like, where it's like, I'm not going to tell this guy to fuck off. Just like, yes, encourage him, smile, and just let it go. You also joke. We talked a little bit about this.

Yeah, who's going to take him seriously? He's never going to get this off the ground. I do think there was some of that being like, ah, it's fun for now. Yeah, and almost like a little bit of Mormon politeness as well. Like, where it's like, I'm not going to tell this guy to fuck off. Just like, yes, encourage him, smile, and just let it go. You also joke. We talked a little bit about this.

I'm not joking.

I'm not joking.

I'm not joking.

Yeah. Now, we spent the majority of the last episode telling the life story of Chad Daybell. And while his life story is extremely interesting, it's pretty damn tame for the most part because of Chad's extreme Mormon demeanor. Extreme Mormon! Line line Mormon. Yeah. But, you know, Chad, he didn't really go off the rails completely until he met Lori Ballow.