Doctors believe Lori Vallow is competent to stand trial for murder in Maricopa County

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Lori Vallow walked into the courtroom smiling Thursday morning as doctors deemed her fit to stand trial for her role in a murder in Maricopa County.

Vallow appeared in court awaiting doctors’ evaluation as she awaits trial on first-degree murder charges in the 2019 death of her ex-husband Charles Vallow in Chandler and the attempted murder of her ex’s nephew, Brandon Boudreaux.

Two court-appointed doctors deemed Vallow “competent,” and the state had no objection, saying Vallow could move forward with her case in Arizona. The judge has scheduled a status conference for 8:30 a.m. Friday, but it is unclear whether Vallow will appear in court then.

The so-called “doomsday mother” was sentenced to life in prison for the deaths of her two children, 16-year-old Tylee Ryan and 7-year-old JJ Vallow, in Idaho. The children’s bodies were found in June 2020 on the property of Vallow’s husband, Chad Daybell.

Lori Vallow’s trial is scheduled to begin on February 24, 2025.

Daybell was sentenced to death for the murders of Tylee, JJ and his wife Tammy Daybell. Vallow was found guilty of conspiring to murder Tammy.

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