Breaking Down The Beliefs of Chad & Lori Vallow Daybell | Part 1- How It Started

The story of Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow didn’t start with murder—it started with faith twisted into fanaticism. In this episode, we explore the LDS Church’s core beliefs, how mainstream Mormonism views prophecy and the Second Coming, and how Chad and Lori veered from religious devotion into dangerous extremism. Chad’s near-death experiences convinced him he had access to divine knowledge, while Lori’s obsession with end-times prophecy led her to believe she was a goddess chosen to gather the righteous. How did a simple belief in personal revelation and spiritual preparedness turn into an apocalyptic worldview that justified murder? We break down Chad’s early writings, his rise in LDS prepping circles, and how fiction became fact in his mind. We also examine Lori’s transformation from a devoted Mormon mother to a self-proclaimed leader of the 144,000. By tracking their path from faith to fanaticism, we expose the psychological and religious factors that led them to classify people as “light” or “dark,” ultimately determining who lived and who died. Through expert analysis and firsthand accounts, this episode lays the groundwork for understanding how a dangerous cult ideology took root within the framework of a mainstream religion. How did their beliefs develop? What warning signs were ignored? And could this have been stopped before it spiraled into murder? Subscribe & Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://shorturl.at/opFUZ Spotify: https://shorturl.at/eksC5 Follow Us On Social Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ #truecrime #truecrimecommunity #murdermystery #unsolvedmysteries #coldcase #truecrimepodcast #documentary #justicefor #truecrimeaddict #crimejunkie