Hobbs signs Arizona extradition request for Lori Vallow

By Kirsten Dorman
Published: Wednesday, August 16, 2023 - 6:39pm
Updated: Thursday, August 17, 2023 - 7:26am

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Lori Vallow Daybell was photographed on Aug. 1, 2023, as she was booked into the Pocatello Women's Correctional Center in Pocatello, Idaho. Prosecutors in Arizona are looking to bring her to that state to face more charges there.

Reporters with Fox 10 confirmed Thursday that Gov. Katie Hobbs signed an extradition request for Lori Vallow.

Sometimes referred to as the "Doomsday Mom," Vallow was found guilty in May by an Idaho judge for the murders of her two children, Tylee Ryan and Joshua “JJ” Vallow, as well as Tammy Daybell, the late wife of Vallow’s current husband, Chad Daybell.

Now, Maricopa County officials want to transport her back to Arizona to await trial in connection with the 2019 death of Charles Vallow, whom she was married to prior to Daybell, and for alleged conspiracy concerning the attempted murder of her niece’s ex-husband.

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Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs speaking with attendees at a Statehood Day ceremony in February 2023.
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