Tammy Daybell’s siblings memorialize their sister as Chad Daybell’s trial begins in Boise

SALT LAKE CITY — Tammy Daybell’s siblings launched a press release as Chad Daybell’s homicide trial began in Boise, Idaho.

Daybell’s members of the family launched the assertion via the charity they began in her honor, the Tammy Douglas Daybell Basis, which advocates for literacy applications in Utah and Idaho.

“Whereas the trial brings its personal set of challenges, our love for Tammy fuels our dedication to make a constructive, lasting impression in her identify. By means of our work collectively, we honor her reminiscence and foster literacy in our neighborhood, one thing she labored her complete life to attain,” stated Michael Douglas, Tammy Daybell’s oldest sibling and the inspiration’s chief monetary officer.

“Although we’re devoted to persevering with Tammy’s life work, we additionally carry the burden of profound grief as we navigate the challenges forward. Immediately, because the trial begins, our hearts are heavy with the reminder of the girl now we have misplaced,” the assertion, which was posted on the inspiration’s web site and social media channels, continued.

Tammy and Chad Daybell grew up in Utah County. They married and raised their 5 youngsters in Springville till 2015, when the household moved to Salem, Idaho.

With Chad Daybell a struggling author, Tammy Daybell labored as a librarian at an area college and had a deep love for youngsters’s training and literacy. She additionally beloved geese, which her household included in her gravestone and because the brand for his or her basis.

Chad Daybell is accused of the first-degree homicide of his first spouse Tammy Daybell and the youngsters of his second spouse, Lori Vallow Daybell. He has pleaded not responsible. The stays of the youngsters had been discovered on his property on June 9, 2020. He additionally faces two fees of life insurance coverage fraud linked to Tammy Daybell’s demise.

Prosecutors allege Chad Daybell deliberate and carried out the September 2019 murders of Tylee Ryan and JJ Vallow after which the homicide of Tammy Daybell on Oct. 19, 2019. Chad Daybell married Lori Vallow Daybell in Hawaii on Nov. 5, 2019.

Tammy Daybell’s demise was initially reported as being from pure causes, however her physique was exhumed from the cemetery in Springville in December 2019. An post-mortem report later revealed she died of asphyxiation.

If convicted, Chad Daybell might face the demise penalty.

The Tammy Douglas Daybell Basis was established on Oct. 19, 2020 — the primary anniversary of her demise.

Tammy Daybell’s members of the family, aside from her aunt Vicki Hoban, didn’t attend the primary day of jury choice for Chad Daybell’s trial. Nonetheless, her sister, Samantha Gwilliam, is anticipated to testify within the coming weeks. Gwilliam testified in Lori Vallow Daybell’s trial final yr.

A jury discovered Lori Vallow Daybell responsible on all fees final April. She was sentenced to life in jail with out the opportunity of parole.

KSL could have reporters in court docket all through your complete trial and can stream Chad Daybell’s trial reside on KSL.com.