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Chad Daybell convicted of killing his wife and Lori Vallow’s kids as murderer now faces death penalty sentence

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Chad Daybell has been found guilty of killing his wife and his girlfriend’s two youngest children nearly five years after the bizarre and tragic case first captured the nation’s attention.

Daybell, 55, a self-proclaimed prophet and “doomsday cult” author remained emotionless while the verdict was read on Thursday afternoon. He was found guilty on all counts.

The 12 jurors deliberated for just under six hours following closing arguments on Wednesday after listening to two months of testimony that revealed a deeply disturbing tale of murder, unexplained deaths, apocalyptic cult beliefs, and bizarre claims of zombie children.

Now the jury will be tasked with deciding

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