Idaho man Chad Daybell to be tried for 3 deaths including children who were called 'zombies'
The trial of a man charged with the deaths of his wife and his girlfriend's two youngest children is set to begin in Idaho this week, serving as a second act in a bizarre case that has drawn worldwide attention and already resulted in a life sentence for the mother of the children.
's trial is expected to last up to 10 weeks, with jury selection scheduled to get underway in on Monday. The 55-year-old self-published author is charged with three counts of first-degree murder for the deaths of Tammy Daybell, 7-year-old Joshua "JJ" Vallow and JJ's big sister, Tylee Ryan, who was last seen a few days before her 17th birthday.
