26 episodes

The first season of The Chosen Ones focuses on the mysterious case of the doomsday cult obsessed mother of two previously missing children, JJ and Tylee. While looking at the key players of this case, it becomes evident Lori and Chad Daybell are a part of a religious cult that derives from the fundamentals of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Join Celene Beth as she investigates the truth behind the murders of Charles Vallow, Tammy Daybell, JJ Vallow, and Tylee Ryan.

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    • 4.3 • 110 Ratings

The first season of The Chosen Ones focuses on the mysterious case of the doomsday cult obsessed mother of two previously missing children, JJ and Tylee. While looking at the key players of this case, it becomes evident Lori and Chad Daybell are a part of a religious cult that derives from the fundamentals of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Join Celene Beth as she investigates the truth behind the murders of Charles Vallow, Tammy Daybell, JJ Vallow, and Tylee Ryan.

    Doomsday Couple Charged with Murder: A Discussion with Rick Alan Ross & Hidden True Crime Podcast

    Doomsday Couple Charged with Murder: A Discussion with Rick Alan Ross & Hidden True Crime Podcast

    On Monday, May 24th, 2021, Lori Vallow Daybell and Chad Daybell were each indicted by a grand jury in the state of Idaho. Celene Beth sits down with cult expert, Rick Alan Ross, and Hidden True Crime Podcast to talk about the recent charges against the doomsday couple and Lori's competency ruling. 

    • 42 min
    Season One Finale for The Chosen Ones

    Season One Finale for The Chosen Ones

    As we last left off on The Chosen Ones, we began to take a deeper dive into the groups Lori and Chad were affiliated with. This included The Church of the Firstborn, Preparing a People, and Another Voice of Warning or better known as AVOW.
    While each group has an underlining theme of Mormonism, there are still many questions lingering about their beliefs, their intentions, and most importantly, their members. We’ve examined the major key players in the Vallow and Daybell cases and next season, we will review these specific groups. Now, in today’s episode, we take a quick glimpse into these groups and we recently learned of an intriguing tip that may lead us down a path to more discovery.

    • 22 min
    Murderous Mothers with HLN Host & Commentator, Sarah Cailean

    Murderous Mothers with HLN Host & Commentator, Sarah Cailean

    TW: Child molestation, rape, and child murders. 



    The final guest of our first season is the one and only, Sarah Cailean. Sarah is a criminal behaviorist, investigator, former law enforcement officer, HLN commentator, and was a host and executive producer on the HLN series, Hell in the Heartland. The series focused on the cold case from Welch, Oklahoma that has stumped authorities for two decades, concerning the disappearance of two teenage girls, Lauria Bible and Ashley Freeman. This case is riddled with the mystery of murder, possible police cover-up, and the unimaginable truth. Sarah and Celene Beth discuss multiple cases pertaining to mothers who have killed their children and how some of them mirror Lori Daybell.



    You can catch Hell in the Heartland now on HBO Max!

    • 1 hr 17 min
    Lori's Testimony with April Raymond

    Lori's Testimony with April Raymond

    Please note, this episode discusses child rape. While not explicit, listener discretion is advised.



    April and Celene Beth unpack the recently leaked audio of Lori Vallow Daybell stating she wanted to kill Joseph Ryan (her third husband) back in October of 2018. The full audio is played at the end of their interview. 



    To keep up with all of the latest news on this case, please follow us on Facebook and Instagram at The Chosen Ones Podcast or on Twitter at thechosenonepod. Please be sure to rate, review, share, and subscribe to The Chosen Ones, so more listeners like you can find this podcast!

    • 1 hr 28 min
    It's a Family Affair with The Hidden True-Crime Podcast

    It's a Family Affair with The Hidden True-Crime Podcast

    Happy Thanksgiving, listeners! Here is the collaboration you have all been waiting for! John and Lauren Matthias, hosts of Hidden: A True Crime Podcast joins TCO for a candid conversation about the Vallow & Daybell case. The Hidden true-crime podcast explores the hidden motives behind unimaginable crimes including the Vallow & Daybell case. Dr. John is a forensic psychologist and Lauren is a long-time journalist. This married couple has dived into the psychological avenues of the Vallow/Daybell cases while examining why serial predators do what they do. You can find their podcast now at:

    https://open.spotify.com/show/3mvwYdfADoV1AMz8tA4vXP

    • 1 hr 19 min
    Male Cult Leaders: Exclusive Interview with Cult Specialist, Rick Alan Ross

    Male Cult Leaders: Exclusive Interview with Cult Specialist, Rick Alan Ross

    Rick is an American deprogrammer, cult specialist, and founder and executive director of the nonprofit Cult Education Institute. You may have seen Rick on news programs or have seen some of his interviews but most recently, he was featured in the Starz produced docu-series, Seduced, which told India Oxenberg's journey through the dark world of the notorious slave-cult NXIVM. (Also seen in HBO's, The Vow!) Rick has also followed the Vallow/Daybell cases and is a qualified and accepted court expert witness.

    https://culteducation.com/

    https://www.amazon.com/Cults-Inside-Out-How-People/dp/149731660X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=A71DA95905EI&dchild=1&keywords=rick+alan+ross&qid=1605843441&sprefix=Rick+Alan%2Caps%2C288&sr=8-1

    • 44 min

Customer Reviews

4.3 out of 5
110 Ratings

110 Ratings

Altosaxplaya14 ,

Good podcast

Even though the host reads a lot of the information, I like that she is so organized and thorough. A good podcast for someone who knows the case already and is interested in the fine details.

MarcusWeal ,

Great research; bizarre narration

This is such a fantastic, interesting case and the producers have done a great job researching it and getting background.

But the show itself is produced *so poorly*! The host uses the exact same breathless-but-monotone speech pattern no matter what: police reports, case emails, narrative summations. They literally all sound alike so it’s almost impossible to follow. She does such a disservice to the work.

lauri_rae ,

Holy Mackerel

Best podcast ever heard about this fascinating case. Cudos to all involved. Great job
Lauri in MN

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