Mega Edition: Zulema Pastenes And Her Testimony During The Lori Vallow Trial (9/15/26)

Beyond The Horizon · Sep 15, 2026 · 1h 8m · transcript

Zulema Pastenes, who had been one of Lori Vallow Daybell’s close friends and later married Lori’s brother Alex Cox, gave jurors an inside look at the increasingly radical belief system surrounding Lori and Chad Daybell. Pastenes testified that Lori claimed to have visions, communicate with heavenly beings and occupy an unusually high spiritual position, while Chad introduced ideas about reincarnation, “light” and “dark” spirits, zombies and the need to remove evil from people. Pastenes said she initially believed much of what Lori and Chad taught because she trusted them and viewed them as…