Apocalypticism
Religious belief about the end of the world
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| April 7 2025 |
Vallow–Daybell doomsday murders
During her opening statement, Lori claimed Alex shot Charles in self-defense, while the prosecution argued the shooting was a plot to access life insurance and marry Chad.
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| March 31 2025 |
Vallow–Daybell doomsday murders
Lori is scheduled to begin trial in Arizona for the killing of Charles Vallow.
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| March 7 2025 |
Vallow–Daybell doomsday murders
Dateline NBC aired Lori's first media interview, where she maintained her innocence and claimed Jesus would 'exonerate' her and Chad.
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| December 5 2024 |
Vallow–Daybell doomsday murders
At a hearing, Lori was deemed mentally fit and competent to stand trial, and was granted permission to represent herself.
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| October 2024 |
Climate change and civilizational collapse
44 climate scientists published an open letter to the Nordic Council of Ministers warning about the underestimated risk of Atlantic meridional overturning circulation collapse, which could occur in the next few decades.
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| October 2024 |
Vallow–Daybell doomsday murders
Colby Ryan shared a recorded phone conversation where Lori claimed to have received 'higher knowledge' from Jesus and suggested Tylee had killed J.J.
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| October 2024 |
Vallow–Daybell doomsday murders
Lori's attorneys requested a competency hearing, and Lori subsequently requested to waive her right to counsel and represent herself.
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| July 2 2024 |
Vallow–Daybell doomsday murders
Trial date was moved to February 24, 2025, after Lori's defense team filed a motion requesting a delay.
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| June 1 2024 |
Vallow–Daybell doomsday murders
Chad was sentenced to death.
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| May 30 2024 |
Vallow–Daybell doomsday murders
Chad was found guilty of all charges.
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| May 16 2024 |
Vallow–Daybell doomsday murders
Chad's defense team filed a motion for acquittal due to a clerical error in the indictment, which was denied by Judge Boyce.
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| April 10 2024 |
Vallow–Daybell doomsday murders
Chad Daybell's trial opened with prosecutors depicting him as motivated by 'sex, money and power'.
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| February 2024 |
Vallow–Daybell doomsday murders
Initial trial scheduled to begin on August 1, with the possibility of a later date due to extensive evidence.
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| 2023 |
Climate change and civilizational collapse
The original PNAS paper received extensive media coverage and over 180,000 page views, generating significant academic and public discourse on climate change risks.
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| 2023 |
Waco siege
Japanese doom metal band Church of Misery released a song 'Come and Get Me Sucker (David Koresh)' about the Waco Siege on their album Born Under a Mad Sign, which includes an audio sample from a Koresh interview with journalist Martin King.
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| November 2023 |
Vallow–Daybell doomsday murders
Lori Vallow was extradited to Arizona to face two conspiracy charges, to which she pleaded not guilty.
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| November 9 2023 |
Vallow–Daybell doomsday murders
Chad Daybell's legal team filed three motions to remove the death penalty in his murder trial.
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| July 31 2023 |
Vallow–Daybell doomsday murders
Lori was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.
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| May 12 2023 |
Vallow–Daybell doomsday murders
Lori was found guilty of all charges related to the killings of Tylee, J.J., and Tammy.
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| April 2023 |
Vallow–Daybell doomsday murders
Autopsy results from Tammy Daybell's investigation are publicly revealed during Lori Vallow Daybell's trial.
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| April 3 2023 |
Vallow–Daybell doomsday murders
Lori Vallow Daybell's trial began in Boise, Idaho. She did not testify in her own defense.
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| March 2023 |
Waco siege
Netflix releases the documentary series 'Waco: American Apocalypse', featuring previously unreleased footage and interviews with surviving cult members.
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| March 21 2023 |
Vallow–Daybell doomsday murders
The judge removed the death penalty from Lori Vallow Daybell due to newly uncovered DNA evidence.
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| 2022 |
Climate change and civilizational collapse
United Nations published the Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction (GAR2022), warning of potential societal collapse due to crossing planetary boundaries, with an anonymous senior advisor claiming the report was significantly censored before publication.
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| 2022 |
Climate change and civilizational collapse
David Wallace-Wells authored a feature article in The New York Times titled 'Beyond Catastrophe: A New Climate Reality Is Coming Into View', stepping back from his previous catastrophic climate change claims.
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| 2022 |
Climate change and civilizational collapse
Parag Khanna wrote 'What Comes After the Coming Climate Anarchy?' for TIME magazine, suggesting a potential scenario of hundreds of millions dying and global population reducing to 6 billion by 2050.
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| 2022 |
Climate change and civilizational collapse
Climate scientists called for a 'climate endgame' research agenda to investigate the probability of risks associated with extreme warming levels potentially incompatible with civilization.
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| 2022 |
Vallow–Daybell doomsday murders
Investigative journalist Leah Sottile published the book 'When the Moon Turns to Blood' about the case.
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| 2022 |
Vallow–Daybell doomsday murders
Netflix released the three-episode documentary series 'Sins of Our Mother', primarily focusing on the perspective of Lori's surviving child and Tylee's older brother, Colby.
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| 2022 |
Vallow–Daybell doomsday murders
Lori was indicted by a grand jury on one count of first-degree premeditated murder for allegedly conspiring with her brother to kill Brandon Boudreaux, with prosecutors believing she hoped to access his money through her niece.
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| November 16 2022 |
Vallow–Daybell doomsday murders
Lori was once again found competent to stand trial.
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| October 6 2022 |
Vallow–Daybell doomsday murders
Judge Steven W. Boyce issued an order suspending Lori's case pending further competency determination.
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| August 2022 |
Climate change and civilizational collapse
Schellnhuber, Rockström, and other researchers published a paper in PNAS arguing that the risk of societal collapse from climate change is 'dangerously underexplored'.
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| April 11 2022 |
Vallow–Daybell doomsday murders
Lori was deemed competent to stand trial after mental health treatment.
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| 2021 |
Climate change and civilizational collapse
A publication in The Lancet surveyed 10,000 young people aged 16-25 years across ten countries, finding that 55% of respondents agreed with the statement 'humanity is doomed', indicating significant pessimism about the future among younger generations.
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| 2021 |
Vallow–Daybell doomsday murders
Lifetime Movie Network released a made-for-TV movie 'Doomsday Mom' dramatizing Lori Vallow's story, starring Lauren Lee Smith as Lori Vallow and Marc Blucas as Chad Daybell.
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| November 2021 |
Climate change and civilizational collapse
Nature survey of IPCC report authors revealed 88% agreed the world is experiencing a 'climate crisis', with 61% reporting some level of anxiety or distress about climate change.
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| July 2021 |
Vallow–Daybell doomsday murders
Prosecutors in Maricopa County decided not to prosecute Chad Daybell for Charles Vallow's death, citing 'no reasonable likelihood of conviction'.
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| June 2021 |
Vallow–Daybell doomsday murders
Lori was indicted by a Maricopa County grand jury on one count of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder for Charles Vallow's death, with prosecutors claiming the murder was planned to prevent confrontation about her extreme religious beliefs and to enable her marriage to Chad Daybell.
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| May 27 2021 |
Vallow–Daybell doomsday murders
Lori Vallow was found incompetent and unfit to stand trial, and her case was stayed.
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| May 25 2021 |
Vallow–Daybell doomsday murders
Lori and Chad were charged with first-degree murders of Tylee, J.J., and Tammy Daybell.
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| February 2021 |
Vallow–Daybell doomsday murders
Tammy Daybell's body is autopsied after being exhumed, revealing she was asphyxiated by someone else.
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| 2020 |
Apocalyptic beliefs among Latter-day Saints
Latter-day Saints relied on their pre-established emergency food and supply storage during pandemic shortages, demonstrating the community's preparedness for potential crisis scenarios.
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| 2020 |
Apocalyptic beliefs among Latter-day Saints
COVID-19 pandemic begins, creating apocalyptic anxieties within Latter-day Saint communities. Church missionaries experienced significant disruptions, including emergency evacuations from foreign countries and separation from their families.
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| 2020 |
Climate change and civilizational collapse
A survey by the Jean Jaurès Foundation revealed widespread beliefs about potential civilizational collapse across five developed countries. The survey found varying percentages of people agreeing that 'civilization as we know it will collapse in the years to come', ranging from 39% in Germany to 71% in Italy.
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| 2020 |
Climate change and civilizational collapse
A Yale Journal of Industrial Ecology study suggested global civilization could be heading toward terminal economic decline, potentially triggering societal collapse by around 2040.
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| 2020 |
Vallow–Daybell doomsday murders
Investigation Discovery released the three-episode documentary series 'Doomsday: The Missing Children', featuring first-hand accounts from JJ's grandparents, Lori's brother, and a former TV reporter.
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| 2020 |
Vallow–Daybell doomsday murders
Colby claims in an interview that he was sexually abused by Joseph Ryan as a child. Lori is arrested.
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