Vallow, the dead children and the innocent victims of all of this, deserved so much more and better than something as offensive and deplorable as this horrifying podcast. It’s a waste of time, and just a piece of crap podcast that should be steered clear from as much as possible. ![]() There is also absolutely no value to the thing as a whole – they merely repeat and summarize what was already known, providing no nuance, no background, no depth to the biggest points of the story. Even worse, the interviews with witnesses and persons of interest are so leading it churned my stomach, going so far as to tell the interviewees what to say, finishing their words for them. A haunting podcast from Keith Morrison and Dateline NBC. The host, Keith Morrison, reads the copy like a gossip columnist, the script filled with leading adjectives and telling the listener how they must feel and react to what happens. The disappearance of two of Lori Vallow’s children in Rexburg, Idaho in September 2019 would expose a bizarre trail of death, devotion and Doomsday beliefs that captivated the nation. It’s adjacent to the National Enquirer in how it has been crafted, and it is almost reprehensible and shameful in how they made this. Produced by NBC’s Dateline, this podcast series is more sensational than most tabloids. ![]() So when my cousin told me that there was a new podcast about the events I hoped it would be an interesting exploration of what led to the tragedy, and would provide more information than the headlines-seeking media had been willing to provide. I mention cults because the woman started adhering some outlandish versions of apocalyptic beliefs, mostly derived from her third husband’s books, and I wanted to know more about them. My cousin knew how closely I had been following the news, hopefully not in a rubbernecky sort of way, but cults fascinate me and the heartbreaking absence of the woman’s children was really upsetting. Unfortunately the bodies were discovered, horrifyingly on the couple’s property, and the sad end to a mystery became known. Every time she reappeared in the news a new shocking piece of the puzzle would become known, such as the mysterious deaths of her previous two husbands, the death of her third husband’s wife, the death of her brother, the attempted murder of a family member’s husband… the bodies just seemed to stack up, and the missing children started pointing to a horrifying conclusion that would perhaps never be known. What a wasted opportunity! Like many others, I followed closely the news about a Mormon mother whose two children had gone missing, and her bizarre behavior as she and her new husband galavanted across the country, all the way to Hawaii, refusing to produce the missing children or answer any questions, even when compelled to do so by the courts.
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