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On the morning of June 9, 2020, nearly 100 law enforcement officers descended on a quiet property in Salem, Idaho. Five cadaver dogs swept the yard. The FBI set up a mobile command center the size of a bus. And a man named Chad Daybell sat in his SUV in the driveway — and watched.
What investigators found that day would bring a years-long nightmare into devastating focus and behind it all, a story of religious extremism, doomsday prophecy, and a marriage built on obsession and deceit.
By Nightwatch FilesOn the morning of June 9, 2020, nearly 100 law enforcement officers descended on a quiet property in Salem, Idaho. Five cadaver dogs swept the yard. The FBI set up a mobile command center the size of a bus. And a man named Chad Daybell sat in his SUV in the driveway — and watched.
What investigators found that day would bring a years-long nightmare into devastating focus and behind it all, a story of religious extremism, doomsday prophecy, and a marriage built on obsession and deceit.