Chad Daybell Trial Evidence: The "Light and Dark" Rating System Explained | Cult Psychology

During Chad Daybell's murder trial, prosecutors introduced some of the most chilling evidence in true crime history: spreadsheets.

Documents recovered from Chad Daybell's computer showing lists of names — Tammy Daybell, Charles Vallow, Tylee Ryan, JJ Vallow, and many others — each assigned a "light and dark rating" on a spiritual scale Chad Daybell invented.

Everyone rated "dark" ended up dead.

This is Part 2 of "The Chosen Ones," our deep dive into the psychology of spiritual abuse and religious trauma through the Daybell case. Today we examine how Chad Daybell built his belief system, where it came from, and how it evolved from eccentric theology into a framework that justified murder.

We cover:

• Chad Daybell's background as a gravedigger and cemetery sexton
• His self-published apocalyptic novels and claims they were visions from God
• The fringe LDS conference circuit and AVOW community
• How religious narcissism operates in high control religion
• Testimony about "light and dark ratings" and their escalation
• The "zombie" doctrine — how Chad Daybell taught that possessed people could only be destroyed
• The failed casting on Tammy Daybell and what happened next

• How the spreadsheets became evidence of premeditation

If you're following the Daybell case closely, this episode provides essential psychological context for understanding how the murders were justified within Chad Daybell's belief system.

Chad Daybell was convicted of first-degree murder in May 2024 and sentenced to death in June 2024.

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