Cases from 2019 include criminal investigations, trials, and notable events that occurred during the year. Whether they involved new charges, breakthroughs in cold cases, high-profile trials, or tragic incidents that captured national attention, the cases documented here reflect the state of the criminal justice system in 2019. CaseSleuth provides detailed, chronological coverage of each case with timelines, evidence breakdowns, profiles of key people involved, and links to primary sources and media coverage.
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Lori Vallow Daybell and Chad Daybell were convicted of murdering Lori's two youngest children, JJ Vallow (7) and Tylee Ryan (16), and conspiring to kill Chad's first wife, Tammy Daybell. The case involved apocalyptic religious beliefs, multiple suspicious deaths, and a months-long search for the missing children, whose remains were found buried on Chad Daybell's Idaho property in June 2020. Lori was sentenced to life without parole in Idaho (2023) and received additional life sentences in Arizona (2025) for conspiracy to murder her ex-husband Charles Vallow. Chad was sentenced to death in Idaho (2024).
Jennifer Dulos, a mother of five, vanished from New Canaan, Connecticut in May 2019 during a contentious divorce. Her estranged husband Fotis Dulos was charged with murder but died by suicide before trial in January 2020. Her body has never been found.
On February 24, 2019, a boat driven by an intoxicated Paul Murdaugh crashed into a bridge piling near Parris Island, South Carolina, killing 19-year-old Mallory Beach. The case exposed the Murdaugh family's power and influence in the Lowcountry legal system.