[14], In 2015, Chad claimed he heard a voice telling him to relocate to Rexburg, Idaho. It it was in every classroom, in every environment. And just let them know that I love them, and I've never met anyone like them. April Raymond: I feel like they were a liability. February 24, 2006 Lori Ryan marries Charles Vallow. Cox said Vallow grabbed the bat from Tylee and came at him. LORI VALLOW: He's with one of my friends in Arizona. She remains incarcerated in Kauai awaiting extradition to Idaho. RAY HERMOSILLO: It was what appeared to be a small body tightly wrapped in black plastic, covered in duct tape. [16] Vallow, a lifelong Catholic, became a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), converting to his new wife's faith. Their cases have been merged and their team has moved to dismiss the charges and obtain a change of venue. Morgan Loew: What happened to those kids is is horrendous. CHARLES VALLOW [to Officer Dorenbush]: She's psychologically, she's gone. Authorities believe J. J. died around that time frame based on location data on the cell phone of his uncle. I can only say it didn't feel right. His birth name was Canaan Todd Trahan. Vaisia Itaaehau: If I had one more day with JJ and Tylee, I would want them to know how much they did for me. Jonathan Vigliotti: What went on in your mind when, weeks after Tammy died, Chad and Lori get married? At 9:55 a.m. on September 23, 2019, Cox returned to Chad Daybell's backyard. June 9, 2020 Human remains are found on Chad Daybell's property in. LORI VALLOW: My husband switched his life insurance policy to her right? Hey Lori. A cemetery posted a personal ad for a goose whose mate died. DAVID WARWICK: I asked to see him, and she just said that he was out of control, so she had Alex come and get him . Nancy Kramer is the executive story editor. Investigative reporter and CBS News consultant Morgan Loew has covered this story since the beginning. How are you guys? [16], Shortly after, the Fremont County prosecutor's office announced they would be handling the case going forward. RAY HERMOSILLO [in court]: They began pulling up the sod and topsoil which revealed three large white rocks, flat rocks. I just kind of loved how she would just play with him and just always have, like, a really good time with him. Then family members filed a missing case. By the time the remains of 7-year-old JJ Vallow and his 16-year-old sister Tylee Ryan were found buried in shallow graves on Chad Daybell's property in June 2020, they had become two of the most famous missing children in America. Margaret Travillion: It just didn't make any sense why would you tell us he committed suicide last week and he's been gone for two weeks and he was actually shot by your brother? [16] Colby has said he had not heard from Tylee since these texts. [59], On June 10, 2020, the Woodcock and Ryan families confirmed that the human remains found on Chad's property were those of Tylee and J.J. Joshua, aged 7, and Tylee, age 16, went to Yellowstone National park with Loris and Loris's Brother. Police Department released video of the full interview they conducted with Tylee Ryan following the death of her stepfather, Charles Vallow Lori goes from saying people are out to get her "I just feel like I'm being tracked all the time. Evidence was collected, and Tammy's body was exhumed for autopsy. September 24, 2019 Lori informs J.J.'s school that he will no longer be attending and will be homeschooled instead. MELANIE GIBB: She said that Kay was trying to kidnap JJ. According to Gibb, Chad stated that he had lived 31 different lives on various earth-like planets. Video footage shows her and her brother, Alex Cox,[c] moving items in and out of the locker prior to her departure. April Raymond JJ was very difficult to take care of So I really admired how patient she was with him and how much care she took of him. In October 2019, Chad's wife, Tammy Daybell, was attacked in her driveway by what she believed was someone shooting a defective paintball gun. He was getting physical with her. They tied yellow ribbons around the trees and waited for his return. Morgan Loew: The medical examiner performed an autopsy on Alex Cox and found that he died of natural causes. April Raymond: And she had described Tylee as having a dark spirit. [c] In early October 2019, Brandon Boudreaux, the then-estranged husband of Lori's niece, Melani, was shot at in the driveway of his Gilbert, Arizona, home from a vehicle still registered to the deceased Charles Vallow. I was not OK with it because she told something to the police that was not true So, I was I had a really bad feeling in my stomach, and I felt very shooken [sic] up by it. [53], On March 24, 2020, NBC News reported on documents showing that Chad and Lori became convinced that Tylee and J.J. were "possessed" and had become "zombies". and It was just the beginning. Remember, Tylee was there the day Charles Vallow was killed. Somebody else must have helped with that. It's the last moments of the children's lives that keeps Echo up at night. The way they found that body leads you to believe that JJ was still alive Because you don't go through all that trouble to somebody who's already dead. The remains of the two children . Tylee, 16, and her 7-year-old brother JJ Vallow were found dead in the backyard of Vallow's now-husband Chad Daybell's home outside of Rexburg, Idaho, on June 9. You do it to keep them from yelling or talking. Margaret Travillion: We're gonna talk about JJ dancing in heaven. A new trial has not been scheduled. ROB WOOD: OK, what did she say about Kay? She was also charged with three misdemeanors: resisting or obstructing officers; criminal solicitation to commit a crime; and contempt of court. Gibb and Warwick testified that Cox put JJ to bed in Lori's room. MELANIE GIBB: I appreciate those words, but if you really love me, you wouldn't have told the police that I had JJ with me. Chad Daybell was also charged with first-degree murder in the death of his former wife, Tammy Daybell. September 2019 Lori, with Tylee, and J.J., moves to Rexburg, Idaho, to be with Chad Daybell. The discovery of the children in Chad Daybell's backyard was the result of a complicated six-month investigation that unraveled a sordid tale of murder, greed and religious fanaticism a story that began with their mother, Lori Vallow, who, to her friend April Raymond, was a woman who once seemed incapable of harming her own children. CHARLES VALLOW [to police officer]: She's unhinged. While JJ was missing, no one at his old school spoke his name as if that somehow made it less real. July 29, 2021 Prosecution drops charges for counts of conspiracy to destroy, alter, or conceal evidence against Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow. Morgan Loew: Everybody was hoping in the back of their minds that maybe there was a chance the kids were alive. Who got a million dollars when he died. I can't conceive of a scenario where she wasn't involved. One payment was sent on October 10, with a message that read "we love you", and the second payment was sent on October 16, with a heart emoji. And we got nothing for me to raise JJ. Prosecutors charged Lori with conspiracy to murder Charles in June of this year, shortly after she was indicted over the deaths of her kids. Tylee's friend Vaisia posted a kaleidoscope of memories online. The two have been indicted on several charges in connection to the deaths of two of Lori's children, JJ Vallow and Tylee Ryan, and Chad's first wife, Tammy Daybell: Lori Vallow Daybell JJ Vallow and Tylee Ryan First-degree murder; . Morgan Loew: the same color hair as JJ Vallow. October 1, 2019 Lori rents storage locker in Rexburg in which children's belongings are later found. Echo Itaaehau: I didn't. Vaisia Itaaehau: I loved being around JJ and Tylee. But as they dug further, they found some things that were strange. Lori Daybell is a devoted mother and she resents assertions to the contrary. Speculation and rumors have swirled, leaving the public with more questions than answers. he never hesitated to resort to violence if he believed he was defending his sister. Alex Cox, Lori's brother, incredibly, had also died. February 26, 2020 In extradition hearing, judge refuses to lower Lori's $5 million bail. It just seems very unlikely. 1:11. Vaisia Itaaehau: She took beautiful pictures, so we would just go to the beach and just take pictures and kind of capture certain moments She was just so clever and always just like really quick comebacks, like so witty. Tweet. In 2004, Chad founded Spring Creek Book Company, which he used to self-publish his end times fiction and other religious books. The couple was raising two children Tylee, Lori's teenage daughter from a former marriage, and their adopted son JJ, the grandson of Charles's sister Kay Woodcock. Colby and J.J.'s grandparents pleaded with the Daybells to return the children, with the latter offering a reward of $20,000. And JJ loved blue. On Dec. 20, 2019, the Rexburg Police Department went public on their search for JJ and Tylee. [2] From December 2019 to January 2020, Rexburg police, the Fremont County sheriff's office, and the FBI intensified the investigation into the disappearances of the two children, as well as the investigation into Tammy's death and the flight of Chad and Lori from Idaho. " Vallow (May 25, 2012 - c. September 23, 2019) [b] were two American children from Chandler, Arizona, who disappeared in September 2019 and whose remains were found buried in shallow graves on June 9, 2020 in Rexburg, Idaho, in their stepfather Chad She finally reached out to the police. Lori told Gibb she was hiding JJ because he was in danger. January 25, 2020 Local authorities locate Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow in. Soon after the newlyweds returned to Rexburg from Hawaii, JJ's grandmother, Kay Woodcock, sounded the alarm. [51] She later agreed to be extradited back to Idaho to fight the charges. [2] When Rexburg police and the FBI arrived the next day to search the home, it was abandoned. [15] Chad and Tammy had five children: Garth, Emma, Seth, Leah, and Mark. February 2019 to March 2019 Lori Vallow disappears for 58 days. MELANIE GIBB: Hi Chad. The big sister who used to watch over her little brother was no longer there to protect him. One of the many tributes to JJ and Tylee. Here is what we know. JJ was found dead in a duct-taped plastic bag while Tylee's body was burned, dismembered, and left in a pet cemetery on the property. But not everyone believes they played equal parts. OFFICER DORENBUSH: She threatened to murder you? Back in Rexburg, on November 26, police visited Lori's townhouse at the request of J.J.'s grandmother, Kay Woodcock, to conduct a welfare check on J.J. Lori told police that J.J. was in Arizona with a family friend, Melanie Gibb. Judy Tygard is the executive producer. Around September 1, 2019, Lori, Tylee and JJ moved into a town home in Rexburg, Idaho not far from where Chad Daybell lived with his wife, Tammy. First published on October 3, 2020 / 11:09 PM. "Outside and . Judge Mallard decided to decrease bond to US$50,000 on each charge, totaling US$150,000, but noted that Chad would still need to post US$1 million in neighboring Fremont County to get out of jail. Margaret Travillion: That it made sense. Beneath the rocks, they found thin pieces of wood paneling. One of those close friends was April Raymond. April Raymond: The way she had explained it to me about Charles was that Charles was already dead. Both Daybell and Vallow are in custody in Idaho facing multiple charges related to the alleged concealment and destruction of evidence, but neither have yet been charged with murder. and she was kind of like another mama to him. Cindy Cesare and Alyssa Estrada are the lead development producers. She ignored it and was arrested on the island of Kauai on child abandonment charges. Do you think she played an active role in the deaths of her children? Tylee's body was dismembered and burned, according to court documents, while JJ's. Two weeks after she died, he gets remarried? August 26, 2021 - Chad Daybell waives his right to a. August 30, 2021 - Lori Vallow still found to be incompetent, due to incomplete status update from mental health facility. And the children who embraced the light. Below that, a layer of black plastic. Joshua "JJ" Vallow and Tylee Ryan were found dead on the property of their step-father's home this week, police say, a horrific discovery that . Around 6:45 p.m. that evening, they left Yellowstone and drove back to the apartment complex in Rexburg. Michael McHugh, Diana Modica and Jack Pyle are the editors. [19] In 1992, at the age of 19, she married high school boyfriend Nelson Yanes, but the marriage ended in divorce shortly afterwards. So angry she was still talking about it when the Rexburg police first came to her door looking for JJ. "48 Hours" reached out to Chad and Lori's attorneys to ask whether their clients had some involvement in the children's deaths. Jonathan Vigliotti: Lori hasn't been convicted of anything yet. Reality and justice were not far behind. BOISE Additional testing is underway on the bodies of Tylee Ryan and Joshua "JJ" Vallow after the Ada County Coroner's Office completed autopsies earlier this month. Vallow was married to Joseph Ryan, Tylee's father, until 2004 when the couple divorced. J. J. was last seen on the evening of September 22, 2019, at his mother Lori Daybell's Rexburg apartment. They abandon everything in Rexburg, including the contents of Lori's storage unit, and disappear until found in Kauai in late January. The evidence of course will speak for itself. On December 5, 2018, Chad and Lori appeared together on the Preparing a People[37] podcast episode "Time to Warrior Up". He's there for a couple of hours. Lori and Chad Daybell were charged with the same crime: conspiracy to commit destruction, alteration or concealment of evidence. 0:05. At 11:53 a.m., after Alex Cox left the backyard, Chad Daybell wrote a text to his wife Tammy who wasn't home explaining why there was a new grave in the pet cemetery. They were zombies. CHARLES VALLOW: She threatened me, murder me, kill me. In . Benjamin Hyde: That was the number one thing that told me something was horribly wrong . CHANDLER POLICE OFFICER [bodycam video]: So, you get in an argument? to that big life insurance payout Kay Woodcock got from Charles Vallow. To his sister. [28] She and Lagioia had a son, Colby, in 1996 (who was later arrested on two counts of sexual assault in Arizona in 2022, charges that were later dropped without prejudice),[29][30] before divorcing on February 25, 1998.[16]. Lori Vallow Daybell and her husband Chad Daybell were set to stand trial on April 3, 2023, over the murders of her children, JJ, 7, and Tylee, 17, but at a status hearing, Judge Boyce severed the . Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. After almost 13 years of marriage, Charles Vallow filed for divorce. Morgan Loew: I don't know that regular people could begin to understand how he could live in that house All the while those kids were buried 50 feet away in the backyard. Lori later told police that she walked past Vallow on the floor and went outside. And Lori thought/ that was a liability. Chad's home was also searched by investigators. Morgan Loew: Lori sort of viewed Alex as the destroyer of bad things in her eyes he was there to take care of the problems. He had a lot of energy. He's the sweetest soul I've ever met. And the only way to release their spirits to heaven was to kill the bodies. "Where are your kids? Inside they discovered items belonging to or associated with Tylee and J.J., such as clothing, bikes, and photographs, all of which had been abandoned when Lori suddenly left Rexburg at the end of November 2019. September 28, 2022 - Chad Daybell's lawyers again ask for his case to be separated from that of his wife, Lori Vallow Daybell. And we're grateful that we were chosen to share and to be part of his life for the time that we did. They Googled Charles Vallow's name and learned the truth. In a troubling sign of the deception to come, Lori told a completely different story to JJ's school Lauren's Institute for Education or LIFE. Jonathan Vigliotti: What did you think when you read that email? And evilness took over their bodies. And his grandmother Kay Woodcock was the threat. She repeatedly dodges their questions regarding his cause of death. Gibb handed that secret recording to authorities, and investigators launched a nationwide search but not just for JJ. January 30, 2020 Lori misses court-ordered deadline to produce J.J. and Tylee. Morgan Loew: Somehow, in 17 minutes, there was a grave dug and filled in. Autopsy confirms remains found on Chad Daybell's property belong to JJ Vallow, Tylee Ryan Chad Daybell was booked into the Fremont County Jail after police say they found what appears to be human . He previously served as a foreign correspondent for the network's London bureau. Margaret Travillion: Because he was amazing. And I'll always remember them like that. August 6, 2021 James Archibald, a death-penalty-certified attorney, is appointed as co-counsel for Lori Vallow. Chad and Tammy Daybell's five children remain steadfast in their belief that their father had nothing to do with the death of their mother, or the murders of JJ Vallow and Tylee Ryan. He and his wife Tammy had five children. And she was like, "Margaret, you're not gonna believe this. Cox says Tylee came out of her room with a bat. There has been no new trial date set. What turned out to be the remains of Tylee Ryan. [6][7][8] On June 9, 2020, police executed a search warrant at Chad's home and discovered the remains of J.J. and Tylee. The two soon began a private communication. And the FBI tracked the messages of Lori and her husband so they could find the real culprit easily. January 11, 2021 Chad Daybell's trial was scheduled to begin. April Raymond: I feel like whatever story we were given about how Charles was killed was not the truth. JJ and Tylee Autopsy Report The couple, Lori Willow and Daybell, are charged with first-degree killing and are on death row, so the court hasn't released the autopsy results yet. It worked. Lori explained why. ROB WOOD: What did she ask you to do with that, again? [16], On October 9, 2019, Tammy reported on her Facebook profile and to police that she had been shot at, in her driveway, by a masked man with what she believed was a defective paintball marker. So, what makes her a danger to herself and to others? Neither is Echo Itaaehau's daughter Vaisia, one of Tylee's best friends. Something's happened to her. But no one acted on it and Vallow let his guard down. On May 25, 2021, they were formally charged with murder in the first degree in the deaths Tylee and JJ. Police called that friend in Arizona, Melanie Gibb, to verify Lori's story, but she did not respond to their call. Their conversation was recorded on the officer's bodycam. OFFICER DORENBUSH | Gilbert Police Department: What did she say yesterday? Chad later stayed at the Vallow residence in Arizona. DET. May 26, 2022 - The start date of Lori Vallow's trial has been changed from October 11, 2022 to January 9, 2023. 2007 Alex Cox (Lori's brother) attacks Joseph Ryan with a taser and threatens his life; Cox sentenced to 90 days in jail and 5 years of probation. 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. Wiped out in late September 2019 roughly two weeks after the big sister he adored disappeared. On February 20, 2020, Lori was arrested in Kauai, Hawaii, and charged with desertion and nonsupport of her dependent children. Her younger adopted brother, J.J., was last seen alive on September 23, 2019, at Rexburg's Kennedy Elementary School. "Chad Daybell was a gravedigger for a profession when he was younger. In attendance were both Gibb and Chad, who was speaking at another conference in Mesa, Arizona. A #forensic expert looks at what we know of evidence and where. Autopsy performed on Idaho remains positively identifies JJ and Tylee | KUTV SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) - The autopsy performed by the medical examiner's office on the bodies found on the property. Morgan Loew: That night, we know Alex was in his own apartment. DET. February 24, 2020 In child custody court documents. A start date of January 2023 for both trials had been set,[58] but was canceled in November 2022 without a new date being set. What else is happening with the bizarre case, missing kids? Lori, Alex and Tylee were questioned at the police headquarters. ROB WOOD: After (unintelligible) these phone calls, how did that make you feel? September 8, 2021 Judge Boyce found Lori Vallow to still be incompetent based on the progress report from the mental health facility. At Chad Daybell's preliminary hearing, Detective Ray Hermosillo testified the child was covered head to toe in duct tape. August 10, 2019 The last time grandparents Larry and Kay Woodcock reportedly speak with J.J. August 30, 2019 Lori returns J.J.'s service dog, citing "a change in life circumstances". ALEX COX [bodycam]: She came out to defend my sister with her bat. ROB WOOD | Madison County/City of Rexburg Deputy Prosecuting Attorney: And what did you observe when they did that? There's no, "Oh, my gosh, my husband's dead.". Vallow is in jail in Idaho facing felony child desertion charges. It was a fresh start all right, but not in California. Some details of their last moments and autopsy have not been made. 'Cause he had so much possibility. Lori's estranged 4th husband, Charles Vallow, was shot and killed in July 2019 by Lori's brother, Alexander Cox, who claimed self-defense; Cox died of a blood clot on December 12, 2019. The court released an audio-only version of that conversation. In the winter of 2019, Charles Vallow changed the beneficiary of his $1 million life insurance policy from Lori to his sister Kay Woodcock, JJ's biological grandmother. READ ALSO: Where was Cooper Noriega found? In addition to the bond reduction, a jury trial for the Madison County charges against Lori was set for January 2529, 2021. 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Lori and Chad Daybell were charged with conspiracy to commit destruction, alteration or concealment of evidence. April Raymond traveled from Utah to Rexburg, Idaho, where it all began. ROB WOOD [in court]: Where was he located when you saw him? Morgan Loew: Because of the condition of of Tylee's remains, it's hard to tell what happened to her. May 2, 2022 - The prosecution announced that they will be seeking the death penalty for Lori Vallow. A guardian who was involved in the custody battle between Lori Vallow and Tylee Ryan's father expressed concern about Tylee's well-being a decade before she and her younger brother were found dead.
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