MELANIE GIBB: He brought JJ into the house during the middle of the podcast. JJ had autism and Lori seemed the ideal mother for him, says Raymond. he never hesitated to resort to violence if he believed he was defending his sister. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Morgan Loew: Chad had this belief that some people who were on this earth weren't really the people they were supposed to be. JJ's grandparents, Kay and Larry Woodcock, could barely contain their grief as they listened. After Chad and Lori's marriage two weeks after Tammy's death, law enforcement became suspicious and exhumed Tammy's corpse for autopsy.[3][4][5]. It it was in every classroom, in every environment. Around 6:45 p.m. that evening, they left Yellowstone and drove back to the apartment complex in Rexburg. On June 10, his bail was set at $1 million. CHARLES VALLOW: She said, you're not Charles. and she was kind of like another mama to him. Ten days later, Tammy was found dead in her home, purportedly from natural causes. Little is known about his death as investigators await results from an ongoing autopsy. '", Through their lawyer, the Daybells stated that, "Chad Daybell was a loving husband and he has the support of his children in this matter. A smiling Lori Vallow on police bodycam video after learning her husband was dead. Prosecutors charged Lori with conspiracy to murder Charles in June of this year, shortly after she was indicted over the deaths of her kids. 1:11. On December 5, 2018, Chad and Lori appeared together on the Preparing a People[37] podcast episode "Time to Warrior Up". Yeah. Joshua Vallow, 7, and Tylee Ryan, 17, were last seen in September 2019, but their mother, Lori Vallow, and her new hubby never reported them missing and haven't been cooperating with authorities . UNIDENTFIED PERSON #1: Could you get a hold of her at some point and say, "Can you please call back the officer that's been trying to call you?". MELANIE GIBB: She said that Kay was trying to kidnap JJ. Investigators contended that "'Joshua and Tylee's lives are in danger. [27] At age 22, she married 23-year-old William Lagioia in Travis County, Texas, on October 22, 1995. Neither is Echo Itaaehau's daughter Vaisia, one of Tylee's best friends. 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. They Googled Charles Vallow's name and learned the truth. Morgan Loew: What happened to those kids is is horrendous. I can't conceive of a scenario where she wasn't involved. [12][13] On May 25, 2021, Lori and Chad were charged with the first degree murders of Tylee, J.J., and Tammy. That was such a huge red flag to me. 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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. I can only say it didn't feel right. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. And when she actually got to talk with him, it, yeah, just escalated from there. [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. 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. August 21, 2020 Chad Daybell pleads not guilty to all four of his felony counts against him. Cushing is the sister of Joseph Ryan, Tylee's father and Lori's third husband. And so, I'm not sure what hijacked that priority. The whole school turned out to celebrate the little boy who loved to dance. [17], No post-mortem or autopsy was performed on Tammy's body at the time, as Chad had declined to do so and the county coroner did not overrule his decision. "When I think of Tylee and JJ, I just think of fun and love. February 24, 2006 Lori Ryan marries Charles Vallow. I I shot my brother-in-law in self-defense.". March 3, 2022 - Prosecutors in Arizona announce that they will not file conspiracy to commit murder charges against Chad Daybell in the attempted shooting case of Brandon Boudreaux. Lori Daybell is a devoted mother and she resents assertions to the contrary. DET. Cox was never charged in connection to Charles Vallow's death. The court released an audio-only version of that conversation. February 24, 2020 In child custody court documents. Tylee spent what's believed to be the last day of her life at Yellowstone National Park with Lori, JJ and Alex. It was one of many tributes to the two lost children. Now the cold glare of death would shift focus to Chad Daybell's family. But what about the man who led them to Daybell's backyard? The evidence of course will speak for itself. JJ Vallow and Tylee Ryan found dead. It was a fresh start all right, but not in California. Vallow-Daybell and her husband Chad Daybell have pleaded not guilty to murder, conspiracy and grand theft charges in connection with the deaths of 7-year-old Joshua "JJ" Vallow, and Tylee Ryan . 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. I'm like, 'why are police coming my door?'" ROB WOOD | Madison County/City of Rexburg Deputy Prosecuting Attorney: And what did you observe when they did that? The judge also denies a request from prosecutors to have a jury transported from Ada County to Fremont County for the trial and re-affirms that the trial will happen in Ada County. JJ's teacher Julia Allen says he made a big impression in a small amount of time. The remains of 16-year-old Tylee Ryan and her 7-year-old adopted brother JJ Vallow were found in shallow graves in June 2020. [51] She later agreed to be extradited back to Idaho to fight the charges. 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. Cox was born Alexander Lamar Cox and was known by the diminutive "Alex". Kind of a heaviness on the campus. His uncle Alex Cox later went to take J. J. to his apartment. Chad Daybell referred to Lori as an "eternal being" of 21 separate lives, only five of which had occurred on this planet; the same five he had lived on this planet. 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 . In November 2019, police questioned the children's mother, Lori (Cox) Yanes Lagioia Ryan Vallow Daybell, about the children's whereabouts and welfare. But not everyone believes they played equal parts. Margaret Travillion: And just that growth of watching him come out of himself was just wonderful. All that potential, all that love gone. Nancy Kramer is the executive story editor. His partner in this venture was a man identified in media only by the name Douglas, a graphic artist and manager. Police had followed Alex's Cox's cellphone data to the children's graves, and on June 9, 2020, Chad Daybell was arrested. March 9, 1990 Chad Daybell and Tamara Douglas are married. There has been no new trial date set. READ ALSO: Where was Cooper Noriega found? Items are seen hanging on the fence in memory of Tylee Ryan, 17, and Joshua "JJ" Vallow, 7, at Chad Daybell's residence in Salem, Idaho on Thursday, June 11, 2020. DET. MELANIE GIBB: He was in the family room mostly, and then outside some. October 19, 2019 Tammy Daybell is found dead in her home in. At the time, she went along with the self-defense story, but could she have changed her mind? Their cases have been merged and their team has moved to dismiss the charges and obtain a change of venue. If there is a picture book that captures the JJ Vallow educators at LIFE school came to love, Margaret Travillion says it's this one: "Wherever you are my love will find you. But they got one thing wrong. 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. [56] On May 27, 2021, Lori was found incompetent and unfit to stand trial, and her case was stayed. 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. [16] The couple's biological daughter, Tylee, was born in 2002. Margaret Travillion: They say it takes a village to raise a child. Instead of helping search, they skipped off to another vacation back in Hawaii. He graduated from Brigham Young University (BYU) in 1992 with a B.A. [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. Gibb later recalled Chad lavishing attention on Lori and expounding upon his unusual religious beliefs and "the deeper mysteries of God" with a small group of the overnight guests. He filed for an order of protection against Lori at the advice of his attorney, citing a "genuine fear for his life". ROB WOOD [in court]: Where was he located when you saw him? Cox legally changed his name to Alex Pastenes just before his marriage. It is horrifying! March 9, 2020 Lori remains in jail, and some local bail bond companies reportedly have refused to assist her. Autopsy completed in investigation of Tammy Daybell's death Feb. 5, 2021 Updated Fri., Feb. 5, 2021 at 10:07 p.m. Children Joshua "JJ" Vallow, left, and Tylee Ryan. This is to make sure that she and Chad Daybell will be tried together. Alex told them Charles and Lori got into a fight. RAY HERMOSILLO: It was what appeared to be a small body tightly wrapped in black plastic, covered in duct tape. [55] On May 25, 2021, Chad and Lori were indicted on the charge of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, first-degree murder, and grand theft by deception for the deaths of Tylee, and J.J., and Tammy. The remains of the two children . [55], On July 17, 2020, in light of the two felony counts against Lori having been dropped, her bond was lowered by Madison County judge Michelle Mallard. August 7, 2020 It is reported that Chandler, Arizona Police are planning to file a conspiracy to commit murder charge against Lori Daybell for the death of Charles Vallow. Melanie Gibb testified, "She asked me just to pick up my phone and take a picture of random kids to make it look like it was JJ.". LORI VALLOW: He's with one of my friends in Arizona. April Raymond: I feel like it's difficult to conceive of a scenario where she didn't. Then came the news that he was never coming back. Tylee Ashlyn Ryan (September 24, 2002 c. September 9, 2019)[a] and Joshua Jaxon "J. [38] Charles was also concerned for Tylee, but he was unable to include her in the filings as she was not his biological daughter and thus he had no legal standing. On the same day, Chad Daybell had a closed hearing. Morgan Loew: Alex was Lori's protector. When the police returned to Lori's home, she embellished her story even more. July 12, 2019 Lori Vallow notifies Charles' sons from another marriage of his death via text message. April Raymond traveled from Utah to Rexburg, Idaho, where it all began. POLICE OFFICER [bodycam audio]: So, we're here . She was released from the mental health facility into the custody of the Fremont County Sherriff. And we got nothing for me to raise JJ. Julia Allen: He was a spitfire, for sure. Lori was charged with grand theft related to "Social Security Survivor benefits over $1,000 allocated for the care of minors Tylee Ryan and JJ Vallow that were appropriated after the children were missing and ultimately found deceased". investigative reporter Morgan Loew asks Lori Vallow Daybell on March 5, 2020, as she was extradited from Hawaii to Rexburg, Idaho, to face child abandonment charges. Investigators at Chad Daybell's preliminary hearing In August 2020 described in chilling detail finding the remains of the two children in Daybell's backyard. December 20, 2019 Rexburg Police Department officially announce an investigation into the disappearances of Tylee and J.J. January 3, 2020 Rexburg Police Department and FBI search Chad and Tammy's former home in Idaho. Vallow is in jail in Idaho facing felony child desertion charges. March 3, 2023 - Judge has severed the case of Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow. [citation needed], Another factor contributing to the mystery was Chad and Lori's well-documented obsession with certain Mormon-influenced[43] apocalyptic beliefs,[44] which Chad had discussed in numerous books and podcasts. Lori Vallow (their mother) and Chad were immediately arrested on . And that there was a demon living inside of him. LORI VALLOW: My husband switched his life insurance policy to her right? November 4, 2019 Alex Cox and Melani Boudreaux arrive in Rexburg. So angry she was still talking about it when the Rexburg police first came to her door looking for JJ. I just kind of loved how she would just play with him and just always have, like, a really good time with him. Their souls had left them. His lawyers also asked that the trial be pushed back to the fall of 2023. Noah Rodriguez. One of those close friends was April Raymond. They were zombies. And we're grateful that we were chosen to share and to be part of his life for the time that we did. February 8, 2019 Charles Vallow files for divorce from Lori. Joshua "JJ" Vallow, 7, and sister Tylee Ryan, 17, were reported missing by extended family members to police in November 2019. . She repeatedly dodges their questions regarding his cause of death. Because so many people were affected. They started by removing a top layer of earth on a 4 foot-by-2 foot patch of grass that was shorter than the rest. Margaret Travillion | LIFE co-founder: I just started crying [cries]. April Raymond: Part of her mission on Earth was to eliminate the darkness, the demonic the evil. And she was like, "Margaret, you're not gonna believe this. Gibb and Warwick testified that Cox put JJ to bed in Lori's room. 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 . The police blurred Tylee's face, because she was a minor. Lori told Gibb she was hiding JJ because he was in danger. I hurried and got my gun One shot did the trick. But around 2017, friends say Lori's relationships with her kids began to shift about the time she started reading the books of Chad Daybell. April Raymond: I feel like whatever story we were given about how Charles was killed was not the truth. However, in June 2020, the remains of the two children were found buried on the property of Chad Daybell, who has been charged with multiple counts related to their deaths. 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. 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 . Recently released autopsy reports, photos, and results have provided crucial insight into the cause of their deaths. Both J.J. and Tylee had witnessed the incident; according to an unidentified son of Charles' from a previous marriage, Lori did not inform the family about the shooting and he learned about it from the news. Tylee Ryan autopsy report Obituary Tylee Ryan autopsy report By Samuel Sasu May 4, 2022 On June 10, 2020, the Woodcock and Ryan families confirmed that the human remains discovered on Chad's property were those of Tylee and J.J. MELANIE GIBB: I'm just worried for you guys because, you know, he's missing and, you know LORI VALLOW: I know exactly where he is. I felt in shock. DET. Official statements will come from authorities. Roughly one month after JJ's death, Chad's 49-year-old wife Tammy Daybell, died mysteriously in her sleep. [15] Chad and Tammy had five children: Garth, Emma, Seth, Leah, and Mark. In . He and Tammy moved there from Springville, Utah, that June. 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. May 2, 2022 - The prosecution announced that they will be seeking the death penalty for Lori Vallow. Evidence was collected, and Tammy's body was exhumed for autopsy. Vallow was married to Joseph Ryan, Tylee's father, until 2004 when the couple divorced. The two soon began a private communication. April 28, 2022 - Judge Boyce denied request from Chad Daybell's attorney to drop his charges.
