In the filing, Charles claims that, in late January 2019, Lori threatened to murder him if he got in the way of her, July 11, 2019 Charles Vallow is shot dead in. Around 6:45 p.m. that evening, they left Yellowstone and drove back to the apartment complex in Rexburg. Julia Allen | JJ's teacher: there was this feeling at LIFE when the remains were found. 2 men found drugged after leaving NYC gay bars were killed, medical examiner says. In October 2019, Chad's wife, Tammy Daybell, was attacked in her driveway by what she believed was someone shooting a defective paintball gun. [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]. CHARLES VALLOW [to Officer Dorenbush]: She's psychologically, she's gone. April Raymond says Lori told her one of those evil beings was her own husband Charles Vallow. CHARLES VALLOW: She said, you're not Charles. November 5, 2019 Lori Vallow marries Chad Daybell in Hawaii. It is horrifying! ROB WOOD: What did she ask you to do with that, again? Sometime in 2018 Lori met Chad Daybell and spent time with him away from her family. And evilness took over their bodies. JJ had autism and Lori seemed the ideal mother for him, says Raymond. 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Over the past year, Cushing has advocated . And now we're gonna talk about it. It appears the first problem was a 16-year-old girl: Tylee Ryan. 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. That pet cemetery just behind a bush where investigators found the charred remains of Tylee Ryan. LORI VALLOW: My husband switched his life insurance policy to her right? DET. RAY HERMOSILLO [in court]: They began pulling up the sod and topsoil which revealed three large white rocks, flat rocks. I never even considered that they weren't. 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 he had so many people that loved him and wanted him. Morgan Loew: One of the crime scene investigators cut a hole in the top of this plastic, and beneath the black plastic was some white plastic, like, plastic bag. At right is their mother's brother Alex Cox. The autopsy results are not published but seeing the critical conditions of the children's dead bodies; were killed brutally. Their conversation was recorded on the officer's bodycam. MELANIE GIBB: Take a picture of random kids to make it look like it was JJ. April Raymond: I feel like whatever story we were given about how Charles was killed was not the truth. It was updated on May 29, 2021. POLICE OFFICER [Bodycam video]: Hi, who are are you? 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. Tylee Ashlyn Ryan (September 24, 2002 - c. September 9, 2019) [a] and Joshua Jaxon " J. J. In November 2019, police questioned the children's mother, Lori (Cox) Yanes Lagioia Ryan Vallow Daybell, about the children's whereabouts and welfare. Michael McHugh, Diana Modica and Jack Pyle are the editors. October 31/November 1, 2019 Alex Cox and Lori's niece, Melani Boudreaux, reportedly seen by Melani's ex-husband, Brandon Boudreaux, packing up in. that's a real thing. DET. Police had followed Alex's Cox's cellphone data to the children's graves, and on June 9, 2020, Chad Daybell was arrested. September 28, 2022 - Chad Daybell's lawyers again ask for his case to be separated from that of his wife, Lori Vallow Daybell. [16] The couple's biological daughter, Tylee, was born in 2002. Morgan Loew: Somehow, in 17 minutes, there was a grave dug and filled in. When the police returned to Lori's home, she embellished her story even more. 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. [18], Lori Ryan Daybell,[d] also referred to as Lori Vallow Daybell, was born Lori Norene Cox on June 26, 1973, in San Bernardino, California. Just two months before Idaho mom Lori Vallow's two kids went missing, she and her 17-year-old daughter Tylee Ryan spoke to Arizona investigators about the shooting death of Lori's husband, 62 . He passed away in 2018 of natural causes, according to investigators. Lori goes from saying people are out to get her "I just feel like I'm being tracked all the time. Some believe Chad Daybell was the driving force; others believe it was Lori. Then came the news that he was never coming back. Soon after the newlyweds returned to Rexburg from Hawaii, JJ's grandmother, Kay Woodcock, sounded the alarm. A coroner in Idaho has confirmed that autopsies have been completed on the bodies of two missing children found buried in their stepfather Chad Daybell's backyard earlier this month, but additional testing is needed before authorities can confirm the cause of death or release the results. And we got nothing for me to raise JJ. March 21, 2022 - Judge denied Chad Daybell's request to separate his case from Lori Vallow's case. POLICE OFFICER [Bodycam video]: How long have you lived here? They dug up a dog. The Chandler (Az.) [45] Melani Boudreaux, Lori's niece, reportedly shares these beliefs. 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. In 2004, Chad founded Spring Creek Book Company, which he used to self-publish his end times fiction and other religious books. Echo Itaaehau: I didn't. This finding was officially confirmed by Rexburg police on June 13. Morgan Loew: Lori, at that point takes JJ to school. MELANIE GIBB: She said that Kay was trying to kidnap JJ. Roughly one month after JJ's death, Chad's 49-year-old wife Tammy Daybell, died mysteriously in her sleep. This is an area the Daybell family called the pet cemetery. It's the last moments of the children's lives that keeps Echo up at night. Morgan Loew: In 30 years, I've never covered a story quite like this. As CrimeOnline previously reported, the son of Vallow's subsequent . April Raymond: I feel like they were a liability. ROB WOOD [in court]: Where was he located when you saw him? When the little boy who loved to dance first came to LIFE, a school for special needs students, he was a very different child than when he left, says Travillion. And just let them know that I love them, and I've never met anyone like them. A new trial has not been scheduled. Even if her mother didn't [cries]. Tylee was really protective over JJ. First published on October 3, 2020 / 11:09 PM. [16] By February 2019, according to Charles Vallow, Lori was informing him that "she no longer cared about him or J.J." and claimed that she was the reincarnated wife of LDS founder Joseph Smith, then vanished for 58 days. May 2, 2022 - The prosecution announced that they will be seeking the death penalty for Lori Vallow. At the time, Lori was married to businessman Charles Vallow. ALEX COX [bodycam]: She came out to defend my sister with her bat. [35] The same month, Charles filed for divorce, stating that his wife had "threaten[ed] to murder him", taken US$35,000 from their joint bank accounts, and stolen his truck. September 8, 2019 Tylee is last seen in Yellowstone National Park, along with Lori, Alex and J.J. September 23, 2019 J.J. is last seen at his new school, Kennedy Elementary in Rexburg, Idaho. An aerial view of Todd Daybell's backyard, where the remains of JJ Vallow and Tylee Ryan were found in June. This story previously aired on October 3, 2020. Lori started doing podcasts with Daybell and began telling people she was a supernatural being appointed by God to lead the 144,000 chosen into the millennium. And JJ loved blue. Because, by golly, he has to be dancing in heaven. Margaret Travillion | LIFE co-founder: I just started crying [cries]. Joshua "JJ" Vallow, 7, and sister Tylee Ryan, 17, were reported missing by extended family members to police in November 2019. . [49] When police reached Gibb by phone, she told police that J.J. was not with her and had not been there for several months. Lori Vallow (their mother) and Chad were immediately arrested on . Conspiracy to commit first-degree murder in relation to the death of her first husband, Charles Vallow; Investigative reporter and CBS News consultant Morgan Loew has covered this story since the beginning. Chad was charged with insurance fraud "related to a life insurance policy he had on Tammy Daybell for which he was the beneficiary and received funds after her death". Daybell was married. And we're grateful that we were chosen to share and to be part of his life for the time that we did. A month later, Lori told them she got a new job in California, and sent an email saying she was taking JJ out of school. In the end, Chad and Lori's belief in evil may prove to be true. March 6, 2020 In first hearing after being extradited from Hawaii to Idaho, court lowers bail from $5 million to $1 million. His partner in this venture was a man identified in media only by the name Douglas, a graphic artist and manager. It's like not a care in the world. Morgan Loew: It appears that Chandler Police believe Lori had something to do with Charles's death. The evidence of course will speak for itself. Ryan filed for divorce on August 13, 2004, which was finalized on May 18, 2005. No one wanted this. She was silent as her lawyers put in a plea of not guilty for her. / CBS News. Because I think they are at the movies right now. RAY HERMOSILLO: Under the bucket was a partial human skull. August 5, 2021 Prosecution announces they are seeking the. 0:57. I spotted a big raccoon along the fence. I can only say it didn't feel right. I didn't hold it together at all. He was initially reported missing by relatives concerned about not only the childrenwhom they had not heard from in weeksbut also several other suspicious incidents. Margaret Travillion: I just get so angry. I felt in shock. Tylee Ashlyn Ryan (September 24, 2002 c. September 9, 2019)[a] and Joshua Jaxon "J. The remains of the two children . On Dec. 20, 2019, the Rexburg Police Department went public on their search for JJ and Tylee. After JJ and Tylee's remains were found, they were taken to the Ada County Coroner's Office for an autopsy. And she was like, "Margaret, you're not gonna believe this. 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. December 11, 2019 Authorities decide to further investigate the death of Tammy Daybell. He and Tammy moved there from Springville, Utah, that June. Cox legally changed his name to Alex Pastenes just before his marriage. His birth name was Canaan Todd Trahan. [16][2] That night, a neighbor saw Lori and Alex Cox packing a truck outside her home. April Raymond: Tylee had a network of people that really did love her, and I don't know if she knew that. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. Vaisia Itaaehau: I just always had that hope that they were alive. this one sticks this one is bad. JJ Vallow and Tylee Ryan found dead. On November 26, 2019, two months after JJ was last seen, Rexburg Police came knocking on Lori's door looking for the little boy. LT. RON BALL | Rexburg Police Department: Who's he with in Arizona? And the children who embraced the light. One of those close friends was April Raymond. JJ's teacher Julia Allen says he made a big impression in a small amount of time. LORI VALLOW: OK, sure. On December 5, 2018, Chad and Lori appeared together on the Preparing a People[37] podcast episode "Time to Warrior Up". Do you think she played an active role in the deaths of her children? His uncle Alex Cox later went to take J. J. to his apartment. ROB WOOD: How did Alex Cox bring JJ into the house? All that potential, all that love gone. [46], As of September23, 2019[update], a doorbell video of J.J. playing with a friend is the last known video of him taken. July 2014 Lori and Charles officially adopt Joshua Jaxon "J.J." Vallow. ", Margaret Travillion [reading aloud] "If you're working or playing or sitting with friends you can [cries] dance til you're dizzy." [32] His death was attributed to blood clots and high blood pressure. The trial is set for October 11, 2022 to December 16, 2022. Cushing is the sister of Joseph Ryan, Tylee's father and Lori's third husband. Cox said Vallow grabbed the bat from Tylee and came at him. But as they dug further, they found some things that were strange. GRAPHIC CONTENT: New clues found on #JJVallow's remains that could lead to his cause of death. He's perfectly fine. November 15, 2022 - District Judge Steven Boyce ruled that Lori Vallow-Daybell was competent and fit to stand trial. [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. '", Through their lawyer, the Daybells stated that, "Chad Daybell was a loving husband and he has the support of his children in this matter. ALEX COX [bodycam video]: and he hit me in the back of the head with the bat So, I went to my room and got my gun, 'cause I always carry it. July 17, 2020 Lori Daybell's jury trial was set in Madison County for January 2529, 2021, on three misdemeanor charges. January 30, 2020 Lori misses court-ordered deadline to produce J.J. and Tylee. May 29, 2021 / 10:42 PM 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". MELANIE GIBB: He brought JJ into the house during the middle of the podcast. [33], On February 24, 2006, Lori married Leland Anthony Vallow (August 17, 1956, Calcasieu, Louisiana July 11, 2019, Chandler, Arizona), commonly known as Charles Vallow, in Las Vegas, Nevada. He dropped dead six months before JJ and Tylee were found. July 12, 2019 Lori Vallow notifies Charles' sons from another marriage of his death via text message. Sometime between 9 p.m. and midnight on September 22, the last night of their visit, Lori, Melanie and David were in the kitchen doing a religious podcast when Alex Cox appeared. How come you're not telling anybody where your kids are?" We know that Lori was angry about that. Tylee, who had gone outside with JJ, and Lori, who says she was in another room both said they heard the shooting but didn't see it. And so much potential. In the fall of 2018, Lori and her friend Melanie Gibb attended a "Preparing a People" event, where Lori was introduced to Chad for the first time. Who got a million dollars when he died. She repeatedly dodges their questions regarding his cause of death. They saw him several times during their stay. ST. ANTHONY, Idaho A married couple accused in a triple murder case will be tried separately, an Idaho judge ruled Thursday. Those who were "light" were "followers of Jesus Christ". The two soon began a private communication. By the summer of 2019, Charles Vallow had gone to the police twice claiming there was something desperately wrong with his estranged wife Lori Vallow. 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 . Lori and Chad Daybell were charged with conspiracy to commit destruction, alteration or concealment of evidence. Ten days later, Tammy was found dead in her home, purportedly from natural causes. Chad Cox talks with police after shooting Charles Vallow. A few weeks later, on October 19, she died in her sleep from what was initially recorded as "natural causes". Ryan W. Miller Joel Shannon. Around the time of the death of Daybell's wife, Lori Vallow and . Since the children's remains were found, they are no longer considered missing and the investigation is now focused on determining the circumstances surrounding their deaths.[60][61][62]. OFFICER DORENBUSH: OK. And the only way to release their spirits to heaven was to kill the bodies. They tied yellow ribbons around the trees and waited for his return. 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]. But what about the man who led them to Daybell's backyard? USA TODAY. Newly released video shows Tylee Ryan fidget as she talks to Chandler, Arizona police about her stepdad's shooting death. Lori's attorney had no comment and Chad's attorney did not respond. and I really love JJ. 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. Morgan Loew: The medical examiner performed an autopsy on Alex Cox and found that he died of natural causes. Benjamin Hyde: That was the number one thing that told me something was horribly wrong . [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. And his grandmother Kay Woodcock was the threat. And when she actually got to talk with him, it, yeah, just escalated from there. [2], Complicating circumstances around the disappearances was a string of suspicious deaths. The autopsy report suggests that Tylee's body was burned, dismembered, and dumped in a pet graveyard on the property, and JJ was discovered dead inside a plastic bag that had been duct wrapped. [e] According to Gibb, by the end of the weekend, Chad told Lori the two had been married in seven previous lifetimes. Lori was both thrilled and attracted to this belief system and became increasingly fixated on this newfound "purpose" and on Chad. 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. ROB WOOD: OK, what did she say about Kay? They wanted to start fresh. In 2018, Ryan died of a reported heart attack. [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. December 28, 2021 - Judge removes Mark Means from Lori Vallow's defense team because there is a conflict of interest relating to having previously represented her husband Chad Daybell. Because of the second ruling of incompetence, the January 2023 trial date was canceled. Benjamin Hyde: That gives me the willies, look at this! End of 2014 Charles and Lori move to Kauai, Hawaii, with Tylee and J.J. April 3, 2018 Joseph Ryan dies of apparent heart attack. February 26, 2020 In extradition hearing, judge refuses to lower Lori's $5 million bail. That's not that's not what a friend does. Official statements will come from authorities. MELANIE GIBB: Horrible. 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. July 2019 Days after Charles Vallow's death, Lori learns her late husband had changed the beneficiary of his million-dollar life insurance policy from Lori to his sister, Kay Woodcock, who is also J.J.'s paternal grandmother. February 20, 2020 Lori Vallow is arrested in Kauai and charged with two felony counts of desertion and nonsupport of dependent children. And they cut through that. Echo Itaaehau [in tears]: I just can't bear the thought of Tylee being scared and JJ being scared or know or knowing what was happening and by who. By the end of September 2019, Lori had a dead husband, Charles Vallow, and though no one yet knew it, two dead children. We look forward to addressing the allegations once they have moved beyond speculation and rumor. February 8, 2019 Charles Vallow files for divorce from Lori. RAY HERMOSILLO: It was what appeared to be a small body tightly wrapped in black plastic, covered in duct tape. ROB WOOD: OK. And then what did she tell you? A #forensic expert looks at what we know of evidence and where. Chad's home was also searched by investigators. 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. I'll always remember them like that," said Tylee's best friend Vaisia Itaaehau. Jonathan Vigliott | CBS News correspondent: How did you hold it together? 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. She was extradited to Idaho and transported there by officials on March 5, 2020. Authorities believe J. J. died around that time frame based on location data on the cell phone of his uncle. And JJ loved dancing. Lori and her new fifth husband, Chad Guy Daybell, claimed that J.J. was staying with family friend Melanie Gibb in Arizona, where they had lived before moving to Idaho in early September 2019, which Gibb later denied. Judy Tygard is the executive producer. And he had so much love- - so much love. [16], On July 11, 2019, Charles Vallow was shot and killed in Chandler, Arizona by Lori's brother, Alex Cox,[39][40] who claimed self-defense. Tylee's friend Vaisia posted a kaleidoscope of memories online. August 21, 2020 Chad Daybell pleads not guilty to all four of his felony counts against him. Due to this, there is a stay in her case in Idaho. That's an awful coincidence . he never hesitated to resort to violence if he believed he was defending his sister. Lori Vallow-Daybell and JJ Vallow at Yellowstone National Park on September 8, 2019. Lori became famous when she was arrested for killing her children, 7-year-old Joshua "JJ" Vallow and 16-year-old Tylee Ryan. Morgan Loew: That taped phone conversation is when you can hear Chad and Lori go from, "Oh, yeah, everything's great," to that change where, "OK we've got a problem here.". I just kind of loved how she would just play with him and just always have, like, a really good time with him. September 29, 2022 - For the second time, Lori Vallow-Daybell's trial has been suspended due to competency concerns. June 13, 2020 Authorities officially confirm the remains are those of the children. January 25, 2020 Local authorities locate Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow in. Lori, Alex and Tylee were questioned at the police headquarters. July 29, 2021 Prosecution drops charges for counts of conspiracy to destroy, alter, or conceal evidence against 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. They Googled Charles Vallow's name and learned the truth. CHARLES VALLOW: She thinks she's a resurrected being and a and a god. Neither is Echo Itaaehau's daughter Vaisia, one of Tylee's best friends. Two months later, Tammy's body was exhumed and autopsied. Remember, Tylee was there the day Charles Vallow was killed. [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. Authorities in Arizona are also investigating the shooting death of Lori's former husband, Charles Vallow. 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 . REXBURG Court documents released Friday evening detail the horrific manner in which Joshua "JJ" Vallow and Tylee Ryan were found in Chad Daybell's backyard. 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. He reportedly believed he had numerous past lives and could talk to angels. 0:05. Vaisia Itaaehau: She was a fan of his writing. June 29, 2020 Police execute another search warrant at the home of Chad Daybell. The only thing we we can know for sure is that At one point, whoever did this, dismembered her body and burned it. Chad Guy Daybell (born August 11, 1968, Provo, Utah)[14] married Tamara "Tammy" Douglas (May 4, 1970 October 19, 2019) in Manti, Utah, on March 9, 1990.
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