Jonathan Vigliott | CBS News correspondent: How did you hold it together? Lori and Tylee and JJ are there, and so is Alex Cox. 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. Prosecutors charged Lori with conspiracy to murder Charles in June of this year, shortly after she was indicted over the deaths of her kids. 2 men found drugged after leaving NYC gay bars were killed, medical examiner says. How come you're not telling anybody where your kids are?" 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. CHAD DAYBELL phone call]: Hello, sweet Melanie. Morgan Loew: It's hard to discount the idea that a million-dollar life insurance policy would be a motive for a murder. It was then that they realized his sister Tylee was also missing. Due to this, there is a stay in her case in Idaho. Morgan Loew: We know that shortly after Charles's death, Lori tried to claim that life insurance policy he had changed the beneficiary to his sister. "There's no place, not one, that my love can't find you.". LORI VALLOW: My husband switched his life insurance policy to her right? Over the past year, Cushing has advocated . Conspiracy to commit first-degree murder in relation to the death of her first husband, Charles Vallow; 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. Tammy's autopsy took so long since it began, Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow have been charged with conspiracy to hide the bodies of her two kids, Tylee Ryan, 17, and JJ Vallow, 7, on his Salem property and are facing a summertime trial in Fremont County, Idaho in part because she had been dead for two months by the time she was exhumed . Morgan Loew: the same color hair as JJ Vallow. A smiling Lori Vallow on police bodycam video after learning her husband was dead. But no one acted on it and Vallow let his guard down. [38], After Charles' death, his attorneys stated he was primarily concerned for J.J.'s safety and well-being, as he needed a consistent routine due to his special needs. [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. Benjamin Hyde: That gives me the willies, look at this! 2019 American disappearance and homicide case, Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow's marriage and flight, Tylee was last seen September 8, 2019, at. He and his wife Tammy had five children. 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. 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. ROB WOOD: OK. And then what did she tell you? While JJ was missing, no one at his old school spoke his name as if that somehow made it less real. But it was Tylee's bond with JJ that Vaisia will always remember. But what about the man who led them to Daybell's backyard? There were so many times that I would die laughing. It is horrifying! 'Cause he had so much possibility. Fun times.". Morgan Loew: He was at that property for over two hours that morning. 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. The court released an audio-only version of that conversation. [12][13] On July 2, prosecutors dropped two of the charges against Lori two felony counts of desertion and nonsupport of dependent children and instead charged her with obstruction or concealment of evidence in regards to her children's remains. November 30, 2019 Newly divorced Melani Boudreaux marries Ian Pawlowski of Rexburg in Las Vegas, one day after Alex Cox (Melani's uncle) wed Zulema Pastenes. [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. Somebody else must have helped with that. [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. Cox was never charged in connection to Charles Vallow's death. Cox legally changed his name to Alex Pastenes just before his marriage. A cemetery posted a personal ad for a goose whose mate died. Margaret Travillion | LIFE co-founder: I just started crying [cries]. Cindy Cesare and Alyssa Estrada are the lead development producers. Police initially determined that Cox acted in self-defense, but the case was reopened later that year when Lori's children Tylee Ryan, 16, and Joshua "JJ" Vallow, seven, were reported missing. in journalism,[14] and worked as a cemetery sexton, or gravedigger, among other jobs. Chad showed his support in the courtroom as Lori was extradited to Rexburg, 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 Lori, Alex and Tylee were questioned at the police headquarters. It was updated on May 29, 2021. The Chandler (Az.) But as they dug further, they found some things that were strange. 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. 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. One of the many tributes to JJ and Tylee. 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. October 8, 2021 - Judge grants Chad Daybell's request for a change of venue. 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. In the end, Chad and Lori's belief in evil may prove to be true. Neither is Echo Itaaehau's daughter Vaisia, one of Tylee's best friends. MELANIE GIBB: Hi Chad. Morgan Loew: Lori, at that point takes JJ to school. [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. [34] In 2013, the couple adopted Vallow's grandnephew, Joshua Jaxon "J.J." Vallow (born 2012),[35] and in late 2014, they moved to Kauai, Hawaii.[16]. [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. POLICE OFFICER [Bodycam video]: How long have you lived here? But they got one thing wrong. And when she actually got to talk with him, it, yeah, just escalated from there. Tweet. They saw him several times during their stay. They wanted to start over. On the same day, Chad Daybell had a closed hearing. Cox said Vallow grabbed the bat from Tylee and came at him. Chad was booked into jail later that day on obstruction or concealment of evidence; he was later charged with felony murder. January 2529, 2021 Lori Vallow's trial for the misdemeanor charges was scheduled to begin. And that there was a demon living inside of him. I I shot my brother-in-law in self-defense.". [2] When Rexburg police and the FBI arrived the next day to search the home, it was abandoned. His cell phone left a digital map. At the time, she went along with the self-defense story, but could she have changed her mind? How are you guys? [46], As of September23, 2019[update], a doorbell video of J.J. playing with a friend is the last known video of him taken. The investigation is being led by the . In 2001, Lori married Joseph Anthony Ryan Jr., who legally adopted Colby. Everyone wanted to know what happened to them. This is Chad Daybell's backyard. That's not that's not what a friend does. On February 20, 2020, Lori was arrested in Kauai, Hawaii, and charged with desertion and nonsupport of her dependent children. April Raymond: And she had described Tylee as having a dark spirit. And Lori thought/ that was a liability. Kind of a heaviness on the campus. The police arrived and shot video of Cox on the curb outside the home. It's like not a care in the world. 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. At the time, Lori was married to businessman Charles Vallow. / CBS News. [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. 1:11. March 9, 2020 Lori remains in jail, and some local bail bond companies reportedly have refused to assist her. RAY HERMOSILLO: I observed what looked to be brown human hair. He also claimed he could read light and dark auras. and It was just the beginning. February 4, 2021 Prosecutor Lindsey Blake takes over the Fremont County case involving Tamara Daybell's death. DET. Daybell was married. 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. February 8, 2019 Charles Vallow files for divorce from Lori. His birth name was Canaan Todd Trahan. It just seems very unlikely. A new trial has not been scheduled. 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". And she was like, "Margaret, you're not gonna believe this. It appears the first problem was a 16-year-old girl: Tylee Ryan. Daybell was a former gravedigger-turned-novelist and podcaster from Rexburg, Idaho, who some say was something of a local cult leader, says Morgan. Recently released autopsy reports, photos, and results have provided crucial insight into the cause of their deaths. Requests from Chad to separate his case from Lori's have been denied. Margaret Travillion: And I literally remember coming into the classroom in the beginning and him just being very closed off To the later part of him being with us, just to "Miss Margaret" (chuckles). Chad believed the "Dark" individuals were from this earth but were followers of Satan. And on January 25, 2020, she was formally served an order to produce Tylee and JJ within five days. OFFICER DORENBUSH | Gilbert Police Department: What did she say yesterday? [16], In October 2019, two Venmo payments were made from Tylee's account to her older half-brother, Colby Ryan. We look forward to addressing the allegations once they have moved beyond speculation and rumor. She also believed she had been appointed another, more ominous role, says Raymond. 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. 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. Vaisia Itaaehau: I just always had that hope that they were alive. [19] In 1992, at the age of 19, she married high school boyfriend Nelson Yanes, but the marriage ended in divorce shortly afterwards. What is it over? Now the cold glare of death would shift focus to Chad Daybell's family. It was a fresh start all right, but not in California. [16] In 2007, Ryan was attacked by Lori's brother, Alexander Lamar "Alex" Cox, who claimed Ryan had been abusive to Lori and the children. In 2016, the Vallow family moved back to Arizona. Or Is he alive, or? Morgan Loew: Every time, Kay Woodcock, would call, there would be a different excuse about where the kids were. Investigators contended that "'Joshua and Tylee's lives are in danger. July 29, 2021 Prosecution drops charges for counts of conspiracy to destroy, alter, or conceal evidence against Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow. [47], Chad and Lori were married in Hawaii on November 5, 2019, two weeks after the death of Chad's first wife, Tammy Daybell. The children hadn't been seen alive since the fall of 2019. But this time he was only there for 17 minutes. After months of silence, they started speaking JJ's name and couldn't stop. The trial is set for October 11, 2022 to December 16, 2022. East. Another hearing set for September 8, 2021. Lori told Gibb she was hiding JJ because he was in danger. September 28, 2022 - Chad Daybell's lawyers again ask for his case to be separated from that of his wife, Lori Vallow Daybell. DAVID WARWICK: She said that he was being a zombie and climbed up on the cabinets, climbed up on top of the fridge, smashed her picture of Christ down, and then climbed up onto the upper cabinets and got between the top of the cabinet and the ceiling. Lori was held on US$5 million bail. [16] After repeated calls to Tylee went unanswered, Colby became more worried. LORI VALLOW: We're OK. How are you doing, babe? You do it to keep them from yelling or talking. May 29, 2021 / 10:42 PM On the morning of July 11, he went to Lori's rental home in Chandler, Arizona, to pick up JJ and take him to school. All told similar stories of self-defense and were sent home. 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. 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. The corpses of J.J. and Tylee were discovered at Chad’s residence on June 9, 2020, after authorities carried out a search order there. According to Gibb, Chad stated that he had lived 31 different lives on various earth-like planets. Vallow was married to Joseph Ryan, Tylee's father, until 2004 when the couple divorced. I felt in shock. The body of Chad's wife, Tammy Daybell, has been exhumed and investigators are now calling her death suspicious. LORI VALLOW: I don't know why you're being controversial to me or if you're recording this conversation for the police or whatever. This discovery was officially confirmed by Rexburg police on June 13. 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. Remember, Tylee was there the day Charles Vallow was killed. April Raymond: The way she had explained it to me about Charles was that Charles was already dead. 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. and I really love JJ. And the only way to release their spirits to heaven was to kill the bodies. 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. Morgan Loew: The medical examiner performed an autopsy on Alex Cox and found that he died of natural causes. In court, Melanie Gibb described getting a call from Lori asking her to back up the "Frozen" story: MELANIE GIBB: and that she told the police that I had JJ, that I was at a movie called "Frozen," that she asked me just to pick up my phone and take a picture, random picture of kids running around. And he had so many people that loved him and wanted him. December 11, 2019 Authorities decide to further investigate the death of Tammy Daybell. Where is Lori right now? I'll always remember them like that," said Tylee's best friend Vaisia Itaaehau. Below that, a layer of black plastic. 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. Inside Edition obtained court documents unearthed by social media sleuths that appear to show concerns voiced by an . He's the sweetest soul I've ever met. Wiped out in late September 2019 roughly two weeks after the big sister he adored disappeared. '", Through their lawyer, the Daybells stated that, "Chad Daybell was a loving husband and he has the support of his children in this matter. Echo Itaaehau: I didn't. Charles Vallow had good reason to be scared. That's not possible. 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". Vaisia Itaaehau: If I had one more day with JJ and Tylee, I would want them to know how much they did for me. 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 . October 2019 Lori's brother, Alex Cox, believed to be seen on video security footage using Lori's storage unit numerous times during this period, usually alone. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. They both had unconditional love for each other. He had a lot of energy. Joshua, aged 7, and Tylee, age 16, went to Yellowstone National park with Loris and Loris's Brother. On November 26, 2019, two months after JJ was last seen, Rexburg Police came knocking on Lori's door looking for the little boy. Instead of helping search, they skipped off to another vacation back in Hawaii. Chad later stayed at the Vallow residence in Arizona. 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. MELANIE GIBB: He carried him in, and he was asleep. April Raymond: Part of her mission on Earth was to eliminate the darkness, the demonic the evil. JJ's grandparents, Kay and Larry Woodcock, could barely contain their grief as they listened. September 24, 2019 Lori informs J.J.'s school that he will no longer be attending and will be homeschooled instead. Police in Hawaii searched Lori's rental car looking for evidence of the kids. He reportedly believed he had numerous past lives and could talk to angels. LORI VALLOW: Like, "Hi neighbors, sorry" [laughs]. [16], Shortly after, the Fremont County prosecutor's office announced they would be handling the case going forward. I didn't hold it together at all. However, police uncovered a cryptic series of messages that proved to be . 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. RAY HERMOSILLO [in court]: They began pulling up the sod and topsoil which revealed three large white rocks, flat rocks. Evidence was collected, and Tammy's body was exhumed for autopsy. May 25, 2012 Joshua Jaxon "J.J." Vallow is born, the son of Charles Vallow's nephew. [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.

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