0:00. Ryan W. Miller Joel Shannon. This discovery was officially confirmed by Rexburg police on June 13. After almost 13 years of marriage, Charles Vallow filed for divorce. Chad Daybell and Lori' Vallow's hula dancing days were numbered. [48] There they told others that Tylee had died in 2017 and/or that Lori had no minor children. 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. Neither is Echo Itaaehau's daughter Vaisia, one of Tylee's best friends. "Chad Daybell was a gravedigger for a profession when he was younger. 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. It is horrifying! Gibb handed that secret recording to authorities, and investigators launched a nationwide search but not just for JJ. Police efforts to locate J.J. led to the discovery that Tylee was also missing. I didn't hold it together at all. [Lori speaks] OK, just stand over there for just a second, guys. Sometime in 2018 Lori met Chad Daybell and spent time with him away from her family. 2019 American disappearance and homicide case, Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow's marriage and flight, Tylee was last seen September 8, 2019, at. OFFICER DORENBUSH | Gilbert Police Department: What did she say yesterday? 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. ST. ANTHONY, Idaho A married couple accused in a triple murder case will be tried separately, an Idaho judge ruled Thursday. Julia Allen | JJ's teacher: there was this feeling at LIFE when the remains were found. October 19, 2019 Tammy Daybell is found dead in her home in. The results were completed by February 2021 but have not been made public. We're going to do it for JJ. June 9, 2020 Human remains are found on Chad Daybell's property in. RAY HERMOSILLO: He had duct tape continuously wrapped from elbow all the way around his arms, over his hands, all the way to his right elbow. It was then that they realized his sister Tylee was also missing. Some details of their last moments and autopsy have not been made. And when she actually got to talk with him, it, yeah, just escalated from there. 0:05. Vaisia Itaaehau: I just always had that hope that they were alive. It was one of many tributes to the two lost children. POLICE OFFICER [Bodycam video]: How long have you lived here? ALEX COX: Yeah, there's blood. "[16], Authorities soon turned their attention to a Rexburg storage locker rented by Lori in October 2019. May 25, 2021 Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell are charged with the murders of Tamara Daybell, Tylee Ryan, and JJ Vallow. Patti Aronofsky is the senior producer. 0:57. ALEX COX: Well it was over my sister. [47], Chad and Lori were married in Hawaii on November 5, 2019, two weeks after the death of Chad's first wife, Tammy 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. 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. ", Margaret Travillion [reading aloud] "If you're working or playing or sitting with friends you can [cries] dance til you're dizzy." Morgan Loew: We know that in the spring of 2019, Lori started referring to Tylee as a zombie, to at least one of her close friends. [14], In 2015, Chad claimed he heard a voice telling him to relocate to Rexburg, Idaho. That was such a huge red flag to me. Jonathan Vigliotti is a CBS News correspondent based in Los Angeles. Something's happened to her. He and Tammy moved there from Springville, Utah, that June. The Chandler (Az.) It takes a community to raise one of our children and JJ had a community. LORI VALLOW: We're OK. How are you doing, babe? CHARLES VALLOW [to police officer]: She's unhinged. Soon after the newlyweds returned to Rexburg from Hawaii, JJ's grandmother, Kay Woodcock, sounded the alarm. Cushing is the sister of Joseph Ryan, Tylee's father and Lori's third husband. Source: 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. However, police uncovered a cryptic series of messages that proved to be . Tylee was last seen alive at Yellowstone National Park on September 8, 2019. Chad Daybell, a former gravedigger turned author, podcaster and doomsday prophet, was a married father of five. At the time, she went along with the self-defense story, but could she have changed her mind? [e] According to Gibb, by the end of the weekend, Chad told Lori the two had been married in seven previous lifetimes. Around 6:45 p.m. that evening, they left Yellowstone and drove back to the apartment complex in Rexburg. 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. After JJ and Tylee's remains were found, they were taken to the Ada County Coroner's Office for an autopsy. RAY HERMOSILLO: It was what appeared to be a small body tightly wrapped in black plastic, covered in duct tape. To his sister. 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. DET. "48 Hours" and correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti detail the investigation into the heartbreaking national search for two missing children, the life of their mother Lori Vallow, and what is ahead in the case against Vallow and her new husband Chad Daybell, who have each been indicted on murder charges for the deaths of Tylee Ryan and JJ Vallow. July 15, 2022 - Lori Vallow-Daybells attorneys ask Judge Steven Boyce to clarify language in charges, separating potentially joined counts. Morgan Loew: Chad had this belief that some people who were on this earth weren't really the people they were supposed to be. 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. 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. 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 . This finding was officially confirmed by Rexburg police on June 13. Lori Daybell is a devoted mother and she resents assertions to the contrary. Her younger adopted brother, J.J., was last seen alive on September 23, 2019, at Rexburg's Kennedy Elementary School. Video footage shows her and her brother, Alex Cox,[c] moving items in and out of the locker prior to her departure. [16] After repeated calls to Tylee went unanswered, Colby became more worried. Prosecutors charged Lori with conspiracy to murder Charles in June of this year, shortly after she was indicted over the deaths of her kids. 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. Jonathan Vigliott | CBS News correspondent: How did you hold it together? Echo Itaaehau: I didn't. It was updated on May 29, 2021. 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. Police efforts to locate J.J. led to the discovery that Tylee was also missing. [54], On June 9, 2020, police executed a search warrant at Chad's home, where they discovered human remains buried in a purported pet cemetery. Cox was never charged in connection to Charles Vallow's death. Margaret Travillion: They say it takes a village to raise a child. At 9:55 a.m. on September 23, 2019, Cox returned to Chad Daybell's backyard. Morgan Loew: Because of the condition of of Tylee's remains, it's hard to tell what happened to her. 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? Morgan Loew: Lori, at that point takes JJ to school. Noah Rodriguez. Those who were "light" were "followers of Jesus Christ". LORI VALLOW: OK, sure. [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". The only thing we we can know for sure is that At one point, whoever did this, dismembered her body and burned it. It scared the crap out of me. But what about the man who led them to Daybell's backyard? Authorities believe it is was they who embraced the darkness. And on January 25, 2020, she was formally served an order to produce Tylee and JJ within five days. ROB WOOD: OK, what did she say about Kay? November 27, 2019 Rexburg police search for children, to no avail, with search warrants to the three apartments of Lori Vallow Daybell, Alex Cox (aka Alex Pastenes) and Melani Boudreaux. [57] She has since been deemed competent to stand trial after mental health treatment, incompetent, and again competent. This is to make sure that she and Chad Daybell will be tried together. LORI VALLOW: My husband switched his life insurance policy to her right? Ryan filed for divorce on August 13, 2004, which was finalized on May 18, 2005. "Outside and . Her 17-year-old daughter Tylee Ryan and 7-year-old son Joshua "JJ" Vallow have not been seen since September, and Vallow has refused to cooperate with the police investigation into her children's disappearance. November 27, 2019 Chad and Lori are seen packing. [52] At least two local bond companies were reportedly unwilling to work with her. RAY HERMOSILLO: I observed what looked to be brown human hair. DET. MELANIE GIBB: He carried him in, and he was asleep. He pled guilty and was sentenced to 90 days in jail, which he served in Austin, Texas. Morgan Loew: The medical examiner performed an autopsy on Alex Cox and found that he died of natural causes. May 29, 2021 / 10:42 PM She had heard enough excuses. And evilness took over their bodies. February 26, 2020 In extradition hearing, judge refuses to lower Lori's $5 million bail. He is now in our pet cemetery. One of those close friends was April Raymond. Another hearing set for September 8, 2021. Cox legally changed his name to Alex Pastenes just before his marriage. But what killed them? GRAPHIC CONTENT: New clues found on #JJVallow's remains that could lead to his cause of death. 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. And that there was a demon living inside of him. Morgan Loew: He tapped into this "prepper" element out there, people who wanted to prepare for Armageddon. RAY HERMOSILLO: Under the bucket was a partial human skull. An aerial view of Todd Daybell's backyard, where the remains of JJ Vallow and Tylee Ryan were found in June. And so, I'm not sure what hijacked that priority. J." There were so many times that I would die laughing. [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. RAY HERMOSILLO [in court]: They began pulling up the sod and topsoil which revealed three large white rocks, flat rocks. Lori later told police that she walked past Vallow on the floor and went outside. Morgan Loew: What was striking about the footage that we saw was that There's no remorse. And his grandmother Kay Woodcock was the threat. December 2011 Alex Cox's probation ends more than one year before it was originally scheduled to end (May 2013). The autopsy reports of JJ Vallow and Tylee Ryan have not been publicly released, as the investigation into their deaths is ongoing. Chad Cox talks with police after shooting Charles Vallow. She was given another 180 days to attain competence. Morgan Loew: Somehow, in 17 minutes, there was a grave dug and filled in. Vallow is in jail in Idaho facing felony child desertion charges. His uncle Alex Cox later went to take J. J. to his apartment. And finally. He's the sweetest soul I've ever met. " 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 June 29, 2021 Lori Vallow is indicted by Arizona grand jury on conspiracy to murder her husband Charles Vallow. 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. 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]. In 2016, the Vallow family moved back to Arizona. that's a real thing. Do you think she played an active role in the deaths of her children? Who got a million dollars when he died. I can only say it didn't feel right. 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. July 17, 2020 Lori Daybell's jury trial was set in Madison County for January 2529, 2021, on three misdemeanor charges. JJ had autism and Lori seemed the ideal mother for him, says Raymond. 911 DISPATCHER: And is he hurt? 2 men found drugged after leaving NYC gay bars were killed, medical examiner says. "When I think of Tylee and JJ, I just think of fun and love. The police blurred Tylee's face, because she was a minor. She finally reached out to the police. February 4, 2021 Prosecutor Lindsey Blake takes over the Fremont County case involving Tamara Daybell's death. Tylee's friend Vaisia posted a kaleidoscope of memories online. It's the last moments of the children's lives that keeps Echo up at night. We look forward to addressing the allegations once they have moved beyond speculation and rumor. In a subsequent interview, one of Tammy and Chad's children, Emma, said that her family has not been contacted regarding the results of her mother's 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. I'll always remember them like that," said Tylee's best friend Vaisia Itaaehau. [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. It was a fresh start all right, but not in California. Here is what we know. I never even considered that they weren't. On May 25, 2021, Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell were formally charged with murder in the first degree in the deaths Tylee and JJ. 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. Charles Vallow had good reason to be scared. January 25, 2020 Local authorities locate Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow in. Police Department released video of the full interview they conducted with Tylee Ryan following the death of her stepfather, Charles Vallow Morgan Loew: It's hard to discount the idea that a million-dollar life insurance policy would be a motive for a murder. 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. But this time he was only there for 17 minutes. Margaret Travillion | LIFE co-founder: Our administrator came into my office. [12][13] On May 25, 2021, Lori and Chad were charged with the first degree murders of Tylee, J.J., and Tammy. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. September 29, 2022 - For the second time, Lori Vallow-Daybell's trial has been suspended due to competency concerns. [19] In 1992, at the age of 19, she married high school boyfriend Nelson Yanes, but the marriage ended in divorce shortly afterwards. Ryan's sister Annie said on the "Dr. Phil" show that Vallow didn't tell her or other family members about Ryan's death for weeks. Tylee was really protective over JJ. Morgan Loew: Why do you bind somebody's feet and hands and mouth in duct tape? Lori was both thrilled and attracted to this belief system and became increasingly fixated on this newfound "purpose" and on Chad. Official statements will come from authorities. [45] Melani Boudreaux, Lori's niece, reportedly shares these beliefs. April Raymond: Tylee had a network of people that really did love her, and I don't know if she knew that. Cox alleged that he went to confront Charles about abusing his sister, whereupon "Charles Vallow struck him in the head with the bat, so he went to get his gun. Margaret Travillion: And just that growth of watching him come out of himself was just wonderful. Lori Vallow-Daybell and JJ Vallow at Yellowstone National Park on September 8, 2019. Vallow had two sons from a previous marriage, Nicholas and Zachary Chase. And JJ loved dancing. He also claimed he could read light and dark auras. ROB WOOD [in court]: Where was he located when you saw him? "Where are your kids? Lori and Chad Daybell were charged with conspiracy to commit destruction, alteration or concealment of evidence. Chad later stayed at the Vallow residence in Arizona. She was also charged with three misdemeanors: resisting or obstructing officers; criminal solicitation to commit a crime; and contempt of court. 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. But I love you with all my heart, and I have forever, and I will always love you. Vaisia Itaaehau: She was a fan of his writing. Reality and justice were not far behind. And we're grateful that we were chosen to share and to be part of his life for the time that we did. Morgan Loew: the same color hair as JJ Vallow. DET. JJ was wrapped in plastic and. A smiling Lori Vallow on police bodycam video after learning her husband was dead. They saw him several times during their stay. 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. Two weeks after she died, he gets remarried? April Raymond met Lori in 2015 in Hawaii. And he had so many people that loved him and wanted him. Over the past year, Cushing has advocated . And with Alex Cox went a whole incredible amount of potential information that investigators could've used on this case. in journalism,[14] and worked as a cemetery sexton, or gravedigger, among other jobs. A #forensic expert looks at what we know of evidence and where. October 9, 2019 Tamara "Tammy" Daybell calls police after a masked assailant attempted to shoot her in her garage with what she believed was a paintball gun. Morgan Loew: He said, "I need to report a shooting. 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". [50], On February 20, 2020, Lori was arrested by the Kauai Police Department in Princeville, Hawaii, and charged by prosecutors in Madison County, Idaho with two felony counts of desertion and nonsupport of dependent children. And the FBI tracked the messages of Lori and her husband so they could find the real culprit easily. OFFICER DORENBUSH: OK. November 15, 2022 - District Judge Steven Boyce ruled that Lori Vallow-Daybell was competent and fit to stand trial. Chad believed the "Dark" individuals were from this earth but were followers of Satan. 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. Kind of a heaviness on the campus. Gibb and Warwick testified that Cox put JJ to bed in Lori's room. 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. This is Chad Daybell's backyard. How are you guys? [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. 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. The children hadn't been seen alive since the fall of 2019. Cindy Cesare and Alyssa Estrada are the lead development producers. 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. 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. They dug up a dog. Produced by Liza Finley and Richard Fetzer. LT. RON BALL | Rexburg Police Department: Who's he with in Arizona? Morgan Loew: That night, we know Alex was in his own apartment. December 5, 2018 Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow meet. 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 . April Raymond: I feel like whatever story we were given about how Charles was killed was not the truth. They just I really thought he was comin' home. 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. Inside Edition obtained court documents unearthed by social media sleuths that appear to show concerns voiced by an . And Lori thought/ that was a liability. 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. January 2529, 2021 Lori Vallow's trial for the misdemeanor charges was scheduled to begin. Authorities believe J. J. died around that time frame based on location data on the cell phone of his uncle. They both had unconditional love for each other. November 26, 2019 Rexburg Police Department conducts a well-being check on J.J. Lori claims J.J. is with relatives in Arizona and Tylee is away at. Police believe their mother, Lori Vallow, was responsible for the murders of Tylee Ryan and Joshua "JJ" Vallow, who both met horrifying ends. February 20, 2020 Lori Vallow is arrested in Kauai and charged with two felony counts of desertion and nonsupport of dependent children. She was extradited to Idaho and transported there by officials on March 5, 2020. 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 . 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. April 11, 2022 - Judge Boyce declares that Lori Vallow is now competent to stand trial. February 8, 2019 Charles Vallow files for divorce from Lori. And so much potential. April 19, 2022 - Lori Vallow is arraigned. I spotted a big raccoon along the fence. [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. And she comes back later with Tylee. Morgan Loew: I think what Lori didn't bank on was that Melanie had a conscience and Melanie was really worried about what happened. 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. 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. [49], More than a week later, Gibb called police saying that both Lori and Chad had asked her to lie to police about J.J.'s whereabouts but she refused. 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 . After months of silence, they started speaking JJ's name and couldn't stop. A few weeks later, on October 19, she died in her sleep from what was initially recorded as "natural causes". November 4, 2019 Alex Cox and Melani Boudreaux arrive in Rexburg. I don't know who you are, what you did with Charles. and I really love JJ. November 5, 2019 Lori Vallow marries Chad Daybell in Hawaii. 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 Daybell's backyard. That's not that's not what a friend does. 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. Jonathan Vigliotti: Why do you think the children were murdered? 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 . 'Cause he had so much possibility. May 2, 2022 - The prosecution announced that they will be seeking the death penalty for Lori Vallow. [27] At age 22, she married 23-year-old William Lagioia in Travis County, Texas, on October 22, 1995. [46], As of September23, 2019[update], a doorbell video of J.J. playing with a friend is the last known video of him taken. POLICE OFFICER [bodycam audio]: So, we're here . this one sticks this one is bad. READ ALSO: Where was Cooper Noriega found? He filed for an order of protection against Lori at the advice of his attorney, citing a "genuine fear for his life". [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.