Chad Daybell was also charged with first-degree murder in the death of his former wife, Tammy Daybell. Cox says he came back and shot Charles Vallow dead. Reality and justice were not far behind. MELANIE GIBB: He was in the family room mostly, and then outside some. 0:00. January 2529, 2021 Lori Vallow's trial for the misdemeanor charges was scheduled to begin. OFFICER DORENBUSH | Gilbert Police Department: What did she say yesterday? J. J. was last seen on the evening of September 22, 2019, at his mother Lori Daybell's Rexburg apartment. I'll always remember them like that," said Tylee's best friend Vaisia Itaaehau. 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. Lori and Chad Daybell were charged with conspiracy to commit destruction, alteration or concealment of evidence. She also believed she had been appointed another, more ominous role, says Raymond. The court released an audio-only version of that conversation. In 2018, Ryan died of a reported heart attack. February 20, 2020 Lori Vallow is arrested in Kauai and charged with two felony counts of desertion and nonsupport of dependent children. Somebody else must have helped with that. And he had so much love- - so much love. Tylee was really protective over JJ. In 2016, the Vallow family moved back to Arizona. 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. Benjamin Hyde has known Chad Daybell since the two men were missionaries together when they were 19. The investigation is being led by the . JJ Vallow, Tylee Ryan. I'm still not holding it together. They were zombies. 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. "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. Some details of their last moments and autopsy have not been made. Charles Vallow had good reason to be scared. December 8, 2022 - New trial date has been set for April 3, 2023. CHARLES VALLOW: She threatened me, murder me, kill me. May 27, 2021 Lori Vallow is deemed incompetent and unfit to stand trial. Because so many people were affected. In attendance were both Gibb and Chad, who was speaking at another conference in Mesa, Arizona. LORI VALLOW: Like, "Hi neighbors, sorry" [laughs]. 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 . December 2011 Alex Cox's probation ends more than one year before it was originally scheduled to end (May 2013). Jonathan Vigliotti: Why do you think the children were murdered? At 9:55 a.m. on September 23, 2019, Cox returned to Chad Daybell's backyard. 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. March 22, 2021 Scheduled court date for Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell. 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. [51] She later agreed to be extradited back to Idaho to fight the charges. Cox says Tylee came out of her room with a bat. [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. Hey Lori. Vaisia Itaaehau: I loved being around JJ and Tylee. April Raymond: Tylee had a network of people that really did love her, and I don't know if she knew that. It was updated on May 29, 2021. Two months later, Tammy's body was exhumed and autopsied. Daybell was a former gravedigger-turned-novelist and podcaster from Rexburg, Idaho, who some say was something of a local cult leader, says Morgan. November 5, 2019 Lori Vallow marries Chad Daybell in Hawaii. Tylee was last seen alive at Yellowstone National Park on September 8, 2019. It it was in every classroom, in every environment. Authorities in Arizona are also investigating the shooting death of Lori's former husband, Charles Vallow. Around 2015, Lori read Chad Daybell's Standing in Holy Places series of books, reportedly becoming "obsessed" with them. Lori's attorney had no comment and Chad's attorney did not respond. April Raymond: Part of her mission on Earth was to eliminate the darkness, the demonic the evil. They saw him several times during their stay. Lori and Chad Daybell were charged with the same crime: conspiracy to commit destruction, alteration or concealment of evidence. Melanie Gibb and her boyfriend David Warwick, both of whom testified at Daybell's hearing, were staying with Lori in Rexburg the last weekend of JJ's life. I can't conceive of a scenario where she wasn't involved. Instead of helping search, they skipped off to another vacation back in Hawaii. 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. Cindy Cesare and Alyssa Estrada are the lead development producers. Roughly one month after JJ's death, Chad's 49-year-old wife Tammy Daybell, died mysteriously in her sleep. Chad believed the "Dark" individuals were from this earth but were followers of Satan. 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. Requests from Chad to separate his case from Lori's have been denied. ALEX COX [bodycam]: She came out to defend my sister with her bat. JJ's grandparents, Kay and Larry Woodcock, could barely contain their grief as they listened. OFFICER DORENBUSH: OK. ', [] the children are not with Chad and Lori. [42] Lori was indicted in June 2021 for conspiracy to murder Charles. 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 finally. And they cut through that. Gibb handed that secret recording to authorities, and investigators launched a nationwide search but not just for JJ. Lori was held on US$5 million bail. Remember, Tylee was there the day Charles Vallow was killed. After JJ and Tylee's remains were found, they were taken to the Ada County Coroner's Office for an autopsy. Jonathan Vigliotti: What did you think when you read that email? And evilness took over their bodies. Court documents later show that Tylee's body was dismembered and partially burned, while J.J.'s body was wrapped in black plastic bags and secured with duct tape. I don't know who you are, what you did with Charles. Morgan Loew: It appears that Chandler Police believe Lori had something to do with Charles's death. In 2004, Chad founded Spring Creek Book Company, which he used to self-publish his end times fiction and other religious books. July 17, 2020 Lori Daybell's jury trial was set in Madison County for January 2529, 2021, on three misdemeanor charges. He's not moving. LORI VALLOW: My husband switched his life insurance policy to her right? But I love you with all my heart, and I have forever, and I will always love you. Seventh District Judge Steven Boyce determined that . September 24, 2019 Lori informs J.J.'s school that he will no longer be attending and will be homeschooled instead. 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; . 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". August 5, 2021 Prosecution announces they are seeking the. Inside Edition obtained court documents unearthed by social media sleuths that appear to show concerns voiced by an . Police. Margaret Travillion: They say it takes a village to raise a child. 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 . Morgan Loew: Charles He was worried about his safety and the safety of his children. CBS News. 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 . Charles was so spooked by Lori he went to the police. Both Tylee Ryan and JJ Vallow were found dead in Chad Daybell's estate in Salem, Idaho, and their cause of death is still not confirmed. February 4, 2021 Prosecutor Lindsey Blake takes over the Fremont County case involving Tamara Daybell's death. Morgan Loew: A second team of investigators were searching a different part of the yard. January 30, 2020 Lori misses court-ordered deadline to produce J.J. and Tylee. Little is known about his death as investigators await results from an ongoing autopsy. Video footage shows her and her brother, Alex Cox,[c] moving items in and out of the locker prior to her departure. 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. Vaisia Itaaehau: I just always had that hope that they were alive. January 25, 2020 Local authorities locate Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow in. They tied yellow ribbons around the trees and waited for his return. First published on October 3, 2020 / 11:09 PM. Chad's home was also searched by investigators. Yeah. February 24, 2020 In child custody court documents. [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. There's no, "Oh, my gosh, my husband's dead.". Morgan Loew: In 30 years, I've never covered a story quite like this. [19] In 1992, at the age of 19, she married high school boyfriend Nelson Yanes, but the marriage ended in divorce shortly afterwards. 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. Around the time of the death of Daybell's wife, Lori Vallow and . What is it over? Several weeks after their initial meeting, Lori's husband left town on a business trip and Lori held an intimate overnight gathering at her home. And we're grateful that we were chosen to share and to be part of his life for the time that we did. MELANIE GIBB: Hi Chad. How are you guys? April Raymond: There were people from all walks of life at that memorial And it didn't really matter our differences, but we were all there for Tylee and JJ. Recently released autopsy reports, photos, and results have provided crucial insight into the cause of their deaths. Chad showed his support in the courtroom as Lori was extradited to Rexburg, Idaho. That pet cemetery just behind a bush where investigators found the charred remains of Tylee Ryan. Tylee Ashlyn Ryan (September 24, 2002 - c. September 9, 2019) [a] and Joshua Jaxon " J. J. By the end of September 2019, Lori had a dead husband, Charles Vallow, and though no one yet knew it, two dead children. [48] There they told others that Tylee had died in 2017 and/or that Lori had no minor children. 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. April 28, 2022 - Judge Boyce denied request from Chad Daybell's attorney to drop his charges. [Lori speaks] OK, just stand over there for just a second, guys. Lori explained why. Lori told Gibb she was hiding JJ because he was in danger. He had a lot of energy. Margaret Travillion: We're gonna talk about JJ dancing in heaven. 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. [45] Melani Boudreaux, Lori's niece, reportedly shares these beliefs. 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. [e] According to Gibb, by the end of the weekend, Chad told Lori the two had been married in seven previous lifetimes. Prosecutors charged Lori with conspiracy to murder Charles in June of this year, shortly after she was indicted over the deaths of her kids.