[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. Her younger adopted brother, J.J., was last seen alive on September 23, 2019, at Rexburg's Kennedy Elementary School. DET. After months of silence, they started speaking JJ's name and couldn't stop. Due to this, there is a stay in her case in Idaho. Chad Daybell, a former gravedigger turned author, podcaster and doomsday prophet, was a married father of five. Chad was booked into jail later that day on obstruction or concealment of evidence; he was later charged with felony murder. July 17, 2020 Lori Daybell's jury trial was set in Madison County for January 2529, 2021, on three misdemeanor charges. Ryan filed for divorce on August 13, 2004, which was finalized on May 18, 2005. ROB WOOD [in court]: Where was he located when you saw him? 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. ROB WOOD: After (unintelligible) these phone calls, how did that make you feel? In . April Raymond: I feel like it's difficult to conceive of a scenario where she didn't. Tylee and JJ Vallow's Tragic Deaths: Autopsy Reports, Photos, and He and his wife Tammy had five children. He's there for a couple of hours. and I really love JJ. A few weeks later, on October 19, she died in her sleep from what was initially recorded as "natural causes". [c] Cox tasered Ryan and threatened to murder him. April Raymond: I feel like whatever story we were given about how Charles was killed was not the truth. J." Cox (who changed his surname to Pastenes, the surname of his wife) died on December 12, 2019. July 15, 2022 - Lori Vallow-Daybells attorneys ask Judge Steven Boyce to clarify language in charges, separating potentially joined counts. [52] At least two local bond companies were reportedly unwilling to work with her. The two soon began a private communication. "[41] Police did not pursue the matter further. How are you guys? JJ had autism and Lori seemed the ideal mother for him, says Raymond. [15] Chad and Tammy had five children: Garth, Emma, Seth, Leah, and Mark. This is to make sure that she and Chad Daybell will be tried together. Vallow Daybell's children missing children, Joshua "JJ" Vallow, and Tylee Ryan are . With Lori now in jail, Chad Daybell returned home. The investigation is being led by the . [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. New Video Released of Lori Vallow Daybell and Daughter Tylee Ryan Source: Lori Vallow (their mother) and Chad were immediately arrested on . November 4, 2019 Alex Cox and Melani Boudreaux arrive in Rexburg. Margaret Travillion: I just get so angry. Tylee & JJ's Cause of Death: How Did the Vallow Children Die RAY HERMOSILLO [in court]: They began pulling up the sod and topsoil which revealed three large white rocks, flat rocks. 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. Autopsies for 'Cult mom' children found dead in Chad Daybell's backyard Little is known about his death as investigators await results from an ongoing autopsy. December 5, 2018 Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow meet. August 6, 2021 James Archibald, a death-penalty-certified attorney, is appointed as co-counsel for Lori Vallow. ST. ANTHONY, Idaho A married couple accused in a triple murder case will be tried separately, an Idaho judge ruled Thursday. March 9, 1990 Chad Daybell and Tamara Douglas are married. November 15, 2022 - District Judge Steven Boyce ruled that Lori Vallow-Daybell was competent and fit to stand trial. MELANIE GIBB: He carried him in, and he was asleep. April Raymond: And she had described Tylee as having a dark spirit. 0:05. I hurried and got my gun One shot did the trick. Vallow was married to Joseph Ryan, Tylee's father, until 2004 when the couple divorced. In November 2019, police questioned the children's mother, Lori (Cox) Yanes Lagioia Ryan Vallow Daybell, about the children's whereabouts and welfare. 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. Documents detail horrific manner JJ Vallow and Tylee Ryan were found in Lori Vallow, Chad Daybell to be tried separately in triple murder case It worked. RAY HERMOSILLO: Under the bucket was a partial human skull. And the only way to release their spirits to heaven was to kill the bodies. May 25, 2012 Joshua Jaxon "J.J." Vallow is born, the son of Charles Vallow's nephew. And she comes back later with Tylee. Ryan W. Miller Joel Shannon. Produced by Liza Finley and Richard Fetzer. Prosecutors charged Lori with conspiracy to murder Charles in June of this year, shortly after she was indicted over the deaths of her kids. Chad claimed that she had retired the night before "with a terrible cough" and died in her sleep. Their souls had left them. LORI VALLOW: We're OK. How are you doing, babe? 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.". At this point in the ongoing investigation, only Chad and Lori know the truth about what happened to JJ and Tylee. 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. Sometime in 2018 Lori met Chad Daybell and spent time with him away from her family. Morgan Loew: It appears that Chandler Police believe Lori had something to do with Charles's death. 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 . It's like not a care in the world. But no one acted on it and Vallow let his guard down. And that there was a demon living inside of him. February 24, 2020 In child custody court documents. 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. On January 31, 2019, Charles Vallow is seen on police bodycam video tell officers his wife had become "unhinged," and had threatened to murder him. Official statements will come from authorities. MELANIE GIBB: Take a picture of random kids to make it look like it was JJ. Police efforts to locate J.J. led to the discovery that Tylee was also missing. Jonathan Vigliotti: What went on in your mind when, weeks after Tammy died, Chad and Lori get married? In addition to the bond reduction, a jury trial for the Madison County charges against Lori was set for January 2529, 2021. 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. The court released an audio-only version of that conversation. 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. Cindy Cesare and Alyssa Estrada are the lead development producers. Tylee was last seen September 8, 2019, at Yellowstone National Park with her brother J.J., her mother Lori, and her uncle Alex Cox,[c] Lori's brother. 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. According to Gibb, Chad stated that he had lived 31 different lives on various earth-like planets. Lori later told police that she walked past Vallow on the floor and went outside. Because, by golly, he has to be dancing in heaven. 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. [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. Lori became famous when she was arrested for killing her children, 7-year-old Joshua "JJ" Vallow and 16-year-old Tylee Ryan. March 9, 2020 Lori remains in jail, and some local bail bond companies reportedly have refused to assist her. However, police uncovered a cryptic series of messages that proved to be . This is an area the Daybell family called the pet cemetery. Evidence was collected, and Tammy's body was exhumed for autopsy. Disturbing moment Lori Vallow LAUGHS hours after husband's death as She ignored it and was arrested on the island of Kauai on child abandonment charges. This is Chad Daybell's backyard. Autopsy confirms bodies of JJ Vallow, Tylee Ryan found - KNXV I can only say it didn't feel right. When JJ was there, you knew he was there. Morgan Loew: Lori, at that point takes JJ to school. Instead of helping search, they skipped off to another vacation back in Hawaii. How Did JJ Vallow and Tylee Ryan Die? Here's What We Know Morgan Loew: It's hard to discount the idea that a million-dollar life insurance policy would be a motive for a murder. December 8, 2022 - New trial date has been set for April 3, 2023. Tammy Daybell died in October of 2019 just two weeks before her husband tied the knot with Vallow and about a month before his new wife's children, 7-year-old Joshua "J.J." Vallow and 17 . that's a real thing. JJ and Tylee Autopsy Report The couple, Lori Willow and Daybell, are charged with first-degree killing and are on death row, so the court hasn't released the autopsy results yet. Speculation and rumors have swirled, leaving the public with more questions than answers. What else is happening with the bizarre case, missing kids? And I'll always remember them like that. 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]. Vaisia Itaaehau: I loved being around JJ and Tylee. Lori's brother, Alex Cox, the man she considered her protector, moved into the same complex. It just seems very unlikely. Those who were "light" were "followers of Jesus Christ". 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. 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. October 2, 2019 Brandon Boudreaux, Lori Vallow's nephew-in-law, is the target of a failed drive-by shooting in. September 8, 2021 Judge Boyce found Lori Vallow to still be incompetent based on the progress report from the mental health facility. March 3, 2023 - Judge has severed the case of Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow. Tylee Ryan and JJ Vallow's Cause of Death: How Did They Die? Did Lori [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. January 25, 2020 Local authorities locate Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow in. Yeah. And we got nothing for me to raise JJ. Tammy Daybell Autopsy Results Released by Authorities 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 . 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. All that potential, all that love gone. The big sister who used to watch over her little brother was no longer there to protect him. Vaisia Itaaehau: If I had one more day with JJ and Tylee, I would want them to know how much they did for me. And his grandmother Kay Woodcock was the threat. That pet cemetery just behind a bush where investigators found the charred remains of Tylee Ryan. Everyone wanted to know what happened to them. May 26, 2022 - The start date of Lori Vallow's trial has been changed from October 11, 2022 to January 9, 2023. But I love you with all my heart, and I have forever, and I will always love you. I didn't hold it together at all. JJ Vallow and Tylee Ryan found dead. [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. [27] At age 22, she married 23-year-old William Lagioia in Travis County, Texas, on October 22, 1995. Margaret Travillion | LIFE co-founder: I just started crying [cries]. JJ & Tylee Vallow's Causes of Death: How Did They Die? - Heavy.com