November 15, 2022 - District Judge Steven Boyce ruled that Lori Vallow-Daybell was competent and fit to stand trial. March 9, 2020 Lori remains in jail, and some local bail bond companies reportedly have refused to assist her. and I really love JJ. Police efforts to locate J.J. led to the discovery that Tylee was also missing. Because so many people were affected. That's not possible. 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. Because I think they are at the movies right now. OFFICER DORENBUSH: OK. Lori Vallow (their mother) and Chad were immediately arrested on . Hey Lori. It worked. 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. 1:11. A smiling Lori Vallow on police bodycam video after learning her husband was dead. Authorities believe J. J. died around that time frame based on location data on the cell phone of his uncle. Items are seen hanging on the fence in memory of Tylee Ryan, 17, and Joshua "JJ" Vallow, 7, at Chad Daybell's residence in Salem, Idaho on Thursday, June 11, 2020. It was then that they realized his sister Tylee was also missing. June 13, 2020 Authorities officially confirm the remains are those of the children. When the police returned to Lori's home, she embellished her story even more. 2001 Lori Norene Cox marries Joseph Anthony Ryan Jr. September 24, 2002 Tylee Ryan is born to Lori and Joseph, who later divorce. Morgan Loew: They're in this Hawaii vacation. [32] His death was attributed to blood clots and high blood pressure. April Raymond: I feel like it's difficult to conceive of a scenario where she didn't. I'll always remember them like that," said Tylee's best friend Vaisia Itaaehau. JJ was wrapped in plastic and. And he had so many people that loved him and wanted him. Tylee spent what's believed to be the last day of her life at Yellowstone National Park with Lori, JJ and Alex. 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. "Where are your kids? Below that, a layer of black plastic. The only thing we we can know for sure is that At one point, whoever did this, dismembered her body and burned it. And the only way to release their spirits to heaven was to kill the bodies. They found a melted bucket. Lori later told police that she walked past Vallow on the floor and went outside. Some details of their last moments and autopsy have not been made. 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. Vaisia Itaaehau: I just always had that hope that they were alive. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Vaisia Itaaehau: She was a fan of his writing. 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 . 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. On December 5, 2018, Chad and Lori appeared together on the Preparing a People[37] podcast episode "Time to Warrior Up". She was extradited to Idaho and transported there by officials on March 5, 2020. Morgan Loew: That night, we know Alex was in his own apartment. 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. In November 2019, police questioned the children's mother, Lori (Cox) Yanes Lagioia Ryan Vallow Daybell, about the children's whereabouts and welfare. April Raymond met Lori in 2015 in Hawaii. We know that Lori was angry about that. June 10, 2020 Kay Woodcock, the biological grandmother of J.J. Vallow, announces that one of the sets of human remains belongs to J.J. Vallow. February 2019 to March 2019 Lori Vallow disappears for 58 days. [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. July 29, 2021 Prosecution drops charges for counts of conspiracy to destroy, alter, or conceal evidence against Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow. July 2014 Lori and Charles officially adopt Joshua Jaxon "J.J." Vallow. Chad was booked into jail later that day on obstruction or concealment of evidence; he was later charged with felony murder. Chad claimed that she had retired the night before "with a terrible cough" and died in her sleep. RAY HERMOSILLO [in court]: They began pulling up the sod and topsoil which revealed three large white rocks, flat rocks. [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. " 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 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. Tweet. Margaret Travillion | LIFE co-founder: I just started crying [cries]. CHARLES VALLOW [to police officer]: She's unhinged. Little is known about his death as investigators await results from an ongoing autopsy. It appears the first problem was a 16-year-old girl: Tylee Ryan. 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. Morgan Loew: I think what Lori didn't bank on was that Melanie had a conscience and Melanie was really worried about what happened. Then he goes back to his apartment, and then, after 9 in the morning, his cell phone appears in Chad Daybell's backyard. Morgan Loew: Alex was Lori's protector. JJ Vallow and Tylee Ryan at Yellowstone National Park on September 8, 2019. At Chad Daybell's preliminary hearing, Detective Ray Hermosillo testified the child was covered head to toe in duct tape. And the FBI tracked the messages of Lori and her husband so they could find the real culprit easily. / CBS News. MELANIE GIBB: She said that Kay was trying to kidnap JJ. The whole school turned out to celebrate the little boy who loved to dance. Some believe Chad Daybell was the driving force; others believe it was Lori. 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. [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. 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. LORI VALLOW: Like, "Hi neighbors, sorry" [laughs]. [42] Lori was indicted in June 2021 for conspiracy to murder Charles. You do it to keep them from yelling or talking. [16], Shortly after, the Fremont County prosecutor's office announced they would be handling the case going forward. November 27, 2019 Chad and Lori are seen packing. Morgan Loew: He was at that property for over two hours that morning. [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. But it was Tylee's bond with JJ that Vaisia will always remember. It was updated on May 29, 2021. Recently released autopsy reports, photos, and results have provided crucial insight into the cause of their deaths. They dug up a dog. Lori goes from saying people are out to get her "I just feel like I'm being tracked all the time. 2019 American disappearance and homicide case, Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow's marriage and flight, Tylee was last seen September 8, 2019, at. Around 2015, Lori read Chad Daybell's Standing in Holy Places series of books, reportedly becoming "obsessed" with them. CHARLES VALLOW: She said, you're not Charles. Cox says he came back and shot Charles Vallow dead. 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And she was like, "Margaret, you're not gonna believe this. 'Cause I didn't want to. And when she actually got to talk with him, it, yeah, just escalated from there. Lori was held on US$5 million bail. First published on October 3, 2020 / 11:09 PM. The judge lowered her bail to $1 million. June 29, 2021 Lori Vallow is indicted by Arizona grand jury on conspiracy to murder her husband Charles Vallow. LORI VALLOW: My husband switched his life insurance policy to her right? Another hearing set for September 8, 2021. J. J. was last seen on the evening of September 22, 2019, at his mother Lori Daybell's Rexburg apartment. August 6, 2021 James Archibald, a death-penalty-certified attorney, is appointed as co-counsel for Lori Vallow. The county sheriff's office did not find the perpetrator. February 24, 2006 Lori Ryan marries Charles Vallow. Around the time of the death of Daybell's wife, Lori Vallow and . December 11, 2019 Authorities decide to further investigate the death of Tammy Daybell. [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. 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. LORI VALLOW: We're OK. How are you doing, babe? Vallow is in jail in Idaho facing felony child desertion charges. That's an awful coincidence," reporter Morgan Loew said of the children's bodies being found buried in Daybell's backyard. Police in Hawaii searched Lori's rental car looking for evidence of the kids. After a year, the police officers found dead bodies in the Daybells estate. that's a real thing. 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. 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. Despite all of Lori's talk about demons inhabiting Charles's body, Morgan Loew says her motive may have been more mundane: money. The police blurred Tylee's face, because she was a minor. May 27, 2021 Lori Vallow is deemed incompetent and unfit to stand trial. [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. Lori explained why. So angry she was still talking about it when the Rexburg police first came to her door looking for JJ. And that there was a demon living inside of him. But this time he was only there for 17 minutes. Alex told them Charles and Lori got into a fight. 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. In 2004, Chad founded Spring Creek Book Company, which he used to self-publish his end times fiction and other religious books. Here is what we know. The remains of the two children . Police believe their mother, Lori Vallow, was responsible for the murders of Tylee Ryan and Joshua "JJ" Vallow, who both met horrifying ends.