Benjamin Hyde: That was the number one thing that told me something was horribly wrong . Seventh District Judge Steven Boyce determined that . Nancy Kramer is the executive story editor. He also claimed he could read light and dark auras. On Dec. 20, 2019, the Rexburg Police Department went public on their search for JJ and Tylee. At the time, she went along with the self-defense story, but could she have changed her mind? Chad Daybell and Lori' Vallow's hula dancing days were numbered. Morgan Loew: He tapped into this "prepper" element out there, people who wanted to prepare for Armageddon. [46], As of September23, 2019[update], a doorbell video of J.J. playing with a friend is the last known video of him taken. Some believe Chad Daybell was the driving force; others believe it was Lori. POLICE OFFICER [Bodycam video]: How long have you lived here? Their cases have been merged and their team has moved to dismiss the charges and obtain a change of venue. Ten days later, Tammy was found dead in her home, purportedly from natural causes. November 27, 2019 Chad and Lori are seen packing. Their conversation was recorded on the officer's bodycam. Chilling details revealed in death investigation of JJ Vallow and Tylee 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. [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. March 9, 1990 Chad Daybell and Tamara Douglas are married. April Raymond: I feel like whatever story we were given about how Charles was killed was not the truth. They Googled Charles Vallow's name and learned the truth. And so much potential. OFFICER DORENBUSH | Gilbert Police Department: What did she say yesterday? All that potential, all that love gone. Tylee and JJ Vallow's Tragic Deaths: Autopsy Reports, Photos, and [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. Especially Tylee was a liability for what she knew. [ Lori] knows where they are or what has happened to them, but she has 'completely refused to assist this investigation, [choosing instead to leave the state with her new husband]. A month later, Lori told them she got a new job in California, and sent an email saying she was taking JJ out of school. Inside the mysterious case of 3 deaths, 2 missing children and a Margaret Travillion: I just get so angry. April Raymond: I feel like they were a liability. His birth name was Canaan Todd Trahan. And we're grateful that we were chosen to share and to be part of his life for the time that we did. [c] Cox tasered Ryan and threatened to murder him. Chad's home was also searched by investigators. And JJ loved dancing. That was such a huge red flag to me. In 2004, Chad founded Spring Creek Book Company, which he used to self-publish his end times fiction and other religious books. July 15, 2022 - Lori Vallow-Daybells attorneys ask Judge Steven Boyce to clarify language in charges, separating potentially joined counts. Morgan Loew: He goes into the house. CHANDLER POLICE OFFICER [bodycam video]: So, you get in an argument? CHARLES VALLOW: She threatened me, murder me, kill me. East. 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. 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. 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. By the summer of 2019, Charles Vallow had gone to the police twice claiming there was something desperately wrong with his estranged wife Lori Vallow. Morgan Loew: A second team of investigators were searching a different part of the yard. She was silent as her lawyers put in a plea of not guilty for her. MELANIE GIBB: Hi Chad. But it was Tylee's bond with JJ that Vaisia will always remember. The body of Chad's wife, Tammy Daybell, has been exhumed and investigators are now calling her death suspicious. 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. At right is their mother's brother Alex Cox. After a year, the police officers found dead bodies in the Daybells estate. Morgan Loew: I think what Lori didn't bank on was that Melanie had a conscience and Melanie was really worried about what happened. And just let them know that I love them, and I've never met anyone like them. As CrimeOnline previously reported, the son of Vallow's subsequent . [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. The remains of the two children . [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. So, shook up, she called Lori and Chad 12 days later and secretly recorded it. Morgan Loew: What was striking about the footage that we saw was that There's no remorse. MELANIE GIBB: Take a picture of random kids to make it look like it was JJ. In attendance were both Gibb and Chad, who was speaking at another conference in Mesa, Arizona. Cox (who changed his surname to Pastenes, the surname of his wife) died on December 12, 2019. Alex told them Charles and Lori got into a fight. [15] Chad and Tammy had five children: Garth, Emma, Seth, Leah, and Mark. On the same day, Chad Daybell had a closed hearing. [14], In 2015, Chad claimed he heard a voice telling him to relocate to Rexburg, Idaho. He previously served as a foreign correspondent for the network's London bureau. July 12, 2019 Lori Vallow notifies Charles' sons from another marriage of his death via text message. How Did Tylee Ryan And Jj Vallow Pass Away? Here's Everything You Need JJ & Tylee Vallow's Causes of Death: How Did They Die? - Heavy.com Cushing is the sister of Joseph Ryan, Tylee's father and Lori's third husband. DET. What is it over? Autopsy completed in investigation of Tammy Daybell's death Feb. 5, 2021 Updated Fri., Feb. 5, 2021 at 10:07 p.m. Children Joshua "JJ" Vallow, left, and Tylee Ryan. Tylee Ryan autopsy report - Ghanafuo Hey Lori. 1:11. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. and she was kind of like another mama to him. 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. 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. April Raymond: I feel like it's difficult to conceive of a scenario where she didn't. They wanted to start fresh. In late 2019, he married Zulema Pastenes in, Daybell has been known by a variety of different legal names. [32] His death was attributed to blood clots and high blood pressure. ROB WOOD: OK, what did she say about Kay? JJ's teacher Julia Allen says he made a big impression in a small amount of time. Vaisia Itaaehau: I just always had that hope that they were alive. Who got a million dollars when he died. Tylee's body was dismembered and burned, according to court documents, while JJ's. In 2016, the Vallow family moved back to Arizona. Why haven't the remains of JJ Vallow and Tylee Ryan been released to 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. 'Cause he had so much possibility. 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. Around 2015, Lori read Chad Daybell's Standing in Holy Places series of books, reportedly becoming "obsessed" with them. September 9, 2020. MELANIE GIBB: He brought JJ into the house during the middle of the podcast. "When I think of Tylee and JJ, I just think of fun and love. Police had followed Alex's Cox's cellphone data to the children's graves, and on June 9, 2020, Chad Daybell was arrested. The autopsy results are not published but seeing the critical conditions of the children's dead bodies; were killed brutally. Jonathan Vigliotti: Lori hasn't been convicted of anything yet. 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. 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). What turned out to be the remains of Tylee Ryan. After text-messaging Tylee indicating he was worried, he received responses from Tylee's cell phone that indicated she was safe but too busy to talk. Official statements will come from authorities. [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. At 11:53 a.m., after Alex Cox left the backyard, Chad Daybell wrote a text to his wife Tammy who wasn't home explaining why there was a new grave in the pet cemetery. Tylee spent what's believed to be the last day of her life at Yellowstone National Park with Lori, JJ and Alex. Jonathan Vigliotti is a CBS News correspondent based in Los Angeles. The autopsy reports of JJ Vallow and Tylee Ryan have not been publicly released, as the investigation into their deaths is ongoing. 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. [48] There they told others that Tylee had died in 2017 and/or that Lori had no minor children. [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. Vallow is in jail in Idaho facing felony child desertion charges. MELANIE GIBB: He carried him in, and he was asleep. [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. [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. It was then that they realized his sister Tylee was also missing. [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. 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: Charles He was worried about his safety and the safety of his children. 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. Morgan Loew: The medical examiner performed an autopsy on Alex Cox and found that he died of natural causes. July 29, 2021 Prosecution drops charges for counts of conspiracy to destroy, alter, or conceal evidence against Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow. 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. Then came the news that he was never coming back. LT. RON BALL | Rexburg Police Department: Who's he with in Arizona? Charles was so spooked by Lori he went to the police. Autopsy completed in investigation of Tammy Daybell's death Everyone wanted to know what happened to them. Morgan Loew: the same color hair as JJ 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. [2] When Rexburg police and the FBI arrived the next day to search the home, it was abandoned. [9][10][11] Chad was arrested later that day on charges of destruction or concealment of evidence. She was released from the mental health facility into the custody of the Fremont County Sherriff. 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 . RAY HERMOSILLO: Under the bucket was a partial human skull. Cox said Vallow grabbed the bat from Tylee and came at him. And so, I'm not sure what hijacked that priority. I I shot my brother-in-law in self-defense.". With Lori now in jail, Chad Daybell returned home. 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. 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. Video footage shows her and her brother, Alex Cox,[c] moving items in and out of the locker prior to her departure. He and his wife Tammy had five children. He dropped dead six months before JJ and Tylee were found. And he had so many people that loved him and wanted him. Lori and Chad Daybell were charged with the same crime: conspiracy to commit destruction, alteration or concealment of evidence. Here is what we know. Remember, Tylee was there the day Charles Vallow was killed. February 2019 to March 2019 Lori Vallow disappears for 58 days. Disturbing moment Lori Vallow LAUGHS hours after husband's death as [52] At least two local bond companies were reportedly unwilling to work with her. April Raymond met Lori in 2015 in Hawaii. End of 2014 Charles and Lori move to Kauai, Hawaii, with Tylee and J.J. April 3, 2018 Joseph Ryan dies of apparent heart attack. A few weeks later, on October 19, she died in her sleep from what was initially recorded as "natural causes". [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. Chad Daybell was a grave digger for a profession when he was younger. I felt in shock. Morgan Loew: That taped phone conversation is when you can hear Chad and Lori go from, "Oh, yeah, everything's great," to that change where, "OK we've got a problem here.". 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. Morgan Loew: What happened to those kids is is horrendous. UNIDENTFIED PERSON #1: Could you get a hold of her at some point and say, "Can you please call back the officer that's been trying to call you?". 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. It appears the first problem was a 16-year-old girl: Tylee Ryan. On May 1, 2020, Lori appeared for a court hearing in Rexburg to request a reduction of her $1 million bail. LORI VALLOW: He's with one of my friends in Arizona. At Chad Daybell's preliminary hearing, Detective Ray Hermosillo testified the child was covered head to toe in duct tape. Documents detail horrific manner JJ Vallow and Tylee Ryan were found in "[16], Authorities soon turned their attention to a Rexburg storage locker rented by Lori in October 2019. April Raymond: Part of her mission on Earth was to eliminate the darkness, the demonic the evil. By the end of September 2019, Lori had a dead husband, Charles Vallow, and though no one yet knew it, two dead children. On December 5, 2018, Chad and Lori appeared together on the Preparing a People[37] podcast episode "Time to Warrior Up". All told similar stories of self-defense and were sent home. 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. [12][13] On May 25, 2021, Lori and Chad were charged with the first degree murders of Tylee, J.J., and Tammy. August 6, 2021 James Archibald, a death-penalty-certified attorney, is appointed as co-counsel for Lori Vallow. [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. Even if her mother didn't [cries]. And that there was a demon living inside of him. April 11, 2022 - Judge Boyce declares that Lori Vallow is now competent to stand trial. She was given another 180 days to attain competence. RAY HERMOSILLO [in court]: They began pulling up the sod and topsoil which revealed three large white rocks, flat rocks. It scared the crap out of me. Jonathan Vigliotti: Why do you think the children were murdered? He was getting physical with her. Colby and J.J.'s grandparents pleaded with the Daybells to return the children, with the latter offering a reward of $20,000. He reportedly believed he had numerous past lives and could talk to angels. The court released an audio-only version of that conversation. The results were completed by February 2021 but have not been made public. The heartbreaking deaths of Tylee Ryan and Joshua "JJ" Vallow have remained a mystery to many. [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. Authorities in Arizona are also investigating the shooting death of Lori's former husband, Charles Vallow. The two soon began a private communication. CBS News. It's the last moments of the children's lives that keeps Echo up at night. 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. First published on October 3, 2020 / 11:09 PM. Julia Allen: He was a spitfire, for sure. Patti Aronofsky is the senior producer. May 25, 2012 Joshua Jaxon "J.J." Vallow is born, the son of Charles Vallow's nephew. 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. "[41] Police did not pursue the matter further. Morgan Loew: It appears that Chandler Police believe Lori had something to do with Charles's death. January 2529, 2021 Lori Vallow's trial for the misdemeanor charges was scheduled to begin. But as they dug further, they found some things that were strange. I didn't hold it together at all. Lori and Chad Daybell were charged with conspiracy to commit destruction, alteration or concealment of evidence. Her younger adopted brother, J.J., was last seen alive on September 23, 2019, at Rexburg's Kennedy Elementary School. I can't conceive of a scenario where she wasn't involved. One of those close friends was April Raymond. June 29, 2020 Police execute another search warrant at the home of Chad Daybell. 0:05. They just I really thought he was comin' home. December 2011 Alex Cox's probation ends more than one year before it was originally scheduled to end (May 2013). There were so many times that I would die laughing. ALEX COX: Well it was over my sister. On November 26, 2019, two months after JJ was last seen, Rexburg Police came knocking on Lori's door looking for the little boy. But I love you with all my heart, and I have forever, and I will always love you. That's not that's not what a friend does. Chad claimed that she had retired the night before "with a terrible cough" and died in her sleep. It was updated on May 29, 2021. Joshua, aged 7, and Tylee, age 16, went to Yellowstone National park with Loris and Loris's Brother. 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. 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. February 24, 2020 In child custody court documents. His lawyers also asked that the trial be pushed back to the fall of 2023. Evidence was collected, and Tammy's body was exhumed for autopsy. Morgan Loew: Why do you bind somebody's feet and hands and mouth in duct tape? ", Margaret Travillion [reading aloud] "If you're working or playing or sitting with friends you can [cries] dance til you're dizzy." 2001 Lori Norene Cox marries Joseph Anthony Ryan Jr. September 24, 2002 Tylee Ryan is born to Lori and Joseph, who later divorce. November 4, 2019 Alex Cox and Melani Boudreaux arrive in Rexburg. 0:57. MELANIE GIBB: Horrible. I'll always remember them like that," said Tylee's best friend Vaisia Itaaehau. "Where are your kids? October 19, 2019 Tammy Daybell is found dead in her home in. New Video Released of Lori Vallow Daybell and Daughter Tylee Ryan