November 4, 2019 Alex Cox and Melani Boudreaux arrive in Rexburg. CBS News. Jonathan Vigliotti: What went on in your mind when, weeks after Tammy died, Chad and Lori get married? 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 so much potential. No post-mortem or autopsy was initially performed. August 21, 2020 Chad Daybell pleads not guilty to all four of his felony counts against him. 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. And we're grateful that we were chosen to share and to be part of his life for the time that we did. As CrimeOnline previously reported, the son of Vallow's subsequent . The results were completed by February 2021 but have not been made public. April Raymond: I feel like it's difficult to conceive of a scenario where she didn't. Little is known about his death as investigators await results from an ongoing autopsy. Colby and J.J.'s grandparents pleaded with the Daybells to return the children, with the latter offering a reward of $20,000. DET. Jonathan Vigliott | CBS News correspondent: How did you hold it together? In 2016, the Vallow family moved back to Arizona. Chad believed the "Dark" individuals were from this earth but were followers of Satan. Chad later stayed at the Vallow residence in Arizona. [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. "Where are your kids? On June 10, his bail was set at $1 million. '", Through their lawyer, the Daybells stated that, "Chad Daybell was a loving husband and he has the support of his children in this matter. 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. Source: And with Alex Cox went a whole incredible amount of potential information that investigators could've used on this case. RAY HERMOSILLO [in court]: They began pulling up the sod and topsoil which revealed three large white rocks, flat rocks. 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. 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. They wanted to start over. 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. What else is happening with the bizarre case, missing kids? [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. Margaret Travillion | LIFE co-founder: Our administrator came into my office. Morgan Loew: Somehow, in 17 minutes, there was a grave dug and filled in. Chad Daybell and Lori' Vallow's hula dancing days were numbered. September 28, 2022 - Chad Daybell's lawyers again ask for his case to be separated from that of his wife, Lori Vallow Daybell. Somebody else must have helped with that. 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. Jonathan Vigliotti: Why do you think the children were murdered? RAY HERMOSILLO: It was what appeared to be a small body tightly wrapped in black plastic, covered in duct tape. Police efforts to locate J.J. led to the discovery that Tylee was also missing. LORI VALLOW: My husband switched his life insurance policy to her right? Lori and Chad Daybell were charged with the same crime: conspiracy to commit destruction, alteration or concealment of evidence. Joshua, aged 7, and Tylee, age 16, went to Yellowstone National park with Loris and Loris's Brother. Tylee was really protective over JJ. 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. At the time, she went along with the self-defense story, but could she have changed her mind? May 29, 2021 / 10:42 PM ALEX COX [bodycam]: She came out to defend my sister with her bat. He's the sweetest soul I've ever met. 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. OFFICER DORENBUSH: She threatened to murder you? 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. 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. Morgan Loew: Every time, Kay Woodcock, would call, there would be a different excuse about where the kids were. 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. 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. Instead of helping search, they skipped off to another vacation back in Hawaii. 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 . Tylee Ashlyn Ryan (September 24, 2002 - c. September 9, 2019) [a] and Joshua Jaxon " J. J. Morgan Loew: He tapped into this "prepper" element out there, people who wanted to prepare for Armageddon. 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. July 17, 2020 Lori Daybell's jury trial was set in Madison County for January 2529, 2021, on three misdemeanor charges. January 30, 2020 Lori misses court-ordered deadline to produce J.J. and Tylee. On February 20, 2020, Lori was arrested in Kauai, Hawaii, and charged with desertion and nonsupport of her dependent children. [55], On July 17, 2020, in light of the two felony counts against Lori having been dropped, her bond was lowered by Madison County judge Michelle Mallard. Vallow is in jail in Idaho facing felony child desertion charges. He dropped dead six months before JJ and Tylee were found. [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. November 15, 2022 - District Judge Steven Boyce ruled that Lori Vallow-Daybell was competent and fit to stand trial. 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. On the same day, Chad Daybell had a closed hearing. And on January 25, 2020, she was formally served an order to produce Tylee and JJ within five days. and It was just the beginning. Cox legally changed his name to Alex Pastenes just before his marriage. The whole school turned out to celebrate the little boy who loved to dance. 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. He withdrew the petition one month later, saying he "wanted to try to make the marriage work". Lori, Alex and Tylee were questioned at the police headquarters. This discovery was officially confirmed by Rexburg police on June 13. October 19, 2019 Tammy Daybell is found dead in her home in. In late 2019, he married Zulema Pastenes in, Daybell has been known by a variety of different legal names. May 25, 2012 Joshua Jaxon "J.J." Vallow is born, the son of Charles Vallow's nephew. Echo Itaaehau [in tears]: I just can't bear the thought of Tylee being scared and JJ being scared or know or knowing what was happening and by who. REXBURG Court documents released Friday evening detail the horrific manner in which Joshua "JJ" Vallow and Tylee Ryan were found in Chad Daybell's backyard. In 2001, Lori married Joseph Anthony Ryan Jr., who legally adopted Colby. LORI VALLOW: OK, sure. 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. But not everyone believes they played equal parts. Daybell was a former gravedigger-turned-novelist and podcaster from Rexburg, Idaho, who some say was something of a local cult leader, says Morgan. ROB WOOD: OK. And then what did she tell you? 911 DISPATCHER: And is he hurt? Morgan Loew: That night, we know Alex was in his own apartment. Chad claimed that she had retired the night before "with a terrible cough" and died in her sleep. In the filing, Charles claims that, in late January 2019, Lori threatened to murder him if he got in the way of her, July 11, 2019 Charles Vallow is shot dead in. October 2019 Lori's brother, Alex Cox, believed to be seen on video security footage using Lori's storage unit numerous times during this period, usually alone. 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. Cox was never charged in connection to Charles Vallow's death. I don't know who you are, what you did with Charles. May 27, 2021 Lori Vallow is deemed incompetent and unfit to stand trial. 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. This is Chad Daybell's backyard. Around 6:45 p.m. that evening, they left Yellowstone and drove back to the apartment complex in Rexburg. And I'll always remember them like that. ROB WOOD | Madison County/City of Rexburg Deputy Prosecuting Attorney: And what did you observe when they did that? October 8, 2021 - Judge grants Chad Daybell's request for a change of venue. Alex Cox, Lori's brother, incredibly, had also died. In the end, Chad and Lori's belief in evil may prove to be true. Morgan Loew: Alex was Lori's protector. January 2529, 2021 Lori Vallow's trial for the misdemeanor charges was scheduled to begin. February 8, 2019 Charles Vallow files for divorce from Lori. Benjamin Hyde has known Chad Daybell since the two men were missionaries together when they were 19. June 13, 2020 Authorities officially confirm the remains are those of the children. Especially Tylee was a liability for what she knew. ROB WOOD: What did she ask you to do with that, again? The autopsy reports of JJ Vallow and Tylee Ryan have not been publicly released, as the investigation into their deaths is ongoing. [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. 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. [57] She has since been deemed competent to stand trial after mental health treatment, incompetent, and again competent. A cemetery posted a personal ad for a goose whose mate died. And just let them know that I love them, and I've never met anyone like them. Morgan Loew: He goes into the house. Tylee Ryan autopsy report The horrible events surrounding the finding of Joshua "JJ" Vallow and Tylee Ryan in Chad Daybell's garden were detailed in court documents which spelled out whereby JJ was wrapped in plastic and restrained with duct tape as Tylee was mutilated and burnt. He and his wife Tammy had five children. April 28, 2022 - Judge Boyce denied request from Chad Daybell's attorney to drop his charges. Even if her mother didn't [cries]. Back then, the only two people who didn't seem concerned were Lori and Chad. She was given another 180 days to attain competence. I didn't hold it together at all. JJ had autism and Lori seemed the ideal mother for him, says Raymond. 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.". Chad Daybell was a grave digger for a profession when he was younger. Authorities in Arizona are also investigating the shooting death of Lori's former husband, Charles Vallow. Some believe Chad Daybell was the driving force; others believe it was Lori. Morgan Loew: We know that shortly after Charles's death, Lori tried to claim that life insurance policy he had changed the beneficiary to his sister. ALEX COX: Yeah, there's blood. They were the center of her world. We're going to do it for JJ. With Lori now in jail, Chad Daybell returned home. [16] Colby has said he had not heard from Tylee since these texts. February 24, 2006 Lori Ryan marries Charles Vallow. Benjamin Hyde: That gives me the willies, look at this! Around the time of the death of Daybell's wife, Lori Vallow and . 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.". It's like not a care in the world. February 2019 to March 2019 Lori Vallow disappears for 58 days. But no one acted on it and Vallow let his guard down. November 29, 2019 Alex Cox marries Zulema Pastenes of. And they cut through that. It worked. September 9, 2020. An aerial view of Todd Daybell's backyard, where the remains of JJ Vallow and Tylee Ryan were found in June. Chad's home was also searched by investigators. December 8, 2022 - New trial date has been set for April 3, 2023. 2007 Alex Cox (Lori's brother) attacks Joseph Ryan with a taser and threatens his life; Cox sentenced to 90 days in jail and 5 years of probation. Cushing is the sister of Joseph Ryan, Tylee's father and Lori's third husband. Lori's attorney had no comment and Chad's attorney did not respond. USA TODAY. It was a fresh start all right, but not in California. Morgan Loew: They're in this Hawaii vacation. Lori became famous when she was arrested for killing her children, 7-year-old Joshua "JJ" Vallow and 16-year-old Tylee Ryan. They are investigating her for conspiracy to commit murder. January 25, 2020 Local authorities locate Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow in. 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. The judge lowered her bail to $1 million. That was such a huge red flag to me. He also claimed he could read light and dark auras. Below that, a layer of black plastic. October 2, 2019 Brandon Boudreaux, Lori Vallow's nephew-in-law, is the target of a failed drive-by shooting in. [42] Lori was indicted in June 2021 for conspiracy to murder Charles. Chad was booked into jail later that day on obstruction or concealment of evidence; he was later charged with felony murder. So, shook up, she called Lori and Chad 12 days later and secretly recorded it. Speculation and rumors have swirled, leaving the public with more questions than answers. Lori's brother, Alex Cox, the man she considered her protector, moved into the same complex. January 11, 2021 Chad Daybell's trial was scheduled to begin. [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. 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. It was one of many tributes to the two lost children. [56] On May 27, 2021, Lori was found incompetent and unfit to stand trial, and her case was stayed. [34] In 2013, the couple adopted Vallow's grandnephew, Joshua Jaxon "J.J." Vallow (born 2012),[35] and in late 2014, they moved to Kauai, Hawaii.[16]. Charles Vallow had good reason to be scared. Cox said Vallow grabbed the bat from Tylee and came at him. OFFICER DORENBUSH | Gilbert Police Department: What did she say yesterday? [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. DET. MELANIE GIBB: He was in the family room mostly, and then outside some. A few weeks later, on October 19, she died in her sleep from what was initially recorded as "natural causes". 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; . He's there for a couple of hours. Tylee's friend Vaisia posted a kaleidoscope of memories online. [Lori speaks] OK, just stand over there for just a second, guys. March 21, 2022 - Judge denied Chad Daybell's request to separate his case from Lori Vallow's case. Morgan Loew: the same color hair as JJ Vallow. He filed for an order of protection against Lori at the advice of his attorney, citing a "genuine fear for his life". March 9, 1990 Chad Daybell and Tamara Douglas are married. There has been no new trial date set. And she was like, "Margaret, you're not gonna believe this. Cox (who changed his surname to Pastenes, the surname of his wife) died on December 12, 2019. It is horrifying! July 2014 Lori and Charles officially adopt Joshua Jaxon "J.J." Vallow. Police learned what happened to JJ by once again following Alex Cox's cell phone. [32] His death was attributed to blood clots and high blood pressure. Requests from Chad to separate his case from Lori's have been denied. Lori was both thrilled and attracted to this belief system and became increasingly fixated on this newfound "purpose" and on Chad. In the winter of 2019, Charles Vallow changed the beneficiary of his $1 million life insurance policy from Lori to his sister Kay Woodcock, JJ's biological grandmother. The investigation is being led by the .