They were the center of her world. Wiped out in late September 2019 roughly two weeks after the big sister he adored disappeared. Neither is Echo Itaaehau's daughter Vaisia, one of Tylee's best friends. Vaisia Itaaehau: I just always had that hope that they were alive. and I really love JJ. RAY HERMOSILLO: Under the bucket was a partial human skull. It was then that they realized his sister Tylee was also missing. He withdrew the petition one month later, saying he "wanted to try to make the marriage work". November 15, 2022 - District Judge Steven Boyce ruled that Lori Vallow-Daybell was competent and fit to stand trial. Jonathan Vigliotti: What did you think when you read that email? May 2, 2022 - The prosecution announced that they will be seeking the death penalty for Lori Vallow. [ 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]. October 1, 2019 Lori rents storage locker in Rexburg in which children's belongings are later found. 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. February 24, 2020 In child custody court documents. July 2014 Lori and Charles officially adopt Joshua Jaxon "J.J." Vallow. His cell phone left a digital map. April 28, 2022 - Judge Boyce denied request from Chad Daybell's attorney to drop his charges. [53], On March 24, 2020, NBC News reported on documents showing that Chad and Lori became convinced that Tylee and J.J. were "possessed" and had become "zombies". Two weeks after she died, he gets remarried? USA TODAY. That's an awful coincidence . Vallow Daybell's children missing children, Joshua "JJ" Vallow, and Tylee Ryan are . So angry she was still talking about it when the Rexburg police first came to her door looking for JJ. Lori's brother, Alex Cox, the man she considered her protector, moved into the same complex. Morgan Loew: Alex was Lori's protector. MELANIE GIBB: He was in the family room mostly, and then outside some. He and Tammy moved there from Springville, Utah, that June. The investigation is being led by the . June 29, 2021 Lori Vallow is indicted by Arizona grand jury on conspiracy to murder her husband Charles Vallow. [46], As of September23, 2019[update], a doorbell video of J.J. playing with a friend is the last known video of him taken. She finally reached out to the police. JJ Vallow and Tylee Ryan at Yellowstone National Park on September 8, 2019. Cox said Vallow grabbed the bat from Tylee and came at him. We know that Lori was angry about that. CHANDLER POLICE OFFICER [bodycam video]: So, you get in an argument? I'm still not holding it together. Police initially determined that Cox acted in self-defense, but the case was reopened later that year when Lori's children Tylee Ryan, 16, and Joshua "JJ" Vallow, seven, were reported missing. Margaret Travillion | LIFE co-founder: Our administrator came into my office. "When I think of Tylee and JJ, I just think of fun and love. [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. By the end of September 2019, Lori had a dead husband, Charles Vallow, and though no one yet knew it, two dead children. So, what makes her a danger to herself and to others? In a troubling sign of the deception to come, Lori told a completely different story to JJ's school Lauren's Institute for Education or LIFE. Authorities believe J. J. died around that time frame based on location data on the cell phone of his uncle. The Chandler (Az.) They wanted to start over. " 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 It is horrifying! Police Department released video of the full interview they conducted with Tylee Ryan following the death of her stepfather, Charles Vallow Due to this, there is a stay in her case in Idaho. Morgan Loew: Because of the condition of of Tylee's remains, it's hard to tell what happened to her. 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. Despite all of Lori's talk about demons inhabiting Charles's body, Morgan Loew says her motive may have been more mundane: money. Hey Lori. [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. 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. [35] On September 24, 2019, Lori contacted the school to tell them that she was withdrawing J.J. from classes, claiming she would be homeschooling him. Source: Benjamin Hyde: That gives me the willies, look at this! POLICE OFFICER [Bodycam video]: Hi, who are are you? Kind of a heaviness on the campus. Tylee spent what's believed to be the last day of her life at Yellowstone National Park with Lori, JJ and Alex. She was also charged with three misdemeanors: resisting or obstructing officers; criminal solicitation to commit a crime; and contempt of court. CHARLES VALLOW: She thinks she's a resurrected being and a and a god. Yeah. In a subsequent interview, one of Tammy and Chad's children, Emma, said that her family has not been contacted regarding the results of her mother's autopsy. April 19, 2022 - Lori Vallow is arraigned. This is to make sure that she and Chad Daybell will be tried together. Chad believed the "Dark" individuals were from this earth but were followers of Satan. January 25, 2020 Local authorities locate Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow in. Morgan Loew: Every time, Kay Woodcock, would call, there would be a different excuse about where the kids were. Daybell was a former gravedigger-turned-novelist and podcaster from Rexburg, Idaho, who some say was something of a local cult leader, says Morgan. That was such a huge red flag to me. Some details of their last moments and autopsy have not been made. They saw him several times during their stay. Two-and-a-half weeks later, the widower and the merry widow wed in Hawaii. June 9, 2020 Human remains are found on Chad Daybell's property in. 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. I felt in shock. [19] In 1992, at the age of 19, she married high school boyfriend Nelson Yanes, but the marriage ended in divorce shortly afterwards. August 7, 2020 It is reported that Chandler, Arizona Police are planning to file a conspiracy to commit murder charge against Lori Daybell for the death of Charles Vallow. DAVID WARWICK: She said that he was being a zombie and climbed up on the cabinets, climbed up on top of the fridge, smashed her picture of Christ down, and then climbed up onto the upper cabinets and got between the top of the cabinet and the ceiling. The autopsy reports of JJ Vallow and Tylee Ryan have not been publicly released, as the investigation into their deaths is ongoing. Vaisia Itaaehau: She took beautiful pictures, so we would just go to the beach and just take pictures and kind of capture certain moments She was just so clever and always just like really quick comebacks, like so witty. "[41] Police did not pursue the matter further. Alex Cox, Lori's brother, incredibly, had also died. "Outside and . His birth name was Canaan Todd Trahan. Ten days later, Tammy was found dead in her home, purportedly from natural causes. He and his wife Tammy had five children. Judge Mallard decided to decrease bond to US$50,000 on each charge, totaling US$150,000, but noted that Chad would still need to post US$1 million in neighboring Fremont County to get out of jail. And the children who embraced the light. Morgan Loew: He was at that property for over two hours that morning. [16] In 2007, Ryan was attacked by Lori's brother, Alexander Lamar "Alex" Cox, who claimed Ryan had been abusive to Lori and the children. ', [] the children are not with Chad and Lori. ALEX COX [bodycam video]: and he hit me in the back of the head with the bat So, I went to my room and got my gun, 'cause I always carry it. This finding was officially confirmed by Rexburg police on June 13. 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. But it was Tylee's bond with JJ that Vaisia will always remember. 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. At the time, she went along with the self-defense story, but could she have changed her mind? They Googled Charles Vallow's name and learned the truth. September 9, 2020. At Chad Daybell's preliminary hearing, Detective Ray Hermosillo testified the child was covered head to toe in duct tape. Little is known about his death as investigators await results from an ongoing autopsy. On May 25, 2021, Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell were formally charged with murder in the first degree in the deaths Tylee and JJ. Her younger adopted brother, J.J., was last seen alive on September 23, 2019, at Rexburg's Kennedy Elementary School. [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. This is Chad Daybell's backyard. Echo Itaaehau: I didn't. December 11, 2019 Authorities decide to further investigate the death of Tammy Daybell. April Raymond: The way she had explained it to me about Charles was that Charles was already dead. Investigative reporter and CBS News consultant Morgan Loew has covered this story since the beginning. Morgan Loew: the same color hair as JJ Vallow. Reality and justice were not far behind. On the same day, Chad Daybell had a closed hearing. It was one of many tributes to the two lost children. In . And so, I'm not sure what hijacked that priority. April Raymond says Lori told her one of those evil beings was her own husband Charles Vallow. And just let them know that I love them, and I've never met anyone like them. [16] Colby has said he had not heard from Tylee since these texts. There has been no new trial date set. Tylee Ryan and Joshua "JJ" Vallow died grisly deaths, and police allege their mother, Lori Vallow, was behind the murders. Chad showed his support in the courtroom as Lori was extradited to Rexburg, Idaho. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. As CrimeOnline previously reported, the son of Vallow's subsequent . Autopsy performed on Idaho remains positively identifies JJ and Tylee | KUTV SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) - The autopsy performed by the medical examiner's office on the bodies found on the property. Julia Allen: He was a spitfire, for sure. RAY HERMOSILLO: It was what appeared to be a small body tightly wrapped in black plastic, covered in duct tape. It's like not a care in the world. Video footage shows her and her brother, Alex Cox,[c] moving items in and out of the locker prior to her departure. Chad was charged with insurance fraud "related to a life insurance policy he had on Tammy Daybell for which he was the beneficiary and received funds after her death". MELANIE GIBB: I'm just worried for you guys because, you know, he's missing and, you know LORI VALLOW: I know exactly where he is. What is what is happening? and It was just the beginning. 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. Vallow was married to Joseph Ryan, Tylee's father, until 2004 when the couple divorced. I don't know who you are, what you did with Charles. ALEX COX [bodycam]: She came out to defend my sister with her bat. Margaret Travillion: That it made sense. 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. ALEX COX: Well it was over my sister. Morgan Loew: Chad had this belief that some people who were on this earth weren't really the people they were supposed to be. Another hearing set for September 8, 2021. OFFICER DORENBUSH | Gilbert Police Department: What did she say yesterday? I didn't hold it together at all. She ignored it and was arrested on the island of Kauai on child abandonment charges. May 29, 2021 / 10:42 PM [49] When police reached Gibb by phone, she told police that J.J. was not with her and had not been there for several months. this one sticks this one is bad. J. J. was last seen on the evening of September 22, 2019, at his mother Lori Daybell's Rexburg apartment. [14], In 2015, Chad claimed he heard a voice telling him to relocate to Rexburg, Idaho. Charles was so spooked by Lori he went to the police. But what killed them? An aerial view of Todd Daybell's backyard, where the remains of JJ Vallow and Tylee Ryan were found in June. BOISE Additional testing is underway on the bodies of Tylee Ryan and Joshua "JJ" Vallow after the Ada County Coroner's Office completed autopsies earlier this month. '", Through their lawyer, the Daybells stated that, "Chad Daybell was a loving husband and he has the support of his children in this matter. August 5, 2021 Prosecution announces they are seeking the. Morgan Loew: I think what Lori didn't bank on was that Melanie had a conscience and Melanie was really worried about what happened. While JJ was missing, no one at his old school spoke his name as if that somehow made it less real. 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