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. Around the time of the death of Daybell's wife, Lori Vallow and . Hey Lori. CHANDLER POLICE OFFICER [bodycam video]: So, you get in an argument? He reportedly believed he had numerous past lives and could talk to angels. READ ALSO: Where was Cooper Noriega found? He and Tammy moved there from Springville, Utah, that June. Some believe Chad Daybell was the driving force; others believe it was Lori. A few weeks later, on October 19, she died in her sleep from what was initially recorded as "natural causes". In the end, Chad and Lori's belief in evil may prove to be true. Chad was booked into jail later that day on obstruction or concealment of evidence; he was later charged with felony murder. Chad and Tammy Daybell's five children remain steadfast in their belief that their father had nothing to do with the death of their mother, or the murders of JJ Vallow and Tylee Ryan. POLICE OFFICER [Bodycam video]: How long have you lived here? Lori later told police that she walked past Vallow on the floor and went outside. Around September 1, 2019, Lori, Tylee and JJ moved into a town home in Rexburg, Idaho not far from where Chad Daybell lived with his wife, Tammy. He previously served as a foreign correspondent for the network's London bureau. It was then that they realized his sister Tylee was also missing. It is horrifying! [16], Shortly after, the Fremont County prosecutor's office announced they would be handling the case going forward. On May 1, 2020, Lori appeared for a court hearing in Rexburg to request a reduction of her $1 million bail. Lori Vallow-Daybell and Chad Daybell to be tried separately So angry she was still talking about it when the Rexburg police first came to her door looking for JJ. April Raymond: Tylee had a network of people that really did love her, and I don't know if she knew that. In 2001, Lori married Joseph Anthony Ryan Jr., who legally adopted Colby. [52] At least two local bond companies were reportedly unwilling to work with her. June 29, 2020 Police execute another search warrant at the home of Chad Daybell. RAY HERMOSILLO [in court]: They began pulling up the sod and topsoil which revealed three large white rocks, flat rocks. JJ's teacher Julia Allen says he made a big impression in a small amount of time. Police learned what happened to JJ by once again following Alex Cox's cell phone. Police in Hawaii searched Lori's rental car looking for evidence of the kids. 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. Over the past year, Cushing has advocated . May 25, 2021 Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell are charged with the murders of Tamara Daybell, Tylee Ryan, and JJ Vallow. 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. ROB WOOD: OK, what did she say about Kay? LORI VALLOW: Like, "Hi neighbors, sorry" [laughs]. Tylee Ryan told therapist her father molested her; Mom Lori Vallow said First published on October 3, 2020 / 11:09 PM. 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. Tylee's body was dismembered and burned, according to court documents, while JJ's. JJ had autism and Lori seemed the ideal mother for him, says Raymond. I didn't hold it together at all. Lori goes from saying people are out to get her "I just feel like I'm being tracked all the time. He's there for a couple of hours. It was one of many tributes to the two lost children. April 28, 2022 - Judge Boyce denied request from Chad Daybell's attorney to drop his charges. All that potential, all that love gone. 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. 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. He's the sweetest soul I've ever met. Tylee Ryan autopsy report Obituary Tylee Ryan autopsy report By Samuel Sasu May 4, 2022 On June 10, 2020, the Woodcock and Ryan families confirmed that the human remains discovered on Chad's property were those of Tylee and J.J. They are investigating her for conspiracy to commit murder. [15] Chad and Tammy had five children: Garth, Emma, Seth, Leah, and Mark. Autopsy completed in investigation of Tammy Daybell's death 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. Tylee & JJ's Cause of Death: How Did the Vallow Children Die 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. 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. 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. The police arrived and shot video of Cox on the curb outside the home. Remember, Tylee was there the day Charles Vallow was killed. This is Chad Daybell's backyard. Noah Rodriguez. [citation needed], Another factor contributing to the mystery was Chad and Lori's well-documented obsession with certain Mormon-influenced[43] apocalyptic beliefs,[44] which Chad had discussed in numerous books and podcasts. Authorities believe J. J. died around that time frame based on location data on the cell phone of his uncle. What is it over? His uncle Alex Cox later went to take J. J. to his apartment. Just two months before Idaho mom Lori Vallow's two kids went missing, she and her 17-year-old daughter Tylee Ryan spoke to Arizona investigators about the shooting death of Lori's husband, 62 . Vaisia Itaaehau: I just always had that hope that they were alive. And on January 25, 2020, she was formally served an order to produce Tylee and JJ within five days. RAY HERMOSILLO: I observed what looked to be brown human hair. 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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. Autopsy completed in investigation of Tammy Daybell's death April 19, 2022 - Lori Vallow is arraigned. Charles Vallow had good reason to be scared. [6][7][8] On June 9, 2020, police executed a search warrant at Chad's home and discovered the remains of J.J. and Tylee. On the same day, Chad Daybell had a closed hearing. April Raymond: I feel like they were a liability. Tylee Ashlyn Ryan (September 24, 2002 - c. September 9, 2019) [a] and Joshua Jaxon " J. J. Autopsies for 'Cult mom' children found dead in Chad Daybell's backyard JJ Vallow, Tylee Ryan. Where is Lori right now? 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. April Raymond: The way she had explained it to me about Charles was that Charles was already dead. Since the children's remains were found, they are no longer considered missing and the investigation is now focused on determining the circumstances surrounding their deaths.[60][61][62]. The heartbreaking deaths of Tylee Ryan and Joshua "JJ" Vallow have remained a mystery to many. She remains incarcerated in Kauai awaiting extradition to Idaho. Julia Allen | JJ's teacher: there was this feeling at LIFE when the remains were found. ALEX COX [bodycam]: She came out to defend my sister with her bat. After a year, the police officers found dead bodies in the Daybells estate. Here is what we know. MELANIE GIBB: Take a picture of random kids to make it look like it was JJ. Somebody else must have helped with that. and she was kind of like another mama to him. But what about the man who led them to Daybell's backyard? [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. In late 2019, he married Zulema Pastenes in, Daybell has been known by a variety of different legal names. October 1, 2019 Lori rents storage locker in Rexburg in which children's belongings are later found. Morgan Loew: Because of the condition of of Tylee's remains, it's hard to tell what happened to her. Because, by golly, he has to be dancing in heaven. 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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. He and his wife Tammy had five children. Reality and justice were not far behind. October 19, 2019 Tammy Daybell is found dead in her home in. But this time he was only there for 17 minutes. December 2011 Alex Cox's probation ends more than one year before it was originally scheduled to end (May 2013). [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. They dug up a dog. 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. Margaret Travillion: We're gonna talk about JJ dancing in heaven. ROB WOOD: What did she ask you to do with that, again? They wanted to start over. Both Tylee Ryan and JJ Vallow were found dead in Chad Daybell's estate in Salem, Idaho, and their cause of death is still not confirmed. July 2019 Days after Charles Vallow's death, Lori learns her late husband had changed the beneficiary of his million-dollar life insurance policy from Lori to his sister, Kay Woodcock, who is also J.J.'s paternal grandmother. Complete Tylee Ryan interview with police following death of Charles 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 . Then family members filed a missing case. However, police uncovered a cryptic series of messages that proved to be . Morgan Loew: He was at that property for over two hours that morning. Patti Aronofsky is the senior producer. 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In addition to the bond reduction, a jury trial for the Madison County charges against Lori was set for January 2529, 2021. [51] She later agreed to be extradited back to Idaho to fight the charges. LORI VALLOW: OK, sure. [56] On May 27, 2021, Lori was found incompetent and unfit to stand trial, and her case was stayed. March 6, 2020 In first hearing after being extradited from Hawaii to Idaho, court lowers bail from $5 million to $1 million. This is an area the Daybell family called the pet cemetery. RAY HERMOSILLO: Under the bucket was a partial human skull. 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. Tylee Ryan autopsy report - Ghanafuo He referred to others as light or "dark" and various gradations in between. Ryan W. Miller Joel Shannon.