Lori told Gibb she was hiding JJ because he was in danger. Lori Vallow-Daybell and Chad Daybell to be tried separately [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. 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.". When the little boy who loved to dance first came to LIFE, a school for special needs students, he was a very different child than when he left, says Travillion. JJ was wrapped in plastic and. Margaret Travillion | LIFE co-founder: I just started crying [cries]. [c] Cox tasered Ryan and threatened to murder him. 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. Two weeks after she died, he gets remarried? November 27, 2019 Chad and Lori are seen packing. I didn't hold it together at all. The court released an audio-only version of that conversation. Echo Itaaehau: I didn't. Judge severs Chad and Lori Daybell's case - Ksltv.com LORI VALLOW: Well, they were going to "Frozen "2 today, so they may be at the movies. Cox says he came back and shot Charles Vallow dead. ', [] the children are not with Chad and Lori. I'm like, 'why are police coming my door?'" Morgan Loew: Lori, at that point takes JJ to school. They wanted to start over. All told similar stories of self-defense and were sent home. In 2018, Ryan died of a reported heart attack. Authorities in Arizona are also investigating the shooting death of Lori's former husband, Charles Vallow. LORI VALLOW: Wow, this is a big mess, I just talked to the guy on the phone. ROB WOOD: OK. And then what did she tell you? [19] In 1992, at the age of 19, she married high school boyfriend Nelson Yanes, but the marriage ended in divorce shortly afterwards. Lori's attorney had no comment and Chad's attorney did not respond. Ryan filed for divorce on August 13, 2004, which was finalized on May 18, 2005. And she was like, "Margaret, you're not gonna believe this. Chad claimed that she had retired the night before "with a terrible cough" and died in her sleep. He passed away in 2018 of natural causes, according to investigators. At this point in the ongoing investigation, only Chad and Lori know the truth about what happened to JJ and Tylee. 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. MELANIE GIBB: Hi Chad. 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. But this time he was only there for 17 minutes. Cox (who changed his surname to Pastenes, the surname of his wife) died on December 12, 2019. Hey Lori. Cushing is the sister of Joseph Ryan, Tylee's father and Lori's third husband. To his sister. 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. [16][2] That night, a neighbor saw Lori and Alex Cox packing a truck outside her home. Tylee Ryan autopsy report - Ghanafuo Police learned what happened to JJ by once again following Alex Cox's cell phone. February 20, 2020 Lori Vallow is arrested in Kauai and charged with two felony counts of desertion and nonsupport of dependent children. Alex told them Charles and Lori got into a fight. That was such a huge red flag to me. Soon after the newlyweds returned to Rexburg from Hawaii, JJ's grandmother, Kay Woodcock, sounded the alarm. 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. Within an hour of entering the house that morning, Vallow was lying on the floor in a pool of blood shot in the chest by Alex Cox. Their conversation was recorded on the officer's bodycam. According to Gibb, Chad stated that he had lived 31 different lives on various earth-like planets. How Did Tylee Ryan And Jj Vallow Pass Away? Here's Everything You Need East. 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. 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. Julia Allen: He was a spitfire, for sure. By the end of September 2019, Lori had a dead husband, Charles Vallow, and though no one yet knew it, two dead children. They both had unconditional love for each other. [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". Tylee Ryan and JJ Vallow's Cause of Death: How Did They Die? Did Lori On February 20, 2020, Lori was arrested in Kauai, Hawaii, and charged with desertion and nonsupport of her dependent children. Then came the news that he was never coming back. Chilling details revealed in death investigation of JJ Vallow and Tylee Because, by golly, he has to be dancing in heaven. Cox was born Alexander Lamar Cox and was known by the diminutive "Alex". Judge splits trials of couple charged in triple murder case [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. Margaret Travillion: That it made sense. Ryan W. Miller Joel Shannon. MELANIE GIBB: She said that Kay was trying to kidnap JJ. Nancy Kramer is the executive story editor. GRAPHIC CONTENT: New clues found on #JJVallow's remains that could lead to his cause of death. July 15, 2022 - Lori Vallow-Daybells attorneys ask Judge Steven Boyce to clarify language in charges, separating potentially joined counts. [32] His death was attributed to blood clots and high blood pressure. How Did JJ Vallow and Tylee Ryan Die? Here's What We Know [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. I spotted a big raccoon along the fence. And with Alex Cox went a whole incredible amount of potential information that investigators could've used on this case. 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. CHARLES VALLOW: She thinks she's a resurrected being and a and a god. Tylee and JJ Vallow's Tragic Deaths: Autopsy Reports, Photos, and The two soon began a private communication. and she was kind of like another mama to him. Morgan Loew: He tapped into this "prepper" element out there, people who wanted to prepare for Armageddon. Autopsy performed on Idaho remains positively identifies JJ and Tylee They wanted to start fresh. His lawyers also asked that the trial be pushed back to the fall of 2023. His partner in this venture was a man identified in media only by the name Douglas, a graphic artist and manager. And that there was a demon living inside of him. [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. Michael McHugh, Diana Modica and Jack Pyle are the editors. LT. RON BALL | Rexburg Police Department: Who's he with in Arizona? The police arrived and shot video of Cox on the curb outside the home. Around 6:45 p.m. that evening, they left Yellowstone and drove back to the apartment complex in Rexburg. Lori goes from saying people are out to get her "I just feel like I'm being tracked all the time. The evidence of course will speak for itself. It appears the first problem was a 16-year-old girl: Tylee Ryan. MELANIE GIBB: Horrible. Vallow Daybell's children missing children, Joshua "JJ" Vallow, and Tylee Ryan are . Documents detail horrific manner JJ Vallow and Tylee Ryan were found in LORI VALLOW: OK, sure. I'll always remember them like that," said Tylee's best friend Vaisia Itaaehau. Morgan Loew: the same color hair as JJ Vallow. Jonathan Vigliotti: What did you think when you read that email? October 9, 2019 Tamara "Tammy" Daybell calls police after a masked assailant attempted to shoot her in her garage with what she believed was a paintball gun. J. J. was last seen on the evening of September 22, 2019, at his mother Lori Daybell's Rexburg apartment. Vallow is in jail in Idaho facing felony child desertion charges. Investigators contended that "'Joshua and Tylee's lives are in danger. [ 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]. 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. Tylee & JJss Cause Of Death, How Did Tylee & JJs Die? I can only say it didn't feel right. Autopsy completed in investigation of Tammy Daybell's death 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. 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. While JJ was missing, no one at his old school spoke his name as if that somehow made it less real. In . When the police returned to Lori's home, she embellished her story even more. ALEX COX [bodycam]: She came out to defend my sister with her bat. A smiling Lori Vallow on police bodycam video after learning her husband was dead. Yeah. [57] She has since been deemed competent to stand trial after mental health treatment, incompetent, and again competent. [16] Colby has said he had not heard from Tylee since these texts. Morgan Loew: They dug up a cat. And she comes back later with Tylee. [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. Lori Vallow, Chad Daybell case: JJ Vallow, Tylee Ryan found dead JJ had autism and Lori seemed the ideal mother for him, says Raymond. 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. Charles was so spooked by Lori he went to the police. In 2001, Lori married Joseph Anthony Ryan Jr., who legally adopted Colby. 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. 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. October 8, 2021 - Judge grants Chad Daybell's request for a change of venue. POLICE OFFICER [Bodycam video]: Hi, who are are you? And on January 25, 2020, she was formally served an order to produce Tylee and JJ within five days. investigative reporter Morgan Loew asks Lori Vallow Daybell on March 5, 2020, as she was extradited from Hawaii to Rexburg, Idaho, to face child abandonment charges. November 29, 2019 Alex Cox marries Zulema Pastenes of. A cemetery posted a personal ad for a goose whose mate died. Lori later told police that she walked past Vallow on the floor and went outside. Chad Daybell's children reveal authorities told them their mother was Back in Rexburg, on November 26, police visited Lori's townhouse at the request of J.J.'s grandmother, Kay Woodcock, to conduct a welfare check on J.J. Lori told police that J.J. was in Arizona with a family friend, Melanie Gibb. One of those close friends was April Raymond. Ryan told police that Charles Vallow was angry on the morning that. The county sheriff's office did not find the perpetrator. April 11, 2022 - Judge Boyce declares that Lori Vallow is now competent to stand trial. CHANDLER POLICE OFFICER [bodycam video]: So, you get in an argument? 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 . I never even considered that they weren't. And we're grateful that we were chosen to share and to be part of his life for the time that we did. April Raymond: The way she had explained it to me about Charles was that Charles was already dead. Two-and-a-half weeks later, the widower and the merry widow wed in Hawaii. READ ALSO: Where was Cooper Noriega found? Morgan Loew: Alex was Lori's protector. But what killed them? It was one of many tributes to the two lost children. April Raymond: I feel like they were a liability. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. He also claimed he could read light and dark auras. On November 26, 2019, two months after JJ was last seen, Rexburg Police came knocking on Lori's door looking for the little boy. Soon his secret was out. In October 2019, Chad's wife, Tammy Daybell, was attacked in her driveway by what she believed was someone shooting a defective paintball gun. Then family members filed a missing case. Tammy's autopsy took so long since it began, Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow have been charged with conspiracy to hide the bodies of her two kids, Tylee Ryan, 17, and JJ Vallow, 7, on his Salem property and are facing a summertime trial in Fremont County, Idaho in part because she had been dead for two months by the time she was exhumed . July 29, 2021 Prosecution drops charges for counts of conspiracy to destroy, alter, or conceal evidence against Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow. The judge lowered her bail to $1 million. His last confirmed sighting was at Rexburg's Kennedy Elementary School. This finding was officially confirmed by Rexburg police on June 13. Both J.J. and Tylee had witnessed the incident; according to an unidentified son of Charles' from a previous marriage, Lori did not inform the family about the shooting and he learned about it from the news. He filed for an order of protection against Lori at the advice of his attorney, citing a "genuine fear for his life". [28] She and Lagioia had a son, Colby, in 1996 (who was later arrested on two counts of sexual assault in Arizona in 2022, charges that were later dropped without prejudice),[29][30] before divorcing on February 25, 1998.[16]. Police called that friend in Arizona, Melanie Gibb, to verify Lori's story, but she did not respond to their call. JJ's teacher Julia Allen says he made a big impression in a small amount of time. [42] Lori was indicted in June 2021 for conspiracy to murder Charles. When JJ was there, you knew he was there. Morgan Loew: Somehow, in 17 minutes, there was a grave dug and filled in. 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 17-year-old daughter Tylee Ryan and 7-year-old son Joshua "JJ" Vallow have not been seen since September, and Vallow has refused to cooperate with the police investigation into her children's disappearance. Benjamin Hyde: That was the number one thing that told me something was horribly wrong . Jonathan Vigliotti: Lori hasn't been convicted of anything yet. It's the last moments of the children's lives that keeps Echo up at night. May 27, 2021 Lori Vallow is deemed incompetent and unfit to stand trial. 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]. Julia Allen | JJ's teacher: there was this feeling at LIFE when the remains were found. December 8, 2022 - New trial date has been set for April 3, 2023. The police blurred Tylee's face, because she was a minor. September 9, 2020. One of the many tributes to JJ and Tylee. What is it over? Another hearing set for September 8, 2021. But around 2017, friends say Lori's relationships with her kids began to shift about the time she started reading the books of Chad Daybell. Because so many people were affected. April Raymond traveled from Utah to Rexburg, Idaho, where it all began. If there is a picture book that captures the JJ Vallow educators at LIFE school came to love, Margaret Travillion says it's this one: "Wherever you are my love will find you. 1:11. 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. Margaret Travillion: We're gonna talk about JJ dancing in heaven. Daybell was married. Now the cold glare of death would shift focus to Chad Daybell's family. Chad believed the "Dark" individuals were from this earth but were followers of Satan. CHAD DAYBELL phone call]: Hello, sweet Melanie. [45] Melani Boudreaux, Lori's niece, reportedly shares these beliefs. Some believe Chad Daybell was the driving force; others believe it was Lori. And JJ loved blue. She was silent as her lawyers put in a plea of not guilty for her. Joshua Vallow, 7, and Tylee Ryan, 17, were last seen in September 2019, but their mother, Lori Vallow, and her new hubby never reported them missing and haven't been cooperating with authorities . CHARLES VALLOW [to police officer]: She's unhinged. [46], As of September23, 2019[update], a doorbell video of J.J. playing with a friend is the last known video of him taken. Vallow was married to Joseph Ryan, Tylee's father, until 2004 when the couple divorced. But as they dug further, they found some things that were strange. Jonathan Vigliotti: What went on in your mind when, weeks after Tammy died, Chad and Lori get married? She had heard enough excuses. And when she actually got to talk with him, it, yeah, just escalated from there. This story previously aired on October 3, 2020. Vallow-Daybell and her husband Chad Daybell have pleaded not guilty to murder, conspiracy and grand theft charges in connection with the deaths of 7-year-old Joshua "JJ" Vallow, and Tylee Ryan . June 13, 2020 Authorities officially confirm the remains are those of the children. After a year, the police officers found dead bodies in the Daybells estate. He was getting physical with her. Police efforts to locate J.J. led to the discovery that Tylee was also missing. February 24, 2020 In child custody court documents. Joshua "JJ" Vallow, 7, and sister Tylee Ryan, 17, were reported missing by extended family members to police in November 2019. . 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. Remember, Tylee was there the day Charles Vallow was killed. 911 DISPATCHER: And is he hurt? Produced by Liza Finley and Richard Fetzer. And his grandmother Kay Woodcock was the threat. 'Cause I didn't want to. Tylee spent what's believed to be the last day of her life at Yellowstone National Park with Lori, JJ and Alex. And evilness took over their bodies. [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. [47], Chad and Lori were married in Hawaii on November 5, 2019, two weeks after the death of Chad's first wife, Tammy Daybell. 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. Chad Cox talks with police after shooting Charles Vallow. Vallow had two sons from a previous marriage, Nicholas and Zachary Chase. On December 5, 2018, Chad and Lori appeared together on the Preparing a People[37] podcast episode "Time to Warrior Up". 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. He previously served as a foreign correspondent for the network's London bureau. She repeatedly dodges their questions regarding his cause of death. And now we're gonna talk about it. May 25, 2021 Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell are charged with the murders of Tamara Daybell, Tylee Ryan, and JJ Vallow. June 29, 2020 Police execute another search warrant at the home of Chad Daybell. The autopsy reports of JJ Vallow and Tylee Ryan have not been publicly released, as the investigation into their deaths is ongoing. They abandon everything in Rexburg, including the contents of Lori's storage unit, and disappear until found in Kauai in late January. 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. Roughly one month after JJ's death, Chad's 49-year-old wife Tammy Daybell, died mysteriously in her sleep. I just kind of loved how she would just play with him and just always have, like, a really good time with him. Vaisia Itaaehau: I loved being around JJ and Tylee. Chad Daybell was a grave digger for a profession when he was younger. So, what makes her a danger to herself and to others? [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. Chad showed his support in the courtroom as Lori was extradited to Rexburg, Idaho. Morgan Loew: He goes into the house. This is to make sure that she and Chad Daybell will be tried together. It takes a community to raise one of our children and JJ had a community. "Chad Daybell was a gravedigger for a profession when he was younger. 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 . Investigative reporter and CBS News consultant Morgan Loew has covered this story since the beginning. Somebody else must have helped with that. Disturbing moment Lori Vallow LAUGHS hours after husband's death as Authorities believe J. J. died around that time frame based on location data on the cell phone of his uncle. But they got one thing wrong. 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. "[41] Police did not pursue the matter further. She was extradited to Idaho and transported there by officials on March 5, 2020. [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. Chad Daybell was also charged with first-degree murder in the death of his former wife, Tammy Daybell. June 29, 2021 Lori Vallow is indicted by Arizona grand jury on conspiracy to murder her husband Charles Vallow. July 17, 2020 Lori Daybell's jury trial was set in Madison County for January 2529, 2021, on three misdemeanor charges. MELANIE GIBB: He was in the family room mostly, and then outside some. Tylee was last seen alive at Yellowstone National Park on September 8, 2019. This discovery was officially confirmed by Rexburg police on June 13. He had a lot of energy. Why haven't the remains of JJ Vallow and Tylee Ryan been released to DAVID WARWICK: I asked to see him, and she just said that he was out of control, so she had Alex come and get him . ROB WOOD: OK, what did she say about Kay? Lori Vallow will be tried separately from her husband Chad Daybell 2019 American disappearance and homicide case, Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow's marriage and flight, Tylee was last seen September 8, 2019, at. [12][13] On May 25, 2021, Lori and Chad were charged with the first degree murders of Tylee, J.J., and Tammy. Morgan Loew: Lori sort of viewed Alex as the destroyer of bad things in her eyes he was there to take care of the problems.