The autopsy report suggests that Tylee's body was burned, dismembered, and dumped in a pet graveyard on the property, and JJ was discovered dead inside a plastic bag that had been duct wrapped. Soon his secret was out. October 8, 2021 - Judge grants Chad Daybell's request for a change of venue. Neither is Echo Itaaehau's daughter Vaisia, one of Tylee's best friends. Joshua "JJ" Vallow, 7, and sister Tylee Ryan, 17, were reported missing by extended family members to police in November 2019. . MELANIE GIBB: Horrible. 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 . Another hearing set for September 8, 2021. Vallow had two sons from a previous marriage, Nicholas and Zachary Chase. He pled guilty and was sentenced to 90 days in jail, which he served in Austin, Texas. And on January 25, 2020, she was formally served an order to produce Tylee and JJ within five days. 0:00. I spotted a big raccoon along the fence. 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. May 29, 2021 / 10:42 PM Where is Lori right now? Lori Vallow (their mother) and Chad were immediately arrested on . The children hadn't been seen alive since the fall of 2019. In November 2019, police questioned the children's mother, Lori (Cox) Yanes Lagioia Ryan Vallow Daybell, about the children's whereabouts and welfare. ALEX COX: Well it was over my sister. It it was in every classroom, in every environment. April Raymond: And she had described Tylee as having a dark spirit. POLICE OFFICER [Bodycam video]: Hi, who are are you? MELANIE GIBB: Hi Chad. October 19, 2019 Tammy Daybell is found dead in her home in. And his grandmother Kay Woodcock was the threat. And JJ loved blue. In 2001, Lori married Joseph Anthony Ryan Jr., who legally adopted Colby. [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. He passed away in 2018 of natural causes, according to investigators. There were so many times that I would die laughing. I didn't hold it together at all. 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. That's not that's not what a friend does. OFFICER DORENBUSH: She threatened to murder you? I just can't bear that thought. Colby and J.J.'s grandparents pleaded with the Daybells to return the children, with the latter offering a reward of $20,000. 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. There has been no new trial date set. Charles was so spooked by Lori he went to the police. " 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 Alex Cox, Lori's brother, incredibly, had also died. 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. With Lori now in jail, Chad Daybell returned home. Alex told them Charles and Lori got into a fight. 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He referred to others as light or "dark" and various gradations in between. ROB WOOD: OK, what did she say about Kay? And JJ loved dancing. She finally reached out to the police. He and his wife Tammy had five children. Seventh District Judge Steven Boyce determined that . JJ's teacher Julia Allen says he made a big impression in a small amount of time. The county sheriff's office did not find the perpetrator. [2] From December 2019 to January 2020, Rexburg police, the Fremont County sheriff's office, and the FBI intensified the investigation into the disappearances of the two children, as well as the investigation into Tammy's death and the flight of Chad and Lori from Idaho. He is now in our pet cemetery. USA TODAY. The autopsy results are not published but seeing the critical conditions of the children's dead bodies; were killed brutally. What else is happening with the bizarre case, missing kids? They are investigating her for conspiracy to commit murder. And I'll always remember them like that. April Raymond: Tylee had a network of people that really did love her, and I don't know if she knew that. As CrimeOnline previously reported, the son of Vallow's subsequent . Police in Hawaii searched Lori's rental car looking for evidence of the kids. In late 2019, he married Zulema Pastenes in, Daybell has been known by a variety of different legal names. And when she actually got to talk with him, it, yeah, just escalated from there. Michael McHugh, Diana Modica and Jack Pyle are the editors. Morgan Loew: Why do you bind somebody's feet and hands and mouth in duct tape? Police Department released video of the full interview they conducted with Tylee Ryan following the death of her stepfather, Charles Vallow Police learned what happened to JJ by once again following Alex Cox's cell phone. Autopsy confirms remains found on Chad Daybell's property belong to JJ Vallow, Tylee Ryan Chad Daybell was booked into the Fremont County Jail after police say they found what appears to be human . "[16], Authorities soon turned their attention to a Rexburg storage locker rented by Lori in October 2019. But what about the man who led them to Daybell's backyard? 0:05. [16] After repeated calls to Tylee went unanswered, Colby became more worried. Inside they discovered items belonging to or associated with Tylee and J.J., such as clothing, bikes, and photographs, all of which had been abandoned when Lori suddenly left Rexburg at the end of November 2019. But the little boy was nowhere to be seen the next morning. Vallow was married to Joseph Ryan, Tylee's father, until 2004 when the couple divorced. Something's happened to her. Morgan Loew: Everybody was hoping in the back of their minds that maybe there was a chance the kids were alive. GRAPHIC CONTENT: New clues found on #JJVallow's remains that could lead to his cause of death. Lori was charged with grand theft related to "Social Security Survivor benefits over $1,000 allocated for the care of minors Tylee Ryan and JJ Vallow that were appropriated after the children were missing and ultimately found deceased". No one wanted this. Yeah. Benjamin Hyde: That gives me the willies, look at this! Produced by Liza Finley and Richard Fetzer. Back then, the only two people who didn't seem concerned were Lori and Chad. Morgan Loew: Because of the condition of of Tylee's remains, it's hard to tell what happened to her. It's like not a care in the world. [48] There they told others that Tylee had died in 2017 and/or that Lori had no minor children. September 8, 2019 Tylee is last seen in Yellowstone National Park, along with Lori, Alex and J.J. September 23, 2019 J.J. is last seen at his new school, Kennedy Elementary in Rexburg, Idaho. ROB WOOD | Madison County/City of Rexburg Deputy Prosecuting Attorney: And what did you observe when they did that? Official statements will come from authorities. He also claimed he could read light and dark auras. JJ and Tylee Autopsy Report The couple, Lori Willow and Daybell, are charged with first-degree killing and are on death row, so the court hasn't released the autopsy results yet. Chad Cox talks with police after shooting Charles Vallow. DET. She ignored it and was arrested on the island of Kauai on child abandonment charges. [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. to that big life insurance payout Kay Woodcock got from Charles Vallow. August 5, 2021 Prosecution announces they are seeking the. [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. 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. After months of silence, they started speaking JJ's name and couldn't stop. [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. J." I felt in shock. Morgan Loew: What happened to those kids is is horrendous. All told similar stories of self-defense and were sent home. And just let them know that I love them, and I've never met anyone like them. The two soon began a private communication. August 6, 2021 James Archibald, a death-penalty-certified attorney, is appointed as co-counsel for Lori Vallow. "Where are your kids? Their conversation was recorded on the officer's bodycam. The whole school turned out to celebrate the little boy who loved to dance. That's not possible. Lori became famous when she was arrested for killing her children, 7-year-old Joshua "JJ" Vallow and 16-year-old Tylee Ryan. Patti Aronofsky is the senior producer. He's not moving. JJ Vallow and Tylee Ryan at Yellowstone National Park on September 8, 2019. Jonathan Vigliotti: What did you think when you read that email? 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 what killed them? Hey Lori. The trial is set for October 11, 2022 to December 16, 2022. We're going to do it for JJ. He was getting physical with her. "[41] Police did not pursue the matter further. His lawyers also asked that the trial be pushed back to the fall of 2023. Jonathan Vigliotti: Why do you think the children were murdered? 2019 American disappearance and homicide case, Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow's marriage and flight, Tylee was last seen September 8, 2019, at. But not everyone believes they played equal parts. 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. Because so many people were affected. Margaret Travillion: Because he was amazing. [9][10][11] Chad was arrested later that day on charges of destruction or concealment of evidence. October 1, 2019 Lori rents storage locker in Rexburg in which children's belongings are later found. The big sister who used to watch over her little brother was no longer there to protect him. May 25, 2012 Joshua Jaxon "J.J." Vallow is born, the son of Charles Vallow's nephew. 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. But it was Tylee's bond with JJ that Vaisia will always remember. Lori's estranged 4th husband, Charles Vallow, was shot and killed in July 2019 by Lori's brother, Alexander Cox, who claimed self-defense; Cox died of a blood clot on December 12, 2019. Lori Daybell is a devoted mother and she resents assertions to the contrary. But I love you with all my heart, and I have forever, and I will always love you. Conspiracy to commit first-degree murder in relation to the death of her first husband, Charles Vallow; Investigators were able to piece together what happened after this photo was taken thanks to Alex Cox. Chad Daybell was a grave digger for a profession when he was younger. Chad Daybell and Lori' Vallow's hula dancing days were numbered. 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. Her younger adopted brother, J.J., was last seen alive on September 23, 2019, at Rexburg's Kennedy Elementary School. LORI VALLOW: We're OK. How are you doing, babe? After almost 13 years of marriage, Charles Vallow filed for divorce. What turned out to be the remains of Tylee Ryan. When JJ was there, you knew he was there. Remember, Tylee was there the day Charles Vallow was killed. 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. The couple was raising two children Tylee, Lori's teenage daughter from a former marriage, and their adopted son JJ, the grandson of Charles's sister Kay Woodcock. April Raymond: She did everything for JJ, everything for Tylee. Daybell was a former gravedigger-turned-novelist and podcaster from Rexburg, Idaho, who some say was something of a local cult leader, says Morgan. 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. January 25, 2020 Local authorities locate Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow in. March 9, 2020 Lori remains in jail, and some local bail bond companies reportedly have refused to assist her. ROB WOOD: After (unintelligible) these phone calls, how did that make you feel? Roughly one month after JJ's death, Chad's 49-year-old wife Tammy Daybell, died mysteriously in her sleep. On Dec. 20, 2019, the Rexburg Police Department went public on their search for JJ and Tylee. 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. The police blurred Tylee's face, because she was a minor. After Chad and Lori's marriage two weeks after Tammy's death, law enforcement became suspicious and exhumed Tammy's corpse for autopsy.[3][4][5]. [46], As of September23, 2019[update], a doorbell video of J.J. playing with a friend is the last known video of him taken. It is horrifying! They wanted to start over. 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. In addition to the bond reduction, a jury trial for the Madison County charges against Lori was set for January 2529, 2021. Then he goes back to his apartment, and then, after 9 in the morning, his cell phone appears in Chad Daybell's backyard. She remains incarcerated in Kauai awaiting extradition to Idaho. 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. and I really love JJ. JJ Vallow and Tylee Ryan found dead. [47], Chad and Lori were married in Hawaii on November 5, 2019, two weeks after the death of Chad's first wife, Tammy Daybell. I I shot my brother-in-law in self-defense.". CBS News. And that Tylee knew the truth. "Outside and . October 2, 2019 Brandon Boudreaux, Lori Vallow's nephew-in-law, is the target of a failed drive-by shooting in. Morgan Loew: I don't know that regular people could begin to understand how he could live in that house All the while those kids were buried 50 feet away in the backyard. The corpses of J.J. and Tylee were discovered at Chad’s residence on June 9, 2020, after authorities carried out a search order there. Morgan Loew: They're in this Hawaii vacation. [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". And evilness took over their bodies. Lori goes from saying people are out to get her "I just feel like I'm being tracked all the time. December 11, 2019 Authorities decide to further investigate the death of Tammy Daybell. 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. 0:57. 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. [16], Shortly after, the Fremont County prosecutor's office announced they would be handling the case going forward. I'm still not holding it together. 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 . Cox was never charged in connection to Charles Vallow's death. November 4, 2019 Alex Cox and Melani Boudreaux arrive in Rexburg. That was such a huge red flag to me. March 21, 2022 - Judge denied Chad Daybell's request to separate his case from Lori Vallow's case. Morgan Loew: Chad had this belief that some people who were on this earth weren't really the people they were supposed to be. August 21, 2020 Chad Daybell pleads not guilty to all four of his felony counts against him. She was extradited to Idaho and transported there by officials on March 5, 2020. And so much potential. Chad Daybell was also charged with first-degree murder in the death of his former wife, Tammy Daybell. [52] At least two local bond companies were reportedly unwilling to work with her. Cindy Cesare and Alyssa Estrada are the lead development producers. in journalism,[14] and worked as a cemetery sexton, or gravedigger, among other jobs. 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. 1:11. Because of the second ruling of incompetence, the January 2023 trial date was canceled. I didn't hold it together at all. Jonathan Vigliotti: What did you think when you saw the photos of Chad and Lori in Hawaii, the ukulele in hand all smiles. RAY HERMOSILLO: I observed what looked to be brown human hair. 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They saw him several times during their stay. [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. How come you're not telling anybody where your kids are?" 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. Everyone wanted to know what happened to them. Chad Guy Daybell (born August 11, 1968, Provo, Utah)[14] married Tamara "Tammy" Douglas (May 4, 1970 October 19, 2019) in Manti, Utah, on March 9, 1990. Morgan Loew: A second team of investigators were searching a different part of the yard. Especially Tylee was a liability for what she knew. 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 . Beneath the rocks, they found thin pieces of wood paneling. Jonathan Vigliott | CBS News correspondent: How did you hold it together? [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.