Lori Vallow and Cox were questioned at the time but werent charged, as they claimed self-defense. They asked the Rexburg Police Department to perform a welfare check on JJ in November 2019. After Charles died, Woodcock feared Vallow Daybell no longer wanted the boy. JJ Vallow's biological grandparents, Kay and Larry Woodcock, said that the last time they spoke to the 7-year-old was in August. Eventually the last conversation I had with Chad was in December, of 2019, Gwilliam told the jury. According to the police documents obtained by KSL, Charles Vallow learned that his wife was having an affair with Chad Daybell in June 2019, days before he was shot. And that there was a demon living inside of him. The friend, Melanie Gibb, told police she had not seen JJ for months. FILE - A boy looks at a memorial for Tylee Ryan and Joshua "JJ" Vallow in Rexburg, Idaho, on June 11, 2020. But I love you with all my heart, and I have forever, and I will always love you. Daybell waived his right to a speedy trial, and a judge granted the request, so his will happen at a later date. July 8, 2020 5:27pm. 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. Morgan Loew: It appears that Chandler Police believe Lori had something to do with Charles's death. Vallow Daybell, friends said, was increasinglyconvinced that doomsday is around the corner. Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow married in Hawaii two weeks later, on Nov. 5, 2019. No one wanted this. I spotted a big raccoon along the fence. Shortly before he died, he changed the beneficiary of his $1 million life insurance policy from his wife to his sister. It takes a community to raise one of our children and JJ had a community. April Raymond says Lori told her one of those evil beings was her own husband Charles Vallow. And with Alex Cox went a whole incredible amount of potential information that investigators could've used on this case. Trahans DNA was compared to JJs, while Lori Vallow Daybells DNA was compared to that of Tylee Ryan. The Vallows separated the following year, with Charles Vallow filing for divorce. I can only say it didn't feel right. She told the news outlet that it is feasible that he could have died of a heart attack, but she has questions about the autopsy. Joe Ryan was cremated. JJs father, Charles Vallow, is actually Woodcocks brother: He adopted JJ as a baby We know that Lori was angry about that. The teenager had been dismembered and burned. Back then, the only two people who didn't seem concerned were Lori and Chad. But an autopsy showed she was asphyxiated to death, Prosecutor Lindsey Blake told jurors earlier this month. She was arrested in Hawaii on February 20 and held on a $5million bond. Vallow Daybell faces a felony charge in Arizona as well for allegedly conspiring to kill her fourth husband, Charles Vallow. JJs father, Charles Vallow, is actually Woodcocks brother: He adopted JJ as a baby because JJs biological parents including Woodcocks son were unable to care While JJ was missing, no one at his old school spoke his name as if that somehow made it less real. WebIn April that year, Lori Vallows third husband, Joseph Ryan, biological father to Tylee Ryan, died of an apparent heart attack. On November 26, 2019, two months after JJ was last seen, Rexburg Police came knocking on Lori's door looking for the little boy. In the months between, Tammy Daybell was also killed and the then-husband of Vallow Daybells niece, Melani Pawlowski, was shot at in Arizona. Chad Cox talks with police after shooting Charles Vallow. Jonathan Vigliotti: What went on in your mind when, weeks after Tammy died, Chad and Lori get married? Lori Vallow's kids Tylee Ryan and Joshua "JJ" Vallow have Joseph Anthony Ryan, is Tylees father. Tylee spent what's believed to be the last day of her life at Yellowstone National Park with Lori, JJ and Alex. Then he goes back to his apartment, and then, after 9 in the morning, his cell phone appears in Chad Daybell's backyard. She is also charged with conspiracy to commit first-degree murder in the death of Chad's first wife Tammy as well as related financial crimes. Tylee's friend Vaisia posted a kaleidoscope of memories online. And we're grateful that we were chosen to share and to be part of his life for the time that we did. The night before she died, Leger had made a defiant vow to a friend in a text message, voicing determination to get to the bottom of what happened to her biological son. 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. But no one acted on it and Vallow let his guard down. JJs father, Charles Vallow, is actually Woodcocks brother: He adopted JJ as a baby because JJs biological parents including Woodcocks son were unable to care He previously served as a foreign correspondent for the network's London bureau. OFFICER DORENBUSH: She threatened to murder you? Somebody else must have helped with that. Lori's attorney had no comment and Chad's attorney did not respond. ROB WOOD [in court]: Where was he located when you saw him? He had a lot of energy. At the time, Lori was married to businessman Charles Vallow. JJs biological father is Dennis Trahan, who is Kay Woodcocks son. Roughly one month after JJ's death, Chad's 49-year-old wife Tammy Daybell, died mysteriously in her sleep. RAY HERMOSILLO: I observed what looked to be brown human hair. Defense attorney John Archibald told jurors that people get to choose their religious beliefs, and that Vallow Daybell was with other people in her apartment when JJ and Tylee were murdered, and in Hawaii when Tammy Daybell died. Ahorrific discoverywould eventually be made on June 9, 2020, after authorities served a search warrant at the Rexburg home of Chad Daybell. But by 2019, that marriage had also soured. Hey Lori. Despite all of Lori's talk about demons inhabiting Charles's body, Morgan Loew says her motive may have been more mundane: money. Prosecutors allege she and her current husband, Chad Daybell, killed the children and their spouses as part of an obsessive doomsday religious belief. ROB WOOD: OK. And then what did she tell you? You can listen to "Inside the Lori Vallow Daybell Trial" on the"48 Hours" YouTube Channel. He was also still wearing a pair of red pajamas and a nighttime diaper, authorities told a courtroom during Lori's trial earlier this week. For the first day of trial, the 60 seats available were reportedlyreserved within two minutes. Morgan Loew: He tapped into this "prepper" element out there, people who wanted to prepare for Armageddon. That's not possible. Morgan Loew: Everybody was hoping in the back of their minds that maybe there was a chance the kids were alive. 2014: Charles and Lori adopted Joshua JJ Vallow, who is the biological grandson of Charless sister Kay Woodcock, and her husband Larry Woodcock.JJ had autism, and Loris attorney said his parents could not take care of him, so they agreed to adopt him. She told him that Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell believed their children had been possessed and had become zombies," the documents said. Vallow Daybell is also charged with conspiracy to commit murder in the death of Tammy Daybell. William LaGioia is the second husband of Vallow Daybell. LORI VALLOW: Well, they were going to "Frozen "2 today, so they may be at the movies. "Paint til you're blue." The criminal trial against Lori Vallow Daybell a 49-year-old Rexburg, Idaho, mother accused of killing her two children involves several states, families and a monthslong search for her kids. As part of that belief, she said people's bodies including, JJ, Tylee and Charles Vallow were possessed by evil spirits, turning them into "zombies," former friend April Raymond told "48 Hours.". Nate Eaton It's the last moments of the children's lives that keeps Echo up at night. Vaisia Itaaehau: She was a fan of his writing. He also sent an email to Tammy Daybell, police said, that said he had disturbing information about their respective spouses and urged her to contact him. Ms Vallow then went on to meet and marry Charles Vallow. But as they dug further, they found some things that were strange. Melani Pawlowski is the niece of Vallow Daybell. And his grandmother Kay Woodcock was the threat. POLICE OFFICER [Bodycam video]: How long have you lived here? I just kind of loved how she would just play with him and just always have, like, a really good time with him. Here are all the key people involved , Idaho murder suspect's former school district wont talk. He was last seen sleeping in the arms of his uncle, Lori's brotherAlex Cox, in Idaho on September 22. He was shot at in Arizona in October 2019, and police said they believe that Cox was the one who tried to shoot him. Pastenes also participated in castings with Vallow Daybell and others. Charles told police in Gilbert, Arizona, he was worried about Lori and what she could do to Due to a ruling by Judge Steven Boyce, who is presiding over the trial, there is no live video or audio of the trial. Add users and update your contact preferences, View account-related messages including emails & texts, View current & past bills, make payments, and more, Discover features, tips and basic how-to's to maximize the enjoyment of your Cox services, Cart for home internet, TV, phone or home security services. Remember, Tylee was there the day Charles Vallow was killed. But by 2019, that marriage had also soured. LORI VALLOW: He's with one of my friends in Arizona. JJs father, Charles Vallow, is actually Woodcocks brother: He adopted JJ as a baby because JJs biological parents including Woodcocks son were unable to care for the child. What turned out to be the remains of Tylee Ryan. Gifts processed in this system are not tax deductible, but are predominately used to help meet the local financial requirements needed to receive national matching-grant funds. In 2001, Vallow Daybell married again, this time to a man named Joseph Ryan. "Chad Daybell was a gravedigger for a profession when he was younger. 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. Benjamin Hyde has known Chad Daybell since the two men were missionaries together when they were 19. Lori's attorney asked the judge if she could be excused from the courtroom while the graphic testimony was shared and images of their remains shown. "She beat herself up over it all so much, it really took a toll," another source said. The boy was born to Woodcock's son and his wife, but Woodcock and her husband, Larry, cared for him as his biological parents were unable to. Kay Woodcock, the biological grandmother of slain 7-year-old Joshua "J.J." Vallow, detailed Lori Vallow's shift in priorities from her children to her "Doomsday cult" on 'Cause he had so much possibility. She finally reached out to the police. He died from a heart attack in 2018. How are you guys? Alex Cox was the brother of Vallow Daybell who fatally shot his sisters husband, Charles Vallow, in Arizona. Colby Ryan, who is Vallows son from a previous relationship, said in 2020 that his stepfather Joseph Ryan physically and sexually abused him. They dug up a dog. Morgan Loew: It's hard to discount the idea that a million-dollar life insurance policy would be a motive for a murder. There, they found human remains, later identified as JJ and Tylee his, duct-taped and in red pajamas, and hers, badly burned. The 7-year-old boy was killed and found buried in a shallow grave in June 2020 on Chad Daybells property. JJ and Tylee Facebook. Joseph Joe Ryan was the third husband of Lori Daybell. She was extradited to Idaho. Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. Vallow Daybell is accused along with her husband, Chad Daybell, of murder in connection with the deaths of Joshua "JJ" Vallow, 7, and Tylee Ryan, 16, who was last Chad Daybell, a former gravedigger turned author, podcaster and doomsday prophet, was a married father of five. Produced by Liza Finley and Richard Fetzer. I'm still not holding it together. By the time the deadline came around on January 30, Lori had failed to comply with the order. Morgan Loew: In 30 years, I've never covered a story quite like this. The whole school turned out to celebrate the little boy who loved to dance. I can't conceive of a scenario where she wasn't involved. "We had to take turns digging because the smell was so bad. Shortly after Charles death, Vallow Daybell moved to eastern Idaho with JJ, Tylee and her brother Cox. Soon after, Vallow Daybell and her children moved to Idaho. Im not hiding, why would you think Im hiding? she responds. J. J. Vallow Biological Parents. LORI VALLOW: That's why the neighbors don't know us very well. In 2012, the two adopted then 2-year-old Joshua, whose biological father was Vallow's nephew the son of his sister, Kay Woodcock. Joshua Jaxon JJ Vallow was the adopted son of Charles and Lori Daybell. In October 2019, a few months after Charles Vallow died, Tammy Daybell was found dead of what were believed at the time to be natural causes. LORI VALLOW: Wow, this is a big mess, I just talked to the guy on the phone. They were found dead in shallow graves on Chad Daybells property nine months later in June 2020. Hes Colby Ryans biological father. "She was doing everything she could to have a relationship with that baby," the source said. After months of silence, they started speaking JJ's name and couldn't stop. Blake also argued that Vallow Daybell and her husband used their religious beliefs to try to persuade those around them not to question their actions and even to justify murder. Morgan Loew: What was striking about the footage that we saw was that There's no remorse. Give directly to The Spokesman-Review's Northwest Passages community forums series -- which helps to offset the costs of several reporter and editor positions at the newspaper -- by using the easy options below. Yeah. Joshua JJ Vallow Charles and Lori Vallow adopted JJ in 2014. The 54-year-old Idaho father is accused of murder in the death of Vallow Daybells two children along with his then-wife, Tammy Daybell. Morgan Loew: He said, "I need to report a shooting. An online comment under Vallow's obituary also mentioned two kids and that was the first time Gwilliam heard anything about Lori's son and daughter, she told the jury. With Lori now in jail, Chad Daybell returned home. She had pleaded not guilty. 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. Do you think she played an active role in the deaths of her children? Wiped out in late September 2019 roughly two weeks after the big sister he adored disappeared. And he had so much love- - so much love. The 16-year-old was killed just a few days before her 17th birthday, and her body was found dismembered in June 2020 on Chad Daybells property. Todd's father was also unsuccessful in his attempts to foster the boy. She had heard enough excuses. In a separate case in Arizona, she is charged with conspiring to murder her late husband, Charles Vallow. He was adopted by Lori and her late husband Charles Vallow in The 49-year-old is charged with the murders of her children Joshua JJ Vallow, seven, and Tylee Ryan, 16, and conspiracy to He and his wife Tammy had five children. Morgan Loew: They dug up a cat. He's there for a couple of hours. 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. Trahans DNA was compared to JJs, while Lori Vallow Daybells DNA was compared to that of Tylee Ryan. She was also worried that JJ may had witnessed his fathers death. 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. Joshua Jaxon JJ Vallow was the adopted son of Charles and Lori Daybell. Joshua 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. Kay Woodcocks son was the biological father of JJ, but the Woodcocks had guardianship over JJ until the Vallows adopted him. "She threatened me, murder me, kill me," he told police in a conversation captured on video, "48 Hours" reported. And JJ loved dancing. She married again in her early 20s, and had a son named Colby before divorcing. Cox says Tylee came out of her room with a bat. WebThey later adopted Joshua Jaxon JJ Vallow. Alex told them Charles and Lori got into a fight. They were last seen in September, and they were declared missing in November after extended family urged police to investigate. Lori and Tylee and JJ are there, and so is Alex Cox. Her father was Vallows third husband, Joseph Ryan, who died of a heart attack in 2018 and had been in a bitter custody battle with Vallow over Tylee. By December, police and the FBI were searching for 16-year-old Tylee and 7-year-old JJ. 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. Gwilliam told the police the location of the pet cemetery on Chads and Tammys Salem, Idaho, property, which led to authorities finding Tylees remains, according to East Idaho News. / CBS News. Todd's parents,Kay and Larry Woodcock, temporarily fostered the boy as a baby before Charles and Lori assumed full custody to raise him as their own in Arizona. The way they found that body leads you to believe that JJ was still alive Because you don't go through all that trouble to somebody who's already dead. CHARLES VALLOW: She thinks she's a resurrected being and a and a god. "She had so much guilt [] but her belief system was that one day she'd be able to be with her son again, and I think she took comfort in that.". Chad showed his support in the courtroom as Lori was extradited to Rexburg, Idaho. And the children who embraced the light. Even while incarcerated, Lori refused to disclose where the children were, offering a series of excuses, including a claim they were staying with a "friend" in Arizona whom she failed to identify.

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