Lori Vallows family has said that she had long been obsessed with death and the afterlife and that her marriage to Daybell pushed her deeper into her beliefs. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. CHANDLER POLICE OFFICER [bodycam video]: So, you get in an argument? The last time anyone saw Tylee Ryan was in September 2019, when the family took a trip to Yellowstone National Park. 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. He let me know the police were over at Lori Vallows home in Rexburg and that they were inquiring about where JJ was, Gibb said. It is horrifying! We started to uncover just burnt flesh, charred bone, the smell was again of a decomposing body," added the detective of Tylee's remains, which had been dismembered and dispersed around the ground. In September 2019, Vallow Daybell moved to Rexburg from Arizona just months after Charles Vallow was shot and killed by Cox and her children went missing less than a month later. They Googled Charles Vallow's name and learned the truth. Melani Pawlowski outside a courthouse in Mesa, Ariz., on Feb. 27, 2020. Joshua Both Lori Vallow Daybell and Chad Daybell were members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, also known as the Mormon church. "There's no place, not one, that my love can't find you.". Lori Vallow and Cox were questioned at the time but werent charged, as they claimed self-defense. 911 DISPATCHER: And is he hurt? But I love you with all my heart, and I have forever, and I will always love you. She told jurors that JJ was born with some disabilities and was diagnosed with autism. Tylee Ryans father, Joseph Ryan, died in 2018 of a heart attack. The children were homeschooled. It just seems very unlikely. But he was never formally charged with a crime because the 51-year-old died from a blood clot in December 2019. Margaret Travillion: And just that growth of watching him come out of himself was just wonderful. Joshua Jaxon JJ Vallow a high-energy 7-year-old boy with a goofy smile died from asphyxiation because of a plastic bag over his head and duct tape over his It appears the first problem was a 16-year-old girl: Tylee Ryan. Alex Cox, Lori's brother, incredibly, had also died. Kay Woodcock testified the first week of Loris trial that her son and his girlfriend gave JJ up And they cut through that. The trial, in Boise, Idaho, could last up to 12 weeks as the prosecution and Vallows defense team try to cover multiple allegations. 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. Hey Lori. Lori Vallow's kids Tylee Ryan and Joshua "JJ" Vallow have Joseph Anthony Ryan, is Tylees father. She was devastated when she learned Chad Daybell remarried just a couple of weeks after Tammy died, she said, but he told her that he and his new wife connected because they were both grieving over deceased spouses. In his brief obituary, he is called a loving father to sons Cole, Zach and Joshua Jaxon JJ Vallow. 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. And we're grateful that we were chosen to share and to be part of his life for the time that we did. In an interview with NBCs Dateline in 2020, Gibb described Vallow as a puppet on Daybells hand. But this time he was only there for 17 minutes. Prosecutors have alleged that the couple planned to kill Tylee and steal the Social Security benefits she was receiving because her father had died. And then Police tracked his cell phone to Lori's apartment at 2:45 in the morning on September 9th. Michael McHugh, Diana Modica and Jack Pyle are the editors. April Raymond: I feel like whatever story we were given about how Charles was killed was not the truth. Jurors were shown graphic photos of JJ's remains on Tuesday, showing the boy's decomposed face and arms bound with tape. His sister Tylee had also vanished without a trace days earlier, having last been seen during a family vacation to Yellowstone National Park on September 8. And she comes back later with Tylee. She finally reached out to the police. RAY HERMOSILLO: Under the bucket was a partial human skull. Joshua JJ Vallow Charles and Lori Vallow adopted JJ in 2014. The whole school turned out to celebrate the little boy who loved to dance. An aerial view of Todd Daybell's backyard, where the remains of JJ Vallow and Tylee Ryan were found in June. First published on April 10, 2023 / 10:41 AM. I can only say it didn't feel right. He said in the 911 call that he "got in a fight with my brother-in-law and I shot him." Chad Daybell is also charged with the murders of JJ, Tylee, and Tammy. According to video obtained by NBC affiliate KPNX of Phoenix, Charles Vallow told police that his wife believed she was a god and that she believed someone had taken over his body. Police said they believe Cox attempted to shoot Brandon Boudreaux in October 2019, according to KSL. He dropped dead six months before JJ and Tylee were found. Melani Boudreaux Pawlowski is Lori Vallows niece, and in 2019 she was divorced from Brandon Boudreaux. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. At Chad Daybell's preliminary hearing, Detective Ray Hermosillo testified the child was covered head to toe in duct tape. Jonathan Vigliotti: Why do you think the children were murdered? "Part of her mission on Earth was to eliminate the darkness, the demonic the evil," Raymond said. 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 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 . Chad Daybell whose trial date hasnt been set also faces a first-degree murder charge in Tammy Daybells death. Over time, the pair apparently became convinced that JJ, Tylee, and Tammy had all been possessed by dark spirits, and the only way to rid them of their "demons" was to kill them. Todd's parents, Kay and Larry Woodcock, April Raymond: And she had described Tylee as having a dark spirit. Sometime between 9 p.m. and midnight on September 22, the last night of their visit, Lori, Melanie and David were in the kitchen doing a religious podcast when Alex Cox appeared. this one sticks this one is bad. 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.". Judy Tygard is the executive producer. The teenager had been dismembered and burned. Witnesses have had differing accounts on whether Vallow Daybell knew about the life insurance change before he died. Somebody else must have helped with that. Margaret Travillion: It just didn't make any sense why would you tell us he committed suicide last week and he's been gone for two weeks and he was actually shot by your brother? He previously served as a foreign correspondent for the network's London bureau. First published on October 3, 2020 / 11:09 PM. Trahans DNA was compared to JJs, while Lori Vallow Daybells DNA was compared to that of Tylee Ryan. Lori Vallows daughter was allegedly molested by her biological father years before her doomsday-obsessed mom Joshua, known as JJ, had autism, They started by removing a top layer of earth on a 4 foot-by-2 foot patch of grass that was shorter than the rest. The evidence of course will speak for itself. "She was completely devastated [when JJ was found dead]," the friend told The U.S. Sun. Melanie Gibb testified, "She asked me just to pick up my phone and take a picture of random kids to make it look like it was JJ.". Joshua "JJ" Vallow and Tylee Ryan were found dead on the property of their step-father's home this week, police say, a horrific discovery that brought a tragic end 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. Who got a million dollars when he died. / CBS News. Vaisia Itaaehau: She was a fan of his writing. By the summer of 2019, Charles Vallow had gone to the police twice claiming there was something desperately wrong with his estranged wife Lori Vallow. Gibb told the court that Lori Vallow had manipulated her into thinking Joshua could be in danger. In the months between, Tammy Daybell was also killed and the then-husband of Vallow Daybells niece, Melani Pawlowski, was shot at in Arizona. 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. 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. Ahorrific discoverywould eventually be made on June 9, 2020, after authorities served a search warrant at the Rexburg home of Chad Daybell. that's a real thing. But an autopsy showed she was asphyxiated to death, Prosecutor Lindsey Blake told jurors earlier this month. 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. And now we're gonna talk about it. Like many expectant mothers, Miranda Kekauoha had a plan. RAY HERMOSILLO: He had duct tape continuously wrapped from elbow all the way around his arms, over his hands, all the way to his right elbow. We were so worried about JJ, and did he see what happened to his dad, Woodcock told jurors. 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. Alex Cox was the brother of Vallow Daybell who fatally shot his sisters husband, Charles Vallow, in Arizona. LORI VALLOW: My husband switched his life insurance policy to her right? By the time the deadline came around on January 30, Lori had failed to comply with the order. JJs father, Charles Vallow, is actually Woodcocks brother: He adopted JJ as a baby But what about the man who led them to Daybell's backyard? LORI VALLOW: OK, sure. The sister of Tammy Daybell, who was killed in what His cell phone left a digital map. Vallow Daybell is also charged with grand theft, a felony, allegedly for collecting Social Security benefits on behalf of her children, including those Tylee was receiving because of her father's death. The two also held gatherings of people who shared their increasingly fervent beliefs: "48 Hours" reported Vallow Daybell believed she was chosen to lead the 144,000 people who would survive the end times. Colby Ryan is Vallow Daybells eldest son. Do you think she played an active role in the deaths of her children? A grand jury charged her with conspiracy to commit murder in the first degree nearly two years after his death, the Maricopa County Attorneys Office said. When Colby Ryan Lori Vallow's only living child entered the Boise, Idaho, courtroom where she is on trial, Vallow mouthed, "Oh my baby." Reality and justice were not far behind. Despite all of Lori's talk about demons inhabiting Charles's body, Morgan Loew says her motive may have been more mundane: money. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission. They both had deception in them.. "We uncovered bits and pieces of Tylee - who we assumed was Tylee," he added. Vaisia Itaaehau: I loved being around JJ and Tylee. I just can't bear that thought. Jonathan Vigliotti: What did you think when you read that email? Joshua Vallow, sometimes referred to by the nickname JJ, was adopted in 2014 by Lori and her fourth husband, Charles Vallow. In 2012, the two adopted then 2-year-old Joshua, whose biological father was Vallow's nephew the son of his sister, Kay Woodcock. He's not moving. Not a good match. But it was Tylee's bond with JJ that Vaisia will always remember. Charles Vallow had good reason to be scared. She had heard enough excuses. His mother, Lori Vallow, who is Joshua's adopted mother and Tylee's biological mother, knows where the missing kids are or what happened to them but has refused to help with the case, according to Rexburg police. 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. Lori Vallow also has an adult son, Colby Ryan. Im not hiding, why would you think Im hiding? she responds. Morgan Loew: The medical examiner performed an autopsy on Alex Cox and found that he died of natural causes. Lori, Alex and Tylee were questioned at the police headquarters. since JJs adoptive father, Charles Vallow, is deceased. But by 2019, that marriage had also soured. I I shot my brother-in-law in self-defense.". Yeah. Morgan Loew: He said, "I need to report a shooting. Lori refused several law enforcement orders to produce the children to officials. MELANIE GIBB: He carried him in, and he was asleep. After months of silence, they started speaking JJ's name and couldn't stop. NFL RedZone, MLB Extra Innings, Latino, Movies and more! Cox told police the shooting was in self defense, and was never charged in the case. 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. Morgan Loew: He goes into the house. POLICE OFFICER [bodycam audio]: So, we're here . Margaret Travillion | LIFE co-founder: I just started crying [cries]. And when she actually got to talk with him, it, yeah, just escalated from there. JJ Vallow's biological grandparents, Kay and Larry Woodcock, said that the last time they spoke to the 7-year-old was in August. He told authorities the Jeep appeared to be one Charles Vallow had given Tylee. Lori later told police that she walked past Vallow on the floor and went outside. 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. He was adopted by her third husband. Charles Vallow is the late husband of Lori Vallow Daybell. April Raymond met Lori in 2015 in Hawaii. I felt in shock. 'Cause I didn't want to. Instead of helping search, they skipped off to another vacation back in Hawaii. Vallow Daybell is also charged with conspiracy to commit murder in the death of Tammy Daybell. July 8, 2020 5:27pm. "48 Hours" reached out to Chad and Lori's attorneys to ask whether their clients had some involvement in the children's deaths. What turned out to be the remains of Tylee Ryan. The wedding also took place just weeks after Daybell'swife of 30 years Tammyhad died suddenly in her sleep - a death police first deemed natural but now believe to have been caused by asphyxiation. Charles and Lori Vallow were married in 2006 and although legally still married were estranged by 2019, when divorce papers were filed. Lori Vallow is accused of killing two of her children and a former husband and conspiring to kill the late wife of her current husband, Chad Daybell. Lori and Chad Daybell were charged with conspiracy to commit destruction, alteration or concealment of evidence. April Raymond says Lori told her one of those evil beings was her own husband Charles Vallow. Lori's attorney had no comment and Chad's attorney did not respond. Daybellowned a religious publishing company, and his own writing focused on fringe beliefs, including what he said were his own near-death experiences and the end times. JJs biological grandparents, Kay and Larry Woodcock JJs father is their son, and Kay is Charles Vallows sister became concerned when they were unable to speak with the boy on the phone. Lori Vallows murder trial is underway, a complicated case in which she is accused of killing two of her children and her estranged husband and conspiring to kill her current husbands late wife. By the end of September 2019, Lori had a dead husband, Charles Vallow, and though no one yet knew it, two dead children. Gibb handed that secret recording to authorities, and investigators launched a nationwide search but not just for JJ. Chad Daybell also faces criminal charges in the deaths of Tylee and Joshua, as well as in the death of his late wife, Tammy Daybell. Tammy Daybell, the first wife of Chad Daybell, died in October 2019. He also expressed fear that she might hurt their children. Cox said Vallow grabbed the bat from Tylee and came at him. Tylee had last been seen alive a few weeks earlier, but at the time Ryan didnt know she was missing. Patti Aronofsky is the senior producer. Best friends Vaisia Itaaehau and Tylee Ryan. A condition of the adoption was that the Woodcocks remain in JJs life. Gibb said they believed they were casting out dark spirits who were possessing people. The 7-year-old boy was killed and found buried in a shallow grave in June 2020 on Chad Daybells property. After Charles died, Woodcock feared Vallow Daybell no longer wanted the boy. The 49-year-old is charged with the murders of her children Joshua JJ Vallow, seven, and Tylee Ryan, 16, and conspiracy to Kay Woodcock asked police in Rexburg, Idaho, to check on JJ in November but Vallow Daybell told police he was in Arizona with a family friend. She was arrested in Hawaii on February 20 and held on a $5million bond. I hurried and got my gun One shot did the trick. Charles Vallow, meanwhile, had been shot dead by Alex Cox in July 2019. 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. Shortly after Charles death, Vallow Daybell moved to eastern Idaho with JJ, Tylee and her brother Cox. ROB WOOD: How did Alex Cox bring JJ into the house? Both have pleaded not guilty to all charges. For Mandy, the news of her son's horrific death cut just as deeply. He was adopted by Lori and her late husband Charles Vallow in I felt in shock. Because so many people were affected. Lori Vallows estranged cousin has revealed one of her most haunting fears about the murders for which the so-called cult mom is currently on trial. CHAD DAYBELL phone call]: Hello, sweet Melanie. According to a probable cause affidavit filed against Daybell, Gibb told authorities she had visited the couple at their home between Sept. 19, 2019, and Sept. 23, 2019. 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 Vallow Daybells first marriage, to a high school sweetheart when she was just 19, ended quickly. They dug up a dog. Chad Daybells jury trial hasnt been scheduled. Tammy and Chad Daybell had five children together. And Lori thought/ that was a liability. In the winter of 2019, Charles Vallow changed the beneficiary of his $1 million life insurance policy from Lori to his sister Kay Woodcock, JJ's April Raymond: I feel like it's difficult to conceive of a scenario where she didn't. 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. No one wanted this. According to court filings by Boudreaux, obtained by East Idaho News, Boudreaux alleged that Pawlowski expressed concerns for Joshua and Tylee's safety. Chad Daybells jury trial hasnt been scheduled. DET. Kay Vallow Woodcock is sister to Charles, Loris fourth husband. I spotted a big raccoon along the fence. REXBURG Court documents released Friday evening detail the horrific manner in which Joshua JJ Vallow and Tylee Ryan were found in Chad Daybells backyard. 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. 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. 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. He told them she had lost her reality and threatened to kill him. Authorities believe it is was they who embraced the darkness. Daybell was a former gravedigger-turned-novelist and podcaster from Rexburg, Idaho, who some say was something of a local cult leader, says Morgan. She told jurors that JJ was born with some disabilities and was diagnosed with autism. JJ Vallow's birth mom made a heart-wrenching plea for answers for her murdered son just hours before she died from heart complications, a friend has said.