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? Police Department released video of the full interview they conducted with Tylee Ryan following the death of her stepfather, Charles Vallow But not everyone believes they played equal parts. Video footage shows her and her brother, Alex Cox,[c] moving items in and out of the locker prior to her departure. [12][13] On May 25, 2021, Lori and Chad were charged with the first degree murders of Tylee, J.J., and Tammy. 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. Tylee Ashlyn Ryan (September 24, 2002 c. September 9, 2019)[a] and Joshua Jaxon "J. Ten days later, Tammy was found dead in her home, purportedly from natural causes. Ryan's sister Annie said on the "Dr. Phil" show that Vallow didn't tell her or other family members about Ryan's death for weeks. November 5, 2019 Lori Vallow marries Chad Daybell in Hawaii. Chad Daybell referred to Lori as an "eternal being" of 21 separate lives, only five of which had occurred on this planet; the same five he had lived on this planet. Yeah. A start date of January 2023 for both trials had been set,[58] but was canceled in November 2022 without a new date being set. 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. Cox said Vallow grabbed the bat from Tylee and came at him. 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. The thought of Tylee ending up that way was almost too much for Echo Itaaehau to bear. 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. 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May 25, 2012 Joshua Jaxon "J.J." Vallow is born, the son of Charles Vallow's nephew. Soon after the newlyweds returned to Rexburg from Hawaii, JJ's grandmother, Kay Woodcock, sounded the alarm. "Where are your kids? That pet cemetery just behind a bush where investigators found the charred remains of Tylee Ryan. June 29, 2021 Lori Vallow is indicted by Arizona grand jury on conspiracy to murder her husband Charles Vallow. They wanted to start fresh. 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 . How are you guys? 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. April Raymond: The way she had explained it to me about Charles was that Charles was already dead. this one sticks this one is bad. MELANIE GIBB: Take a picture of random kids to make it look like it was JJ. Because, by golly, he has to be dancing in heaven. A cemetery posted a personal ad for a goose whose mate died. I felt in shock. Patti Aronofsky is the senior producer. Authorities believe it is was they who embraced the darkness. A few weeks later, on October 19, she died in her sleep from what was initially recorded as "natural causes". He was getting physical with her. Morgan Loew: They dug up a cat. Reality and justice were not far behind. Morgan Loew: A second team of investigators were searching a different part of the yard. He had a lot of energy. In 2001, Lori married Joseph Anthony Ryan Jr., who legally adopted Colby. 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]. [57] She has since been deemed competent to stand trial after mental health treatment, incompetent, and again competent. Charles Vallow had good reason to be scared. June 13, 2020 Authorities officially confirm the remains are those of the children. 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. OFFICER DORENBUSH | Gilbert Police Department: What did she say yesterday? 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. They wanted to start over. January 11, 2021 Chad Daybell's trial was scheduled to begin. This is Chad Daybell's backyard. August 5, 2021 Prosecution announces they are seeking the. January 30, 2020 Lori misses court-ordered deadline to produce J.J. and Tylee. ROB WOOD: What did she ask you to do with that, again? CHARLES VALLOW: She threatened me, murder me, kill me. CHANDLER POLICE OFFICER [bodycam video]: So, you get in an argument? She ignored it and was arrested on the island of Kauai on child abandonment charges. Morgan Loew: He said, "I need to report a shooting. I can't conceive of a scenario where she wasn't involved. East. ROB WOOD [in court]: Where was he located when you saw him? 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. April 19, 2022 - Lori Vallow is arraigned. All told similar stories of self-defense and were sent home. 0:05. She repeatedly dodges their questions regarding his cause of death. Margaret Travillion: We're gonna talk about JJ dancing in heaven. A new trial has not been scheduled. Morgan Loew: Chad had this belief that some people who were on this earth weren't really the people they were supposed to be. J." His lawyers also asked that the trial be pushed back to the fall of 2023. Lori explained why. Police called that friend in Arizona, Melanie Gibb, to verify Lori's story, but she did not respond to their call. Chad's home was also searched by investigators. Here is what we know. Charles was so spooked by Lori he went to the police. Tylee Ashlyn Ryan (September 24, 2002 - c. September 9, 2019) [a] and Joshua Jaxon " J. J. [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. They were zombies. Morgan Loew: He goes into the house. [35] On September 24, 2019, Lori contacted the school to tell them that she was withdrawing J.J. from classes, claiming she would be homeschooling him. Two months later, Tammy's body was exhumed and autopsied. [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. Little is known about his death as investigators await results from an ongoing autopsy. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. Vaisia Itaaehau: If I had one more day with JJ and Tylee, I would want them to know how much they did for me. CHARLES VALLOW: She thinks she's a resurrected being and a and a god. [19] In 1992, at the age of 19, she married high school boyfriend Nelson Yanes, but the marriage ended in divorce shortly afterwards. 2019 American disappearance and homicide case, Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow's marriage and flight, Tylee was last seen September 8, 2019, at. The remains of the two children . [52] At least two local bond companies were reportedly unwilling to work with her. Police efforts to locate J.J. led to the discovery that Tylee was also missing. But this time he was only there for 17 minutes. 0:00. It was one of many tributes to the two lost children. POLICE OFFICER [bodycam audio]: So, we're here . 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. Michael McHugh, Diana Modica and Jack Pyle are the editors. Margaret Travillion: That it made sense. "Paint til you're blue." 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. He is now in our pet cemetery. Morgan Loew: It appears that Chandler Police believe Lori had something to do with Charles's death. 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. 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. That's an awful coincidence," reporter Morgan Loew said of the children's bodies being found buried in Daybell's backyard. Around the time of the death of Daybell's wife, Lori Vallow and . RAY HERMOSILLO: It was what appeared to be a small body tightly wrapped in black plastic, covered in duct tape. No one wanted this. Chad was booked into jail later that day on obstruction or concealment of evidence; he was later charged with felony murder. His last confirmed sighting was at Rexburg's Kennedy Elementary School. The Chandler (Az.) And the children who embraced the light. RAY HERMOSILLO [in court]: They began pulling up the sod and topsoil which revealed three large white rocks, flat rocks. [15] Chad and Tammy had five children: Garth, Emma, Seth, Leah, and Mark. An Idaho judge says Lori Vallow Daybell and Chad Daybell's triple murder case will be tried separately. [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. Margaret Travillion | LIFE co-founder: I just started crying [cries]. I don't know what your intention is on this phone call. OFFICER DORENBUSH: She threatened to murder you? Even if her mother didn't [cries]. Some believe Chad Daybell was the driving force; others believe it was Lori. But what killed them? JJ had autism and Lori seemed the ideal mother for him, says Raymond. [50], On February 20, 2020, Lori was arrested by the Kauai Police Department in Princeville, Hawaii, and charged by prosecutors in Madison County, Idaho with two felony counts of desertion and nonsupport of dependent children. Tylee Ryan autopsy report The horrible events surrounding the finding of Joshua "JJ" Vallow and Tylee Ryan in Chad Daybell's garden were detailed in court documents which spelled out whereby JJ was wrapped in plastic and restrained with duct tape as Tylee was mutilated and burnt. and It was just the beginning. Morgan Loew: What was striking about the footage that we saw was that There's no remorse. February 24, 2020 In child custody court documents. It was a fresh start all right, but not in California. May 2, 2022 - The prosecution announced that they will be seeking the death penalty for Lori Vallow. I can only say it didn't feel right. DET. And he had so many people that loved him and wanted him. She was given another 180 days to attain competence. Investigators were able to piece together what happened after this photo was taken thanks to Alex Cox. 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. Lori and Tylee and JJ are there, and so is Alex Cox. 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 . He's perfectly fine. [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. Lori told Gibb she was hiding JJ because he was in danger. JJ was wrapped in plastic and. MELANIE GIBB: Hi Chad. Lori's attorney had no comment and Chad's attorney did not respond. What is what is happening? The results were completed by February 2021 but have not been made public. OFFICER DORENBUSH: OK. Cox (who changed his surname to Pastenes, the surname of his wife) died on December 12, 2019. October 1, 2019 Lori rents storage locker in Rexburg in which children's belongings are later found. According to Gibb, Chad stated that he had lived 31 different lives on various earth-like planets. 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.". 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. 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. Jonathan Vigliotti: What did you think when you read that email? [55], On July 17, 2020, in light of the two felony counts against Lori having been dropped, her bond was lowered by Madison County judge Michelle Mallard. DET. Margaret Travillion: They say it takes a village to raise a child. In 2004, Chad founded Spring Creek Book Company, which he used to self-publish his end times fiction and other religious books. UNIDENTFIED PERSON #1: Could you get a hold of her at some point and say, "Can you please call back the officer that's been trying to call you?". Cushing is the sister of Joseph Ryan, Tylee's father and Lori's third husband. 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