At the time, she went along with the self-defense story, but could she have changed her mind? JJ's teacher Julia Allen says he made a big impression in a small amount of time. We look forward to addressing the allegations once they have moved beyond speculation and rumor. 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. She had heard enough excuses. DET. It was then that they realized his sister Tylee was also missing. 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. It's like not a care in the world. this one sticks this one is bad. That's an awful coincidence," reporter Morgan Loew said of the children's bodies being found buried in Daybell's backyard. His lawyers also asked that the trial be pushed back to the fall of 2023. [16], In October 2019, two Venmo payments were made from Tylee's account to her older half-brother, Colby Ryan. Lori's attorney had no comment and Chad's attorney did not respond. October 1, 2019 Lori rents storage locker in Rexburg in which children's belongings are later found. They tied yellow ribbons around the trees and waited for his return. Recently released autopsy reports, photos, and results have provided crucial insight into the cause of their deaths. One of the many tributes to JJ and Tylee. Chad Daybell, a former gravedigger turned author, podcaster and doomsday prophet, was a married father of five. February 10, 2020 CBS News reports police found Tylee's cell phone with Lori's belongings in Hawaii. Michael McHugh, Diana Modica and Jack Pyle are the editors. Their conversation was recorded on the officer's bodycam. MELANIE GIBB: Horrible. There has been no new trial date set. JJ Vallow and Tylee Ryan found dead. Morgan Loew: They dug up a cat. But as they dug further, they found some things that were strange. CHARLES VALLOW: She thinks she's a resurrected being and a and a god. 911 DISPATCHER: And is he hurt? and I really love JJ. Daybell was married. POLICE OFFICER [Bodycam video]: Hi, who are are you? 2007 Alex Cox (Lori's brother) attacks Joseph Ryan with a taser and threatens his life; Cox sentenced to 90 days in jail and 5 years of probation. And the children who embraced the light. Investigative reporter and CBS News consultant Morgan Loew has covered this story since the beginning. 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. ALEX COX [bodycam]: She came out to defend my sister with her bat. 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 . that's a real thing. Chad believed the "Dark" individuals were from this earth but were followers of Satan. And that Tylee knew the truth. 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". When JJ was there, you knew he was there. The children hadn't been seen alive since the fall of 2019. 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. 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. [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. March 21, 2022 - Judge denied Chad Daybell's request to separate his case from Lori Vallow's case. "Paint til you're blue." ROB WOOD: What did she ask you to do with that, again? JJ Vallow and Tylee Ryan at Yellowstone National Park on September 8, 2019. [e] According to Gibb, by the end of the weekend, Chad told Lori the two had been married in seven previous lifetimes. Around 2015, Lori read Chad Daybell's Standing in Holy Places series of books, reportedly becoming "obsessed" with them. Authorities believe it is was they who embraced the darkness. [34] In 2013, the couple adopted Vallow's grandnephew, Joshua Jaxon "J.J." Vallow (born 2012),[35] and in late 2014, they moved to Kauai, Hawaii.[16]. Tylee was really protective over JJ. DET. "There's no place, not one, that my love can't find you.". He is now in our pet cemetery. 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. Requests from Chad to separate his case from Lori's have been denied. April Raymond: Tylee had a network of people that really did love her, and I don't know if she knew that. " 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 Chad was charged with insurance fraud "related to a life insurance policy he had on Tammy Daybell for which he was the beneficiary and received funds after her death". and she was kind of like another mama to him. And Lori thought/ that was a liability. August 21, 2020 Chad Daybell pleads not guilty to all four of his felony counts against him. Margaret Travillion: We're gonna talk about JJ dancing in heaven. Chad Daybell and Lori' Vallow's hula dancing days were numbered. I don't know who you are, what you did with Charles. 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. Morgan Loew: In 30 years, I've never covered a story quite like this. [Lori speaks] OK, just stand over there for just a second, guys. Chad's home was also searched by investigators. The whole school turned out to celebrate the little boy who loved to dance. Morgan Loew: That night, we know Alex was in his own apartment. Margaret Travillion | LIFE co-founder: Our administrator came into my office. In 2016, the Vallow family moved back to Arizona. On November 26, 2019, two months after JJ was last seen, Rexburg Police came knocking on Lori's door looking for the little boy. 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? At this point in the ongoing investigation, only Chad and Lori know the truth about what happened to JJ and Tylee. What turned out to be the remains of Tylee Ryan. JJ had autism and Lori seemed the ideal mother for him, says Raymond. August 5, 2021 Prosecution announces they are seeking the. Ryan told police that Charles Vallow was angry on the morning that. Lori Daybell is a devoted mother and she resents assertions to the contrary. Here is what we know. Jonathan Vigliotti is a CBS News correspondent based in Los Angeles. 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 . The only thing we we can know for sure is that At one point, whoever did this, dismembered her body and burned it. May 27, 2021 Lori Vallow is deemed incompetent and unfit to stand trial. She was released from the mental health facility into the custody of the Fremont County Sherriff. LORI VALLOW: That's why the neighbors don't know us very well. 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. The investigation is being led by the . They just I really thought he was comin' home. December 5, 2018 Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow meet. USA TODAY. On Dec. 20, 2019, the Rexburg Police Department went public on their search for JJ and Tylee. Conspiracy to commit first-degree murder in relation to the death of her first husband, Charles Vallow; Lori and Chad Daybell were charged with conspiracy to commit destruction, alteration or concealment of evidence. [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. He previously served as a foreign correspondent for the network's London bureau. A cemetery posted a personal ad for a goose whose mate died. 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. Because of the second ruling of incompetence, the January 2023 trial date was canceled. 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. December 11, 2019 Authorities decide to further investigate the death of Tammy Daybell. That pet cemetery just behind a bush where investigators found the charred remains of Tylee Ryan. She also believed she had been appointed another, more ominous role, says Raymond. Produced by Liza Finley and Richard Fetzer. he never hesitated to resort to violence if he believed he was defending his sister. Morgan Loew: Alex was Lori's protector. August 7, 2020 It is reported that Chandler, Arizona Police are planning to file a conspiracy to commit murder charge against Lori Daybell for the death of Charles Vallow. February 4, 2021 Prosecutor Lindsey Blake takes over the Fremont County case involving Tamara Daybell's death. [9][10][11] Chad was arrested later that day on charges of destruction or concealment of evidence. By the end of September 2019, Lori had a dead husband, Charles Vallow, and though no one yet knew it, two dead children. In 2018, Ryan died of a reported heart attack. At Chad Daybell's preliminary hearing, Detective Ray Hermosillo testified the child was covered head to toe in duct tape. March 9, 2020 Lori remains in jail, and some local bail bond companies reportedly have refused to assist her. Wiped out in late September 2019 roughly two weeks after the big sister he adored disappeared. Inside Edition obtained court documents unearthed by social media sleuths that appear to show concerns voiced by an . CHARLES VALLOW [to police officer]: She's unhinged. Jonathan Vigliott | CBS News correspondent: How did you hold it together? I I shot my brother-in-law in self-defense.". Morgan Loew: He tapped into this "prepper" element out there, people who wanted to prepare for Armageddon. [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. Police in Hawaii searched Lori's rental car looking for evidence of the kids. 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. Or Is he alive, or? In . No post-mortem or autopsy was initially performed. And evilness took over their bodies. Jonathan Vigliotti: Lori hasn't been convicted of anything yet. I spotted a big raccoon along the fence. Margaret Travillion: And I literally remember coming into the classroom in the beginning and him just being very closed off To the later part of him being with us, just to "Miss Margaret" (chuckles). Julia Allen: He was a spitfire, for sure. Benjamin Hyde: That was the number one thing that told me something was horribly wrong . [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. And JJ loved blue. 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. Morgan Loew: Every time, Kay Woodcock, would call, there would be a different excuse about where the kids were. According to Gibb, Chad stated that he had lived 31 different lives on various earth-like planets. At right is their mother's brother Alex Cox. But no one acted on it and Vallow let his guard down. January 2529, 2021 Lori Vallow's trial for the misdemeanor charges was scheduled to begin. Tylee Ashlyn Ryan (September 24, 2002 - c. September 9, 2019) [a] and Joshua Jaxon " J. J. He reportedly believed he had numerous past lives and could talk to angels. They wanted to start over. Due to this, there is a stay in her case in Idaho. May 26, 2022 - The start date of Lori Vallow's trial has been changed from October 11, 2022 to January 9, 2023. On May 1, 2020, Lori appeared for a court hearing in Rexburg to request a reduction of her $1 million bail. Tylee, 16, and her 7-year-old brother JJ Vallow were found dead in the backyard of Vallow's now-husband Chad Daybell's home outside of Rexburg, Idaho, on June 9. "Chad Daybell was a gravedigger for a profession when he was younger. JJ's grandparents, Kay and Larry Woodcock, could barely contain their grief as they listened. Morgan Loew: Chad had this belief that some people who were on this earth weren't really the people they were supposed to be. April Raymond says Lori told her one of those evil beings was her own husband Charles Vallow. Those who were "light" were "followers of Jesus Christ". Tylee spent what's believed to be the last day of her life at Yellowstone National Park with Lori, JJ and Alex. CHARLES VALLOW: She said, you're not Charles. And then Police tracked his cell phone to Lori's apartment at 2:45 in the morning on September 9th. This story previously aired on October 3, 2020. While JJ was missing, no one at his old school spoke his name as if that somehow made it less real. He was getting physical with her. January 25, 2020 Local authorities locate Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow in. When the police returned to Lori's home, she embellished her story even more. 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. [16] By February 2019, according to Charles Vallow, Lori was informing him that "she no longer cared about him or J.J." and claimed that she was the reincarnated wife of LDS founder Joseph Smith, then vanished for 58 days. 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 . [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. JJ Vallow, Tylee Ryan. Morgan Loew: He was at that property for over two hours that morning. Speculation and rumors have swirled, leaving the public with more questions than answers. [27] At age 22, she married 23-year-old William Lagioia in Travis County, Texas, on October 22, 1995. 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. There were so many times that I would die laughing. [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. I hurried and got my gun One shot did the trick. His uncle Alex Cox later went to take J. J. to his apartment. She ignored it and was arrested on the island of Kauai on child abandonment charges. He withdrew the petition one month later, saying he "wanted to try to make the marriage work". After text-messaging Tylee indicating he was worried, he received responses from Tylee's cell phone that indicated she was safe but too busy to talk. He dropped dead six months before JJ and Tylee were found. [59], On June 10, 2020, the Woodcock and Ryan families confirmed that the human remains found on Chad's property were those of Tylee and J.J. They wanted to start fresh. Chad claimed that she had retired the night before "with a terrible cough" and died in her sleep. No one wanted this. And JJ loved dancing. Reality and justice were not far behind. The judge also denies a request from prosecutors to have a jury transported from Ada County to Fremont County for the trial and re-affirms that the trial will happen in Ada County. Now the cold glare of death would shift focus to Chad Daybell's family. J." 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 biological grandmother. "When I think of Tylee and JJ, I just think of fun and love. 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. October 8, 2021 - Judge grants Chad Daybell's request for a change of venue. On June 10, his bail was set at $1 million. How are you guys? Morgan Loew: He goes into the house. Tylee Ryan autopsy report Obituary Tylee Ryan autopsy report By Samuel Sasu May 4, 2022 On June 10, 2020, the Woodcock and Ryan families confirmed that the human remains discovered on Chad's property were those of Tylee and J.J. December 8, 2022 - New trial date has been set for April 3, 2023. She was silent as her lawyers put in a plea of not guilty for her. 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. Police Department released video of the full interview they conducted with Tylee Ryan following the death of her stepfather, Charles Vallow A warning: what you are about to read may be disturbing. I just can't bear that thought. And she was like, "Margaret, you're not gonna believe this. Who got a million dollars when he died. Their cases have been merged and their team has moved to dismiss the charges and obtain a change of venue. [19] In 1992, at the age of 19, she married high school boyfriend Nelson Yanes, but the marriage ended in divorce shortly afterwards. And the only way to release their spirits to heaven was to kill the bodies. 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. JJ was wrapped in plastic and. [c] Cox tasered Ryan and threatened to murder him. August 10, 2019 The last time grandparents Larry and Kay Woodcock reportedly speak with J.J. August 30, 2019 Lori returns J.J.'s service dog, citing "a change in life circumstances". Chad Cox talks with police after shooting Charles Vallow. September 29, 2022 - For the second time, Lori Vallow-Daybell's trial has been suspended due to competency concerns. Roughly one month after JJ's death, Chad's 49-year-old wife Tammy Daybell, died mysteriously in her sleep.