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. Because of the second ruling of incompetence, the January 2023 trial date was canceled. Police initially determined that Cox acted in self-defense, but the case was reopened later that year when Lori's children Tylee Ryan, 16, and Joshua "JJ" Vallow, seven, were reported missing. Or Is he alive, or? December 8, 2022 - New trial date has been set for April 3, 2023. Tammy Daybell Autopsy Results Released by Authorities ALEX COX [bodycam]: She came out to defend my sister with her bat. 'Cause he had so much possibility. A few weeks later, on October 19, she died in her sleep from what was initially recorded as "natural causes". 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After months of silence, they started speaking JJ's name and couldn't stop. CHARLES VALLOW: She threatened me, murder me, kill me. April Raymond: I feel like it's difficult to conceive of a scenario where she didn't. April 28, 2022 - Judge Boyce denied request from Chad Daybell's attorney to drop his charges. 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 . And just let them know that I love them, and I've never met anyone like them. This is to make sure that she and Chad Daybell will be tried together. I was not OK with it because she told something to the police that was not true So, I was I had a really bad feeling in my stomach, and I felt very shooken [sic] up by it. Jonathan Vigliotti: Lori hasn't been convicted of anything yet. "Chad Daybell was a gravedigger for a profession when he was younger. Police called that friend in Arizona, Melanie Gibb, to verify Lori's story, but she did not respond to their call. 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. Autopsy completed in investigation of Tammy Daybell's death POLICE OFFICER [Bodycam video]: Hi, who are are you? LORI VALLOW: He's with one of my friends in Arizona. 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. [46], As of September23, 2019[update], a doorbell video of J.J. playing with a friend is the last known video of him taken. 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. DET. ROB WOOD: What did she ask you to do with that, again? Autopsy performed on Idaho remains positively identifies JJ and Tylee [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. She ignored it and was arrested on the island of Kauai on child abandonment charges. 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. Morgan Loew: Lori, at that point takes JJ to school. Over the past year, Cushing has advocated . It was then that they realized his sister Tylee was also missing. Chad Daybell, a former gravedigger turned author, podcaster and doomsday prophet, was a married father of five. Colby and J.J.'s grandparents pleaded with the Daybells to return the children, with the latter offering a reward of $20,000. He's not moving. I can only say it didn't feel right. July 17, 2020 Lori Daybell's jury trial was set in Madison County for January 2529, 2021, on three misdemeanor charges. 1:11. Morgan Loew: Every time, Kay Woodcock, would call, there would be a different excuse about where the kids were. March 22, 2021 Scheduled court date for Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell. And the children who embraced the light. 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 and Lori' Vallow's hula dancing days were numbered. This discovery was officially confirmed by Rexburg police on June 13. Yeah. The body of Chad's wife, Tammy Daybell, has been exhumed and investigators are now calling her death suspicious. Morgan Loew: It appears that Chandler Police believe Lori had something to do with Charles's death. They both had unconditional love for each other. He referred to others as light or "dark" and various gradations in between. 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We look forward to addressing the allegations once they have moved beyond speculation and rumor. Tylee Ryan cause of death - vimbuzz.com I just kind of loved how she would just play with him and just always have, like, a really good time with him. And finally. Morgan Loew: Somehow, in 17 minutes, there was a grave dug and filled in. Tylee's body was dismembered and burned, according to court documents, while JJ's. LORI VALLOW: We're OK. How are you doing, babe? 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. Morgan Loew: They're in this Hawaii vacation. "48 Hours" and correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti detail the investigation into the heartbreaking national search for two missing children, the life of their mother Lori Vallow, and what is ahead in the case against Vallow and her new husband Chad Daybell, who have each been indicted on murder charges for the deaths of Tylee Ryan and JJ Vallow. May 2, 2022 - The prosecution announced that they will be seeking the death penalty for Lori Vallow. "48 Hours" reached out to Chad and Lori's attorneys to ask whether their clients had some involvement in the children's deaths. Tylee & JJ's Cause of Death: How Did the Vallow Children Die March 21, 2022 - Judge denied Chad Daybell's request to separate his case from Lori Vallow's case. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. One of the many tributes to JJ and Tylee. 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?". They dug up a dog. Autopsies for 'Cult mom' children found dead in Chad Daybell's backyard Newly released video shows Tylee Ryan fidget as she talks to Chandler, Arizona police about her stepdad's shooting death. 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. They wanted to start fresh. 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. And they cut through that. BREAKING: Coroner releases autopsy results for 'Cult mom' Lori Vallow's Instead of helping search, they skipped off to another vacation back in Hawaii. Noah Rodriguez. What else is happening with the bizarre case, missing kids? The judge denied her request. February 10, 2020 CBS News reports police found Tylee's cell phone with Lori's belongings in Hawaii. Chad later stayed at the Vallow residence in Arizona. LORI VALLOW: Well, they were going to "Frozen "2 today, so they may be at the movies. At 9:55 a.m. on September 23, 2019, Cox returned to Chad Daybell's backyard. Lori and Chad Daybell were charged with the same crime: conspiracy to commit destruction, alteration or concealment of evidence. It's the last moments of the children's lives that keeps Echo up at night. Inside the mysterious case of 3 deaths, 2 missing children and a We're going to do it for JJ. 0:57. 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 . The court released an audio-only version of that conversation. J." ", Margaret Travillion [reading aloud] "If you're working or playing or sitting with friends you can [cries] dance til you're dizzy." JJ Vallow, Tylee Ryan. And when she actually got to talk with him, it, yeah, just escalated from there. Lori and Tylee and JJ are there, and so is Alex Cox. 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. 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. The timeline in the disappearance and tragic deaths of JJ Vallow - KIVI That's an awful coincidence . We know that Lori was angry about that. RAY HERMOSILLO: I observed what looked to be brown human hair. Morgan Loew: Lori sort of viewed Alex as the destroyer of bad things in her eyes he was there to take care of the problems. Their souls had left them. Tylee was last seen alive at Yellowstone National Park on September 8, 2019. He pled guilty and was sentenced to 90 days in jail, which he served in Austin, Texas. 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. April Raymond: I feel like whatever story we were given about how Charles was killed was not the truth. September 9, 2020. Echo Itaaehau: I didn't. Margaret Travillion | LIFE co-founder: I just started crying [cries]. His birth name was Canaan Todd Trahan. Morgan Loew: He was at that property for over two hours that morning. The autopsy results are not published but seeing the critical conditions of the children's dead bodies; were killed brutally. Daybell was a former gravedigger-turned-novelist and podcaster from Rexburg, Idaho, who some say was something of a local cult leader, says Morgan. As CrimeOnline previously reported, the son of Vallow's subsequent . There were so many times that I would die laughing. They Googled Charles Vallow's name and learned the truth. Lori's brother, Alex Cox, the man she considered her protector, moved into the same complex. Authorities in Arizona are also investigating the shooting death of Lori's former husband, Charles Vallow. She also believed she had been appointed another, more ominous role, says Raymond. July 29, 2021 Prosecution drops charges for counts of conspiracy to destroy, alter, or conceal evidence against Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow. Sometime in 2018 Lori met Chad Daybell and spent time with him away from her family. RAY HERMOSILLO: It was what appeared to be a small body tightly wrapped in black plastic, covered in duct tape. On May 1, 2020, Lori appeared for a court hearing in Rexburg to request a reduction of her $1 million bail. Kind of a heaviness on the campus. Official statements will come from authorities. And evilness took over their bodies. It appears the first problem was a 16-year-old girl: Tylee Ryan. [16] Colby has said he had not heard from Tylee since these texts. He dropped dead six months before JJ and Tylee were found. Around the time of the death of Daybell's wife, Lori Vallow and . 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. 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. Reality and justice were not far behind. And his grandmother Kay Woodcock was the threat. November 30, 2019 Newly divorced Melani Boudreaux marries Ian Pawlowski of Rexburg in Las Vegas, one day after Alex Cox (Melani's uncle) wed Zulema Pastenes. 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 Daybell's backyard. Produced by Liza Finley and Richard Fetzer. Jonathan Vigliotti: Why do you think the children were murdered? DET. JJ's grandparents, Kay and Larry Woodcock, could barely contain their grief as they listened. It is horrifying! He's the sweetest soul I've ever met. The heartbreaking deaths of Tylee Ryan and Joshua "JJ" Vallow have remained a mystery to many. [45] Melani Boudreaux, Lori's niece, reportedly shares these beliefs. 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]. April Raymond met Lori in 2015 in Hawaii. Conspiracy to commit first-degree murder in relation to the death of her first husband, Charles Vallow; 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. 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. '", Through their lawyer, the Daybells stated that, "Chad Daybell was a loving husband and he has the support of his children in this matter. Lori Daybell is a devoted mother and she resents assertions to the contrary. [54], On June 9, 2020, police executed a search warrant at Chad's home, where they discovered human remains buried in a purported pet cemetery. To his sister. How are you guys? Authorities believe J. J. died around that time frame based on location data on the cell phone of his uncle. [15] Chad and Tammy had five children: Garth, Emma, Seth, Leah, and Mark. One of those close friends was April Raymond. Tylee & JJss Cause Of Death, How Did Tylee & JJs Die? 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. 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. Vaisia Itaaehau: She was a fan of his writing. And she was like, "Margaret, you're not gonna believe this. He is now in our pet cemetery. April Raymond: And she had described Tylee as having a dark spirit. Cox says he came back and shot Charles Vallow dead. It was one of many tributes to the two lost children. MELANIE GIBB: He brought JJ into the house during the middle of the podcast. July 15, 2022 - Lori Vallow-Daybells attorneys ask Judge Steven Boyce to clarify language in charges, separating potentially joined counts. November 5, 2019 Lori Vallow marries Chad Daybell in Hawaii. March 9, 2020 Lori remains in jail, and some local bail bond companies reportedly have refused to assist her. [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. Lori started doing podcasts with Daybell and began telling people she was a supernatural being appointed by God to lead the 144,000 chosen into the millennium. In 2004, Chad founded Spring Creek Book Company, which he used to self-publish his end times fiction and other religious books. Joshua, aged 7, and Tylee, age 16, went to Yellowstone National park with Loris and Loris's Brother. [47], Chad and Lori were married in Hawaii on November 5, 2019, two weeks after the death of Chad's first wife, Tammy Daybell. Tylee Ryan autopsy report - vimbuzz.com Tylee and JJ Cause of Death: What Reason Does Their Autopsy Report So angry she was still talking about it when the Rexburg police first came to her door looking for JJ. DET. 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. Somebody else must have helped with that. Her 17-year-old daughter Tylee Ryan and 7-year-old son Joshua "JJ" Vallow have not been seen since September, and Vallow has refused to cooperate with the police investigation into her children's disappearance. And I'll always remember them like that. April Raymond says Lori told her one of those evil beings was her own husband Charles Vallow. [14], In 2015, Chad claimed he heard a voice telling him to relocate to Rexburg, Idaho. Both Tylee Ryan and JJ Vallow were found dead in Chad Daybell's estate in Salem, Idaho, and their cause of death is still not confirmed. [ Lori] knows where they are or what has happened to them, but she has 'completely refused to assist this investigation, [choosing instead to leave the state with her new husband]. ST. ANTHONY, Idaho A married couple accused in a triple murder case will be tried separately, an Idaho judge ruled Thursday. The remains of the two children . Tylee Ryan autopsy report - Ghanafuo 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. May 27, 2021 Lori Vallow is deemed incompetent and unfit to stand trial. But what killed them? The Chandler (Az.) Margaret Travillion: They say it takes a village to raise a child. 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. Hey Lori. [16] After repeated calls to Tylee went unanswered, Colby became more worried. 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. [2] When Rexburg police and the FBI arrived the next day to search the home, it was abandoned. Nancy Kramer is the executive story editor. J. J. was last seen on the evening of September 22, 2019, at his mother Lori Daybell's Rexburg apartment. [33], On February 24, 2006, Lori married Leland Anthony Vallow (August 17, 1956, Calcasieu, Louisiana July 11, 2019, Chandler, Arizona), commonly known as Charles Vallow, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Morgan Loew: They dug up a cat. 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. Lori Vallow Daybell and her husband Chad Daybell were set to stand trial on April 3, 2023, over the murders of her children, JJ, 7, and Tylee, 17, but at a status hearing, Judge Boyce severed the . In addition to the bond reduction, a jury trial for the Madison County charges against Lori was set for January 2529, 2021. 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 . 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. I never even considered that they weren't. That's an awful coincidence," reporter Morgan Loew said of the children's bodies being found buried in Daybell's backyard. January 25, 2020 Local authorities locate Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow in. How Did JJ Vallow & Tylee Ryan Die? Forensic Expert Weighs In on The judge lowered her bail to $1 million. 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". OFFICER DORENBUSH: She threatened to murder you? Cox says Tylee came out of her room with a bat. But I love you with all my heart, and I have forever, and I will always love you. August 21, 2020 Chad Daybell pleads not guilty to all four of his felony counts against him. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. Several weeks after their initial meeting, Lori's husband left town on a business trip and Lori held an intimate overnight gathering at her home. Morgan Loew: Charles He was worried about his safety and the safety of his children. It takes a community to raise one of our children and JJ had a community. Morgan Loew: What was striking about the footage that we saw was that There's no remorse. CHARLES VALLOW: She thinks she's a resurrected being and a and a god. And with Alex Cox went a whole incredible amount of potential information that investigators could've used on this case. Morgan Loew: Everybody was hoping in the back of their minds that maybe there was a chance the kids were alive. The evidence of course will speak for itself. In the filing, Charles claims that, in late January 2019, Lori threatened to murder him if he got in the way of her, July 11, 2019 Charles Vallow is shot dead in. Because so many people were affected. LORI VALLOW: Like, "Hi neighbors, sorry" [laughs]. I hurried and got my gun One shot did the trick. A cemetery posted a personal ad for a goose whose mate died. 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. Investigators were able to piece together what happened after this photo was taken thanks to Alex Cox. 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.