In a podcast interview, Adam Cox also said he believed his brother had been indoctrinated with the same end-of-times beliefs as Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell. Multiple witnesses have said in testimony or presented evidence that Vallow Daybell wasnt aware hed changed his policy before he died, but one witness Vallow Daybells former friend Melanie Gibb said Vallow Daybell knew. POLICE OFFICER [Bodycam video]: Hi, who are are you? 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. Charles Vallow - Charles was JJ's adoptive father and Tylee's stepfather. And we got nothing for me to raise JJ. The prosecution is arguing that Vallow Daybell wanted, as Fremont County Prosecuting Attorney Lindsey Blake said in her opening statement, "money, power and sex," and wouldn't let anything stand in her way. HBO Max, SHOWTIME, STARZ, MGM+ & Cinemax. FILE - A boy looks at a memorial for Tylee Ryan and Joshua "JJ" Vallow in Rexburg, Idaho, on June 11, 2020. The police blurred Tylee's face, because she was a minor. Cox told police he shot Charles Vallow, but Cox died before the re-investigation into the death and the grand jury. Two childrenTylee Ryan, age 17; and Joshua J.J. Vallow, age 7died under suspicious circumstances while under the care of their mother, Lori Vallow. LORI VALLOW: We're OK. How are you doing, babe? Gibb said they believed they were casting out dark spirits who were possessing people. Leger reportedly had visitation rights for the first six months of JJ's life before she relapsed and was ordered to go to rehab in order to regain access to her son, one source said. since JJs adoptive father, Charles Vallow, is deceased. Eventually the last conversation I had with Chad was in December, of 2019, Gwilliam told the jury. he never hesitated to resort to violence if he believed he was defending his sister. She and her husband, Larry, are JJs grandparents, which makes Charles JJs biological great-uncle. Melanie Gibb, a former friend of Lori Vallow. Alex told them Charles and Lori got into a fight. Court documents later showed that Joshuas remains had been buried in a pet cemetery and that Tylee had been dismembered and burned in a fire pit. Jurors were heard gasping throughout the harrowing testimony. But this time he was only there for 17 minutes. Documents in the police investigation obtained by NBC affiliate KSL of Salt Lake City said a friend of the couple told authorities Chad Daybell claimed to have had a vision that Tammy would die on a trip and that when she didnt, he began to believe she had been taken over by a spirit and was a zombie.. The friend, Melanie Gibb, told police she had not seen JJ for months. Brandon witnessed the Jeep and observed a rifle with a silencer come out of the rear window of the Jeep and then Brandons vehicle was shot once in the front drivers doorframe, according to the probable cause affidavit. JJ and Tylee Facebook. And evilness took over their bodies. I dont even think there was a fight, Adam Cox said in the interview. Morgan Loew: Charles He was worried about his safety and the safety of his children. Charles told police in Gilbert, Arizona, he was worried about Lori and what she could do to She finally reached out to the police. Lori later told police that she walked past Vallow on the floor and went outside. J.J.s birth father is Kay Woodcocks son, who lost custody of the boy before he was adopted by Charles and Lori Vallow. Tylees remains, meanwhile, were so badly burned that investigators were unable to determine a cause of death. She married again in her early 20s, and had a son named Colby before divorcing. But what about the man who led them to Daybell's backyard? Hey Lori. ", Margaret Travillion [reading aloud] "If you're working or playing or sitting with friends you can [cries] dance til you're dizzy." CHARLES VALLOW [to Officer Dorenbush]: She's psychologically, she's gone. Benjamin Hyde: That gives me the willies, look at this! Tammy Daybell, the first wife of Chad Daybell, died in October 2019. 2. WebThey later adopted Joshua Jaxon JJ Vallow. But by 2019, that marriage had also soured. This is Chad Daybell's backyard. Leger and JJ's biological father, Todd Trahan, suffered from substance abuse issues and JJ was born addicted to drugs. Witnesses have described finding the bodies of JJ and Tylee as well as Vallow Daybell's religious beliefs. He reportedly believed he had numerous past lives and could talk to angels. April Raymond JJ was very difficult to take care of So I really admired how patient she was with him and how much care she took of him. And they cut through that. Around 6:45 p.m. that evening, they left Yellowstone and drove back to the apartment complex in Rexburg. I was also given biological samples from Joshua J. Vallow - which also consisted of a molar and section of rib. But no one acted on it and Vallow let his guard down. Both have pleaded not guilty to all charges. He previously served as a foreign correspondent for the network's London bureau. What turned out to be the remains of Tylee Ryan. 'Cause I didn't want to. RAY HERMOSILLO: Under the bucket was a partial human skull. LORI VALLOW: OK, sure. Tylee was born around 2002. They were zombies. Police said they believe Cox attempted to shoot Brandon Boudreaux in October 2019, according to KSL. And when she actually got to talk with him, it, yeah, just escalated from there. I didn't hold it together at all. Produced by Liza Finley and Richard Fetzer. Mandy Leger passed away in Lake Charles, Louisiana, on June 15, 2022, from natural causes brought on by hypertensive heart disease, a coroner's report obtained by The U.S. Sun showed. Updated on: April 26, 2023 / 10:21 AM 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.". Prosecutors have alleged that the couple planned to kill Tylee and steal the Social Security benefits she was receiving because her father had died. Beneath the rocks, they found thin pieces of wood paneling. ROB WOOD: OK, what did she say about Kay? They scraped away some more solid around the round object and it began to take the shape of - it looked like the crown of a head protruding from the dirt, Hermosillo said. 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. But by 2019, that marriage had also soured. JJs biological father is Dennis Trahan, who is Kay Woodcocks son. "She was fully convicted that if she worked on herself, then one day she would be able to have a relationship with him, but she never got that chance.". Joshua Vallow, 7, and sister Tylee Ryan, 17, went missing last September 23 in Rexburg, Idaho, authorities said. A month later, Lori told them she got a new job in California, and sent an email saying she was taking JJ out of school. The children's grandparents held a press conference on Tuesday asking the public for help. The couple had a baby girl named Tylee in 2002, but divorced just a few years later. Morgan Loew: What happened to those kids is is horrendous. Soon his secret was out. The bucket was melted so it was kind of deformed.. [Lori speaks] OK, just stand over there for just a second, guys. By this time, investigators believe JJ was already dead. But I love you with all my heart, and I have forever, and I will always love you. Cox says he came back and shot Charles Vallow dead. MELANIE GIBB: Hi Chad. Vallow Daybell, and her husband, Chad Daybell, are charged with the first-degree murders of 7-year-old Joshua Jaxon JJ Vallow and 16-year-old Tylee Ryan. Do you think she played an active role in the deaths of her children? For the first day of trial, the 60 seats available were reportedlyreserved within two minutes. He's there for a couple of hours. Lori told Gibb she was hiding JJ because he was in danger. Vallow Daybells first marriage, to a high school sweetheart when she was just 19, ended quickly. Vallow Daybell faces a felony charge in Arizona as well for allegedly conspiring to kill her fourth husband, Charles Vallow. 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. 3. Morgan Loew: He was at that property for over two hours that morning. 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. April Raymond: Part of her mission on Earth was to eliminate the darkness, the demonic the evil. Joshua Vallow, sometimes referred to by the nickname JJ, was adopted in 2014 by Lori and her fourth husband, Charles Vallow. Morgan Loew: Alex was Lori's protector. / CBS News. Despite all of Lori's talk about demons inhabiting Charles's body, Morgan Loew says her motive may have been more mundane: money. In court, Melanie Gibb described getting a call from Lori asking her to back up the "Frozen" story: MELANIE GIBB: and that she told the police that I had JJ, that I was at a movie called "Frozen," that she asked me just to pick up my phone and take a picture, random picture of kids running around. and she was kind of like another mama to him. 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. Jonathan Vigliotti: What did you think when you saw the photos of Chad and Lori in Hawaii, the ukulele in hand all smiles. He told authorities the Jeep appeared to be one Charles Vallow had given Tylee. Colby Ryan is Vallow Daybells eldest son. CHANDLER POLICE OFFICER [bodycam video]: So, you get in an argument? Like many expectant mothers, Miranda Kekauoha had a plan. Lori later married Charles Vallow, and the Vallows adopted J.J., who was autistic. And he had so much love- - so much love. Below that, a layer of black plastic. 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 And then Police tracked his cell phone to Lori's apartment at 2:45 in the morning on September 9th. I felt in shock. Jonathan Vigliotti: Why do you think the children were murdered? Police called that friend in Arizona, Melanie Gibb, to verify Lori's story, but she did not respond to their call. Ryan, 27, is Vallow Daybells only living child. April Raymond: I feel like they were a liability. They saw him several times during their stay. Authorities believe it is was they who embraced the darkness. Lori Vallow Daybell, 49, had a daughter, Tylee Ryan, from a previous relationship when she married Charles Vallow, her fourth husband, in 2006. Lori refused several law enforcement orders to produce the children to officials. And Lori thought/ that was a liability. April Raymond traveled from Utah to Rexburg, Idaho, where it all began. JJ Vallow's biological grandparents, Kay and Larry Woodcock, said that the last time they spoke to the 7-year-old was in August. Melani Boudreaux Pawlowski is Lori Vallows niece, and in 2019 she was divorced from Brandon Boudreaux. Though he was born of Vallow Daybells second marriage, when his mother remarried Colby took Joe Ryans last name. He's not moving. 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. Joshua, known as JJ, had autism, and by all accounts he and his sister Tylee were close. But the horror was just beginning to unfold. Kay Woodcock testified the first week of Loris trial that her son and his girlfriend gave JJ up when they were unable to care for him. And JJ loved dancing. 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. 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. You do it to keep them from yelling or talking. ROB WOOD: What did she ask you to do with that, again? Morgan Loew: Because of the condition of of Tylee's remains, it's hard to tell what happened to her. July 8, 2020 5:27pm. One of those close friends was April Raymond. Somebody else must have helped with that. And on January 25, 2020, she was formally served an order to produce Tylee and JJ within five days. Everyone wanted to know what happened to them. They later adopted Joshua Jaxon JJ Vallow. DET. Chad Daybell was also charged with first-degree murder in the death of his former wife, Tammy Daybell. The couple had been due to stand trial together but the two cases were severed by a judge last month. Margaret Travillion: That it made sense. CHARLES VALLOW: She said, you're not Charles. 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Lori Vallow is a suspect in a web of alleged murders in Idaho and Arizona. This is an area the Daybell family called the pet cemetery. Lori's brother, Alex Cox, the man she considered her protector, moved into the same complex. First published on April 10, 2023 / 10:41 AM. Charles Vallow, who is the adopted father and biological granduncle of Joshua, filed for divorce from Lori Vallow in February 2019, court records from Maricopa He said in the 911 call that he "got in a fight with my brother-in-law and I shot him." And the only way to release their spirits to heaven was to kill the bodies. Later that year, Tammy Daybell, the wife of Chad Daybell and the mother of his five children, died at the Daybell's home in Idaho of what officials initially said were natural causes but later said was suspicious. A warning: what you are about to read may be disturbing. I'm still not holding it together. The police arrived and shot video of Cox on the curb outside the home. JJ's teacher Julia Allen says he made a big impression in a small amount of time. By the time the remains of 7-year-old JJ Vallow and his 16-year-old sister Tylee Ryan were found buried in shallow graves on Chad Daybell's property in June 2020, they had become two of the most famous missing children in America. A jury of 10 men and eight women will hear the case. Their bodies were found the following year buried in Chad Daybells yard. The trial, in Boise, Idaho, could last up to 12 weeks as the prosecution and Vallows defense team try to cover multiple allegations. He was shot at in Arizona in October 2019, and police said they believe that Cox was the one who tried to shoot him. Morgan Loew: That night, we know Alex was in his own apartment. POLICE OFFICER [bodycam audio]: So, we're here . Lori and Tylee and JJ are there, and so is Alex Cox. A second suggested that her sudden death at the age of 46 was likely a direct cause of all the anguish and stress she endured losing JJ. 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 April Raymond: Tylee had a network of people that really did love her, and I don't know if she knew that. this one sticks this one is bad. To see the trial, you have be there in person andget a reservationfor a seat in the courtroom or one of two overflow rooms a day ahead of time. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Joshua "JJ" Vallow's Biological Parents Does anyone know if JJ's biological parents, Todd Trahan, father, and, Chrysta (last name unknown), mother), have been in "She was completely devastated [when JJ was found dead]," the friend told The U.S. Sun. Charles and Lori Vallow were married in 2006 and although legally still married were estranged by 2019, when divorce papers were filed. 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. The boy's body was found bound in tape and plastic bags. Prosecutors allege that Lori and Chad conspired with Alex Cox to murder the trio as part of their bizarre and fanatical doomsday beliefs. "We uncovered bits and pieces of Tylee - who we assumed was Tylee," he added. In early 2019, Charles Vallow called police to their Arizona home because he had been unable to reach his wife for two days and returned from a business trip to find hed been locked out of their home. "Chad Daybell was a gravedigger for a profession when he was younger. It's the last moments of the children's lives that keeps Echo up at night. The children were homeschooled. "When I think of Tylee and JJ, I just think of fun and love. On May 25, 2021, Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell were formally charged with murder in the first degree in the deaths Tylee and JJ. Woodcock was the first witness in the trial. Shes pleaded not guilty to murder, conspiracy and grand theft charges in the deaths of her two youngest kids and her new husbands previous wife. 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 Prosecutors in both Idaho and Arizona said he conspired to kill JJ, Tylee, Tammy Daybell and Charles Vallow. They Googled Charles Vallow's name and learned the truth. Please enter valid email address to continue. 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. Police learned what happened to JJ by once again following Alex Cox's cell phone. 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. LORI VALLOW: Well, they were going to "Frozen "2 today, so they may be at the movies. The discovery of the children in Chad Daybell's backyard was the result of a complicated six-month investigation that unraveled a sordid tale of murder, greed and religious fanaticism a story that began with their mother, Lori Vallow, who, to her friend April Raymond, was a woman who once seemed incapable of harming her own children. I was also given known samples from Dennis Trehan as well as Ms. What is it over? 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.
