Lori Vallow, center, with her children Joshua “J.J.” Vallow, at left, and Tylee Ryan.Photo: REXBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT
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Dec. 5, 2018: A Fateful Connection
Lori Vallow Daybell, at left, and Chad Daybell.Rexburg Police Department (2)
02of 45Feb. 8, 2019: A Marriage Broken?Charles and Lori Vallow.On Feb. 8, 2019, Lori’s then-husband Charles Vallow files for divorce. He seeks custody of their adopted son Joshua Jaxon “J.J.” Vallow, and in his divorce papers cites Lori’s growing embrace of extreme religious views. He alleges Lori believes “she was a God assigned to carry out the work of the 144,000 at Christ’s second coming in July 2020 and that if Father [Charles] got in her way of her mission, she would murder him.”
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Feb. 8, 2019: A Marriage Broken?
Charles and Lori Vallow.
On Feb. 8, 2019, Lori’s then-husband Charles Vallow files for divorce. He seeks custody of their adopted son Joshua Jaxon “J.J.” Vallow, and in his divorce papers cites Lori’s growing embrace of extreme religious views. He alleges Lori believes “she was a God assigned to carry out the work of the 144,000 at Christ’s second coming in July 2020 and that if Father [Charles] got in her way of her mission, she would murder him.”
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July 11, 2019: Estranged Husband Fatally Shot
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04of 45July 22, 2019: J.J.’s Service Dog ReturnedJ.J. Vallow.Courtesy Kay Vallow-WoodcockWTHR-13reports that on July 22, Lori sent an email asking to return J.J.’s service dog to the company that trained it.Neal Mestas, who trained the service dog Charles and Lori acquired the previous year for J.J — who had an autism diagnosis — tells PEOPLE that with J.J.’s father now deceased, he finds her request “really puzzling, because now you think, doesn’t J.J. need the dog more than ever? That’s a traumatic thing to have happen.” Lori tells him the family is moving to Idaho. “It’s just too hard,” Mestas says she tells him.
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July 22, 2019: J.J.’s Service Dog Returned
J.J. Vallow.Courtesy Kay Vallow-Woodcock
WTHR-13reports that on July 22, Lori sent an email asking to return J.J.’s service dog to the company that trained it.
Neal Mestas, who trained the service dog Charles and Lori acquired the previous year for J.J — who had an autism diagnosis — tells PEOPLE that with J.J.’s father now deceased, he finds her request “really puzzling, because now you think, doesn’t J.J. need the dog more than ever? That’s a traumatic thing to have happen.” Lori tells him the family is moving to Idaho. “It’s just too hard,” Mestas says she tells him.
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Lori explains in a Sept. 5 email to J.J.’s school, the Laurens Institute for Education in Gilbert, Arizona, at right, that he won’t be re-enrolling because the family had to “move quickly” so she could accept an out-of-state job. By then she has enrolled him at Kennedy Elementary School in Rexburg, Idaho, near Daybell’s home base.
06of 45Sept. 8, 2019: Tylee DisappearsTylee Ryan.National Center for Missing and Exploited ChildrenThe last known image of Tylee was taken Sept. 8, 2019, while she was on a day trip to Yellowstone National Park with her mother, brother and Vallow’s brother Alex Cox, according to a court filing. She was 16 years old when the photograph was taken.
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Sept. 8, 2019: Tylee Disappears
Tylee Ryan.National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
The last known image of Tylee was taken Sept. 8, 2019, while she was on a day trip to Yellowstone National Park with her mother, brother and Vallow’s brother Alex Cox, according to a court filing. She was 16 years old when the photograph was taken.
07of 45Sept. 23, 2019: J.J. DisappearsJoshua “J.J.” Vallow, at left, and his sister Tylee Ryan.7-year-old J.J. was last seen Sept. 23, 2019 at his Rexburg school before Vallow withdrew him and told the principal she was considering home-schooling. This is also one day before his sister Tylee’s 17th Birthday.
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Sept. 23, 2019: J.J. Disappears
Joshua “J.J.” Vallow, at left, and his sister Tylee Ryan.
7-year-old J.J. was last seen Sept. 23, 2019 at his Rexburg school before Vallow withdrew him and told the principal she was considering home-schooling. This is also one day before his sister Tylee’s 17th Birthday.
08of 45Oct. 19, 2019: Another Shocking DeathChad Daybell, at left, with Tammy Daybell.On Oct. 19, Chad Daybell reports the death of his wife Tammy, pictured with him at right, saying she had gone to bed with a cough and didn’t wake up. The manner of death is initially ruled as “natural causes,” and there is no autopsy. But as concerns start to arise about Lori and Chad tied to the children’s disappearance, police later say they consider Tammy’s death “suspicious.”
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Oct. 19, 2019: Another Shocking Death
Chad Daybell, at left, with Tammy Daybell.
On Oct. 19, Chad Daybell reports the death of his wife Tammy, pictured with him at right, saying she had gone to bed with a cough and didn’t wake up. The manner of death is initially ruled as “natural causes,” and there is no autopsy. But as concerns start to arise about Lori and Chad tied to the children’s disappearance, police later say they consider Tammy’s death “suspicious.”
09of 45Nov. 5, 2019: Wedding VowsLori Vallow Daybell, at left, and Chad Daybell.Rexburg Police Department (2)Four months after the shooting death of Lori’s husband Charles, and two weeks after the mysterious death of Chad’s wife Tammy, Lori and Chad are married on Nov. 5, 2019, in Kaua’i, Hawaii.
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Nov. 5, 2019: Wedding Vows
Four months after the shooting death of Lori’s husband Charles, and two weeks after the mysterious death of Chad’s wife Tammy, Lori and Chad are married on Nov. 5, 2019, in Kaua’i, Hawaii.
10of 45Nov. 26, 2019: Missing Persons Case OpenedKay and Larry Woodcock.Dayley Smith/Rexburg Standard JournalAfter getting a call from J.J.’s grandparents Kay and Larry Woodcock, at right, police in Rexburg, Idaho, conduct a welfare check and realize that J.J. and Tylee haven’t been seen since September. Police open a missing persons investigation. The grandparents later offer a $20,000 reward for helpful tips.
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Nov. 26, 2019: Missing Persons Case Opened
Kay and Larry Woodcock.Dayley Smith/Rexburg Standard Journal
After getting a call from J.J.’s grandparents Kay and Larry Woodcock, at right, police in Rexburg, Idaho, conduct a welfare check and realize that J.J. and Tylee haven’t been seen since September. Police open a missing persons investigation. The grandparents later offer a $20,000 reward for helpful tips.
11of 45Nov. 27, 2019: Couple ‘Abruptly’ Vacates HomeJohn Roark/The Idaho Post-Register/APAs police begin to investigate the children’s apparent disappearance after disproving Lori’s initial claim that J.J. is with a friend in Arizona, they show up Nov. 27 at the Rexburg residence of Lori and Chad Daybell, at right, with search warrants. Police discover the couple has “abruptly vacated” the home and left the area, they say. A later statement says police “strongly believe that Joshua and Tylee’s lives are in danger” and alleges that Lori “has refused to work with law enforcement to help us resolve this matter.”
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Nov. 27, 2019: Couple ‘Abruptly’ Vacates Home
John Roark/The Idaho Post-Register/AP
As police begin to investigate the children’s apparent disappearance after disproving Lori’s initial claim that J.J. is with a friend in Arizona, they show up Nov. 27 at the Rexburg residence of Lori and Chad Daybell, at right, with search warrants. Police discover the couple has “abruptly vacated” the home and left the area, they say. A later statement says police “strongly believe that Joshua and Tylee’s lives are in danger” and alleges that Lori “has refused to work with law enforcement to help us resolve this matter.”
12of 45Dec. 12, 2019: Another DeathAlex Cox.Lori’s brother Alex Cox, 51 — who had fatally shot her previous husband, Charles, in Lori’s home during an alleged altercation and then claimed self-defense — is discovered unresponsive in the bathroom of the residence he shares with his wife of 12 days in Gilbert, Arizona.A medical examiner eventually ruledin May 2020 that Cox’s cause of death was bilateral pulmonary thromboemboli and the manner of death was natural.
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Dec. 12, 2019: Another Death
Alex Cox.
Lori’s brother Alex Cox, 51 — who had fatally shot her previous husband, Charles, in Lori’s home during an alleged altercation and then claimed self-defense — is discovered unresponsive in the bathroom of the residence he shares with his wife of 12 days in Gilbert, Arizona.A medical examiner eventually ruledin May 2020 that Cox’s cause of death was bilateral pulmonary thromboemboli and the manner of death was natural.
13of 45Dec. 2019: Tammy Daybell’s Body is ExhumedChad Daybell, at left, with Tammy Daybell.In December, authorities labeled the death of 49-year-old Tammy Daybell as suspicious,CBS Newsreports. Her body is exhumed and an autopsy is conducted to determine her cause of death. The results were not immediately released.
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Dec. 2019: Tammy Daybell’s Body is Exhumed
In December, authorities labeled the death of 49-year-old Tammy Daybell as suspicious,CBS Newsreports. Her body is exhumed and an autopsy is conducted to determine her cause of death. The results were not immediately released.
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Jan. 2020: A Son’s Plea
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15of 45Jan. 25, 2020: Hiding in ParadiseChad Daybell and Lori Vallow Daybell in Hawaii.Eric Grossarth/ EastIdahoNews.comOn Jan. 25, 2020, authorities locate Lori and Chad in Kaua’i, Hawaii, at right, where local police say the couple had been staying for an “unconfirmed period of time.” Rexburg police said the two children were not with the couple, “and there is no evidence” the kids were ever in Hawaii. Lori is presented with a court order demanding that she turn over the two kids to police or child welfare authorities in Idaho within five days. The deadline passes with no sign of the children.
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Jan. 25, 2020: Hiding in Paradise
Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow Daybell in Hawaii.Eric Grossarth/ EastIdahoNews.com
On Jan. 25, 2020, authorities locate Lori and Chad in Kaua’i, Hawaii, at right, where local police say the couple had been staying for an “unconfirmed period of time.” Rexburg police said the two children were not with the couple, “and there is no evidence” the kids were ever in Hawaii. Lori is presented with a court order demanding that she turn over the two kids to police or child welfare authorities in Idaho within five days. The deadline passes with no sign of the children.
16of 45Feb. 20, 2020: A Mother’s ArrestLori Vallow.AP/ShutterstockPolice in Kaua’i arrest Lori and charge her with two felony counts of desertion and nonsupport of dependent children. She also is charged with arrests and seizures — resisting or obstructing officers, criminal solicitation to commit a crime, and contempt of court — as well as willful disobedience of court process or order. Bond is set at $5 million. Each count carries a maximum penalty of 14 years in prison, according to the prosecutor’s office.
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Feb. 20, 2020: A Mother’s Arrest
Lori Vallow.AP/Shutterstock
Police in Kaua’i arrest Lori and charge her with two felony counts of desertion and nonsupport of dependent children. She also is charged with arrests and seizures — resisting or obstructing officers, criminal solicitation to commit a crime, and contempt of court — as well as willful disobedience of court process or order. Bond is set at $5 million. Each count carries a maximum penalty of 14 years in prison, according to the prosecutor’s office.
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March 2020: Chad Says ‘Kids Are Safe’
Chad Daybell.Rexburg Police Department
Chad made the pronouncement while leaving Hawaii for Idaho ahead of Lori’s extradition. According to ABC, Chad also told his neighbors in Hawaii the kids were safe.
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March 5, 2020: New Photos of Kids Surface
Joshua “J.J.” Vallow, at left, with sister Tylee Ryan, center, and Alex Cox.
In early March 2020,the FBI released new photosthey hoped would aid in the search for the children.
19of 45March 6, 2020: Lori’s Bail Is Reduced to $1M — But Kids Still MissingLori and JJ Vallow.FBIDuring a March 2020 court hearing, an Idaho judge reduced Lori’s bail to $1 million.Her then defense attorney, Edwina Elcox, asked for a bail amount no higher than $50,000, claiming Lori “poses no flight risk whatsoever.“Prosecutor Rob Wood countered that Lori previously defied a directive from law enforcement to produce her two children, saying, “She cannot be trusted to obey a court order.”
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March 6, 2020: Lori’s Bail Is Reduced to $1M — But Kids Still Missing
Lori and JJ Vallow.FBI
During a March 2020 court hearing, an Idaho judge reduced Lori’s bail to $1 million.
Her then defense attorney, Edwina Elcox, asked for a bail amount no higher than $50,000, claiming Lori “poses no flight risk whatsoever.”
Prosecutor Rob Wood countered that Lori previously defied a directive from law enforcement to produce her two children, saying, “She cannot be trusted to obey a court order.”
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March 13, 2020: 2 of Lori’s Lawyers Withdraw
Lori Vallow.Madison County Sheriff’s Office
Lori’s remaining attorney, Mark Means, also filed a motion seeking the removal of Judge Farren Eddins, who agreed to remove himself with no reason given for the change, according to the video.
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March 19, 2020: Lori Allegedly Believed Children Were ‘Zombies’: Court Docs
Joshua “J.J.” Vallow, at left; mom Lori Vallow, center; and sister Tylee Ryan.Rexburg Police Department
According to court filings from March 2020, Lori allegedly expressed a belief that her children were “zombies.”
“She shared concerns that she’s been told Brandon needed to die and that may indicate that Tylee and J.J. needed to die as well,“NBCreports.
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June 9, 2020: J.J.’s and Tylee’s Remains Are Found
Joshua “J.J.” Vallow, at left, and Tylee Ryan.Rexburg Police Department (2)
23of 45June 10, 2020: New Charges Against the CoupleChad Daybell, left, and Lori Vallow.Rexburg Police Department ; Madison County Sheriff’s Office/AP/ShutterstockAfter the discovery of the children’s remains on Daybell’s property, Chad is arrested and charged with two counts of destruction, alteration and concealment of evidence, and two counts of conspiracy to commit destruction, alteration or concealment of evidence. He pleads not guilty. Lori is charged with two counts of conspiracy to commit destruction, alteration or concealment of evidence. She later pleads not guilty as well.
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June 10, 2020: New Charges Against the Couple
Chad Daybell, left, and Lori Vallow.Rexburg Police Department ; Madison County Sheriff’s Office/AP/Shutterstock
After the discovery of the children’s remains on Daybell’s property, Chad is arrested and charged with two counts of destruction, alteration and concealment of evidence, and two counts of conspiracy to commit destruction, alteration or concealment of evidence. He pleads not guilty. Lori is charged with two counts of conspiracy to commit destruction, alteration or concealment of evidence. She later pleads not guilty as well.
24of 45June 22, 2020: Sister Says She ‘Was Wrong’ to Support LoriLori Vallow.John Roark/The Idaho Post-Register via APIn aFacebook post, Lori’s sister Summer Cox Shiflet, who had been one of Lori’s staunchest defenders, says she “was wrong” to come to Lori’s defense. “Losing our precious Tylee and JJ in this horrific way is more than we can bear,” she wrote. “We had prayed our hearts out for them and hoped with all of our hearts they were safe. But we sadly have to face this new reality and our family will never ever be the same.”
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June 22, 2020: Sister Says She ‘Was Wrong’ to Support Lori
Lori Vallow.John Roark/The Idaho Post-Register via AP
In aFacebook post, Lori’s sister Summer Cox Shiflet, who had been one of Lori’s staunchest defenders, says she “was wrong” to come to Lori’s defense. “Losing our precious Tylee and JJ in this horrific way is more than we can bear,” she wrote. “We had prayed our hearts out for them and hoped with all of our hearts they were safe. But we sadly have to face this new reality and our family will never ever be the same.”
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Lori Vallow and Joseph Ryan.John Pierres Photography
“He told everybody that I was this lying, crazy Mormon and got up in court and said all these horrible things about me,” she is heard saying in the tape. “I was going to kill him, like the scripture says. Like Nephi killed — just to stop the pain and to stop him coming after me and to stop him coming after my children.”
Police have since ruled out foul play in Ryan’s death and no charges against Lori have been filed in connection with his death.
26of 45January 2021: Lori’s Former Sister-in-Law Speaks OutLori Vallow.Rexburg Police DepartmentBefore the string of mysterious deaths, Lori had been a devoted member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who attended church regularly and raised her children in the same faith. But in 2018, after meeting Chad, an author of doomsday scenarios and self-proclaimed prophet who focused on the end times, “there was a tectonic shift in her, and she went over the edge,” her former sister-in-law,Annie Cushing, told PEOPLEin January 2021.
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January 2021: Lori’s Former Sister-in-Law Speaks Out
Lori Vallow.Rexburg Police Department
Before the string of mysterious deaths, Lori had been a devoted member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who attended church regularly and raised her children in the same faith. But in 2018, after meeting Chad, an author of doomsday scenarios and self-proclaimed prophet who focused on the end times, “there was a tectonic shift in her, and she went over the edge,” her former sister-in-law,Annie Cushing, told PEOPLEin January 2021.
27of 45May 24, 2021: Lori and Chad Charged with Murders of 2 KidsChad Daybell, left, and Lori Vallow.Rexburg Police Department ; Madison County Sheriff’s Office/AP/ShutterstockAn Idaho grand jury indictedLori and Chad on charges of first-degree murderand conspiracy to commit murder in the deaths of Lori’s children, Tylee and J.J. Chad also was charged in the murder of his previous wife, Tammy, whose death had drawn added attention after the children went missing.The couple’s religious beliefs allegedly drove their actions, according to the indictment, which said Lori and Chad “did endorse and espouse religious beliefs for the purpose of encouraging and/or justifying” the murders. They have since pleaded not guilty to the charges.
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May 24, 2021: Lori and Chad Charged with Murders of 2 Kids
An Idaho grand jury indictedLori and Chad on charges of first-degree murderand conspiracy to commit murder in the deaths of Lori’s children, Tylee and J.J. Chad also was charged in the murder of his previous wife, Tammy, whose death had drawn added attention after the children went missing.
The couple’s religious beliefs allegedly drove their actions, according to the indictment, which said Lori and Chad “did endorse and espouse religious beliefs for the purpose of encouraging and/or justifying” the murders. They have since pleaded not guilty to the charges.
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June 29, 2021: Lori Charged With Murdering Ex-Husband
An indictment from a Maricopa County grand jury dated June 24 alleges that Vallow had “agreed” with her brother, Alex Cox, that “at least one of them or another would engage in conduct constituting the offense of First Degree Murder.”
Cox was not charged on Thursday since he died on Dec. 12, 2019 from what the Maricopa County Medical Examiner’s Office previously determined were natural causes.
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Aug. 6, 2021: Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty for Chad Daybell
In August,prosecutors announced they plan to seek the death penalty against Chad Daybell.
In court documents, prosecutors said the murders were “especially heinous, atrocious, or cruel, manifesting exceptional depravity” and that Daybell “exhibited a propensity to commit murder, which will probably constitute a continuing threat to society.”
Daybell has pleaded not guilty to all of the charges against him.
30of 45Sept. 1, 2021: Chad’s Children Defend Their FatherChad Daybell.Rexburg Police DepartmentThe adult children ofChad Daybelldefended their father after he was charged with murdering their mother as well as children of the woman, Lori Vallow, that he swiftly married after his wife died.Chad’s five children toldCBS News'48 Hoursthat they believe in their father’s innocence.“He was framed,” Chad’s daughter Emma Murphy told correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti, who accompanied her to the site where J.J. and Tylee’s bodies were recovered. “This is his property. If there’s bodies buried here, it would be attributed to him.““Who framed your father?” Vigliotti asks her.“I think it’s pretty clear it was Lori and Alex,” Murray replies. “Alex came … and left for periods of time. … We don’t know … exactly what he was doing.”
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Sept. 1, 2021: Chad’s Children Defend Their Father
The adult children ofChad Daybelldefended their father after he was charged with murdering their mother as well as children of the woman, Lori Vallow, that he swiftly married after his wife died.
Chad’s five children toldCBS News'48 Hoursthat they believe in their father’s innocence.
“He was framed,” Chad’s daughter Emma Murphy told correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti, who accompanied her to the site where J.J. and Tylee’s bodies were recovered. “This is his property. If there’s bodies buried here, it would be attributed to him.”
“Who framed your father?” Vigliotti asks her.
“I think it’s pretty clear it was Lori and Alex,” Murray replies. “Alex came … and left for periods of time. … We don’t know … exactly what he was doing.”
31of 45April 11, 2022: Lori is Deemed Fit to Stand TrialLori Vallow.Rexburg Police DepartmentLori Vallow Daybell is mentally fit to go to trial and face charges over the deaths of her two children, an Idaho District judge declared in 2022.Vallow wascommitted to a psychiatric wardin June 2021, however, Judge Steven Boyce has now determined that she is “restored to competency and fit to proceed,“NBC Newsreported.
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April 11, 2022: Lori is Deemed Fit to Stand Trial
Lori Vallow Daybell is mentally fit to go to trial and face charges over the deaths of her two children, an Idaho District judge declared in 2022.
Vallow wascommitted to a psychiatric wardin June 2021, however, Judge Steven Boyce has now determined that she is “restored to competency and fit to proceed,“NBC Newsreported.
32of 45March 21, 2023: Lori Will Not Face Death Penalty, Judge RulesLori Vallow Daybell.Dennis Fujimoto/AP/ShutterstockA judge ruled that Lori Vallowwould not face the death penaltyin her murder trial.According toFox 13, in the motion to remove the death penalty, Vallow’s lawyers said that the media attention on this case would possibly contaminate the juror pool and called Vallow a “mentally ill person.“Shortly after the ruling, prosecutors in this case — Madison County Prosecuting Attorney Rob Wood and Fremont County Prosecuting Attorney Lindsay Blake — released a joint statement, theEastIdahoNewsreports.
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March 21, 2023: Lori Will Not Face Death Penalty, Judge Rules
Lori Vallow Daybell.Dennis Fujimoto/AP/Shutterstock
A judge ruled that Lori Vallowwould not face the death penaltyin her murder trial.
According toFox 13, in the motion to remove the death penalty, Vallow’s lawyers said that the media attention on this case would possibly contaminate the juror pool and called Vallow a “mentally ill person.”
Shortly after the ruling, prosecutors in this case — Madison County Prosecuting Attorney Rob Wood and Fremont County Prosecuting Attorney Lindsay Blake — released a joint statement, theEastIdahoNewsreports.
33of 45April 3, 2023: Lori Goes on TrialLori Vallow.AP/ShutterstockJury selection began on April 3, 2023 for Lori Vallow’s murder trial. Lori is accused of killing J.J. and Tylee, along with Tammy Daybell.Chad Daybell, who is also accused of murder in all three deaths, will be tried separately.Lori is separately charged in Arizona on accusations she murdered her ex-husband, Charles Vallow.
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April 3, 2023: Lori Goes on Trial
Jury selection began on April 3, 2023 for Lori Vallow’s murder trial. Lori is accused of killing J.J. and Tylee, along with Tammy Daybell.
Chad Daybell, who is also accused of murder in all three deaths, will be tried separately.
Lori is separately charged in Arizona on accusations she murdered her ex-husband, Charles Vallow.
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April 10, 2023: Opening Statements Begin
Lori Vallow (center).Lisa Cheney of Boise, Idaho
Monday, April 10, was the first day of opening statements in Lori Vallow Daybell’s murder trial. Prosecuting Attorney Lindsey Blakerevealed Tammy Daybell’s cause of deathand claimed that Lori would use “money, power and sex or the promise of those things to get what she wanted.”
“[Lori] will remove any obstacle in her way to get what she wanted and she wanted Chad Daybell,” Blake added.
35of 45April 11, 2023: A Grisly TestimonyDetective Hermosillo.Lisa Cheney of Boise, IdahoContent warning: This section contains disturbing details.Rexburg, Idaho, police detectiveRay Hermosillo revealed chilling detailsabout the day in 2020 he found the remains of J.J. and Tylee on Chad’s property.“A few of us got on our hands and knees and began digging around this moist section of dirt,” Hermosillo testified, adding that investigators began to smell a decomposing body.“We eventually uncovered bits and pieces of Tylee — whom we assumed it was Tylee — that had been burned. There were pieces of bone, charred flesh, just globs of flesh that were falling apart,” Hermosillo continued.
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April 11, 2023: A Grisly Testimony
Detective Hermosillo.Lisa Cheney of Boise, Idaho
Content warning: This section contains disturbing details.
Rexburg, Idaho, police detectiveRay Hermosillo revealed chilling detailsabout the day in 2020 he found the remains of J.J. and Tylee on Chad’s property.
“A few of us got on our hands and knees and began digging around this moist section of dirt,” Hermosillo testified, adding that investigators began to smell a decomposing body.
“We eventually uncovered bits and pieces of Tylee — whom we assumed it was Tylee — that had been burned. There were pieces of bone, charred flesh, just globs of flesh that were falling apart,” Hermosillo continued.
36of 45April 14, 2023: Alex Cox’s Wife TestifiesAlex Cox.Alex Cox’s wife,Zulema Pastenes, testified during Lori’s trialand said her husband was speaking to Lori and Chad on the phone the night before he died.That night, Pastenes said she came home from work around 7:30 p.m. and found Cox on the phone with Lori and Chad, who were telling Cox that Tammy’s body was being exhumed.“I was very confused about the reason why they would be exhuming Tammy’s body, and I was asking why would they be exhuming her body if she died of natural causes,” Pastenes testified. “And I asked [Cox] if he was involved in anything to do with Tammy’s death. He said no.““He was very quiet and unresponsive,” Pastenes continued. “He said, ‘I think I am being their fall guy.’ I said, ‘Fall guy for what? What have you done that you would be the fall guy?’ I kept pressuring him because he wasn’t answering me.“The next day, Dec. 12, 2019,Cox diedin the home he shared with his wife of less than two weeks.
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April 14, 2023: Alex Cox’s Wife Testifies
Alex Cox’s wife,Zulema Pastenes, testified during Lori’s trialand said her husband was speaking to Lori and Chad on the phone the night before he died.
That night, Pastenes said she came home from work around 7:30 p.m. and found Cox on the phone with Lori and Chad, who were telling Cox that Tammy’s body was being exhumed.
“I was very confused about the reason why they would be exhuming Tammy’s body, and I was asking why would they be exhuming her body if she died of natural causes,” Pastenes testified. “And I asked [Cox] if he was involved in anything to do with Tammy’s death. He said no.”
“He was very quiet and unresponsive,” Pastenes continued. “He said, ‘I think I am being their fall guy.’ I said, ‘Fall guy for what? What have you done that you would be the fall guy?’ I kept pressuring him because he wasn’t answering me.”
The next day, Dec. 12, 2019,Cox diedin the home he shared with his wife of less than two weeks.
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April 18, 2023: Lori’s Surviving Son Cries on the Stand
When Tylee’s face came across the screen, Ryan said: “That’s my sister Tylee.” He also confirmed that J.J. was his adopted brother and that he had a good relationship with his siblings.
Ryan testified that throughout his childhood, he loved his mother and didn’t think she could hurt someone — until she met her fifth husband, Chad Daybell, an author who wrote about religious doomsday scenarios.
Anemotional jailhouse phone call between Ryan and his motherwas also played for the jury.
“My siblings, my whole family, my dad — everyone is gone except my mom and you’re in jail because of it,” Ryan says during the call, which took place after J.J. and Tylee’s remains were found.
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April 19, 2023: Chad Said Couple Had ‘No Pets or Children’ in House Inquiry
“We are interested in seeing this property,” Chad wrote. “Would the owners be interested in leasing this property to a clean couple with no pets or children?”
The email was sent three days after Lori and Chad got married in Hawaii. Their marriage followed soon after the Oct. 19 asphyxiation death of Chad’s first wife, Tammy.
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April 20, 2023: Testimony About Charles Vallow’s Death
Charles Vallow.Facebook
Ynclan was the one who gave the death notification to Lori, she testified.
“She didn’t have much of a reaction,” Ynclan said.
On July 11, 2019, Cox shot and killed Charles, 62. Cox claimed self-defense and was never charged.
“She appeared calm, very non-emotional … At one point she was laughing,” the detective added.
“She was calm,” Ynclan said, referring to Lori’s behavior as she and Tylee were escorted to the police station. “Unemotional. I would say, not upset. The conversation revolved around Tylee and her school and Tylee’s future plans. She was almost nonchalant about the conversation.”
Lori has since been charged with conspiracy to commit murder in connection with Charles' death in the state of Arizona. She has pleaded not guilty to all charges against her.
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April 26, 2023: J.J.’s Cause of Death Revealed
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April 27, 2023: Tylee’s DNA Found on Tools on Chad’s Property
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April 28, 2023: Alex Cox’s Fingerprints Found on Plastic With J.J.’s Remains
A forensic scientist who testified during Lori Vallow Daybell’s ongoing murder trial revealed that Alex Cox’s fingerprints were found on a piece of plastic that was recovered with J.J.’s remains.
Cox is Lori’s brother who died on Dec. 12, 2019.
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May 1, 2023: Lori’s Hair Allegedly Discovered on Duct Tape Found with Her Son’s Remains
Lori Vallow Daybell.AP Photo/Kyle Green
A DNA expert who testified during Lori’s murder trial claimed that a piece of the Idaho mom’s hair was stuck to tape recovered with her son’s remains.
“The partial DNA profile matched the DNA profile provided from Lori Vallow Daybell,” Coleman said in court, perEast Idaho News.“The probability of randomly selecting a random individual in relation to that profile one is 71 billion.”
44of 45May 12, 2023: Lori Vallow Daybell Found GuiltyLori Vallow Daybell.Madison County JailLori Vallow Daybell has been found guiltyof murdering and conspiring to murder her sonJoshua “J.J.” Vallowand her daughterTylee Ryanand conspiring to murderTammy Daybell.In addition to the murder and conspiracy charges, Lori was also found guilty of grand theft.
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May 12, 2023: Lori Vallow Daybell Found Guilty
Lori Vallow Daybell.Madison County Jail
Lori Vallow Daybell has been found guiltyof murdering and conspiring to murder her sonJoshua “J.J.” Vallowand her daughterTylee Ryanand conspiring to murderTammy Daybell.
In addition to the murder and conspiracy charges, Lori was also found guilty of grand theft.
45of 45May 16, 2023: Lori Indicted on Another Murder Conspiracy ChargeLori Vallow Daybell.AP Photo/Kyle GreenLess than one week after her conviction, Lori Vallow Daybell was indicted on another conspiracy to commit murder charge, according toFox 10 reporter Justin Lum.The indictment is for allegedly conspiring to murder Brandon Boudreaux, who was married to Lori’s niece. Lori was charged in February 2022. Boudreaux survived the alleged plot.
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May 16, 2023: Lori Indicted on Another Murder Conspiracy Charge
Less than one week after her conviction, Lori Vallow Daybell was indicted on another conspiracy to commit murder charge, according toFox 10 reporter Justin Lum.
The indictment is for allegedly conspiring to murder Brandon Boudreaux, who was married to Lori’s niece. Lori was charged in February 2022. Boudreaux survived the alleged plot.
source: people.com
