Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell were convicted of murdering Lori’s two children, Tylee and JJ, and Chad’s first wife.
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The case of two kids who were missing for months before they were found dead in rural Idaho has taken another bizarre twist, with new court documents alleging that their mother believed they were zombies and that she was on a mission to rid the world […] More
June 23, 2020
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Authorities used cellphone information from the now-deceased uncle of two missing Idaho children to find the youths’ bodies on a rural property earlier this month, according to court documents. Police found the remains of 17-year-old Tylee Ryan and her brother, 7-year-old Joshua “JJ” Vallow, on June 9 after months of […] More
June 22, 2020
Authorities in Idaho confirmed what many had feared for months – the remains of JJ Vallow and Tylee Ryan in Chad Daybell's backyard. More
June 18, 2020
Chad Daybell pleaded not guilty to charges he conspired with his wife, Lori Vallow Daybell, to hide the remains of her missing children. More
June 16, 2020
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The bodies found this week at a rural property in Idaho are those of two children missing since last year, authorities confirmed Saturday. The Rexburg Police Department issued the press release confirming that remains found on Tuesday have been positively identified by the medical examiner’s office […] More
June 13, 2020
The remains of J.J. Vallow and Tylee Ryan, first reported missing in September, have been found buried on Chad Daybell's property. More
June 10, 2020
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Prosecutors charged an Idaho man Wednesday with destroying or concealing two sets of human remains after police said they uncovered bodies at his home while searching for evidence in the case of his wife’s two missing children. The remains, found at Chad Daybell’s rural Idaho property […] More
June 10, 2020
Investigators say they found human remains while searching Chad Daybell's property, the new husband of the missing kids' mother. More
June 10, 2020
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Authorities said they uncovered human remains at an Idaho man’s home Tuesday as they investigated the disappearance of his new wife’s two children — a case that’s drawn global attention for its ties to two other mysterious deaths and the couple’s doomsday beliefs. Chad Daybell, who […] More
June 9, 2020
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Investigators returned Tuesday to search the Idaho home of a man with ties to the mysterious disappearance of two children who haven’t been seen since last year. It’s the second search of Chad Daybell’s home in a case that has vexed investigators for months and attracted […] More
June 9, 2020
PHOENIX (AP) — A pulmonary blood clot killed the brother of an Idaho woman who’s facing charges in the disappearance of her children — a case that attracted worldwide attention with revelations of her doomsday beliefs and connection to three mysterious deaths. Autopsy and toxicology reports were released Friday for Alex Cox, who died in […] More
May 11, 2020
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho judge has refused to lower the $1 million bail set for the mom of two kids missing since last fall. Magistrate Judge Michelle Mallard said Friday that the challenges Lori Daybell may face in jail during the coronavirus pandemic are not any different than […] More
May 4, 2020
An Idaho judge has found that Lori Vallow “must be present in the courtroom with her attorney” for her upcoming bond hearing Friday, amid many public safety concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic. Court TV will be live covering the scheduled hearing held in Madison County, Idaho at 4 PM ET. The judge laid […] More
April 30, 2020
The Idaho Attorney General has agreed to investigate Lori Vallow Daybell and Chad Daybell in connection with the death of his first wife. More
April 27, 2020
Both Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell are being investigated for the murder, attempted murder or conspiracy of Chad’s first wife, Tammy Daybell. According to a letter from the Idaho Attorney General’s Office, the state is in agreement to take over the Tammy Daybell case in Fremont County, Idaho, listing both Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell […] More
April 14, 2020
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A judge on Friday reduced bail to $1 million for the mother of two missing children after her lawyer contended at her first hearing in Idaho that the amount had been set too high because of media attention. Wearing faded orange-and-white striped jail garb and bright […] More
March 6, 2020
By Court TV Staff The FBI is requesting more information about the woman dubbed the ‘cult mom.’ She is awaiting extradition to Idaho to face charges in the disappearance of her two young children. 46-year-old Lori Vallow was arrested on felony charges of child abandonment in the disappearance of her two kids, JJ, 7, and […] More
March 5, 2020
Lori Vallow will be sent from Hawaii to Idaho to face charges in the disappearance of her two children, J.J. Vallow and Tylee Ryan. More
March 4, 2020
By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The adult niece of an Idaho woman whose two children have been missing for five months is cooperating in the FBI’s investigation into the disappearance, undergoing three interviews with agents and surrendering her computer, the niece’s lawyers have said. Melani Pawlowski was accused by her ex-husband of […] More
March 3, 2020
Lori Vallow was ordered to be held on a $5 million bond as the search continues for her missing children, J.J. and Tylee. More
February 27, 2020
Lori Vallow, the mother of two children missing since September, faces charges of child endangerment after fleeing from Idaho to Hawaii. More
February 24, 2020
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — The mother of two Idaho children missing since September was arrested Thursday in Hawaii. Lori Vallow, also known as Lori Daybell,46, was arrested on a warrant issued in Madison County, Idaho, and was being held on $5 million bail, Kauai police said. Seven-year-old Joshua “JJ” Vallow […] More
February 20, 2020
