The indictment released Tuesday marked the first time murder charges have been brought in the case.īoth Daybells pleaded not guilty to the earlier charges.
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They were missing for several months starting in 2019 until last year when authorities found their bodies buried on Chad Daybell’s property.īoth the Daybells have been in jail for months awaiting trial on charges including conspiracy or destruction of evidence after prosecutors said they conspired to hide the childrens’ remains. But it does say that both Chad and Lori Daybell endorsed and espoused specific religious beliefs in order to justify or encourage the killing of her two children and Chad Daybell's late wife. The indictment, released Tuesday, doesn’t reveal any details of how the three victims died. Lori Vallow Daybell and Chad Daybell were each indicted by a grand jury Monday on charges of conspiracy, murder and grand theft in connection with the deaths of Lori Daybell’s two youngest children, 7-year-old Joshua “JJ” Vallow and 17-year-old Tylee Ryan.Ĭhad Daybell was also charged with one count of murder and insurance fraud in connection with the death of his late wife, Tammy Daybell, just weeks before his marriage to the co-defendant. JJ, who would have turned eight last month, was last seen two weeks later on September 23.BOISE, Idaho - The mother of two kids who were found dead last year in Idaho and her new husband have been charged with murder in a grim case involving bizarre doomsday religious beliefs and two other suspicious deaths. The last known sighting of 17-year-old Tylee was on September 8, when she visited Yellowstone National Park with her family. Vallow and Daybell – the prolific Doomsday author, alleged cut leader and former grave digger whom she married less than two months after her kids vanished – had repeatedly refused to say where the children were but insisted that they were safe. Should he manage to do that he will be required to wear an ankle monitor, will be forced to remain within a boundary of four nearby counties, and cannot have contact with the victims’ families. Prior requested to have bail set at $100,000, arguing that his client had no intention of leaving town.īut Judge Eddins ultimately set it much higher at $1 million, given the seriousness of the case and the fact that Daybell previously fled from Idaho after police first began asking questions about the children back in November.ĭaybell would have to post 10 percent of that bail – or $100,000 – to be released. He was joined by his attorney John Prior while Judge Farren Eddins and Prosecutor Rob Wood called in from their respective offices.ĭressed in a gray striped jail jumpsuit, Daybell acknowledged the charges against him in a quiet, low voice. That criticism was heightened with the revelation that the kids were buried in such an obvious location, which had been previously searched in January.įamily members have confirmed that remains found on the property of Lori Vallow’s husband Chad Daybell were identified as her seven-year-old son, Joshua ‘JJ’ Vallow, and 17-year-old daughter, Tylee Ryanĭaybell made the court appearance via a Zoom call from the Fremont County Jail. Idaho law enforcement officials and FBI agents leading the investigation have faced criticism over how long it’s taken to discover what happened to the children in the seven months since they were first reported missing. It is unclear whether prosecutors are preparing to file additional charges against her following the recovery of the bodies.
Vallow has spent the past four months behind bars on charges of abandonment and desertion in connection with the children’s disappearance. The second count ranges from Septem– the day before JJ disappeared – to June 9, 2020. The first count ranges from Septem– the day Tylee disappeared – to June 9, 2020. The announcement came as Daybell appeared in court to face two felony charges for destruction or concealment of evidence on today.Īccording to a charging document, Daybell ‘willfully’ concealed or helped another person conceal the bodies, knowing that they were about to be submitted as evidence in a criminal investigation.Įach of the counts corresponds with the date that either child was last seen.
JJ’s grandmother, Kay Woodcock, made the heartbreaking confirmation today, hours after the remains were discovered buried in the backyard of the home in Salem, Idaho. Family members have confirmed that remains found on the property of Lori Vallow’s husband Chad Daybell were identified as her seven-year-old son, Joshua ‘JJ’ Vallow, and 17-year-old daughter, Tylee Ryan.
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