We were so worried about JJ, and did he see what happened to his dad, Woodcock told jurors. They were last seen in September, and they were declared missing in November after extended family urged police to investigate. Born Canaan Trahan in May 2012, JJ was adopted by Lori andCharles Vallow- JJ's uncle - in 2013, shortly before his first birthday, and his name was later changed to Joshua Jaxton Vallow. DET. It's like not a care in the world. Before she could complete the program, JJ's adoption to the Vallow family had already been finalized, they claimed. With Lori now in jail, Chad Daybell returned home. REXBURG Court documents released Friday evening detail the horrific manner in which Joshua JJ Vallow and Tylee Ryan were found in Chad Daybells backyard. 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. Near a pet cemetery of property grounds, investigators found JJ's decomposed remains buried in a shallow grave. Benjamin Hyde has known Chad Daybell since the two men were missionaries together when they were 19. Chad Daybell at a court hearing in St. Anthony, Idaho, on Aug. 4, 2020. That welfare check in November 2019 revealed that both kids were missing. In his brief obituary, he is called a loving father to sons Cole, Zach and Joshua Jaxon JJ Vallow. This is Chad Daybell's backyard. There were so many times that I would die laughing. Chad Daybells jury trial hasnt been scheduled. However, both Leger and JJs biological father, Todd Trahan, suffered from substance abuse issues, resulting in their son being born addicted to drugs. Hes a self-published author who has written more than two dozen books about near-death and doomsday events. Charles Vallow - Charles was JJ's adoptive father and Tylee's stepfather. OFFICER DORENBUSH: She threatened to murder you? April Raymond: I feel like whatever story we were given about how Charles was killed was not the truth. 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. They both had unconditional love for each other. And he had so much love- - so much love. Losing custody of her son took a significant toll on Mandy, friends said. April Raymond met Lori in 2015 in Hawaii. "We had to take turns digging because the smell was so bad. 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. She was arrested in Hawaii on February 20 and held on a $5million bond. 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. CHARLES VALLOW [to police officer]: She's unhinged. Daybell was a former gravedigger-turned-novelist and podcaster from Rexburg, Idaho, who some say was something of a local cult leader, says Morgan. 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. Leger and JJ's biological father, Todd Trahan, suffered from substance abuse issues and JJ was born addicted to drugs. You can listen to "Inside the Lori Vallow Daybell Trial" on the"48 Hours" YouTube Channel. Kay Woodcock testified the first week of Loris trial that her son and his girlfriend gave JJ up The hunt continued even as police arrested Vallow Daybell in Hawaii on two felony counts related to the missing children and three other misdemeanors. I can't conceive of a scenario where she wasn't involved. At 11:53 a.m., after Alex Cox left the backyard, Chad Daybell wrote a text to his wife Tammy who wasn't home explaining why there was a new grave in the pet cemetery. 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. April Raymond says Lori told her one of those evil beings was her own husband Charles Vallow. 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. Chad Daybell became her fifth husband on November 5, 2019 roughly two weeks after his previous wife Tammy Daybell died under suspicious circumstances. Margaret Travillion: It just didn't make any sense why would you tell us he committed suicide last week and he's been gone for two weeks and he was actually shot by your brother? Ms Vallow then went on to meet and marry Charles Vallow. Opening statements begin in trial of 'doomsday mom' Lori Vallow, accused of killing two children, Chad Daybell claimed to have had a vision, Lori Vallow's late husband seen on video telling police: 'She's threatened me, to murder me, kill me', learned that his wife was having an affair, probable cause affidavit filed against Lori Vallow, Melanie Gibb discusses her former friendship with Chad and Lori. Lori Vallows daughter was allegedly molested by her biological father years before her doomsday-obsessed mom Joshua JJ Vallow Charles and Lori Vallow adopted JJ in 2014. Charles Vallow, the fourth husband of Lori Vallow Daybell, was fatally shot by his wifes brother. When the seven-year-old - who was autistic - wasreported missingby Kay Woodcock in November 2019, weeks after he was last seen alive, Mandy was seeking advice on how she could get JJ back. I was not OK with it, because she told something to the police that was not true that I had no knowledge of, Gibb told the court, adding that she "had a really bad feeling in my stomach.". Gibb told the court that Lori Vallow had manipulated her into thinking Joshua could be in danger. He was raised by his grandparents Larry Woodcock and his wife Kay According to a probable cause affidavit filed against Daybell, Gibb told authorities she had visited the couple at their home between Sept. 19, 2019, and Sept. 23, 2019. MELANIE GIBB: Horrible. / CBS News. Already a Cox Residential customer? 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. Daybell, 54, was also a member of the LDS church and a self-published author who wrote doomsday-focused fiction loosely based on church teachings. "She was doing everything she could to have a relationship with that baby," the source said. No one wanted this. Samantha Gwilliam is Tammy Daybells sister. Chad and Lori led a group of friends in trying to cast out the supposed evil spirits by praying and doing energy work, prosecutors said. And his grandmother Kay Woodcock was the threat. On May 25, 2021, they were formally charged with murder in the first degree in the deaths Tylee and JJ. POLICE OFFICER [bodycam audio]: So, we're here . Lori explained why. Chad Daybell was also charged with first-degree murder in the death of his former wife, Tammy Daybell. But by 2019, that marriage had also soured. After his siblings bodies were found, Ryan confronted his mother in an emotional recorded phone call that was played for jurors. 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. Tammy Daybell was initially described as having died in her sleep of natural causes. Leger was the biological mother ofJoshua "JJ" Vallow, 7, who was found buried in a shallow grave in Rexburg, Idaho, on June 9, 2020, near the dismembered remains of his older sisterTylee Ryan, 16. In 2001, Vallow Daybell married again, this time to a man named Joseph Ryan. 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. When JJ was there, you knew he was there. April 28, 2023, at 6:10 p.m. A Look at Who's Who in the Murder Trial of Slain Kids' Mom. If there is a picture book that captures the JJ Vallow educators at LIFE school came to love, Margaret Travillion says it's this one: "Wherever you are my love will find you. Morgan Loew: Why do you bind somebody's feet and hands and mouth in duct tape? Cult mom Lori Vallow is currently on trial in a case that has shocked the nation with its bizarre doomsday cult ties and the tragic deaths of almost everyone close to the mother-of-three and her new husband Chad Daybell. Joshua Jaxon JJ Vallow was the adopted son of Charles and Lori Daybell. Colby Ryan is Vallow Daybells eldest son. Police called that friend in Arizona, Melanie Gibb, to verify Lori's story, but she did not respond to their call. Even if her mother didn't [cries]. 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Though he was born of Vallow Daybells second marriage, when his mother remarried Colby took Joe Ryans last name. Im sorry you feel that way, she said. Tylee was born around 2002. JJs father, Charles Vallow, is actually Woodcocks brother: He adopted JJ as a baby because JJs biological parents including Woodcocks son were unable to 2. J. J. Vallow was born to his parents Todd Trahan and Chrysta. CHANDLER POLICE OFFICER [bodycam video]: So, you get in an argument? The friend, Melanie Gibb, told police she had not seen JJ for months. Morgan Loew: Everybody was hoping in the back of their minds that maybe there was a chance the kids were alive. Around 6:45 p.m. that evening, they left Yellowstone and drove back to the apartment complex in Rexburg. Margaret Travillion | LIFE co-founder: Our administrator came into my office. Meanwhile, JJ and Tylee were missing. John Roark / The Idaho Post-Register via AP, Pool file. Investigative reporter and CBS News consultant Morgan Loew has covered this story since the beginning. Morgan Loew: They dug up a cat. The call starts with Ryan asking Vallow Daybell if she thought she could keep hiding from him. The occasional money transfers continued too, though through a different phone app under his mothers name, he said. She had pleaded not guilty. Morgan Loew: The medical examiner performed an autopsy on Alex Cox and found that he died of natural causes. To his sister. Joshua JJ Vallow was last seen alive on 22 September 2019. He dropped dead six months before JJ and Tylee were found. It appears the first problem was a 16-year-old girl: Tylee Ryan. "She threatened me, murder me, kill me," he told police in a conversation captured on video, "48 Hours" reported. That includes JJ Vallows biological grandmother, Kay Woodcock Loris other son, Colby Ryan and Loris sister, Summer Shiflet. Jurors were shown graphic photos of JJ's remains on Tuesday, showing the boy's decomposed face and arms bound with tape. Gwilliam told the police the location of the pet cemetery on Chads and Tammys Salem, Idaho, property, which led to authorities finding Tylees remains, according to East Idaho News. Vaisia Itaaehau: If I had one more day with JJ and Tylee, I would want them to know how much they did for me. On January 25, 2020, Lori was issued an ultimatum by police: She had five days to produce JJ and Tylee to authorities, otherwise, she'd be arrested. IE 11 is not supported. Nate Eaton He was last seen on Sept. 23, 2019, at Kennedy Elementary School in Rexburg, according to KPVI. [Lori speaks] OK, just stand over there for just a second, guys. 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. 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.