What did Lori Vallow Daybell do? A timeline of the case

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Today, radical cognize Lori Vallow Daybell as the alleged "doomsday mom," stemming from sum of her children's disappearance and deaths. She's been called a "monster" and a "cult mom."

Vallow Daybell, accused on with her hubby Chad Daybell, was sentenced to beingness without parole aft an Idaho assemblage found her guilty successful May 2023 connected each charges for her relation successful the deaths of her 16-year-old daughter, Tylee Ryan; her 7-year-old adopted son, Joshua "JJ" Vallow; and her husband's archetypal wife, Tammy Daybell. She had pleaded not guilty. In May 2024, Chad Daybell was convicted connected al counts.

The joined mates besides look different charges related to the mysterious deaths of their erstwhile spouses. Both pleaded not guilty.

2006: Happily married

Before each the notoriety, Lori joined businessman Charles Vallow. Friends accidental it appeared to beryllium a blessed marriage. Together, the mates was raising Tylee Ryan, Lori's girl from a erstwhile marriage.

2014: JJ Joins the family

Lori and Charles Vallow adopted JJ Vallow. He was the grandson of Charles' sister. JJ had autism and April Raymond, who was Lori's friend, says Lori was "patient," an perfect parent for him.

Vaisia Itaaehau met the Vallow household erstwhile they lived successful Arizona. She says Tylee embraced her relation arsenic a large sister, that Tylee adjacent jokingly referred to JJ arsenic her ain child.

2017: Family dynamics change

Sometime astir 2017, relatives accidental Lori Vallow's narration with her children changed. Her friends accidental she had been speechmaking the books of doomsday writer Chad Daybell. Daybell, who wrote respective fabrication books astir preparing for the extremity of the world, lived extracurricular Rexburg, Idaho.

2018: Lori Vallow meets Chad Daybell

Sometime successful 2018, Lori Vallow met Chad Daybell. Lori Vallow's friends accidental determination was a transportation betwixt the 2 and they began doing spiritual podcasts together. Daybell was besides married. Together with his woman Tammy Daybell, helium was raising 5 children.

Lori Vallow's person Melanie Gibb would aboriginal accidental she heard Chad Daybell and Lori talking astir "zombies"— radical whose souls were replaced by "dark spirits." Lori's erstwhile friend, April Raymond, told "48 Hours" that Lori started referring to her husband, Charles Vallow, arsenic a "demon."

2019: Seeking help

In 2019, Charles Vallow became precise disquieted astir Lori, and helium went to the constabulary with his concerns. He told them Lori believed she was a "god" preparing for the extremity of days. He besides said Lori had threatened to execution him.

February 2019: Charles Vallow's fears

Charles Vallow filed for a divorcement from Lori. In tribunal documents, Charles expressed that helium feared for his and the children's safety.

July 2019: A decease investigation

Charles Vallow went to the location wherever Lori Vallow was surviving with the children successful Chandler, Arizona. Charles was expected to driblet their lad JJ disconnected astatine school. But erstwhile helium went wrong the home, Charles was changeable dormant by Lori's brother, Alex Cox.

Cox told constabulary that Lori and Charles got into a fight. Alex claimed helium was protecting his sister and changeable Charles successful self-defense. Lori and Tylee — who some accidental they heard the shooting — told akin stories of self-defense.

September 2019

Lori Vallow moved person to Chad Daybell. She relocated her kids to Rexburg, Idaho. Lori's brother, Alex Cox, moved into the aforesaid flat complex.

Sept. 8, 2019: Tylee Ryan vanishes

Lori Vallow, Tylee, JJ, and Alex Cox went to Yellowstone National Park. Police accidental this is wherever the past known photograph of Tylee was taken earlier she vanished. Melanie Gibb has said that Lori had referred to Tylee arsenic a "zombie."

Sept. 9, 2019:

The greeting aft Tylee Ryan disappeared, investigators accidental that Alex Cox's cellphone GPS placed him successful Chad Daybell's backyard, connected the spot for astir 2 hours. About 14 minutes aft Cox's GPS showed him leaving the property, Chad Daybell texted his wife, Tammy Daybell. The substance read: "… I spotted a large racoon [sic] on the fence. I hurried and got my gun, and helium was inactive walking along. I got adjacent enough that 1 changeable did the trick. He is present successful our favored cemetery…"

Sept. 22, 2019: JJ Vallow disappears

Police accidental JJ Vallow was past seen connected Sept. 22, 2019.

Melanie Gibb says that she and her boyfriend, David Warwick, were staying with Lori Vallow successful Rexburg that weekend. On the nighttime of Sept. 22, Warwick says helium saw Alex Cox transportation JJ into Lori's apartment. But the adjacent morning, according to Warwick, erstwhile helium asked to spot JJ, Lori reportedly told them that JJ was "being a zombie" and that Cox had to instrumentality him away.

Sept. 23, 2019

The time aft JJ was past seen, investigators accidental Alex Cox's cellphone showed that Cox returned to Chad Daybell's backyard. This time, Cox was determination for lone 17 minutes.

Oct. 19, 2019: Another death

With Lori Vallow's children's whereabouts unknown, calamity struck Chad Daybell's family. Daybell's wife, Tammy Daybell, died. The couple's son, Garth Daybell, said Tammy died successful furniture and that helium and Chad called 911.

The Daybell children told "48 Hours" they declined an autopsy. They accidental the coroner told them Tammy's decease appeared to beryllium earthy causes. They believed that due to the fact that they accidental their ma was successful sick wellness anterior to her death.

Nov. 5, 2019: Chad and Lori wed

Roughly 2 weeks later, Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell got joined connected a formation successful Hawaii.

Later that month, JJ's grandmother, Kay Woodcock, asked constabulary to cheque connected JJ's welfare. Woodcock said she was acrophobic and hadn't heard from JJ successful months.

Nov. 26, 2019: Missing kids

Rexburg constabulary went to Lori Vallow Daybell's location looking for JJ. Police accidental Vallow Daybell lied to them, claiming that JJ was harmless and staying successful Arizona with her friend, Melanie Gibb. At first, Gibb wasn't forthcoming astir JJ's whereabouts but aboriginal called constabulary and told them JJ hadn't been with her.

While Rexburg constabulary attempted to find JJ, investigators soon realized that his sister, Tylee Ryan was besides missing, and launched a nationwide search for the children.

December 2019

While investigators searched for the missing children, Lori and Chad Daybell traveled backmost to Hawaii.

In December 2019, Fremont County Sheriff's Investigators grew suspicious astir Tammy Daybell's death. They exhumed her assemblage to behaviour an autopsy.

That aforesaid month, Lori's brother, Alex Cox, died successful Arizona. It was determined helium died of earthy causes.

Jan. 25, 2020

Authorities served Lori Vallow Daybell an bid requiring her to nutrient her children.

Feb. 20, 2020: An arrest

After failing to comply, Lori Vallow Daybell was arrested successful Hawaii. Two weeks later, she was extradited to Idaho.

June 9, 2020: Searching Chad Daybell's backyard

Even aft Vallow Daybell's arrest, the mates refused to accidental wherever the children were. On June 9, 2020, the FBI, Rexburg Police and Fremont County Sheriff's Office descended upon Chad Daybell's location and property.

Authorities dug successful areas of the backyard wherever Alex Cox's cellphone had pinged successful September 2019. Tragically, they uncovered quality remains buried successful shallow graves.

JJ Vallow had been buried nether a histrion and astir 50 yards away; investigators recovered Tylee's sedate successful the Daybell's favored cemetery. Prosecutors judge she was buried successful the aforesaid determination Chad Daybell referenced erstwhile helium texted Tammy Daybell 9 months earlier, saying helium was burying a raccoon.

Investigators dug up portion of the favored cemetery and recovered nary raccoon. But Daybell's household told" 48 Hours" determination was a 2nd favored cemetery connected the spot that was not searched.

Chad Daybell was arrested.

June 2020

Authorities aboriginal confirmed that they identified the remains arsenic JJ Vallow and Tylee Ryan. A memorial was built on the Daybell's obstruction to grant the victims.

May 2021

Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow Daybell were charged with first-degree murder for the deaths of JJ and Tylee. Daybell was besides charged with murdering his archetypal wife, Tammy Daybell.

June 2021: Chad Daybell successful court

Chad Daybell pleaded not blameworthy to each the charges.

June 2021: Lori Vallow Daybell's lawsuit connected hold

Lori Vallow Daybell was besides charged with conspiring to execution Charles Vallow. That aforesaid month, a justice ruled Lori incompetent to basal proceedings portion she receives intelligence wellness treatment. She had not yet entered a plea; her lawsuit was connected hold.

August 2021: Awaiting trial

Prosecutors announced they volition question the decease punishment against Chad Daybell. Daybell is jailed, awaiting trial.

September 2021: Speaking out

Chad and Tammy Daybell's children — speaking publically for the archetypal clip unneurotic — told "48 Hours" they judge their begetter is innocent. Daybell's daughter, Emma Murray, says she believes Chad was framed by Alex Cox and Lori Vallow Daybell.

April 11, 2022: Lori Vallow Daybell acceptable to basal trial

Judge Steven Boyce ruled Lori Vallow Daybell is now mentally competent to basal proceedings successful the Idaho execution case. He did not supply different details astir her attraction oregon intelligence condition. She is scheduled to beryllium formally arraigned successful tribunal adjacent week and some Lori and Chad Daybell are acceptable to basal proceedings unneurotic aboriginal adjacent year.

April 19, 2022: Judge enters plea connected Lori Vallow Daybell's behalf

Lori Vallow Daybell refused to participate a plea to execution and different charges, prompting Judge Steven Boyce to participate a not blameworthy plea connected her behalf. Vallow Daybell and her husband, Chad Daybell, were some astatine the courthouse successful the eastbound Idaho municipality of St. Anthony for tribunal proceedings; Vallow Daybell for an arraignment that was delayed for months portion she underwent attraction astatine a intelligence wellness facility, and Chad Daybell for a proceeding implicit the proceedings venue.

May 4, 2022: Lori Vallow Daybell could look decease penalty

Lori Vallow Daybell will qualify for superior punishment if she is convicted astatine her proceedings aboriginal this twelvemonth due to the fact that the slayings were exceptionally depraved and carried retired for fiscal gain, according to tribunal documents filed by prosecuting attorneys from Fremont and Madison counties connected May 2.

Aug. 16, 2022: Lori Vallow Daybell's attorney's question alteration successful charges

Attorneys for Lori Vallow Daybell asked a justice to nonstop the lawsuit backmost to a expansive assemblage due to the fact that they accidental that the conspiracy charges are oddly constructed and could confuse a jury. Daybell and her hubby Chad Daybell person pleaded not blameworthy to murder, conspiracy and expansive theft charges successful transportation with the deaths of 7-year-old Joshua "JJ" Vallow and 17-year-old Tylee Ryan.

Sept. 23, 2022: Cameras to beryllium banned from courtroom

Seventh District Judge Steven Boyce has banned cameras from the courtroom successful the transgression lawsuit of Lori Vallow Daybell and Chad Daybell, saying helium fears the images could forestall a just trial. The Idaho justice said quality organizations volition nary longer beryllium capable to sprout inactive photography oregon videos wrong the courtroom.

Jan. 7, 2023: Judge: Lori Vallow Daybell, Chad Daybell not allowed to conscionable face-to-face

Judge Steven Boyce rejected a request from Lori Vallow Daybell's attorneys that she and her hubby beryllium allowed to conscionable successful idiosyncratic and connected the telephone to sermon strategies and colony options. Attorneys for Vallow Daybell and Chad Daybell presented respective requests during a question proceeding including that the proceedings beryllium delayed until 2024 - a petition from Chad Daybell's attorneys - and that the decease punishment beryllium taken disconnected the array - a petition from Lori Vallow Daybell's lawyers.

March 2023: Two trials to beryllium held

Judge Steven Boyce granted a question by Chad Daybell's attorneys to sever the trials, meaning abstracted trials volition beryllium held. Lori Vallow Daybell's proceedings is scheduled to commencement connected April 3. Chad Daybell's proceedings has not yet been scheduled.

March 21, 2023: Lori Vallow Daybell volition not look decease punishment successful upcoming trial

Prosecutors were seeking the decease penalty for some defendants, but Lori Vallow Daybell's attorneys said it should beryllium taken disconnected the array successful her lawsuit due to the fact that they volition not person clip to afloat reappraisal a ample magnitude of grounds that was turned implicit successful caller weeks. During a hearing, Judge Steven Boyce agreed. He noted that Vallow Daybell has not waived her close to a speedy trial, truthful the proceeding could not beryllium rescheduled to springiness her defence squad ample clip to reappraisal the evidence. The decease punishment inactive applies to Chad Daybell's case.

April 3, 2023: Jury Lori Vallow Daybell's proceedings begins

Attorneys began selecting 18 imaginable jurors for the proceedings of Lori Vallow Daybell, charged successful what prosecutors accidental was a doomsday-focused plot. Authorities summoned 1,800 imaginable jurors to the courthouse successful precocious March, requiring each of them to implicit a 20-page questionnaire successful hopes of winnowing retired anyone incapable to reasonably effort the case. Ultimately, 12 jurors and six alternates are proceeding the case.

On April 10, the prosecution and defence successful the proceedings of Lori Vallow Daybell made their opening arguments to a assemblage successful Boise, Idaho.

May 12, 2023: Lori Vallow Daybell blameworthy connected each charges

An Idaho assemblage recovered Lori Vallow Daybell, the ma charged with execution successful the deaths of 2 of her children, 16-year-old Tylee Ryan and 7-year-old Joshua "JJ" Vallow, guilty connected each charges. Vallow Daybell, 49, was besides charged with conspiracy to perpetrate execution successful the deaths of the children and the decease of her husband's archetypal wife, Tammy Daybell. She was besides accused of stealing Social Security payments issued for the children.

For much from the trial, CBS News sum includes compelling moments from testimony and each day's proceedings connected its YouTube channel, on with weekly podcast updates from the "48 Hours" team.

June 2, 2023: Trial day acceptable for Chad Daybell

Chad Daybell volition look proceedings astir a twelvemonth aft his wife. Judge Steven Boyce, who is overseeing some cases, set his proceedings date for April 1, 2024.

He, too, volition beryllium tried astatine the Ada County Courthouse successful Boise, Idaho.

July 31, 2023: Lori Vallow Daybell sentenced

Lori Vallow Daybell was sentenced to beingness without parole, the maximum penalty, connected the charges of execution and conspiracy to perpetrate murder. She was besides fixed a 10-year condemnation for expansive theft arsenic good arsenic ordered to wage much than $50,000, including fines, a civilian punishment for each of the 3 victims and restitution.

"You had truthful galore different options. You could person gotten divorced; you could person recovered idiosyncratic other to instrumentality attraction of those kids. And arsenic the authorities was capable to beryllium astatine trial, you chose the astir evil and destructive way possible," said Judge Steven Boyce astatine the sentencing.

"You justified each of this by going down a bizarre spiritual rabbit hole, and intelligibly you are inactive down there," helium said.

Dec. 7, 2023: Lori Vallow Daybell arraigned successful 2 abstracted cases

Lori Vallow Daybell was charged with conspiracy to perpetrate execution successful the 2019 decease of her fourth husband, Charles Vallow, who died aft constabulary accidental helium was changeable by her brother, Alexander Lamar Cox. Cox claimed helium changeable Vallow successful self-defense.

Daybell and Cox, who besides died successful 2019, were besides accused of trying to execution her niece's husband, Brandon Boudreaux, who was changeable astatine successful 2019 portion driving adjacent his home. She besides faces a complaint of conspiracy to perpetrate execution successful that case. Boudreaux was unhurt successful the incident.

The tribunal entered pleas of not blameworthy for Daybell connected some charges.

June 1, 2024: Chad Daybell sentenced to death

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Chad Daybell was sentenced to death connected June 1, 2024, astir a twelvemonth aft his 2nd wife, Lori Vallow Daybell, was convicted and sentenced to beingness successful prison,

On May 30, Daybell was convicted of first-degree execution of his archetypal wife, Tammy Daybell, and 2 of his then-girlfriend Lori Vallow's children, Joshua "JJ" Vallow and Tylee Ryan, arsenic good arsenic for conspiracy successful the murders and of security fraud.

April 22, 2025: Jury finds Lori Vallow Daybell blameworthy of conspiracy successful Charles Vallow death

Lori Vallow Daybell was convicted of conspiracy to perpetrate murder in the 2019 sidesplitting of her estranged hubby successful Arizona. The Phoenix assemblage returned the verdict aft starting deliberations connected April 21.

Charles Vallow, who was Vallow Daybell's 4th husband, was fatally changeable by Vallow Daybell's brother, Alex Cox successful July 2019. Vallow Daybell represented herself astatine the proceedings contempt not being a lawyer, which began connected March 31. She present faces different beingness condemnation successful the Arizona case.

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