The Investigations Timeline of Chad and Lori DayBell
By: Tatiana Santana
Tags: Criminal Justice, Investigation, True Crime, Crime, Murder

2001- Lori Vallow marries Taylees Father

Lori had married her daughter Taylees father, Joseph Anthony jr. in 2001 and Joseph adopts her son Colby, who she had in her previous marriage. Joseph and Lori filed for divorce soon after in 2004 and Joseph died later on in 2018 of a heart attack and was immediately cremated.

2006- Lori Vallow marries her fourth husband and adopts “JJ”

Lori and Leland “Charles” Anthony Vallow got married in las vegas in February of 2006. The couple adopted a son named Joshua Jaxon which is commonly referred to as JJ Vallow, which was the biological grandson of Charles’ sister Kay Woodcock. Kay Woodcock's husband would later raise concern to law enforcement over the disappearance of JJ and Tylee Vallow.

2014- Charles and Lori Vallow Move to the Hawaii Island of Kauai

Exactly a year after the couple moved to Hawaii with both of the children, Lori became obsessed with books written by a man named Chad Daybell. According to a friend of Loris that has remained anonymous, Lori was obsessed with a fictional series written by Chad Daybell that were centered around apocalyptic events, loosely based on Mormon theology. Lori began buying these books for her anonymous friend and explained to her that she needed to read them. Lori's friend believes that Lori began a relationship with Chad Daybell through his writing.

2016–2017

The family packed up and moved to Arizona sometime between 2016 and 2017.

2018- Lori meets Chad Daybell

Lori met Chad Daybell when he was teaching a class at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which she attended. Lori and Chad reportedly became very close immediately and started traveling together to religious conferences regarding his books. The two reportedly talked daily since the day they first met.

2019- Lori Vallows brother murders her husband Charles Vallow

Court documents suggest that the marriage between Lori and Charles started to unravel, they filed for divorce and Charles reportedly said he feared she would kill him and went on to say she had developed cult-like beliefs. Charles said that Lori had claimed she was “a god assigned to carry out the work of the 144,000 at Christ’s second coming in July 2020.” The family lived in the Phoenix suburbs, when Lori's brother, Alex Cox, had shot and killed her husband Charles. Cox asserted that he had shot him in self-defense after Vallow came at him with a baseball bat. The case did not move much farther after that due to Alex Cox developing a blood clot in his lungs and was declared deceased in late 2019.

2019- (continued) Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell Married, Tammy Daybell Dies.

Lori Vallow packed her things and her children and moved to Idaho, getting an apartment and spending a large portion of time with Chad Daybell. They participated in podcasts about the end of times and aimed their endeavors at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. At the time Chad was married to Tammy Daybell, Tammy died in October of 2019, her obituary stated that her cause of death was natural and declined an autopsy before she was buried in Utah. About two weeks later Chad Daybell married Lorri Vallow in Hawaii. The quick marriage drew suspicion to officers who had Tammy Daybells body exhumed for the start of an investigation. The results of the autopsy have not been released.

2019- (continued) The children Disappear.

Tylee had last been seen in September of 2019 headed into Yellowstone national park with Lori and other family members for a day trip. JJ had last been seen by school officials several days later. JJ’s grandparents, Kay and Larry Woodcock started growing increasingly worried about the children. The couple said that the frequent phone calls with JJ grew scattered and then nonexistent Kay and Larry regularly asked Lori why their grandson was never available and Lori could never give an explanation. In November of 2019, the Woodcocks asked the Rexburg police to perform a well-visit on the children, when the officers questioned Lori and Chad Daybell, they lied about the children's whereabouts. When the officers returned the next day to follow up on the family, Lori and Chad Daybell were gone. Law enforcement began an investigation thereafter and continued their investigation of the death of Tammy Daybell, initially, they searched the Daybell home, collecting over 40 items including software and computer data. A few days later the grandparents posted a $20,000 dollar reward for information on the children's whereabouts.

2020- Lori and Chad Daybell quietly move to Hawaii

In January of 2020, the couple quietly moved to Hawaii, the investigations pushed forward drastically in Arizona, Idaho, and Utah. The couple was found in Hawaii and ordered to hand over the children to officials to prove that the children were safe. Lori Daybell refused and was charged with Child Abandonment and other crimes and extradited to Idaho.

2020 (continued)- Human remains found on the Daybell Property.

. In February 2020 a document stating Lori and chad Daybells beliefs surface off of a computer found in the home, it states that they believe in zombie-like possession, dark immortal beings working on the Rexburg police force, and spiritual rankings of one’s libido. April 10th of 2020, the attorney general's office declares Lori and Chad are being investigated for attempted murder and conspiracy regarding the death of Tammy Daybell. On June 10th of 2020 Authorities uncovered Human remains on Chad Daybells property as they investigated the disappearance of Lori’s two children and the disappearance of Chad Daybell’s first wife. The remains were found buried in the Daybell backyard. Chad is taken into custody and later arrested for two felony accounts involving the concealment of human remains. July 22 of 2020 was the day the couple claimed to be the end of the world. August 8th Chad Daybell pleads not guilty to the charges he held, and in September Lori Daybell pleads not guilty as well.

Upcoming

In January of 2021, the hearings are to proceed for both of them regarding felony and misdemeanor charges, and in march 2021 Loris hearings regarding the death of her children will proceed until the estimated date of April 2nd.