Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow Daybell have been charged with first-degree murder for the deaths of her two children, Joshua “JJ” Vallow, and Tylee Ryan. The children were 7 and 17, respectively, when Vallow’s grandparents reported them missing in 2019. The children’s remains were found buried in their stepfather’s Idaho backyard in June of 2020.
The couple is also facing charges of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder in the death of Chad Daybell’s ex-wife, Tammy, who was found dead in her home around the same time the children went missing. Tammy Daybell’s obituary said she had died from natural causes, but authorities became suspicious when Chad Daybell married Lori Vallow Daybell two weeks after Tammy’s death. Tammy Daybell’s body was exhumed in December 2019 for further investigation.
The new murder charges were announced on what would have been Joshua Vallow’s 9th birthday. The couple was served with warrants in jail.
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