JOSHUA "JJ" VALLOW, TYLEE RYAN, TAMMY DAYBELL, & CHARLES VALLOW: State of Idaho/Arizona vs. Lori & Chad Daybell *GUILTY*

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Police seem to be no closer to finding 7-year-old Joshua “JJ” Vallow and 17-year-old Tylee Ryan than they were when this story began months ago.

Since that time, the story has gained international attention as it’s taken twists and turns involving a purported cult, dead spouses, delusions of divinity and preparing for the end of the world. Despite all the angles, and the ever-growing number of people related to the case, the facts remain essentially the same as when it was first announced.

The two children remain missing and the parents, Lori (Vallow) Daybell, and her new husband, Chad Daybell, refuse to disclose their whereabouts to police. Both have been named persons of interest in the disappearance of the children. Law enforcement is also investigating the deaths of the Daybells’ previous respective spouses, Charles Vallow and Tammy Daybell, though neither Chad nor Lori have been named suspects in those cases.

Written timeline of events
  • April 3, 2018 - Tylee Ryan's father, Joseph Ryan, dies. Death ruled heart attack.
  • December 2018 - Chad Daybell & Lori Vallow make first appearance on Preparing a People podcast.
  • February 2019 - Charles Vallow files for divorce from Lori, claiming she viewed herself as a god preparing for the second coming, and she would kill him if he got in her way.
  • February - April 2019 - Lori disappears for nearly two months, leaving her children with others.
  • June 2019 - Lori's niece demands a divorce from her husband, who says she shares similar beliefs to her aunt.
  • July 11, 2019 - Charles Vallow shot and killed by Lori's brother Alex Cox. Shooting initially ruled self-defense.
  • August 2019 - Lori moves to Rexburg, Idaho with kids
  • September 3, 2019 - Joshua "JJ" Vallow enrolled in school
  • September 23, 2019 - JJ last attended school
  • September 24, 2019 - Lori unenrolls JJ from school, saying she would be homeschooling him.
  • September 2019 - Tylee also seen in September, but it's unclear when and where (she had graduated early)
  • October 2, 2019 - Lori's niece's ex-husband was shot at, missing his head by inches. Shooter was driving a vehicle registered to Charles Vallow.
  • October 9, 2019 - Tammy Daybell, Chad's wife, called 911 and said a masked man shot at her with a paintball gun.
  • October 19, 2019 - Tammy Daybell dies, death is ruled natural
  • October 25, 2019 - Tylee, or someone using her phone, texts a friend
  • Late October / Early November 2019 - Chad Daybell & Lori Vallow get married
  • November 26, 2019 - Welfare check requested for JJ at the request of extended family - police are told he is in Arizona with family, but he is not
  • November 27, 2019 - Police return to serve a search warrant, finding the Daybell's gone
  • December 12, 2019 - Lori's brother, who had shot her ex-husband, dies mysteriously in Arizona
  • December 20, 2019 - Search for JJ and Tylee goes public
  • December 30, 2019 - LE says Lori knows where her children are but will not cooperate
  • January 25, 2020 - Chad & Lori are located in Hawaii, served with a notice that she must produce the children within 5 days
  • January 30, 2020 - Lori fails to produce JJ and Tylee

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Tuesday 22nd April 2025
Verdict reached.

Lori Vallow Daybell is on trial in Maricopa County, Arizona, on one charge of conspiracy to commit the murder of Charles Vallow, her fourth husband. Nate Eaton is live in the courtroom with updates. Please excuse any typos. Times listed below are in Mountain Standard Time, so they are an hour behind Idaho. (Arizona does not observe Daylight Saving Time.) The most recent updates are at the top.

3:21 p.m. If jury finds Lori guilty, the jury will immediately hear aggravating circumstances from the prosecutor. Lori could also speak. The sentencing will not happen today and will likely be scheduled 30-60 days from now.

3:20 p.m. Public is being brought into the courtroom. There are extra sheriff deputies here today.

3:17 p.m. Lori’s adivsory counsel just walked in. We are inside the courtroom.

3:13 p.m. Prosecutor Treena Kay and her paralegal just walked into the courtroom with Det. Nathan Duncan. Judge’s assistant tracking down the defense team. Lori will be brought over from the jail for the verdict.

3 p.m. A verdict has been reached in Lori Vallow Daybell’s Arizona trial. It will be publicly announced between 3:30-4 p.m. Arizona time. We are waiting outside the courtroom to take our seats.

ORIGINAL STORY​

PHOENIX — A verdict has been reached in Lori Vallow Daybell’s Arizona trial. It will be publicly announced between 3:30-4 p.m. Arizona time.

The jury deliberated for 17 minutes Monday and spent under three hours deliberating Tuesday.

Daybell is charged with conspiracy to commit the murder of her fourth husband, Charles Vallow.

Maricopa County Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Treena Kay argued Daybell conspired with her brother, Alex Cox, to shoot and kill Vallow at her Chandler home in 2019 so she could collect money from his life insurance policy and marry her then-boyfriend Chad Daybell, a Rexburg author who wrote several religious novels about the end of the world.

Daybell, who isn’t a lawyer but represented herself during the trial, claimed the shooting was in self-defense. She didn’t call any witnesses or put on any evidence during the trial, but did cross-examine many of the prosecution’s witnesses.

EastIdahoNews.com reporter Nate Eaton will post live updates from the courtroom in this story when proceedings begin. Video from the courtroom will be shown in the player above.
READ LIVE UPDATES WATCH TRIAL HERE
 
Verdict will be in this player when announced.


WATCH LIVE: Jury deliberating in Lori Vallow Daybell’s Arizona case​

Published at 12:47 pm, April 22, 2025
EastIdahoNews.com Staff

EastIdahoNews.com staff



PHOENIX — Jurors are deliberating in the Arizona trial of Lori Vallow Daybell.

A jury of 10 men and two women convened briefly Monday afternoon and resumed deliberations Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. Arizona time.

Daybell is charged with conspiracy to commit the murder of her fourth husband, Charles Vallow.

Maricopa County Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Treena Kay argued Daybell conspired with her brother, Alex Cox, to shoot and kill Vallow at her Chandler home in 2019 so she could collect money from his life insurance policy and marry her then-boyfriend Chad Daybell.

Daybell, who isn’t a lawyer but represented herself during the trial, claimed the shooting was in self-defense. She didn’t call any witnesses or put on any evidence during the trial, but did cross-examine many of the prosecution’s witnesses.

When a verdict is reached, we will video from the courtroom on a 5-minute delay in the player above.
READ LIVE UPDATES WATCH TRIAL HERE
 

Lori Vallow Daybell found guilty of conspiracy to commit murder in Arizona​

Published at 4:50 pm, April 22, 2025
Nate Eaton

Nate Eaton, EastIdahoNews.com

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PHOENIX — Lori Vallow Daybell has been found guilty of conspiracy to commit the murder of her fourth husband, Charles Vallow.

A jury of 10 men and two women reached the verdict Tuesday afternoon following a seven-day trial in Maricopa County, Arizona. The verdict was read shortly before 4 p.m.

Maricopa County Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Treena Kay argued Daybell conspired with her brother, Alex Cox, to shoot and kill Vallow at her Chandler home in 2019 so she could collect money from his life insurance policy and marry her then-boyfriend Chad Daybell, a Rexburg author who wrote several religious novels about the end of the world.

Daybell, who isn’t a lawyer but represented herself during the trial, claimed the shooting was in self-defense. She didn’t call any witnesses or put on any evidence during the trial, but did cross-examine many of the prosecution’s witnesses.

This is a breaking news story and will be updated.
READ LIVE UPDATES WATCH TRIAL HERE
 
Hooray!!! Did anyone notice how when polled almost everyone of those men sounded strong in their YES. People worried, some did out there, that the men would fall for her sh*t. The seemed to me to say it very strongly most of them.
 
Any Cushing is there and so is Brandon and his wife. Colby is home doing a live show which I have on also.
I had Nate on, then I went to Colby, then Scott, then back to Nate. Chats were going so fast in most. I loved this judge but I did not agree with the five minute verdict delay. Every site I was on people were saying not to spoil it with the news before we heard it and in every single one they did. I really do not get the need for a 5 minute delay on a verdict. It isn't testimony, not like anything should go wild or have to be deleted.

I AM happier than heck it is guilty but I would have preferred to hear it as it unfolded. Instead of people in chat telling it ahead of time.

Now why does she NOT just give UP on Brandon's? She folded to the aggravating factors in this one.

A GOOD DAY THOUGH. JUSTICE FOR CHARLES. FINALLY. My faith in juries remains.
 
Colby is crying on his vlog. I have to go. Praying for Colby!
I was on there earlier. You know he talks as if he is over here and is okay but I don't entirely believe it. It just has to still be very hard. It isn't an easy thing. I left his because the chat was going bonkers fast.
 

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