On Monday, May 3, prosecutors confirmed they would demand the death penalty for the murderer.
He felt the power of a God. I had visions. He said an angel protected him and guided him on a sacred mission. believed everything between him and his divine purpose must be removed. Even if it’s part of his family.
This is- and still is- the life of Lori Vallow. A life that seems very normal but behind it is intense and dark; a life marked by passions, failed marriages, an extreme of bizarre religious fanaticism and death … Too many near deaths.
From the prophecies of the end of the world to the coming of a new messiah, this is the record of how a woman became a murderer to her own children because, according to him, they have become zombies. And the only way to “save” them is to kill them so they can rest in the afterlife.
In recent hours, the local prosecutor’s office has confirmed that it will seek the death penalty for the woman, with the trial starting in October. “He showed a tendency to commit murder that is likely to constitute an ongoing threat to society,” the official briefed.
Lori’s loves
His name is Lori Cox, was born on June 26, 1973 in San Bernardino, California, United States. There he grew up with his brother Alexander and his sister Summer. They are all very close.
Since graduating, Lori has been a hairdresser. This is always what is considered beautiful: it is tall, blonde, captivating.
Lori Vallow has had five marriages and three children. Photo: AP
In addition to love. To his credit counts five weddings. His first wife was Nelson Yanes; William Lagioia, the second. Joseph Ryan, Charles Vallow and Chad Daybell, the latter. These three are the protagonists, with him, in this frightening story.
Ryan is the father of his two children.Colby and Tylee, born in 2002. She adopted her third child in 2014 with Charles Vallow. The baby, Joshua “JJ”is 2 years old, is her husband’s niece and has autism.
With the son and Tylee, the couple lived in Hawaii for two years. However, in 2016, after failing in the business they started, the family moved home to Arizona.
Two years later, Lori suffered her first fatal blow. Suddenly the father of his eldest children died.. Heart attack, they said. It was the first of several deaths to engulf his life from that moment.
Apocalyptic belief and a forbidden lust
While still in a relationship with Vallow, Lori’s life began to change. The main moment is when he joins Preparing Someonean organization whose mission is to help people prepare for the second coming of Christ.
there he met Chad Daybell. Together they prepared group podcasts. The attraction is immediate. Soon the two of them started a Secret relationship.
Daybell then writer. In his editorial, Spring Creek Book CompanyHe has published more than twenty books. They were all about dying experiences – his family used to own funeral homes – and thoughts about the end of the world. please lori ultra fan of his stories.
The man has been married for nearly 30 years Tammy. Parents of five children, they lived together in Springville, Utah, and then, in 2015, they moved to Salem, a city in Idaho, where he worked as a librarian.
But as the relationship with her partner grew stronger, her marriage with Charles fell into crisis. Lori is different, she has changed. He said he had visions, that angels took care of him. He was overwhelmed by fanaticism.
He met Chad Daybell at Preparing A People. He is a writer. Photo: Web
After some separation -and eventually reconciliation-, finally Charles decided to file for divorce. February 2019 then and every day the situation of the couple becomes more difficult. It was then revealed to the media that Lori even told her husband that she would kill him when it interfered with his divine destiny.
Vallow dropped the lawsuit a few months later. He wanted to try, again, to save the couple. But the die is thrown.
Two funerals and one wedding
The afternoon of July 11 seemed like another afternoon. The family is together, as always. However, the meeting will end in the worst way. After an alleged argument with Alexander, Lori’s brother, Charles was shot to death.
The official version of Cox is that Vallow beat his brother -in -law with a baseball bat in a violent manner, so he had no choice but to defend against gunfire.
In August, Lori moved with her family to Rexburg, Idaho.. He brought Joshua, who was 7 years old, and Tylee, who was 17 years old. Alexander is also in the game. Now I’m literally closer to home than Chad’s house. .
A few weeks later, on October 19, Tammy Daybell died. For researchers it is “natural death”; for his family and friends, something inexplicable. He is only 49 years old and has no health problems.
That morning, Chad called 911 to report that his wife had died in his sleep. The agents who went to the house saw nothing strange that made them suspicious. The man He quietly refused to undergo an autopsy.. Tammy was buried on October 22nd.
The last picture where Tylee was seen. The young man hugged Joshua, behind him was Uncle Alexander. Photo: Web
Neither of the two widows had a very long rivalry. Nothing much makes sense. Comfortably widowed, the two quickly took their lives back and continued their relationship.
The wedding is on November 5, 2019. On a beach in Hawaii, a place as beautiful as romance, the couple said “Yes I want to”. And one detail that later relates: Lori bought her alliance with Amazon on October 2. Before Tammy passed away.
Couple without children
After their magical wedding, Chad and Lori return to Rexburg. To his new friends they seem to have no minor children. Lori says Tylee died when she was little; they did not mention Joshua.
But his family is worried. The child’s grandparents were unable to establish contact with him. For this reason, and after a few months of not seeing him, they did report to the police.
When agents visited them at home, the couple was told very calmly that the little one I live with a friend from Arizona, Melanie Gibb.
In the face of these questions, Lori asks her to tell investigators that Joshua is in her care and if they want to see him, say “I took him to the movies.”
However, out of fear of the consequences it could have on him, Gibb admitted that the truth is he did not live with the boy.
The alarms rang.
What happened to Lori’s children?
On September 8, 2019, Lori and her family hiked to Yelowstone National Park. That was the last picture Tylee saw. The photo shows the teenager smiling next to his uncle and hugging Joshua.
From one day to the next, Joshua and Tylee disappear. Photo: AP
The next day, there were a few calls from Alexander from Daybell Field. In addition, Chad himself told his wife in a text message that he had killed the animal and buried it in the ground.
Days later, Lori took her youngest child out of school. She justified the decision by making sure that, because of the child’s characteristics, she decided to teach him at home. On Sept. 23, Joshua can be seen playing on the playground through school security cameras. never to be heard again from him.
The investigation
The official investigation began on December 20, 2019. Chad and Lori “escaped” a few days before heading to Hawaii. Plane tickets revealed where they were.
On January 26 of the following year, they were spotted at a luxury resort on the island. On February 20, Lori was arrested. and they sent him back to Idaho.
But we have to wait to find out where the kids are. The horrible discovery took place on June 9, 2020. When the machines removed the soil from Chad Daybell’s farm, the worst appeared.
Tylee and Joshua are buried on a farm in Chad Daybell. Photo: AP
Tylee’s body was mutilated and burned. Investigators believe his uncle Alexander – who died of a blood clot in his lungs in December 2019 – was responsible for burying him.
Joshua was tied with tape, wrapped in plastic around his head, and was inside a black garbage bag.
According to testimonies given in the investigation, the couple believed zombies and dark spirits. Melanie Gibb reveals that Lori told her that Tylee and Joshua turned into zombies.
And the only way to free them from it was, according to him, to kill them. This way, the woman assured, they will be able to rest easy on their new life.
Colby Ryan, Lori’s only surviving child, always remembers her siblings.
Death penalty?
Idaho prosecutors said they will seek the death penalty against Lori Vallow, who is accused of killing her two children in Idaho.
Prosecutors for Fremont and Madison counties made the announcement in court papers filed Monday, May 3rd.saying Lori Daybell Vallow would qualify for the death penalty if he is convicted at his trial later this year because the murders were so heinous and made for profit.
Prosecutors also said Lori Vallow Daybell showed “complete disregard for human life” and “showed a tendency to murder.” which is likely to be an ongoing threat to society.
Lori Vallow Daybell’s trial is scheduled for October, and Chad Daybell’s trial is scheduled for next January 2023.
Source: Clarin