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Tylee Ashlyn Ryan (September 24, 2002 – c. September 9, 2019) and Joshua Jaxon "J. J." Vallow (May 25, 2012 – c. September 23, 2019) were two American children from Chandler, Arizona, who disappeared in September 2019, later being found buried in shallow graves in Rexburg, Idaho, on June 9, 2020. Their remains were located in the backyard of Chad Daybell, who was their mother's lover at the time of their death and had become her husband by the time their bodies were found. At the time of the children's disappearances, both spouses had belonged to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), though their beliefs had significantly deviated from mainstream Mormonism. Chad Daybell was an apocalyptic author and publisher who claimed to have visions from the future and to have lived through multiple past lives. His teachings were later described in the media as a "doomsday cult". Tylee and J.J.'s mother, Lori Vallow, had come to share her lover's fringe religious beliefs: she became convinced that she was a deity destined to play a role in the coming apocalypse and that her family was getting in the way of her mission. Tylee was last seen alive at Yellowstone National Park on September 8, 2019, while her younger adopted brother J.J. was last seen alive on September 22, 2019. In November 2019, police questioned Lori about J.J.'s whereabouts and welfare. Lori and her new husband, Chad Daybell, claimed that J.J. was staying with family friend Melanie Gibb in Arizona, Lori's previous residence before moving to Idaho in late August 2019. However, Gibb later denied this claim. As police searched for J.J., they discovered that Tylee was also missing. Amid the disappearances was a string of suspicious deaths and events. Lori's estranged fourth husband, Charles Vallow, was shot and killed in July 2019 by her brother, Alex Cox, who claimed self-defense; Cox later died in December 2019 due to a blood clot. In October 2019, Brandon Boudreaux, the then-estranged husband of Lori's niece, was shot at from a vehicle registered to Charles Vallow. That same month, Tammy Daybell, Chad's wife, was attacked in her driveway. She died 10 days later on October 19 under what was initially recorded as 'natural causes'. Chad and Lori married two weeks after Tammy's death. After Tylee and J.J.'s disappearance became known, Tammy's body was exhumed by law enforcement officials, revealing that she had been asphyxiated. On February 20, 2020, Lori was arrested in Kauai, Hawaii, and charged with desertion and non-support of her children. She was extradited to Idaho on March 5, 2020. On June 9, 2020, police discovered the remains of Tylee and J.J. during a search at Chad's home. Chad was arrested later that day on charges of destruction or concealment of evidence. On May 25, 2021, Lori and Chad were charged with the first-degree murders of Tylee, J.J., and Tammy, the indictment accusing them of using religious beliefs to justify their crimes. Prosecutors said that Lori and Chad had conspired with Alex Cox to murder Tylee, J.J. and Tammy, as part of their apocalyptic beliefs but also to collect life insurance money and the children's Social Security benefits. Lori Vallow Daybell and Chad Daybell were tried separately. On May 12, 2023, Lori was found guilty of all charges related to the killings of her children and Tammy Daybell: on July 31, 2023, she was sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole. She has also been charged in Arizona related to the death of Charles Vallow and the shooting of Brandon Boudreaux. Chad Daybell's trial began in April 2024. Background Chad Daybell Chad Guy Daybell was born on August 11, 1968, Provo, Utah to a Mormon family: he grew up in Springville. He married Tamara "Tammy" Douglas (May 4, 1970 – October 19, 2019) in Manti, Utah, on March 9, 1990. They had five children: Garth, Emma, Seth, Leah and Mark. Chad graduated from Brigham Young University (BYU) with a B.A. in journalism and worked for a time as a copy editor for a daily newspaper. At various times during and after his studies, he supported himself by working as a gravedigger, then as the cemetery sexton for Springville. Writing and publishing career Chad's first religious-themed fiction book, An Errand for Emma, was published in 1999 by Springville-based Cedar Fort, Inc., and he eventually left his job at the cemetery to focus on his writing. In 2001, he published One Foot in the Grave, a non-fiction book which chronicled his experiences working in cemeteries. In 2004, Chad founded with his wife Spring Creek Book Company, which he used to self-publish his beliefs regarding end times, as well as other religious-themed books aimed at a Latter Day Saint audience. In 2007, local newspaper The Springville Herald described the company as being "one of the leading LDS publishers." By the end of the 2000s, the Daybells faced financial problems. At that time, Chad's publishing business guaranteed an annual income of approximately $2,000. Both spouses had to work part-time to supplement that income, with Chad being employed again as a cemetery sexton. Eventually, Chad salvaged his company and found an audience among people concerned by the Second Coming of Christ, becoming a popular author and speaker in some "extremist" Mormon circles. Chad's works of fiction often depicted apocalyptic situations and dystopian futures, and featured characters based on his own family. A recurring theme in his memoirs and novels was a supernatural voice giving instructions and advice to him or to his characters. He claimed that he had had two near-death experiences, which allowed him to receive supernatural visions from "beyond the veil". He commented: "I don't fictionalize any of the events portrayed [in my books]. I'm really not that creative… My torn veil allows information to be downloaded into my brain from the other side. The scenes I am shown are real events that will happen." Chad published dozens of fiction and non-fiction books, by himself or other authors, notably end-of-days clairvoyant Julie Rowe. Chad helped disseminate Rowe's doomsday prophecies which caused in 2015 some Mormons to prepare for the end of the world, prompting the LDS Church to issue a call for calm and to stress that it did not endorse Rowe's views. Chad was also a regular contributor to "Another Voice of Warning" (AVOW), a Latter Day Saints paid forum where he would discuss his near-death experiences and thoughts on the future. Religious radicalization Over time, Chad's religious beliefs became increasingly extreme and focused on "visions" and "end-time" events. Jason Gwilliam, the husband of Tammy's sister, said that Chad's religious views had started changing around 2006-2007, as he became "hyper-focused on preparing for end of times". Around 2010-2011, Chad started claiming he had visions about how the end of the world would occur. From 2013-2014, he predicted there would be earthquakes, war and destruction in t.... Discover the J C Ryan popular books. Find the top 100 most popular J C Ryan books.