He [Alex] was the one to lead police straight to their bodies. Or at least his cell phone did. ibid.
Lori’s fourth husband Charles: he had a $1 million life insurance policy. ibid.
Tammy’s body was finally exhumed for an autopsy on December 11th. But one day later Alex suddenly and unexpectantly dropped dead of natural causes. ibid.
An apocalyptic cult with zealous followers blindly following orders. ibid.
Some very interesting insights into Alex Cox’s last days before his bizarre death. True Crime Recaps: New Details About Alex Cox’s Death, Youtube 13.04, 2021
Days after the police dropped by, Alex moved in with his girlfriend, Zulema Pastenes, in Gilbert, Arizona. ibid.
Zombies: Allegedly, that’s why JJ and Tylee may have been murdered. ibid.
What we have here is a cult leader [Chad] and a cult follower [Alex]. ibid.
If you know anything the case involving doomsday cult mom Lori Vallow and her former gravedigger turned end-of-the-world prophet husband Chad Daybell you’ve probably had a sneaking suspicion all along that they’re both absolutely bonkers. True Crime Recaps: They’re Both Bonkers! Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell Update, Youtube 13.38, 2021
As early as July 2019 Chad and Lori were exchanging texts about death percentages for JJ and Tammy. ibid.
The indictment goes on to say that an attempt on Tammy’s life was made 10 days before she died. ibid.
On this clip Lori is discussing her third husband, Annie’s brother, Joseph Ryan. True Crime Recaps: Lori Vallow is a Person of Interest in the Murder of Joseph Ryan! Youtube 11.51, 2021
‘I had been married to someone who was very awful who raped my children … I was going to murder him, kill him, like the scriptures said.’ ibid. Lori
Now Lori, Chad & Alex are named as co-conspirators in those deaths. True Crime Recaps: Doomsday Cult, Youtube 9.25, 2022
What a mess of a case. ibid.
‘She was talking about JJ and Tylee being zombies.’ Doomsday: The Trial of Lori Vallow Daybell, witness, QuestRed 2023
‘This is one of the most anticipated murder trials. We’re talking about multiple murders including a mom on trial for the death of her own kids.’ ibid. news
JJ and Tylee are last seen in the Autumn of 2019 living in this east Idaho town living with their mother, Lori Vallow. ibid.
‘She psychologically … She’s gone … Something’s happened to her … She thinks she’s a resurrected being … and a god.’ ibid. Charles to rozzer
Charles and Lori work out the terms of their separation. ibid.
Charles Vallow shows up to Lori’s house. And then Alex turns out a gun and shoots Charles in the chest. ibid.
‘Rexburg police show up at Lori’s apartment. And JJ and Tylee aren’t there. For that matter neither is Lori …’ Instead, police find two men: Lori’s brother Alex Cow and a local man named Chad Daybell. ibid.
Police in Hawaii arrest the 46-year-old mother. ibid.
Just weeks after the sudden death of his wife, Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow marry on the island of Hawaii. ibid.
The judge lowers Lori’s bail from $5 million to $1 million. ibid.
An army of law enforcement has raided Chad Daybell’s property in Rexburg, Idaho. ibid.
‘As detectives discover the bodies … police took him [Chad] into custody.’ ibid.
The grandparents’ worst fears are confirmed with a call from the scene. ibid.
Both will be tried separately … Tami Daybell’s body is exhumed for an autopsy. ibid.
A single item of evidence found on the duck-tape used to asphyxiate JJ – a human hair … ‘the partial DNA profile matched the DNA profile provided for Lori Vallow-Daybell.’ ibid.
The motive behind the murders – money. ibid.
I can’t get in touch with my kids … She threatened me. To murder me. Sins of Our Mother I: The 144,000, father to rozzers, Netflix 2022
All the trail of death leads right back to Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow. ibid. man
She would complain a lot about Charles. ibid. family
Phoenix, July 2019 there was a shooting, and at first Charles Vallow was a man that was shot and killed in self-defence, allegedly. We started investigating. Sins of Our Mother II: Dark Spirits, reporter
Tylee & JJ: This case quickly became a national story. ibid.
Rexburg, Idaho: There are literally three active investigations of suspicious deaths that she is related to. Sins of Our Mother III: A Mother Knows, prosecution at bail hearing
Law enforcement is once again headed to the Daybell residence. ibid. comment
They found human bones and charred tissue. ibid. TV news
Attorneys say she is unfit to stand trial. ibid. TV news
She’s in jail. I think she will be there for the rest of her life. ibid. family
[Grandad to reporters]: Tell us where the kids are. That’s all I want to know. Victim to Verdict with Ted Rowland s1e2, Court TV 2023
We’re gathering together as [Latter-day] Saints, as brothers and sisters, and preparing for the Second Coming of Christ. ibid. Lori
Idaho: Two children from a local Mormon family were missing. ibid. narrator Ted
A month-long search for JJ and his sister Tylee. ibid.
Lori Vallow is on her fifth marriage. ibid.
The judge set the bail for $5 million. ibid. comment
Lori was also starting to have visions. ibid. narrator Ted
The explanation Lori gave was bizarre, saying her son had turned into a vampire. ibid.
Chad Daybell under arrest after Tylee and JJ are found buried in his backyard. ibid.
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Grand Rapids, Michigan, 2007: A cold murder case [1976] suddenly reignites … the unsolved murder of a young woman [Kathy Darling]. How I Caught the Killer s2e8: Justice Delayed, BBC 2023
The cold case team … thought her case may be related to other murders at the time. ibid.
In 2007 the cold case team highlighted another person of interest who was at John’s [boyfriend] house the night Diane [Holloway] was murdered, and was also present at the home of Kathy Darling the night she was murdered – Russell Vane. ibid.
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May 23th 1997 1.00 a.m. Somebody reporting a dead body [Michael McMorrow] in Central Park. Homicide New York s1e2: Central Park Slaying, rozzer, Netflix 2024
Who would destroy someone so brutally, and why? ibid.
There in the lake is a human body floating head up. ibid.
This pale man, what was left of a man … his abdomen was ripped open and his intestines were floating in the water. ibid.
She [Daphne] presented herself as a witness … Daphne Abdella is arrested. ibid.
Neither Daphne nor Christopher had many friends. ibid.