“Mom, you’ve been shoving BS up my throat for a long time,” Ryan can be heard saying later in the phone call. “I can’t tell you the amount of pain I’ve felt from your decisions.”
Lori is currently on trial on accusations she murdered her two children,Joshua “J.J.” Vallow, 7, andTylee Ryan, 16, and conspired to murder her fifth husband’s first wife, Tammy Daybell.
J.J. and Tylee went missing in September 2019. Tammy, Chad Daybell’s first wife, died in the home she shared with Chad on October 19 of that same year. Two weeks later on November 5,Lori and Chad— an author who wrote about religious doomsday scenarios — married in Hawaii.
Lori Vallow, center, with her children Joshua “J.J.” Vallow, at left, and Tylee Ryan.REXBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT
The following day, Lori and Chad were charged with multiple charges, including concealment of evidence. In May 2021, they were bothindicted on murder chargesin connection with the deaths of the J.J., Tylee and Tammy — whose body was previously exhumed foran autopsy to be conducted. They have both pleaded not guilty to all of the charges against them.
“You’ve known me your whole life,” Lori says.
“I don’t know a murderous mother,” Ryan responds.
“You’ve lied to me more times than I can count about this,” Ryan says.
Lori responds, “They think they know what happened. They think they know who is responsible. One day you will know what actually happened.”
“I love you,” Lori responds. “I always will. One day you will understand. I don’t have anything else to say. You weren’t there. Summer wasn’t there … [J.J. and Tylee] know exactly what happened. They love me and they are still together. They know the truth. Go ahead and judge me. I’m the one that knows.”
The emotional phone call continues and at one point Ryan yells, “The kids are found buried in your new husband’s backyard!”
“My siblings, my whole family, my dad — everyone is gone except my mom and you’re in jail because of it,” Ryan says during the call.
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“I pray every day no matter how mad I am at you, no matter how bad I want to hit your husband in the face with a shovel, I pray for you, I pray for him. You ripped my heart out! You ripped everyone’s heart out.”
Chad Daybell, left, and Lori Vallow.Rexburg Police Department ; Madison County Sheriff’s Office/AP/Shutterstock
Lori’s current trial is ongoing. In March, it was ruled that she will not face the death penalty in the slayings. She faces life in prison if convicted. Chad will be tried at a separate time.
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source: people.com
