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Doomsday couple Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow are entangled in a complex web of mysterious deaths and missing children. Courtesy of Rexburg Police Department

Police have been looking for doomsday couple Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow to question them about Vallow's two missing children.

A local police department's investigation into Vallow's missing children in November has unraveled a series of suspicious events surrounding the couple, including the mysterious deaths of the couple's previous partners.

Here's a timeline outlining the tangled web of missing children and mysterious deaths surrounding the doomsday couple.

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The tangled web surrounding doomsday couple Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell seems like it was ripped right out of a movie script: two missing children, the mysterious deaths of the couple's previous partners, and the couple's involvement in a "religious cult."

The mystery began to unravel when the Rexburg Police Department began the search for Lori's missing children, 17-year-old Tylee Ryan and 7-year-old Joshua "J.J." Vallow. When asked about the whereabouts of her children in November 2018, Chad and Lori lied to Rexburg Police and disappeared without a trace the very next day.

It wasn't long before authorities and local media outlets began to piece together the string of mysterious deaths the couple left in their wake, including Lori's previous husband, Lori's brother, and Chad's first wife, who he reportedly prophesied would die.

Recently, the couple was found vacationing in a luxury condo on the Hawaiian island of Kauai — without their missing children — and the search for J.J. and Tylee wages on.

Here's a timeline outlining the tangled web of missing children and mysterious deaths surrounding the doomsday couple.

March 9, 1990: Chad and Tamara "Tammy" Daybell marry in Manti, Utah

Chad married his first wife in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Utah. The couple later started an independent publishing company called Spring Creek Book company in 2004. Chad wrote over 25 doomsday prep books under the company directed towards Mormon audiences, including fantasies of a dystopian world wrought by bioterrorism attacks and catastrophic natural disasters.

Source: The Post Register, Flamm Funeral Home

2001: Lori marries Tylee's father, Joseph Anthony Ryan Jr.

Lori and her third husband, Joseph Anthony Ryan, married in 2001, however, the exact date of the marriage remains unknown. The couple went on to have Tylee Ryan on September 24, 2002. Joseph later adopts Lori's son Colby from her previous marriage. Lori and Joseph eventually get divorced by 2005.

Source: The Post Register

February 24, 2006: Lori weds Leland "Charles" Anthony Vallow

Lori and Leland "Charles" Anthony Vallow marry in Las Vegas, Nevada making him her fourth husband. Charles worked as a managing partner at R.I.T.E. Planning Group and PFS Marketing LLC, according to his LinkedIn profile. Together, the couple adopted a son on the spectrum named Joshua "J.J." Vallow. He is the biological grandson of Charles' sister Kay Woodcock, who is married to Larry Woodcock.

Sources: The Post Register, LinkedIn

July 2014: Lori and Charles officially adopt Joshua "J.J." Vallow

Charles and Lori finalize the adoption of their son Joshua Vallow, better known as "J.J." He is on the spectrum and is the biological grandson of Charles' sister Kay Woodcock, who is married to Larry Woodcock.

Sources: The Post Register, East Idaho News

End of 2014: Charles and Lori move to Kauai, Hawaii with Tylee and J.J

According to business records filed by the Vallows, the family moved with Tylee and J.J to the Hawaiian island of Kauai. Lori is later found vacationing on the same island with her new husband, Chad Daybell, in January 2020 — this time without the children.

Sources: The Post Register, Insider

2015: Lori is reported to be obsessed with Chad Daybell's doomsday books

Lori reportedly became "obsessed with Chad's books" around 2015. Lori was especially infatuated with "Standing In Holy Places" series, a fictional series about various "exciting prophesied events that still must occur before the Second Coming." People are now reading Chad's books for clues on the whereabouts of Vallow's children.

Lori Vallow's favorite book of Chad Daybell's. https://www.amazon.com/Great-Gathering-Standing-Holy-Places/dp/1932898794/ref=sr_1_1?crid=39ZW3HQCML0YV&keywords=chad+daybell+standing+in+holy+places&qid=1578421438&sprefix=chad+daybell+standing+%2Caps%2C225&sr=8-1

"Those books she got really obsessed with and started buying me those books too," Lori's friend told Fox5 in an anonymous interview. "She must have gotten close to him from his book."

Sources: Fox 5, Amazon

December 5, 2018: The first documented connection of Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow

Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow first appear together on a podcast called "Time to Warrior Up" with Preparing a People, a doomsday prepper group that Lori's relatives worried was a religious "cult." The two appeared with others on several different Preparing a People podcast, many of which talked about the end of the world. The organization that produced Preparing a People content has taken down its content connected with Lori and Chad and has since tried to distance themselves from the doomsday couple.

https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/preparing-a-people/01-time-to-warrior-up-ojt_dPpFgxA/

Sources: East Idaho News, Insider

February 2019 to March 2019: Lori mysteriously disappears for 58 days

According to Lori's family, the mother disappeared without a trace for 58 days, leaving the kids with family members. It is still unknown where she was during this time.

Source: East Idaho News

February 8, 2019: Charles Vallow files for divorce from Lori

Charles filed for divorce from Lori in February 2019. According to court documents obtained by Fox 10, Vallow claimed that Lori believed she was a god preparing for Christ's second coming. He also claimed Lori threatened to kill him if he got in her way, and said she transferred $35,000 of the couple's money to an unknown bank account. He later dropped the divorce filing and attempted to reconcile with his wife.

Source: Fox 10 Phoenix

July 11, 2019: Charles is shot and killed by Lori's brother, Alexander Cox

Charles went to Lori's rental home in Chandler, Arizona, to pick up J.J. During an altercation, Lori's brother Alex Cox, fatally shot Charles in the chest twice. Cox claimed it was "self-defense" and was never charged by police. According to Charles and Lori's property manager, Joe Pongratz, neighbors reported a pool party at Lori's house later that day with "loud music and lots of people swimming."

Sources: East Idaho News, The Post Register

August 10, 2019: The last time Larry and Kay Woodcock reportedly speak with J.J.

Larry and Kay Woodcock say they last made contact with J.J. in August 2019 in an interview with KSL TV. The couple said they FaceTimed with their grandson for 35 seconds before the call ended.

Source: KSL TV, East Idaho News

September 2019: Lori, Tylee, and J.J. move to Rexburg, Idaho

Lori, Tylee, and J.J. moved to Rexburg, Idaho at the beginning of September 2019, although the reason for their move remains unclear. According to Lori's Arizona landlord, he asked the family to vacate the home where the shooting took place, possibly prompting their move to Rexburg, Idaho. Tylee originally planned to move in with a friend in Arizona but decided she wanted to remain with her little brother, according to Tylee's friend.

"She was just protective of J.J. cause he was her little brother," the friend said.

Source: The Post Register

September 23, 2019: J.J. is last seen at his new school, Kennedy Elementary in Rexburg, Idaho.

After a short period of attending Kennedy Elementary in Rexburg, Idaho, Lori unenrolls J.J. from the school. She reportedly told the school's principal that she would be homeschooling him. The last confirmed sighting of Tylee Ryan is unknown, however, police believe she was last seen around this time as well. According to police, Lori and Chad told witnesses that Tylee died in 2017. Chad told another witness that Lori had no minor children. The couple never reported the missing children to authorities.

Source: East Idaho News, Rexburg Police Department

October 9, 2019: Tammy Daybell calls police after a masked assailant attempted to shoot her with a paintball gun

Tammy Daybell, Chad's first wife, was unloading groceries from her car when a man in a ski mask attempted to shoot her with what she believed to be a paintball gun at their home in Salem, Idaho. Tammy called police, however, the assailant ran away before deputies arrived. Investigators at the Fremont County Sheriff believed it was a prank and never found the man.

Sources: Rexburg Standard Journal

October 19, 2019: Tammy is found dead in her home

Tammy Daybell is found dead in her home at age 49, according to the Rexburg Police Department. After Chad refused to order an autopsy, the coroner listed her death as "natural."

Sources: Rexburg Police Department, The Daily Beast

November 2019: Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow are now married

Idaho police have been looking for doomsday couple Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell following reports that Vallow's children had gone missing. Courtesy of the Rexburg Police Department

According to the Rexburg Police Department, Chad and Lori wed within a couple of weeks of Tammy's death. It remains unclear exactly when and where the pair got married.

Sources: Rexburg Police Department, Rexburg Standard Journal

November 26, 2019: Rexburg Police Department conducts a wellbeing check on J.J.

After Larry and Kay Woodcock raised concerns that they had not seen or heard from J.J. in months, the Rexburg Police Department went to Chad and Lori's home to conduct a welfare check. The couple told officers at the time that J.J. was staying with relatives in Arizona, which they later discovered was untrue. Police officers went to the couple's home again the next day with a search warrant, but the couple was already gone.

Source: The Post Register

December 11, 2019: Authorities decide to further investigate the death of Tammy Daybell

Law enforcement decides to further investigate Tammy's death, now believing it to be "suspicious" given Chad's disappearance and the mysterious masked assailant. Tammy's body was exhumed and submitted for an autopsy.

Source: The Post Register

December 12, 2019: Alexander Cox dies for unknown reasons in Arizona

Lori's brother Alexander Cox was found unresponsive in Gilbert, Arizona. The cause of his death remains unknown.

Source: The Post Register

December 20, 2019: Rexburg Police Department officially announce an investigation into the disappearance of Tylee and J.J.

The Rexburg Police Department announced their investigation into the disappearance of Tylee Ryan and J.J. Vallow on December 20. Courtesy of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

The Rexburg Police Department publicly announce their investigation into the disappearance of Tylee Ryan and J.J. Vallow and ask for the public's assistance in locating them. In a news release, police say Chad and Lori are not cooperating and the children's disappearance may be tied to Tammy's "suspicious death."

An attorney representing Chad and Lori issues a statement on behalf of the couple denying any wrongdoing. "Chad Daybell was a loving husband and has the support of his children in this matter. Lori Daybell is a devoted mother and resents assertions to the contrary. We look forward to addressing the allegations once they have moved beyond speculation and rumor," Sean Bartholick wrote in a statement.

Sources: Rexburg Police Department, Rexburg Standard Journal

December 27, 2019: Chad's friend Julie Rowe claims he had prophesied Tammy's death

Julie Rowe, a friend of Chad, attempts to defend her friend as news of the investigation makes headlines. Rowe claimed that Daybell had a "vision" from "angels" that Tammy would die years before her death in an interview with Fox 13.

Source: Fox 13 Salt Lake City

January 3, 2020: The Rexburg Police Department and FBI search Chad and Tammy's former home

Law enforcement from the Fremont County Sheriff's Office, the Rexburg Police Department, and the FBI search Chad and Tammy's former home. Police said more than 43 items were collected from the home, including "computers, cell phones, journals, documents and medications," which have been sent to forensic experts for examination.

Source: The Post Register

January 5, 2020: Lori's first son Colby makes a public plea to his mother

Colby Ryan, Lori's first son, posts a video on YouTube pleading with his mother to bring Tylee and J.J. home safely. "You have the power to end this. You have an opportunity to put this all to rest," Colby said in the video.

Sources: YouTube

January 25, 2020: Local authorities locate Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow in Kauai, Hawaii

As the search for JJ. and Tylee continues, local Hawaiian authorities find Chad and Lori vacationing in Kauai, Hawaii — without the missing children. The couple was staying in a luxury condo at the Kaiulani of Princeville Townhomes priced at $6,150 per month. When authorities searched the unit the couple had been staying at since mid-December, they found no evidence that the children were ever there. Lori was court-ordered to physically produce the children before a judge in Rexburg, Idaho, by January 30.

Sources: Insider, Daily Mail

January 30, 2020: Lori misses the deadline to produce J.J. and Tylee

Lori failed to comply with a court order to physically produce Tylee and J.J. to the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare. She was given the order on January 26 and was given five days to locate her missing children. Her adopted son's grandmother Kay Woodcock, who is also Vallow's former sister-in-law, said she thinks law enforcement will hold the "monster" accountable.

Sources: Idaho State Journal, Insider

February 6, 2020: Arizona police investigate Vallow's connection to late husband Charles' life insurance policy

In Arizona, though, where Vallow's late husband Charles was reportedly shot and killed by her brother Alex Cox last summer, detectives are now looking at Vallow's connections to a life insurance policy in her husband's name according to Sgt. Jason McClimans of the Chandler Police Department.

Sources: Insider

February 6, 2020: Surveillance video shows Vallow dumping her children's things into a storage unit

New surveillance footage reveals that Vallow had stored her children's things in a storage unit near their Rexburg, Idaho home shortly after J.J. and Tylee were reportedly last seen. Investigators found bikes, photos, clothing, and a backpack with JJ's initials.

Sources: CBS News, East Idaho News

February 20, 2020: Vallow is charged and arrested for deserting and not supporting her children

Doomsday mom Lori Vallow was arrested in Hawaii on Thursday for multiple charges including two felony counts of desertion and nonsupport of dependent children. Vallow is being held on $5 million bail, the Kaua'i Police Department said in a statement on Twitter. Other charges against her include resisting or obstructing police officers, criminal solicitation to commit a crime, and contempt of court.

Sources: Fox News, Insider

February 24, 2020: New footage pinpoints Tylee was in Yellowstone National Park before her brother disappeared

Newly released court records reveal surveillance footage pinpointing where Tylee was last seen: Yellowstone National Park. Tylee's last confirmed sighting was previously unknown, although law enforcement officers said she likely disappeared around the same time as her brother in September. J.J. was seen two weeks after the footage from Yellowstone on Sept. 17 playing with a neighbor, which was documented by footage from a doorbell camera. Both of their whereabouts are still unknown.

Sources: USA Today

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