Human Remains Found On Chad Daybell’s Property Were Of Missing Idaho kids

The search for Joshua “JJ” Vallow and Tylee Ryan, two Idaho children last seen in 2019, officially ended Saturday after authorities confirmed the human remains found earlier this week belonged to the children.

“It is with heavy hearts that we now confirm that those remains have now been officially identified as those of JJ Vallow and Tylee Ryan,” Rexburg police said in a statement Saturday.

JJ and Tylee were last seen in September and were reported missing by the children’s grandparents to police in November.

Their mother, Lori Vallow, and her husband, Chad Daybell, have both been charged in the case.

Vallow, 46, was arrested in February and is facing two felony counts of desertion and nonsupport of dependent children and one misdemeanor count each of resisting and obstructing an officer, solicitation of a crime and contempt.

Daybell, 51, was taken into custody Tuesday on two felony counts of destruction, alteration or concealment of evidence after the remains were found on his property.

Each is being held on a $1 million bond.

Instead of the couple helping law enforcement to locate their ‘missing’ children, the couple decided to move to Hawaii. Serious red flags were raised and law enforcement sadly realized that it was only a matter of time before they discovered that the children were deceased.

“It is astonishing that rather than work with law enforcement to help us locate her own children, Lori Vallow has chosen instead to leave the state with her new husband,” police said, referring to Vallow’s sudden move to Hawaii with Daybell.

While in Hawaii, Vallow as ordered by the court to produce evidence that her children were still alive. That evidence, meaning the children. Vallow spent roughly a month in Hawaii before she was arrested and extradited back to Idaho. Vallow maintains her innocence and plead not guilty to her charges.