July 23, 2025

The Zombie Murders - "SUMMER OF BLOOD: Four Murders in Four Months"

The Zombie Murders - "SUMMER OF BLOOD: Four Murders in Four Months"

Reid Carter exposes the killing spree that destroyed two families. July 11th: Alex Cox executes Charles Vallow in "self-defense" while Lori hosts a pool party hours later. September: Sixteen-year-old Tylee vanishes after Yellowstone, dismembered and buried on Chad's property. Two weeks later, autistic seven-year-old JJ disappears, found wrapped in plastic and duct tape. October 19th: Tammy Daybell dies mysteriously in her sleep as Chad rushes cremation. Seventeen days later, Chad and Lori celebrate with a Hawaiian wedding while families desperately search for missing children. Between murders, the couple maintains perfect facades - posting on social media, attending conferences, collecting victim benefits. Cold-blooded efficiency disguised as divine mission.

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Caalarogu Shark Media. Good morning, I'm read Carter, and welcome

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back to Celebrity Trials. We've spent two episodes exploring how

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Chad Dabell and Laurie Valo transformed from ordinary people into

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self proclaimed gods with a divine mission to eliminate family members.

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Today we're entering the killing phase, the summer of twenty nineteen,

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when their twisted planning became bloody reality. What happened over

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the next four months wasn't just murder. It was the

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systematic destruction of a family, carried out with such callous

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precision that it still shocks investigators today. By the time

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Chad and Laurie were done, three people were dead, two

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children had vanished, and the survivors were left to piece

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together how people they trusted could become such efficient killers.

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But here's what makes this case particularly chilling. Between each murder,

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Chad and Laurie went about their normal lives. They posted

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on social media, they went to conferences, they celebrated, They

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acted like nothing had happened, because, in their twisted minds,

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they weren't committing crimes. They were doing God's work. Let

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me take you through the summer that changed everything, starting

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with a phone call that would set everything in motion.

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On July eleventh, twenty nineteen, Charles Valow drove to Laurie's

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house in Chandler, Arizona, to pick up JJ for a visit.

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It should have been a routine custody exchange. Instead, it

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became the opening act of a killing spree that would

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span four months and claim five lives. Charles had no

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idea that he was walking into a trap that had

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been months in the planning. Laurie had made sure her

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brother Alex Cox would be there. She had positioned Hilely

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as a witness. She had prepared the story they would

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tell police about self defense. According to the official police report,

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Alex Cox claimed that Charles became violent during an argument

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with Tyley. Cox said Charles threatened the sixteen year old

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with a baseball bat and that he shot Charles to

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protect his niece and sister, But prosecutors would later prove

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this was an elaborate lie. The evidence at the scene

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told a different story. Charles Valow was shot twice, once

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in the chest and once in the head. The second

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shot was fired while Charles was already on the ground dying.

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That's not self defense, that's execution. Phone records show that

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in the minutes after Charles was killed, Laurie and Alex

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were frantically calling Chad dabll not nine one one, not

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for medical help. They called their spiritual leader to report

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that the first obstacle had been eliminated. But here's the

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detail that shows you exactly who Laurie Valo really was.

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Within hours of her husband's murder, she was hosting a

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pool party. Picture this for a moment. Charles Valow's body

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has just been removed from Laurie's house by the coroner.

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The police have finished processing the crime scene, and that

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same evening, neighbors report hearing loud music and seeing lots

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of people swimming at Laurie's house. The woman whose husband

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had just been killed was celebrating. She was literally partying

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on the day of his murder. When investigators later asked

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her about this, Laurie claims she was just trying to

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keep things normal for the children. But JJ wasn't even there.

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He was in the custody of Charles's sister Kay after

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the shooting. This wasn't grief management, this was celebration. Laurie

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was marking the successful completion of phase one of their plan.

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Alex Cox was questioned by police, but never charged. He

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claimed self defense, highly backed up his story, and without

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contradictory evidence, prosecutors couldn't prove otherwise. It was exactly what

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Laurie had planned, a perfect murder disguised as justified protection.

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But Charles Valow's death had an unexpected consequence because he

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had changed his life insurance beneficiary from Laurie to his

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sister Kay just months before his death, Laurie didn't get

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the million dollar payout she was expecting. Charles had outsmarted

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her from beyond the grave. Laurie was furious. Text messages

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recovered from her phone show her raging about the insurance

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money going to Kay instead of her. In one message

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to Chad, she complained that Charles must have changed the

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beneficiary before we got rid of him. Those five words

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before we got rid of him proved that Charles's murder

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was premeditated. Laurie wasn't talking about a sudden act of

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self defense. She was talking about a planned execution that

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didn't go exactly as intended. With Charles dead, but the

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insurance money gone, Chad and Laurie needed to accelerate their timeline.

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They still had obstacles to eliminate, and now they had

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less money to fund their new life together. The children

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were next on their list. In late August twenty nineteen,

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Laurie moved JJ and time Hi from Arizona to Rexburg, Idaho,

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to be closer to Chad. She told friends and family

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that she wanted a fresh start after Charles's death, but

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investigators would later prove she was actually preparing for the

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next phase of the murders. Chad helped Laurie find a

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townhouse in Rexburg, just minutes from his family home. Laurie

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enrolled Jaj in school and seemed to be settling into

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normal life, but behind the scenes, she and Chad were

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finalizing their plans to eliminate the children. September eighth, twenty nineteen,

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Tylee Ryan was last seen alive on a family trip

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to Yellowstone National Park. Laurie had taken JJ and Tyley

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to the park along with Alex Cox for what she

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told them was a fun family outing. Photos from that

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day show Tily smiling at the camera, unaware that her

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mother and uncle were planning her death. But here's what

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makes that Yellowstone trip so sinister Chad Dabell's phone pinged

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in the same area at the same time. He wasn't

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officially part of the family trip, but cell tower records

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prove he was there. Prosecutors believe this was the day

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Chad and Laurie finalized their plan for Tyley's murder. The

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next day, September ninth, Tylee Ryan disappeared. Her own mother

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would later claim that Tiley had gone to Byu, Idaho,

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but school records show she never enrolled. Laurie told other

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family members that Tylee was staying with friends, but she

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could never provide names or contact information. What actually happened

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to Tylee Ryan on September ninth is too horrific to

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fully comprehend. Investigators would later find her dismembered remains buried

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on Chad day Bell's property. The level of violence used

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against this sixteen year old girl suggests a rage that

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goes beyond simple elimination. Someone wanted to erase Tyley Ryan

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from existence. But even as her daughter lay dead and buried,

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Laurie Valo continued with her normal routine hosted on social media.

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She attended religious conferences, she went on dates with Chad

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day Bell, She acted like a woman whose teenage daughter

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was safely away at college, not buried in pieces on

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her boyfriend's property. Two weeks later, it was JJ's turn.

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September twenty second, twenty nineteen, seven year old Jjvallo was

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last seen alive by his babysitter. Laurie had asked the

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babysitter to watch JJ during the day, then picked him

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up that evening for what she said would be a

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normal night at home, but JJ Vallo never made it

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to school the next day. When the school called to

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report his absence, Laurie told them that JJ was visiting

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his grandmother in Louisiana. It was a lie. JJ was

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already dead. September twenty third, twenty nineteen, phone records show

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that Alex Cox's phone was pinging at Chad day Bell's

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property early that morning. Investigators believe this is when JJ's

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body was buried, wrapped in plastic bags and duct tails,

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in a shallow grave near where his sister had been

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buried two weeks earlier. The level of planning required to

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murder and dispose of two children while maintaining the appearance

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of normal life is staggering. Chad and Laurie had to

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coordinate alibis, burial sites and cover stories. They had to

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make sure no witnesses saw them transporting bodies. They had

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to create explanations for where the children had gone that

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would satisfy schools, family members, and child services. Most chillingly,

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they had to look JJ's autism therapists in the eye

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and lie about why he was suddenly unavailable for appointments.

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They had to tell his grandparents that he was thriving

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in his new school while his body decomposed in Chad's backyard.

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Back in a moment, welcome back to Celebrity Trials, I'm

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read Carter, and we're in the middle of the summer

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of twenty nineteen, when Chad Dabell and Laurie Valo systematically

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murdered her family members to clear the path for their

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new life. Together. With Charles Tyley and JJ dead, Chad

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and Laurie began implementing the cover up that they believed

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would allow them to get away with triple murder. But

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their lives were about to catch up with them in

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ways they never expected. October twenty nineteen, with both children

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dead and buried, Laurie needed to maintain the illusion that

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they were still alive. She continued collecting JJ's Social Security benefits.

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She told his therapists that he was adjusting well to

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his new school. She assured concerned family members that both

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children were thriving in Idaho. But Laurie made a crucial mistake.

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She kept the children's belongings. In early October, surveillance cameras

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captured Laurie and Alex Cox loading multiple storage units in

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Rexburg with items that belo belonged to JJ and Tyly bikes, clothes, toys,

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personal items, everything that would have been evidence of the

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children's existence and death. Why keep this evidence? Prosecutors believe

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Laurie was planning to eventually sell or dispose of the items,

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but she needed to wait until enough time had passed

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that no one would connect them to the missing children.

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It was a calculated decision that would ultimately help convict her.

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More importantly, Laurie was already planning the next murder. With

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the children eliminated, only one obstacle remained between Chad and

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Laurie and their new life together, Tammy day Bell. Throughout

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September and October, Chad continued telling Tammy about his prophetic

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dreams of her death. But now these weren't just spiritual visions.

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They were threats disguised as revelations. Chad was psychologically preparing

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his wife for her own murder. While setting up the

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narrative that would explain her death, Chad also began making

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practical preparations. He researched bi options and cremation procedures. He

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updated Tammy's life insurance policies. He started talking to friends

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and family about how difficult it would be to live

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without her, positioning himself as the grieving widower he was

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about to become. But Chad and Laurie had a problem.

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Unlike Charles Valow, Tammy Day Bell wasn't involved in any

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confrontations that could justify a claim of self defense. She

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was a beloved librarian and educator with no enemies and

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no history of violence. Her murder would have to look

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like natural causes or an accident. The solution they devised

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was as simple as it was evil. They would make

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Tammy's death look like a heart attack or natural illness,

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then rush to cremate her body before anyone could order

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an autopsy. October nineteenth, twenty nineteen, Tammy Day Bell went

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to bed healthy and woke up dead. Chad called nine

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one one early that morning, reporting that he had found

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his wife of nearly thirty years unresponsive in them. He

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told paramedics that Tammy had been feeling ill the night

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before and that she had a history of health problems.

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But here's what makes Tammy's death immediately suspicious. Chad seemed

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remarkably calm for someone who had just lost his wife.

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Paramedics noted that he showed no emotion, no distress, no

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signs of genuine grief. He seemed more concerned with controlling

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the narrative than mourning his loss. Even more suspicious was

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Chad's immediate insistence that Tammy be cremated as quickly as possible.

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He told the coroner that Tammy had expressed wishes to

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be cremated and that he wanted to honor her desires immediately.

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There was no viewing, no extended funeral service, no time

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for family and friends to say goodbye. The coroner initially

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ruled Tammy's death as natural causes, citing her age and

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apparent health issues, but Tammy's family was suspicious. They couldn't

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understand how a healthy, forty nine year old woman could

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die suddenly in her sleep, with no warning signs. What

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they didn't know was that Chad had been poisoning their

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minds for months with talk of prophetic dreams about Tammy's death.

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He had convinced them that her death was spiritually inevitable,

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even as he was actively planning to murder her. But

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Chad day Bell couldn't wait to claim his prize. Within

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seventeen days of Tammy's death, he married Laurie Valo in

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a ceremony in Hawaii, seventeen days. Most people take longer

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to plan a week end vacation than Chad took between

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burying his wife and marrying her replacement. The quick remarriage

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raised immediate red flags with both families. Tammy's relatives couldn't

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understand how Chad could move on so quickly from a

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woman he claimed to love deeply. Charles Valo's family was

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horrified that Laurie was remarrying so soon after her husband's

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violent death. But for Chad and Laurie, the Hawaii wedding

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wasn't just a celebration of their love. It was a

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victory lap They had eliminated four opst to their relationship.

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They had access to insurance money and social security benefits.

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They believed they had committed the perfect crimes and gotten

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away with everything. The photos from their Hawaiian honeymoon show

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two people who look absolutely care free. There's no guilt,

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no remorse, no signs that they had just murdered three people,

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including two children. They looked like any other couple celebrating

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their new marriage. But back in Idaho and Arizona, people

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were starting to ask questions, where were JJ and Tylee?

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Why hadn't anyone seen them? Why were their school enrollment

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records incomplete? Why couldn't Louri provide current photos or allow

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family members to talk to them. Kay and Larry Woodcock,

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JJ's grandparents through Charles, were particularly persistent. They had been

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trying to contact JJ since Charles's death, but Laurie kept

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giving them excuses. The boy was sick, he was adjusting

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to his new school, he was too busy to talk.

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By November twenty nineteen, the woods Cocks were convinced something

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was wrong. They contacted Rexburg Police and asked them to

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do a welfare check on JJ. They explained that no

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one had seen or heard from the seven year old

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boy in months, and they were afraid for his safety.

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November twenty sixth, twenty nineteen, Rexburg police arrived at Laurie's

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townhouse to check on JJ's welfare. Laurie told them that

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JJ was staying with a family friend named Melanie Gibb

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in Arizona. She seemed calm and cooperative, giving police Melanie's

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contact information and assuring them that JJ was safe and happy.

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But when police contacted Melanie Gibb, she told them a

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very different story. JJ wasn't with her, She hadn't seen

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him in months. She had no idea where he was

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or why Laurie would tell police he was in her care.

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Police returned to Laurie's house the next day with a

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search warrant, but the townhouse was empty. Laurie, Chad, and

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any evidence of the children's whereabouts had vanished overnight. The

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hunt for the missing children had begun, but Chad and

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Laurie believed they were untouchable. They had fled to Hawaii,

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where they planned to wait out the investigation and start

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their new life as spiritual leaders preparing for the apocalypse.

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What they didn't realize was that their perfect crimes were

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about to unravel, one lie at a time. Tomorrow, we'll

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explore how Chad and Laurie's final murder led to their downfall,

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and how a community's desperate search for two missing children

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exposed the horrific truth about what had happened in Chad

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Daybell's backyard. This is read Carter with celebrity trials. The

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most dangerous killers aren't always the ones who look like monsters.

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Sometimes they're the ones who look like your neighbors, your

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family members, the people you trust most. And sometimes evil

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doesn't announce itself with fanfare. It hides behind smiles, spiritual language,

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and the promise of divine purpose.