Update June 10, 10:25 am:
During Chad Daybell’s first court appearance Wednesday, Prosecutor Rob Wood said the remains found on the property are believed to be children.
Judge Faren Eddins has set Daybell’s bail at $1 million. A preliminary hearing set for July 1st and 2nd.
Update June 10, 8:55 am:
The Rexburg Police Department has confirmed investigators discovered two sets of unidentified human remains on Chad Daybell’s Idaho property.
Autopsy results are pending. RPD says families were notified prior to the confirmation, detailed in a press release Wednesday morning.
RPD, with assistance from the FBI and Fremont County Sheriff’s Department, served a search warrant at Daybell’s property in Salem on Tuesday.
Chad Daybell continues to be in custody at the Fremont County Law Enforcement Complex.
Update June 9, 3:45 pm:
REXBURG, Idaho – The Rexburg Police Department has released an official update on the investigation into the disappearances of Joshua “JJ” Vallow and Tylee Ryan after what appear to be human remains were discovered.
Police said that on Tuesday, June 9, the Rexburg Police Department, the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office and the FBI served a search warrant at a home in the 200 block of 1900 East in Fremont County. The warrant was in regards to the missing children’s case.
Chad Daybell, who recently married the children’s mother, Lori Vallow Daybell, owns the property.
During the search, investigators found what appears to be unidentified human remains.
Investigators are continuing to search the property for any other information they can find related to the case. Chad Daybell has been taken into custody with pending charges.
Update, June 9, 1:40 pm:
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Human remains have been found at an Idaho man’s home that was searched Tuesday during an investigation into the disappearance of his new wife’s two children — a case that has vexed investigators since last year and attracted worldwide attention.
Chad Daybell, who recently married the children’s mother, Lori Vallow Daybell, was taken into custody, according to police in the small town of Rexburg. He has not been charged, and his attorney, Mark Means, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Seven-year-old Joshua “JJ” Vallow and 17-year-old Tylee Ryan haven’t been seen since September, and police say both Chad and Lori Daybell lied to investigators about the children’s whereabouts. Besides the missing children, the couple has been under scrutiny following the deaths of both of their former spouses and drew attention for their doomsday beliefs.
Rexburg police, along with investigators from the FBI and the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office, were searching Chad Daybell’s home in the eastern Idaho town of Salem for the second time. The search warrant is sealed, and Rexburg Assistant Police Chief Gary Hagan said in a statement that he couldn’t reveal details other than to say the search was linked to the disappearance of the children.
“Throughout the investigation detectives and investigators have recovered what’s believed to be human remains that have not been identified at this time,” Hagan said.
Police wouldn’t answer any additional questions right now, he said.
Lori Daybell is awaiting trial on charges of child abandonment and obstructing the investigation and has pleaded not guilty. The Idaho attorney general’s office announced this year that it was investigating Chad Daybell in the death of his wife at the time, Tammy Daybell.
The complicated case began last summer, when Lori Daybell’s ex-husband Charles Vallow was shot to death by her brother, Alex Cox, in Phoenix. At the time, Cox said the shooting was in self-defense. Charles and Lori Vallow had been estranged, and in divorce documents Charles Vallow claimed Lori believed she had become a god-like figure who was responsible for ushering in the biblical end times. Cox died in December of an apparent blood clot in his lung.
Shortly after Charles Vallow’s death, Lori and her children moved to Idaho. Tylee was last seen in September headed into Yellowstone National Park with her mom and other family for a day trip, and JJ was last seen by school officials several days later.
Police began investigating the children’s whereabouts after relatives raised concerns. Investigators have said both Chad and Lori Daybell claimed the children were staying with friends.
Tammy Daybell died in her sleep last October of what her obituary said were natural causes. Authorities grew suspicious when Chad Daybell married Lori just two weeks later, and they had Tammy Daybell’s body exhumed in December. The results of that autopsy have not been released.
Law enforcement officers first searched Chad Daybell’s home on Jan. 3 in connection with Tammy’s death, removing more than 40 items including several pieces of computer equipment.
Update, June 9 , 12:40 pm:
SALEM, Idaho – What are believed to be human remains have been discovered at the Idaho home of Chad Daybell, husband of Lori Vallow Daybell, according to police.
The news comes after witnesses reported the arrest of Chad a few hours after investigators arrived to search the property. Police confirmed in a press conference Tuesday, June 9, that the search warrant served at the property was related to the case of missing children, Joshua “JJ” Vallow and Tylee Ryan.
Police said that the remains have not been identified and did not give any further details at this time.
Previous Coverage:
SALEM, Idaho – Chad Daybell, husband of Lori Vallow Daybell, has reportedly been taken into custody after investigators searched his home. It was the second such search to take place amid the investigation for missing Idaho children Joshua “JJ” Vallow and Tylee Ryan.
According to East Idaho News, witnesses saw officers pull Daybell over about a mile south of his home at about 11:30 am, on Tuesday, June 9, and place him into a police car.
Investigators had arrived at his home several hours later with an unknown warrant.
Previous Coverage:
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Investigators returned Tuesday to search the Idaho home of a man with ties to the mysterious disappearance of two children who haven’t been seen since last year. It’s the second search of Chad Daybell’s home in a case that has vexed investigators for months and attracted worldwide attention.
Seven-year-old Joshua “JJ” Vallow and Ryan, 17, haven’t been seen since September, and police say both Chad and Lori Daybell lied to investigators about the childrens’ whereabouts. Besides the missing children, the couple has been under scrutiny following the deaths of both of their ex-spouses, as well as Lori Daybell’s brother — the shooter of Lori Daybell’s ex-husband.
The Rexburg Police Department announced Tuesday morning that officers were searching Chad Daybell’s eastern Idaho home, along with investigators from the FBI and the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office. The search warrant is sealed, Rexburg Assistant Police Chief Gary Hagan said in a statement that he couldn’t reveal details other than to say the search was linked to the disappearance of the children.
Lori Daybell is currently awaiting trial on charges of child abandonment and obstructing the investigation, and the Idaho attorney general’s office announced earlier this year that it was investigating Chad Daybell in the death of his then-wife, Tammy Daybell.
The complicated case began last summer, when Lori Daybell’s former husband Charles Vallow was shot to death by her brother, Alex Cox, at Vallow’s Phoenix, Arizona, home. At the time, Cox said the shooting was in self defense. Charles and Lori Vallow had been estranged, and in divorce documents Charles Vallow claimed Lori believed she had become a god-like figure who was responsible for ushering in the biblical end times. Cox died in December of an apparent blood clot in his lung.
Shortly after Charles Vallow’s death, Lori and her children moved to eastern Idaho. Tylee Ryan was last seen in September headed into Yellowstone National Park with her mom and other family members for a day trip, and JJ was last seen by school officials several days later.
Police began investigating the children’s whereabouts after extended family members raised concerns. Investigators have said both Chad and Lori Daybell lied to investigators, claiming the children were staying with friends.
Tammy Daybell, died in her sleep last October of what her obituary said were natural causes. Fremont County authorities grew suspicious when Chad married Lori Daybell just two weeks later, and they had Tammy Daybell’s body exhumed in December. The results of that autopsy have not been released.
Lori Daybell has pleaded not guilty to the charges against her and Chad Daybell has not been charged in connection with the case. Law enforcement officers first searched Chad Daybell’s home on Jan. 3, removing more than 40 items including several pieces of computer equipment.
