Idaho police hunt for two children discovered missing after mysterious death

Cops are searching for two children, 7 and 17, who have not been seen since September – and were not reported missing by their mom or the man she married weeks after his first wife mysteriously died

  • Joshua Vallow, seven, and Tylee Ryan, 17, of Rexburg, Idaho, have not been seen since September
  • Police believe the children are in serious danger and have asked for the public’s help in locating their mother, Lori Vallow, and her new husband, Chad Daybell 
  • Investigators suspect the children’s disappearance may be linked to the October death of Daybell’s first wife Tammy in Springville, Utah

Idaho police are searching for two children who have not been seen since September but were never reported missing by their mother or the man she married just weeks after his first wife was found dead under mysterious circumstances.  

The children – seven-year-old Joshua Vallow and 17-year-old Tylee Ryan – are believed to be in serious danger, Rexburg police said in a press release Saturday. 

Authorities have asked the public for information on the whereabouts of the children’s mother, Lori Vallow, and her new husband, Chad Daybell. 

They suspect the children’s disappearance may be linked to the October death of Daybell’s wife Tammy in Springville, Utah. 

Joshua and Tylee (pictured) were never reported missing by their mother, Lori Vallow, or her new husband Chad Daybell, whom she married just weeks after his first wife was found dead under mysterious circumstances

Idaho police are searching for two children – seven-year-old Joshua Vallow (left) and 17-year-old Tylee Ryan (right) who have not been seen since September. The children were never reported missing by their mother, Lori Vallow, or her new husband Chad Daybell, whom she married just weeks after his first wife was found dead under mysterious circumstances

Vallow and Daybell tied the knot shortly after his wife Tammy was found dead at her home in Springville on October 19. 

Investigators initially determined that she died of natural causes but are now treating her death as suspicious. Her body was exhumed on December 11 so an autopsy could be conducted.   

Police began searching for Joshua and Tylee in early November after a relative reported that they hadn’t seen the seven-year-old, who has special needs, since September. 

Investigators said Vallow and Daybell lied about the children’s whereabouts and refused to cooperate with the investigation.  

‘They’ve told us several stories about where the children are, but when we investigate, the children don’t exist where they say they should,’ Rexberg Police Chief Shane Turman told EastIdahoNews.com. 

‘We don’t know where they are at, but we think they are in pretty serious danger.’ 

Authorities have asked the public for information on the whereabouts of Daybell (left) and Vallow (right), who appear to have fled from Rexburg amid the police search for her children. Investigators say the couple lied about the children's whereabouts and refused to cooperate

Authorities have asked the public for information on the whereabouts of Daybell (left) and Vallow (right), who appear to have fled from Rexburg amid the police search for her children. Investigators say the couple lied about the children’s whereabouts and refused to cooperate

Rexburg police executed search warrants at locations in Rexburg associated with Vallow on November 27 in an attempt to locate Joshua.  

Officers found that Vallow and Daybell had abruptly left their Rexburg home, and their whereabouts are unknown. 

Authorities do not believe the children were with the couple when they left.   

They have asked for anyone with information about the case to contact the Rexburg Police Department at 208-359-3000, or the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children at 800-THE-LOST.

Joshua, seven, has brown eyes and brown hair. He is 4′ tall and weighs 50lbs.  

Tylee, 17, has blonde hair and blue eyes. She is 5′ tall and weighs 160lbs.  

Lori Vallow, 46, has blonde hair and blue eyes and is 5’6″. 

Chad Daybell, 51, has brown hair and blue eyes and is 6’3″.  



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