The disappearance of two children from Idaho might be related to the mysterious death of his first wife their stepfather. Police believe the children are in «pretty serious danger».
7-year-old Joshua Vallo and 17-year-old Tilly Ryan was last seen in September, although they never reported them missing, said a police statement Rexburg.
According to police, Lori and her husband Chad Daybell repeatedly lied about the whereabouts of the children, initially claiming that Joshua is from a family friend in Arizona. It was a lie.
«They told us some stories about where there are children, but when we’ve investigated, children were not where they claimed they should be», — said the chief of police of the Rexburg Shen Thurman.
The search for the children began in November, when a relative called authorities to check the welfare of Joshua, adopted Dabella and with special needs. A family member claimed that they have not spoken to him since September.
A few weeks after the date of the alleged disappearance of children, previous spouse Dabella where he at that time was still married, 49-year-old Tammy, was found dead in her home in Fremont.
Police initially acknowledged her death natural, but the County Sheriff’s office Fremont late to start the investigation.
Within a few weeks after the death of Tammy Daybell married Vallo, according to the Rexburg Police Department.
Authorities searched the couple’s home in Rexburg, but there was nobody there. Apparently, they took off and left town. According to the police, probably the children were not with them.
Missing children Joshua Vallo Tilly and Ryan. Source: National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
«We don’t know where we are [children], but we think they’re in pretty serious danger,» said Thurman East Idaho News.
Anyone who has information about the whereabouts of the children, please call the Rexburg police number 208-359-3000 or report it to the national center for missing and exploited children.
