27 Jan 2020
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Lori’s former sister-in-law, Kay Woodcock, says she had guessed the Daybells were in Hawaii but was not sure until she saw video of EastIdahoNews.com approaching them at the Kauai Beach Resort.
It is Lori’s favorite place on the island, according to Woodcock, and
in February 2019, Lori and Tylee checked into the resort after Charles Vallow, Lori’s husband, filed for divorce. They stayed for around a month, according to resort workers, and then returned to the mainland.
Woodcock was surprised when she learned last summer that Lori was moving to Rexburg.
“She is a very cold-natured person. When she moved to Idaho, I thought that was extremely unusual because if it’s below 80 degrees, she’s cold. She’s got a jacket on,” Woodcock tells EastIdahoNews.com.
After Lori and Chad were served with warrants Sunday, they refused to answer questions posed by EastIdahoNews.com for nearly three minutes.
Lori carried the warrant in her hand along with a gallon sized Ziploc bag containing a wad of cash.
“Maybe they were headed to the airport to get out,” Woodcock says, wondering if suitcases were in their vehicle.
The Daybells kept a low profile on Kauai Monday, but many people on the island were discussing the case after EastIdahoNews.com’s video went viral and multiple news agencies around the world aired the footage.
Woodcock and her husband, Larry, booked airline tickets and will be in Rexburg later this week. They hope Lori Daybell shows up with Tylee and Joshua.
“The only way we’ve been able to get through this is we have very strong faith in God,” Woodcock says. “We have a very strong support army of friends and family and everybody that has emailed or texted – plus perfect strangers that are so compassionate.”
Chad and Lori Daybell have been in Hawaii over 2 months in gated million-dollar community | East Idaho News
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Now we know where Lori was in Feb when Charles couldn't find her to serve her with divorce papers. MOO.