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Chad and Lori have both denied any wrongdoing toward their family members. “Chad Daybell was a loving husband and has the support of his children in this matter,” their attorney, Sean Bartholick, said in a December statement to
local media outlets. “Lori (Vallow) Daybell is a devoted mother and resents assertions to the contrary. We look forward to addressing the allegations once they have moved beyond speculation and rumor.”
Like a number of Lori’s
relatives, Boudreaux has accused Chad of leading her into a cult, though that hasn’t been officially confirmed.
“There is a ton of speculation and a lot of rumors, but nothing that we have determined of classified as a cult,” Rexburg Assistant Chief of Police Gary Hagen told the Standard Journal. [BBM]
Before they married, Lori and Chad
appeared together on podcasts distributed by Preparing A People, a media company which touts the tagline, “Helping to prepare the people of this Earth for the second coming of Jesus Christ.” The company has since denied being a cult and
distanced itself from the couple, deleting the podcasts in question and saying in a December
statement that it was “shocked” and “deeply disturbed” to learn of the investigation.
“We also do not share any of Chad Daybell’s or Lori Vallow’s beliefs if they are contrary to Christian principles of honesty, integrity and truth, or if they do not align with the doctrines of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,” owners Michael and Nancy James
wrote.
Some family members are skeptical. “I don’t want to attack anyone’s beliefs … but when you look at the fruit that’s come from this group and its beliefs … it certainly, from my mind, doesn’t come from God,” Boudreaux told the East Idaho News. [BBM]
Tylee and Joshua are still missing, and it’s unclear if they are alive. Last week, police
said they were certain Lori knew what happened to them, but she had left Idaho with her new husband and “refused to work with law enforcement.” She also reportedly told people that her daughter had died.
“Our primary concern at this point is simply locating Joshua and Tylee and charging decisions will be made in due course based upon the evidence available,” the
statement said. “If we find that harm was done to these children within our jurisdiction, we will prosecute whoever caused that harm.”
Tammy Daybell’s relatives are equally eager to learn the truth and have said that she seemed to be healthy and was in good spirits
two weeks before her death. Some have expressed suspicion about a call she made to 911 in the days before her death, saying that a man was pointing what
appeared to be a paintball gun at her.
“We speculate like everybody else,” her father, Ron Douglas, told Fox 13. “It’s hard to know that we lost our daughter and that our son-in-law of 30 years has stepped into this mess. We don’t know. We’d like to hope for the best. Every time you peel a layer off the onion it makes you scratch your head.”[BBM]