MOO, when Lori "vanished" in early 2019, it was because she knew that 1-Charles was seeking an involuntary mental health hold for her, and 2-She would be served with divorce papers. I'll have to find it in MSM again, but she DID try to check JJ out of school the day she left, but Charles, suspecting what was happening, had already checked him out. Tylee was with her, though.
The Feel the Fire podcast description for the episode released 2/14/09 (don't know when it was recorded, but would assume sometime between the release of the last episode on 2/8/19 and this release) includes this: "We missed Lori's grounded conviction this week as she was out on assignment." She wasn't available in Arizona to do the podcast. It also says this, "The group mentions a new Preparing a People Event that Melanie and Lori will attend in Boise will be Feb. 15-16." And Charles thought that's where she was that weekend, so attempts were made to serve the divorce papers there. But she couldn't be found. That's because she had run off to her favorite paradise during that time, I've heard. Per the article about the fight between her and Alex, and the article about trying to serve the papers, she stayed with him in San Tan Valley during part of her "disappeared" time.
This is the rental history for the home I believe is the one Charles and Lori were living in when the disappearance/divorce filing went down (2267 E Tomahawk in Gilbert), after which Charles moved to Houston and Lori stayed who knows where...with her parents?, or Alex?, until Charles rented the home for them in June 2019 where he was later killed.
5/2/2019 Listing removed $3,200/mo $1 West USA Realty
4/8/2019 Listed for rent $3,200/mo +6.8% $1 West USA Realty
1/3/2019 Listing removed $2,995/mo $1 West USA Realty
1/2/2019 Price change $2,995/mo +1.5% $1 West USA Realty
12/6/2018 Listed for rent $2,950/mo $1 West USA Realty