READ: Statements of Fremont and Madison County prosecutors following Chad Daybell sentencing

BOISE — Following nan sentencing of Chad Daybell connected Saturday, Fremont County Prosecuting Attorney Lindsey Blake and Madison County Prosecuting Attorney Rob Wood said to nan media astir nan case. Here are nan statements they publication earlier taking questions.

Fremont County Prosecuting Attorney Lindsey Blake

Almost 5 years ago, nan communities of Fremont and Madison County mislaid 3 awesome quality beings — Tylee Ryan, JJ Vallow, and Tammy Daybell. As a charismatic connected this case, this has been a hard-fought battle, some for nan prosecution squad and for nan rule enforcement agencies that worked tirelessly connected this lawsuit and ne'er gave up hope.

This has been a reliable lawsuit because of its complexity: some successful telling nan communicative of an investigation that spanned years, and trying to fig retired nan champion measurement to coming it successful a measurement that would make consciousness to others. As a prosecutor, I effort a batch of criminal cases. But for me, arsenic a caller mom, nan specifications of this 1 conscionable deed differently, and I can’t statesman to ideate nan families’ pain.

I cannot definitive capable of my – and Fremont County’s – heavy appreciation, gratitude and admiration for each those who person played a domiciled successful seeking – and yet obtaining justness for nan victims successful this case. This lawsuit has been astir speaking for and seeking justness for nan lives of 3 awesome humans whose lives were trim measurement excessively short by nan selfish desires of nan Defendant and his Co-Defendant Lori Vallow.

We are pleased pinch nan result and that justness has been served for nan victims successful this case. This has been a corporate effort among aggregate agencies moving successful collaboration to spot this lawsuit done for nan victims and their families. There are truthful galore group who person been progressive and helped down nan scenes, and each past 1 of them has been instrumental successful obtaining justice.

When I came into agency successful 2021, aft discussing nan lawsuit pinch others successful Fremont County, and collaborating pinch nan Fremont County’s Sheriff Office, a determination was made to bring nan lawsuit backmost to Fremont County because we felt powerfully nan lawsuit of JJ Vallow, Tylee Ryan and Tammy Daybell should beryllium mixed and tried together.

The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office was instrumental successful nan determination and support of nan prosecutor’s agency successful making that difficult decision. I besides cannot definitive enough, Fremont County’s gratitude to nan Rob Wood and nan Madison County Prosecutor’s Office. They started this lawsuit looking into nan whereabouts of JJ and Tylee. Then, erstwhile nan children’s remains were discovered, Rob Wood stepped successful without hesitation erstwhile my predecessor requested he return that lawsuit arsenic a typical prosecutor, and past yet agreed to harvester resources to prosecute justness for nan victims.

A typical acknowledgment to nan Fremont County Deputy Prosecutors Rocky Wixom and Tawnya Rawlings for their dedication and efforts successful this and Lori Vallow’s case. The Attorney General’s agency successful first taking connected nan prosecution of nan execution of Tammy, and past by their statement to let america to person Deputy Attorney General Ingrid Batey subordinate nan prosecution team. The FBI for stepping successful without hesitation erstwhile nan children were missing pinch their extended acquisition and their resources and continuing to spot this lawsuit through. The Rexburg Police Department for starting nan investigation into nan whereabouts of Tylee and JJ, and past ne'er giving up nan search. The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office for their tenaciousness successful pursing nan investigation into nan decease of Tammy. Arizona rule enforcement for sharing everything they had uncovered, and their willingness to travel to attest successful nan cases present successful Idaho. This became a associated investigation, a associated effort to find nan children, and past yet to activity justness connected their behalf.

I person been perfectly amazed and astounded astatine nan level of investigation, professionalism of nan officers progressive and nan comradery that has been formed. I show them each nan clip that they make my occupation easier.

We widen our support to Arizona successful their continued pursuit of justness for nan further victims Charles Vallow and Brandon Boudreaux. We besides widen our immense gratitude to nan jurors successful this lawsuit – who didn’t motion up for this difficult process – but agreed to execute their civic duty, and successful rendering this verdict, we dream nan victims and survivors of Chad Daybell cognize that nan organization arsenic a full does not tolerate nan nonaccomplishment of 3 precious and irreplaceable quality beings. We are hopeful that those progressive and affected by this case, and nan actions of nan Defendant and his Coconspirators tin now statesman to heal.

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Madison County Prosecuting Attorney Rob Wood

Four and a half years ago, Detective Ray Hermisillo walked into our agency needing a warrant for what started arsenic a elemental hunt for a Jeep to thief an investigation successful Chandler, Arizona. This soon turned into a hunt for 2 young children Tylee Ryan and JJ Vallow.

That investigation merged pinch nan investigation of nan decease of Tammy Daybell. Very quickly, aggregate rule enforcement agencies and prosecutors’ offices began moving together diligently to find those missing children and find what happened to Tammy Daybell.

Realizing nan children’s past residence was successful Madison County, we began a kid protection action to bring nan children to safety. When it was clear that Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell had nary liking successful helping america find Tylee and JJ, we took further action successful filing charges against Lori and extradited her from Hawaii erstwhile she grounded to nutrient her children.

The hunt for Tylee and JJ was non-stop. Every chromatic was unturned done nan diligent squad efforts of nan Rexburg Police Department, Fremont County Sherif’s Office, Idaho Attorney General investigators, nan FBI, and Chandler and Gilbert Arizona Police Departments. The willingness of truthful galore different rule enforcement agencies to activity together and excavation resources to get justness for these victims is unprecedented. The dedicated professionals of these agencies worked together pinch nan azygous extremity of justness successful mind.

From nan Madison County Prosecutor’s Office, we are truthful grateful for nan moving narration and business we’ve had pinch Lindsey Blake and everyone astatine nan Fremont County Prosecutor’s Office successful obtaining justice, some successful this proceedings and nan proceedings against Lori Vallow. Lindsey Blake’s dedication to each of nan victims successful this lawsuit has been unwavering. Her willingness to return this lawsuit connected erstwhile she took office, erstwhile she didn’t person to, was courageous. It has been an grant to activity pinch her.

I’d besides for illustration to convey Madison County Deputy Prosecuting Attorneys Spencer Rammel and McKinzie Cole, and Special Prosecutor Rachel Smith for their activity arsenic captious members of nan prosecution team.

Today, justness was served for Tylee Ryan, JJ Vallow, and Tammy Daybell – 3 guiltless victims whose lives were tragically trim short by nan selfish and sadistic actions of Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow Daybell who embarked connected a way of demolition that irrevocably altered nan lives of countless families and individuals. While thing tin undo nan immense harm caused, we person worked tirelessly to unafraid a measurement of justice.

This week, a diligent and attentive Ada County assemblage cautiously considered nan grounds presented, returned a verdict of blameworthy connected each counts and sentenced him to death. Lori Vallow Daybell was antecedently convicted connected each charges successful this aforesaid courthouse and sentenced to life without parole. She now awaits proceedings successful Arizona for nan execution of Charles Vallow and attempted execution of Brandon Boudreaux successful 2019.

Pursuing justness successful this lawsuit required nan unwavering dedication of a ample squad of nationalist servants who devoted nan past 4 years to ensuring we had nan grounds needed to beryllium guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. We widen our deepest gratitude to each nan committed rule enforcement professionals from these agencies who person made tremendous individual sacrifices successful nan look of an emotionally and physically challenging case. We are indebted to them for their service.

We besides want to applaud nan unthinkable spot and resilience of nan victims and family members who, contempt unimaginable grief, person stood pinch america these past 4 years successful our pursuit of nan truth. Your support has been invaluable.

To each those who held Tylee, JJ, and Tammy successful their hearts, we dream these verdicts bring a measurement of treatment and closure. May nan representation of Tylee, JJ and Tammy proceed to beryllium a blessing to each who knew and loved them.

Thank you.