About This Episode
What is this episode about?
The episode "Deceived | Proof of Life | 3" from Cold covers the search for evidence that JJ Vallow and Tylee Ryan were still alive after Lori Vallow's arrest left investigators with no sign of the children. Recorded calls expose the private world shared by Chad and Lori, while Tylee's best friend offers memories of the teenager that contrast sharply with the messages later found under her name. As detectives work through thousands of texts, videos, photos and emails, a pattern starts to take shape.
The case behind the episode
The episode draws on the broader investigation detailed in the Lori Vallow-sagen — dommedagsmor dræbte to børn, in which Lori Vallow Daybell killed her two minor children and conspired in the deaths of others, driven by apocalyptic religious beliefs, resulting in a life sentence. The wider circumstances are also documented in the Vallow-Daybell-sagen — dommedagsmor og børnedrabene i Idaho, where Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell, motivated by doomsday beliefs, murdered Lori's two children and Chad's then-wife in Idaho and Arizona. Four victims are tied to the case overall: Tylee Ryan, 16; JJ Vallow, 7; Tammy Daybell, 49; and Charles Vallow.
Hosts and release
Dave Cawley hosts the show. This episode runs 46 minutes and was released as the third installment of the season. The narrative investigative podcast Cold is produced by KSL Podcasts and is available on Apple Podcasts and Amazon Music, examining unsolved and complex disappearance and murder cases across its seasons.
