About This Episode
What is this episode about?
The episode "Deceived | Hawaii | 2" from Cold follows an anonymous tip that sends reporter Nate Eaton to the beaches of Kauai in search of Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell. He confronts them with the central question driving the case: where are the children JJ Vallow and Tylee Ryan? The episode also includes a new interview with an Idaho police officer who flew to Hawaii during the investigation, offering a revealing look at the woman at the center of the case.
The case behind the episode
The episode draws on what has become known as the Lori Vallow-sagen — dommedagsmor dræbte to børn, in which Lori Vallow Daybell killed her two minor children and conspired in the deaths of several others, driven by apocalyptic religious beliefs. Four victims are tied to the case: Tylee Ryan, 16, JJ Vallow, 7, Tammy Daybell, 49, and Charles Vallow. Lori Vallow Daybell, Chad Daybell and Alex Cox are named as the perpetrators, and the crimes took place in Idaho and Arizona in 2019. Lori Vallow Daybell was ultimately sentenced to life in prison. The broader Vallow-Daybell-sagen — dommedagsmor og børnedrabene i Idaho describes how the doomsday beliefs held by Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell led to the 2019 murders of Lori's two children and Chad's then-wife across Idaho and Arizona.
Hosts and release
Dave Cawley hosts the show. Produced by KSL Podcasts, Cold is a narrative investigative true crime podcast that spends each season on a single unsolved case, also covering the Susan Powell, Joyce Yost, and Sheree Warren cases. The show is available on Apple Podcasts and Amazon Music.
