The Chosen Ones

April Raymond, a name you may have heard in recent months due to her previous friendship with Lori Vallow Daybell. April met Lori, Charles, Tylee, and JJ in Kauai, Hawaii back in 2015. April and Lori continued their friendship through the spring of 2019. April began to realize her friend that she met back in her church was no longer the loving, charismatic, Lori she once knew.

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Twitter: Justin Lum of Fox 10 Phoenix News

Court TV

**Special thank you to Timothy John Psarras for this week’s episode.

Alexander Lamar Cox or better known as Alex is a name that has been circulating in the media since the beginning of the Lori Vallow Daybell case pertaining to her missing children. While he is probably best known for shooting and killing Charles Vallow, his run-in with law enforcement begins much earlier.

**Please note, this episode contains 911 calls and explicit language, listener discretion is advised.

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One of Chad and Lori Daybell’s closest friends, Melanie Gibb, is someone who recently came out to the public in regards to how the couple deceived her and the fear she now has for her life.

Melanie has warned others who believe in the teachings of Chad and Lori Daybell and is encouraging them to “find the truth.”

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Melani Pawlowski is a name you may have heard in the news but was previously known as Melani Boudreaux from a previous marriage. Melani is one of Lori’s nieces who also lived in Gilbert, Arizona near the Vallow family. It was said that Melani was present when Lori and Chad first met in the fall of 2018. It appears Melani was engaging in the same teachings that Lori took an interest in. Episode 4- The Chosen Ones will be broken up into 3 parts. These 3 parts will focus on the individuals that have been named in the media due to their relationships with Lori Vallow Daybell. Melani Pawlowski, Melanie Gibb, and Alex Cox have been questioned due to their potential ties connected to the deaths of Joseph Ryan, Charles Vallow, Tammy Daybell, Tylee Ryan, JJ Vallow, as well as the attempted shootings of Brandon Boudreaux and Tammy Daybell.

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East Idaho News

Justin Lum/Fox 10 Phoenix

Annielytics.com

CBS 5- Interview with Morgan Loew

Deseret.com

Azcentral.com

Please note, this episode discusses child abuse, specifically towards special needs children, while not explicit, listener discretion is advised. Leland “Charles” Anthony Vallow was born August 17, 1956, in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Life eventually led...