JJ Vallow didn’t have the best start in life. Both of his parents struggled with drug addiction, and so when he was born premature in May of 2012, JJ was also addicted to drugs and it took months for doctors to safely wean him off the substances that had been coursing through his little body. But shortly before his first birthday, JJ was adopted by his uncle, Charles Vallow, and Charles’ pretty young wife, Lori Vallow, who had two children of her own, a son named Colby and a daughter named Tylee. Tylee and JJ hit it off immediately, and Tylee became a best friend and mini mother to her younger half brother. It seemed like JJ and Tylee were a part of one big happy family, so when they both vanished in September of 2019, and their normally attentive and loving mother Lori didn’t seem overly concerned about the fact that two of her children were missing, people started asking questions. But no one could have prepared for the answers we would get. Try our coffee!! -- https://www.CriminalCoffeeCo.com Support the channel here -- https://www.patreon.com/CrimeWeekly Shop for your Crime Weekly gear here -- https://crimeweeklypodcast.com/shop Website: CrimeWeeklyPodcast.com Instagram: @CrimeWeeklyPod Twitter: @CrimeWeeklyPod Facebook: @CrimeWeeklyPod Stephanie's Social Media Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephanieharlowe/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/steph_harlowe Derrick's Social Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/derricklevasseur/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/derrickl Shannon’s (Editor) Social Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shannonkeirce/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannonkeirce ADS: 1. SimpliSafe Right now, get 20% off your new system when you sign up for Interactive Monitoring. Visit SIMPLISAFE.com/crimeweekly. 2. Helix Helix is offering 20% off all mattress orders AND two free pillows for our listeners! Go to HelixSleep.com/CrimeWeekly. 3. HelloFresh Go to HelloFresh.com/crimeweekly16 and use code crimeweekly16 for 16 free meals plus free shipping!