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SALT LAKE CITY — The FBI is asking for help from people who were in Yellowstone National Park on Sept. 8, 2019, the same day that investigators believe Lori Daybell visited the park with her now-missing children.
Anyone with photos or video taken in the park that might assist authorities in locating 7-year-old J.J. Vallow and 17-year-old Tylee Ryan is asked to submit footage to the FBI, according to a news release. The agency has created a website, FBI.gov/Rexburg, where people can submit those materials.
Police believe Daybell took a day trip to the park with J.J., Tylee and her brother Alex Cox on Sept. 8. That day is the last time anyone heard from Tylee, and police haven’t found evidence to suggest Daybell was with her daughter any time after the trip.
The group was driving in a silver 2017 Ford F-150 pickup truck with Arizona license plate CPQUINT, the news release states.
The FBI also released two photos of the group from the day they visited the park. In the photos, J.J. is wearing a green sweatshirt with black or dark blue shorts. Tylee is wearing a gray sweatshirt with black pants.
Lori is seen wearing a black hoodie. Alex Cox, who died on Dec. 12, 2019 in Arizona, is wearing a gray shirt with black sweatshirt and blue jeans.
Authorities are seeking any photos or videos that might include any of the four group members. Images that might include the vehicle, crowds or other park visitors are asked to be submitted.
FBI Spokeswoman Sandra Yi Barker said she could not provide information on which specific areas in the park the group may have visited, but said photos and videos from any location in the park might be helpful for authorities.
People can continue reporting tips about the case to the Rexburg (Idaho) Police Department at 208-359-3000, or to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children at 1-800-843-5678.
Lori Daybell, referred to in court documents as Lori Vallow, married Chad Daybell in October, and police say the two had been living in Hawaii prior to her arrest.
Lori Daybell was booked into Madison County Jail in Idaho on Thursday and is scheduled to make her first court appearance there on Friday afternoon.
