Solved Murders - True Crime Stories - From Faith to Darkness Lori Vallow, Cult Obsession, Murder, and Missing Kids PART2 #24

Episode Date: November 9, 2025

#horrorstories #reddithorrorstories #ScaryStories #creepypasta #horrortales #truecrime #cultcrime #lorivallowcase #missingkids #familytragedy  From Faith to Darkness Part 2 continues the chilling saga of Lori Vallow, diving deeper into her cult-driven obsession and the escalating danger surrounding her family. This chapter explores the disappearance of her children, the manipulative control she exerted, and the mounting tension as authorities begin to uncover the dark truth. It paints a grim picture of obsession, deceit, and the horrifying consequences of extremist beliefs.  horrorstories, reddithorrorstories, scarystories, horrorstory, creepypasta, horrortales, truecrime, cultcrime, lorivallowcase, missingkids, familytragedy, shockingcases, manipulation, darkfaith, twistedobsession, crimeinvestigation, realcrime, realhorrorstories, disappearance, culthorrorstory

The story of Laurie, Charles, and the Cult of Doom. Life doesn't always play out the way people dream it will. In the beginning, things seemed almost normal, but if you look back carefully, there were already cracks in the foundation, tiny signs that would later become huge, dangerous rifts. This story begins with a little boy named JJ. JJ came into the world with struggles right from birth. His health wasn't the best, and because of his health wasn't the best, and because of his story, his parents' situation, he couldn't grow up with them. That's when Charles and Laurie stepped

in and offered to raise him like their own. At first, it sounded like the most generous act ever, saving a child who otherwise might have bounced from place to place. But raising JJ was never going to be simple. From the very start, his needs were different. He had medical challenges, and as he got older, he was officially diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. That diagnosis changed everything. JJ needed constant support in school and in daily life. He wasn't like other kids who could just adapt and run free without much help. To make his world easier, Charles and Laurie even got him a service dog, a loyal companion who quickly

became more than just an animal, he was part of the family. Colby and Tiley, the kids from Laurie's previous relationships, completely fell in love with their new little brother. They treated him like a treasure, a tiny piece of joy they wanted to protect. J.J. was the baby of the family, and naturally, he became everyone's favorite. His siblings were protective, affectionate, and proud of him. For a while, everything seemed to be working. Then came the move to Hawaii. The family packed up their lives and left for what should have been a paradise. But Paradise has a strange way of exposing the shadows people try to hide. That's where the first cracks in Laurie and Charles's marriage started showing. Lorry had always been religious.

That wasn't new. But in Hawaii, her devotion deepened in a way that made Charles nervous. It wasn't just about going to church on Sundays. Lorry practically lived in the temple. She went every single day, decorated the house with pictures of temples, and spoke endlessly about spiritual visions. She didn't just talk about God in general terms, she got into specifics. She claimed she could see spirits walking through walls. She said she heard voices at night, voices of angels who supposedly woke her up to assign her divine missions.

She insisted she had been chosen for some cosmic purpose. Charles tried to be supportive. He didn't want to crush her beliefs. But deep down, he couldn't shake the feeling that Laurie was going way too far. Her spirituality was shifting into something extreme, and while he listened and nodded, the worry in his chest grew heavier each day. After three years in Hawaii, the family moved back to Arizona. By then, Colby, Laurie's son from her first marriage, was old enough to live.

on his own. He moved to a college campus, where he met a girl who later became his wife. That should have been a happy moment for Laurie, a son finding love and starting a family. But for Lori, it was a problem. Why? Because the girl Colby married wasn't Mormon. She was Christian. That difference in faith aid at Lori. She had always wanted her children to stay within the Mormon path, and this marriage felt like a betrayal to her ideals. The resentment she carried toward Colby and his wife lingered like a storm cloud, poisoning what should have been a joyful chapter. Meanwhile, Laurie's obsession with the end of the world grew darker. She didn't just believe the apocalypse was coming, she prepared for it obsessively. She filled her home with canned food

and survival supplies, certain that doomsday was around the corner. To people around her, Laurie's obsession wasn't just odd, it was disturbing. She confided to church friends that the fear of the end times was so overwhelming that sometimes she thought about putting her kids in a car and driving off a cliff, just to spare them from the suffering she believed was inevitable. That single thought alone should have set off alarms everywhere. And then came Alex. Lorry's brother, Alex Cox, was more than just family. He was her partner in these spiraling beliefs. Together, they started diving into religious podcasts,

particularly ones that focused on apocalyptic themes. And that's how Laurie stumbled upon Chad Daybell. Chad was a Mormon author who had written an entire series of books about the Second Coming of Christ and the Apocalypse. He claimed to be a prophet, hand-picked by God himself to deliver divine warnings. On paper, he was a married man with five kids. But in his world, he wasn't just an author. He was something much more, at least, that's what he told people.

Chad said he had lived 31 previous lives, not just on Earth, but on different planets. He said he could hear divine voices guiding him, telling him what to write, what to say, and how to prepare humanity for the end. To someone already obsessed with spirituality and the apocalypse, Chad's message was like fuel on a fire. In 2018, Laurie attended a preparation event. These gatherings were basically training sessions for people who wanted to learn how to be saved during the final judgment. That was the first time Lori and Chad met face-to-face. And according to Chad, the moment he saw her, he recognized her soul. He told Lori that they had been married in seven previous lifetimes.

Seven. To Lori, who was already born. prime to believe in divine destinies and cosmic missions, this wasn't just flattery. It was confirmation. She was special. She was chosen. And Chad was the proof. From there, things escalated fast. Lori and Chad started communicating constantly. Their conversations turned into secret meetings, and before long, they were lovers. It didn't stop at an affair. They started appearing together on podcasts, preaching about their visions, their beliefs, and their version of the apocalypse. Slowly, they built a following.

Friends, family members, and strangers online were drawn into their circle. The group didn't have an official name, but outsiders soon started calling it the apocalyptic cult. To understand just how dangerous their message was, you need to know a little about Mormon beliefs. Mainstream Mormonism does talk about the second coming of Jesus and an eventual apocalypse. But what Chad and Laurie did was twist those ideas to extremes. Chad began predicting specific dates. He told his followers that the world would end on July 22, 2020. He even gave numbers, saying only 144,000 chosen people would survive the judgment.

That kind of precision, paired with his confidence, terrified men. Mormons. Fear is powerful, and Chad knew exactly how to use it. He also claimed he had a supernatural ability, he could tell who had light in their soul and who was consumed by darkness. He created a kind of spiritual rating system, labeling people as either beings of light or beings of dark. And of course, he insisted that Laurie and a few select members of their group were the only ones capable of helping him save the lost. began holding bizarre ceremonies they called castings. During these rituals, they prayed and performed symbolic acts to drive out evil spirits. According to them, these ceremonies could

cleanse people who were dark and bring them into the light. It sounded wholly on the surface, but underneath, it was manipulation at its purest form. People gave Chad and Lorry their trust, their loyalty, and in some cases, their lives. And this was only the beginning. To be continued.