Charles Vallow's ex-wife, mother of his sons speaks about the case 

Kudos to her for showing up for the trial and representing the family.

That is one dignified and classy woman.

I’ve never seen Charles’ first wife. She seems like a very nice, normal, stable, down to earth person. 👍🏽

This woman is bright and very articulate! Never seen her before reacting about the case. I’m glad she’s there standing for the father of her sons.

And here we have Charles Ex wife standing up for him & in support of him even after all that's happened. Charles sure did downgrade when he got together with Lori!

She's awesome and seems very normal. So glad she's there

Impressive woman. We never hear about her sons. Hope they are healing and get Justice.

WOW....Lori has destroyed so many lives, dead & alive!!!

This is crazy so many mothers killing their children. This and the stauch case at the same time. My heart goes out to Charles and his family. He tried to get help so many times.

Excellent interview. Our hearts go out to Cheryl and her sons.

East Idaho News!!! Your coverage is phenomenal!!! Thank you Nate and crew for all your hard work!!!!

What a lovely woman. The way Lori treated his sons after he died is morally criminal in itself. I mean, she TEXTED them that their father had died and then basically ghosted them.

I'm sure the jury will pick up on Lori's demeanor. As they hear and see the horrific crimes against these children and Tammy, to see her acting like she doesn't care is like watching her commit another crime. Maybe she thinks she's acting innocent, but it doesn't look good.

The voice of reason, a class act! So proud of her for being there to support her sons and stand in Charles' corner.

How the hell did Alex walk away from this shooting. Police screwed up so bad. I hope they get repercussions

She seems very rational and together. Her answers here and expressions speak volumes. I agree w/her 100%. Hopefully, the jurors see things the same.

He tried so many times to get help. 😢 It is heartbreaking!

I’m glad Lori had to pay to bury Charles , then never got a dime with his insurance

Great interview!! ❤for Cheryl and her sons!

What a lovely and admirable lady! She's so gracious considering all that happened.

I'm so glad she mentioned Joseph Ryan - THANK YOU!

Cheryl Wheeler! A breath of sanity in an otherwise crazy time, A strong woman and my heart foes to her and her sons.

Justice for Charles!!!

Wow this lady is the most normal I have seen of every or anyone interviewed in three years.

I would imagine she's incredibly grateful that her sons made it out alive.

Great interview. Our hearts are with your family.

Charles Vallow's Ex-wife Articulate & Sophisticated Classy

Charles ex-wife is a wealth of information and a more in depth interview with her would be interesting - also it would be interesting to hear from Lori’s previous husbands

Just so awful that this would happen to her children's father😢

What beautiful kind lady glad the boys have a wonderful Mother. Positive energy for a good life together as a family. ❤

She’s so classy and well-spoken. How amazing to be there to support her sons and her former in-laws. Not a lot of people would do that. I’m sure Kay and Larry are also thankful she’s there.

Charles’s case angers me because I think if they had at least been investigating Alex for murder, I think it might have changed things for Tylee and JJ.

GREAT INTERVIEW! She’s correct, Lori’s emotional behavior regarding the pictures was an ACT! Lori’s evil!!!! Devil 👿

Thank you for this important & excellent interview!

I agree with Cheryl. I think. Alex , and Joseph Ryan’s deaths are suspicious. God bless her & her sonsI pray for continued comfort for them all 🙏❤️

She’s pretty , great interview sorry she and her sons had to go through all this.

Thank you so much East Idaho News for your coverage of the trial. You are a model of responsible journalism when such models are getting harder to find.

Happy birthday Nate. Thanks for all the hard work and late nights you put in for us.

Thank you Nate. I believe Melanie left her real part in their cult out. She has been blessed that she is a state witness and not being prosecuted.

Your typing skills are phenomenal. Every time I refresh there's MORE! Wonderful job your doing for all of us. Thank you

I think Melanie Gibb knew way more than she has led them to believe. It will catch up to her one day.

Great interview! Thank you East Idaho News!

Charles went from this amazing, beautiful woman to Lori? What a downgrade!! 😩

I think lori and Chad are going to put all the murders on Lori's brother. I hope the families get justice and lori and Chad are locked up for life so they don't hurt no more people/families.

Cheryl has seen her sons hurt seeing their father's death ignored for so long and their inheritance stolen hopefully it will all come out at Charles trial .

She is a brave Lady. I pray that she finds some sort of peace in the midst of all of this!

She is so pretty and well spoken. Seems like a lovely, gracious lady.

She is very beautiful, and I'm glad she can see justice served

Kudos to this wonderful mom. I will never forget how coldly Lori texted Charles' sons that their dad had died, and then when they tried to reach her or ask her questions, she didn't respond and just left them hanging. Unimaginable, the pain they must have went through. I feel like they are the forgotten victims in all of this. I hope they get to have their justice in AZ.

I’m so glad his former wife is there representing Charles. I feel like he’s been largely left out because there isn’t a charge for his murder, which I don’t understand, and the media keeps talking about a “triple murder” and it’s a quadruple murder! I hope AZ brings charges. Also, I’m very worried about Melanie Gibb getting the life insurance issue wrong. In previous statements she has said Laurie did not know until after he died and she called the insurance company so I wish the prosecution had probed a bit to try to jar her memory. I think this was a big mistake.

Class act! I am so sorry for her sons and the loss of their father.

Thank you, Cheryl, for sharing your thoughts with us. My understanding is u r an amazing woman and mother, and that you and Charles remained respectful of each other. I also have no doubt that your sons are fine young men. 💕 So many of us are praying for you and your family. We just want to be supportive.

I like the honesty and description of the atmosphere in the courtroom and the story of what played out to some of the events that this woman describes. She’s a perfect commentator for this case.

What a classy lady! I am glad she is at the trial. And how could Melanie Gibb not honestly know about the life insurance dates, seriously, little old me here in Australia knew about that a few years ago, when the information came out!! Which concerns me that her statements are edged to protect Lori.

She sounds very intelligent. Im glad she’s giving this important insight

Glad your there Cheryl. I noticed the discrepancy re timeline as well. The jurors won’t like Lori laughing either. Charles seemed like a super nice guy.

Yup! That is what I said all along. Both Joseph Ryan (husband #3) and Charles Vallow (husband #4) were killed by Alex for Lori. Alex Cox tries to kill Joseph Ryan with a taser, but fails. Ryan dies of a heart attack in 2018. Custody issues prior with Lori. Alex definitely had a hand in it. We know from Alex's ex wife, Debbie about the first taser attack. We can conclude that Ryan died at Alex's hands. Ryan was fit, in shape, and an ex Navy officer, father to Tylee, who he loved dearly. Lori also manipulated her eldest son from a previous marriage, Colby Ryan, to say that Joseph Ryan assaulted him sexually, which was later disproved. Alex Cox uses the same MO on Charles Vallow, instigating him to fight, then shoots him in 'self defense'. He also confided this to his wife. His wife, Debbie reported it to police in an audio phone call on RU-vid and in interviews to Rexburg police. Lori was in a custody battle with him too, about JJ Vallow, his adopted nephew. She wanted full custody for financial reasons. Lori also went after the life insurance money after Charles' death, but found out that he had left it to Kay Woodcock, his sister, instead. Charles Vallow at one time had begged the AZ police to do a mental health check on Lori but they did not. Alex Cox had an inappropriate relationship with his sister, according to Debbie who witnessed it. This was the motive for Alex to kill off all of Lori's husbands whenever she wanted that. This happened in 2019. Charles Vallow's trial was coming up soon in July 2020, and Alex may have implicated Lori. Once Lori was on husband #5 - Chad Daybell, Lori decided Alex had to go, as he was a risk with that upcoming trial. So Alex died of a sudden 'heart attack', vomiting and choking. Similar to the way Tammy Daybell died. I'm quite sure that this was poison obtained by either Lori or Chad. Lori masterminded all these deaths. And either Alex or Chad carried them out. Chad would have been next to go. Lori Vallow is a Malignant Narcissist, and Sociopath, who is incapable of love, manipulates and lies her way through life, and uses men to do her bidding. An extremely dangerous sociopathic serial killer. Those poor kids - their uncle Alex, mother Lori, and Stepfather, Chad, all plotted to kill them. It must have been terrifying. So heartbreaking.

All the best to her and her sons ❤

Thanks Nate. I'm totally impressed by her. Glad to see she is there with her kids.

I don't think Lori told his sons of charles' death until days or possibly a couple of weeks after. Then when she did tell them she said he died of a heart attack....

AH BLESS YOU DEAR LADY 🙏👊⚘️⚘️⚘️⚘️🇭🇲🇭🇲🇭🇲🇭🇲🇭🇲🇭🇲

Respect for this sweet, intelligent lady! 💖🙏

Clearly, if Charles left this woman for Lori, he made a huge mistake.

Nate, I've grown to like you over the years you've covered this case😊 You are doing a great job. Keep up the good work

Thank you for adding this seperate, I was trying to find it and forgot it was in the main update video from last night

How lori is acting in court is so disrespectful to all grieving n her children n Charles. Sad 😢

I hope they check on Joseph Ryan's death, too.

Hopefully, we can get Justice for Charles. Prayers sent to the family.

Thank you for this interview. I hope Lori gets the guilty verdict.

Thank you for the great interview.

Yes, Alex and Joe. I said it at the start. She would know more though.

Love East Idaho News ❤

She’s awesome! Together and intelligent. Heartbreaking her sons lost their incredible Dad too.

I would ask her how law enforcement just brushed off her ex husbands death?? Since Cox is dead who takes the fall for Laurie's former husbands death??!!???

❤ A very good opinion and resume of it all.

The way that Lori let his sons know that he was dead was despicable , I hope she rots for that alone , let alone all the other crap shes done , absolute psychopath

When Charles Vallow had the interview with the police on the 31st of January 2019, he stated that the older boys ( Cole and Zach) were in school and I took it to mean College.

I like to think of Charles smiling down from heaven seeing Lori’s face when she learned she wasn’t getting the insurance money haha

My heart goes out to Cheryl and their Sons. I've watched this from the beginning, for 3 years. It broke my heart when he was murdered. Her own brother said it and was immediately disowned by the family. Lori was definitely in Joe Ryan's house or apartment while he was deceased in his bed, because Kay mentioned later that Lori had in her possession many, many items from his house or apartment. Hopefully your family will finally get justice.

Thank you, E.I.N. You are the "go to" to follow this case 👍 From the start when Nate went to Hawaii, i have been following you the whole way

❤ this beautiful Mom is amazing God bless her and her 2 Son's

Another great interview from EIN, thank you! She is wonderful and my prayers are with she and her sons. I love her straight talk. 🙏🏼🇨🇦❤️

Great questions too thank you for the interview

Alex's death was most definitely not irony. He took something to die or maybe he just stopped taking some medication that he needed such as blood pressure meds for example. But his death was absolutely planned 100%

Awwww. She is a lovely woman. God bless her and he boys ❤

We need an interview from her THERE IS MORE TO THE STORY

What a lovely, admirable lady! Thanks, Nate! ❤

Good interview. Thank you. So glad she is speaking up.

Does this make Lori Vallow a serial killer ???

I agree this woman is just remarkable, and her presence just represents what a good unit she and Charles had in the Co-parenting in raising their sons. I'm so relieved to see Charles son's have such a strong mother to help them navigate such horror that occurred to their father and her ex-husband. You have thoughts and prayers from the world at the loss of Charles, who by all accounts seemed to be an incredible man! Stay strong

Good interview! Excellent reporting!

Where Lori goes death follows. This is no coincidence.

I really would like to know exactly how a healthy man just dies so conveniently.

Great, intelligent, well spoken!

Well said Cheryl. ❤

Cheryl Wheeler is a lovely , strong dignified Lady, who speaks very well and I would like to say how very hard this must be for her and her two Sons.💕💙💙🙏🙏🙏I wish her and her Sons all the Best 🙏💕Fr.Australia

Thanks Nate!

Love this interview! I’m so glad she spoke. And that she mentioned other suspicious deaths such as Joe Ryan. ❤classy lady.

I love reading all the positive comments about this lady. She gave an awesome interview.

Very good interview done by the news correspondent!