Kay Woodcock: Lori Vallow’s mother-in-law reveals she still buys gifts for slain Joshua on Christmas
IDAHO COUNTY, IDAHO: The grandmother of Joshua "JJ" Vallow, who was allegedly killed by his own mother Lori Vallow, has shared her heartbreak as the holiday season approaches. Kay Woodcock has reportedly said that she still gets gifts for her slain grandson, whose remains were found in a pet cemetery in June 2020.
Woodcock also revealed that for Christmas 2019, she had bought a pair of blue glow-in-the-dark shark pajamas for the seven-year-old child, who had been seen since late September of that year. The woman stated that she was hopeful that the authorities would find her grandson ahead of the festival but unfortunately, it did not happen. Since then, she has been struggling to find peace.
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Remembering the little boy, Woodcock told The US Sun, “When I think of JJ I think of joy. He just had such a big heart. He loved to swim, he loved to ride his little cart ... and he was just starting to develop his own little sense of humor. He would kind of joke with you and he was very smart.”
She went on to say, “Your whole world can blow up and it can never be the same. But I look forward to seeing JJ again. Death doesn't look as bad as it used to now; death just doesn't look scary anymore.” This comes as a new trial date for Lori and her husband Chad Daybell has been announced by a judge. The pair will reportedly appear in an Ada County, Idaho court on April 3, 2023 after being charged with several counts of murder and conspiracy in the deaths of JJ, his sister Tylee, and Chad's former wife Tammy Daybell.
Woodcock noted that witnessing the trial would not be going to be easy for her but she wants to “get it done." She reportedly said, “It's going to be a living hell because I promise you we only know a small amount of the details. They have a mountain of evidence and [currently] we only know an inch of that mountain ... so we're going to learn some horrendous things. And if anything's gonna kill me through this, it'll be that trial. So I want to get it done so I can get past all that.”
The elderly woman also explained, “I just feel a lot of numbness because I'm still where I was three years later and I still feel numb. I don't feel anything because I haven't allowed myself to go too deep into myself, because I know deep down inside me is all this anger and hatred that I just don't want to face.
“I know there's going to be a time where I'm going to have to tap into these emotions and feelings, and it's not going to be good. I don't know when it's all going to come to the surface but it may happen at the trial. I can also see me being put in jail because, I'm not a physical or physically violent person, but I probably could be when it comes to this.”
Woodcock also told The Sun, “I hope it’s [the trial] not going to kill me, I say it won’t and I hope that’s true," she said, voice cracking. They've already killed numerous people and I won't allow them to kill me too. They're not going to kill my spirit, and they're not going to kill me. You're not going to have that power over me. She's had enough power over me already. I'm not gonna lose my life to Lori Daybell and Chad Daybell - I'm not gonna do it,” before adding, “I'll get through this and I'll be better on the other side. I haven't gotten there yet, but I will be better on the other side because they're not going to take what's left of my world away.”