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BEYOND THE VEIL: Did Lori Vallow Daybell suffer from Munchausen by Proxy?

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🗓️ 2 February 2024

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

This episode revisits parts of our podcast episode Beyond the veil: The Secrets of Loi Vallow Daybell, Part 2 published in July of 2023. As we've been discussing the case of gypsy Rose, and recently interviewed Kate -a survivor of factitious disorder imposed by another, previously known as Munchausen by Proxy , we felt it was important to reexamine a question many continue to ask us: Did Lori Vallow Daybell suffer from Munchausen by Proxy, and was her daughter Tylee Ryan her victim years before Tylee was murdered?  Dr John takes us through the evidence and research exploring this possibility. A forensic psychologist and journalist (who are husband and wife) explore the inner workings of Lori Vallow Daybell's mind, and the hidden motivations driving a series of inexplicable murders. DR. JOHN MATTHIAS is a licensed clinical and forensic psychologist with 30 years’ experience in both clinical and forensic work. He serves as an expert witness for the federal government and has consulted on numerous high-profile cases for District Attorney’s offices and defense attorneys in several states. In the forensic area, Dr. Matthias has developed expertise in personality assessments, hidden behavioral motivations, complex trauma and criminal psychology. In the clinical realm, he has worked with numerous victims. He received his Master’s degree in Marriage, Family and Child counseling, as well his doctorate degree, from the University of Southern California. Dr. Matthias graduated with honors in philosophy from Princeton University, and he won the prestigious McCosh Thesis prize while there. In high school he graduated valedictorian from a large public high school in Chicago where he was chosen to participate in a ground-breaking valedictory study that continues to this day. Dr. Matthias has been an adjunct assistant professor in the University of Nevada Las Vegas clinical psychology doctoral program since 2007. He supervises UNLV doctoral students on forensic assessments, clinical case formulation, and various therapeutic approaches to clinical work. LAUREN MATTHIAS has worked as an anchor and reporter for ABC, NBC, and FOX News in Boise, Idaho and Salt Lake City, Utah. She spent a decade reporting on a diverse range of topics from high profile crimes to Presidential visits. Most recently, she reported for Salt Lake City’s ABC affiliate News4Utah. In 2015 she received the Idaho State Broadcaster’s Association Best Reporter award. She left the reporting world to produce the Hidden True Crime Podcast along with her husband Dr. John Matthias, a forensic psychologist. Your support helps us produce these podcasts/videos. We have some big plans to explore the true crime terrain in a way that no one else has attempted. HIDDEN: A TRUE CRIME PODCAST is: CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY REINVENTED. Join us on a journey into the darkest recesses of the human mind and the unconscious motivations that drive human behaviors in order to understand the world and ourselves. TO SUPPORT: https://www.patreon.com/hiddentruecrime https://paypal.me/hiddentruecrime Our Sponsors:* Check out Acorns: https://acorns.com/HIDDENTRUECRIME* Check out Acorns: https://acorns.com/HIDDENTRUECRIME* Check out Armoire and use my code HIDDENTRUECRIME for a great deal: https://www.armoire.style* Check out Effecty and use my code HIDDENTRUECRIME for a great deal: https://www.effecty.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code HIDDENTRUECRIME for a great deal: https://happymammoth.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/hidden-a-true-crime-podcast1836/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

This episode,

0:04.4

Beyond the Vale, The Secrets of Lori Val of Day Bell, Part 2, originally recorded on April 1st,

0:09.8

2023, published here in July of 2023.

0:13.6

As we've been discussing the case of Gypsy Rose

0:15.8

and recently interviewed Kate, a survivor of factitious disorder

0:19.0

imposed by another previously known as Moonchausen by proxy, we felt it was important to re-examine a question many continue to ask us.

0:27.6

Did Lori Valo de Bell also suffer from Moonchaus and by proxy and was her daughter, Tiley Ryan, her victim, years before

0:36.0

Tiley was murdered.

0:37.8

Dr. John takes us through the evidence and research exploring this possibility, and we share a chilling moment from Lori

0:44.0

Valo speaking at her own sentencing where the now convicted mother tells the

0:48.8

world just how sick Tylie always was and how as her mother she was the only one who truly took care of

0:55.7

Tiley. We also hear a jailhouse call between Lori and her only surviving child

1:01.2

Colby Ryan as he demands answers from his mom about his murdered siblings.

1:06.7

Now a side note before we begin if you know of someone that might value our work

1:12.1

please share our podcast as we continue to grow and

1:15.4

hope to bring you so much more in 2024. We plan to cover the full trial of

1:20.1

Chad Daybell scheduled later this year and if you want to support our work on a monthly basis or join Dr. John's monthly book club please sign up at patreon.com slash hidden true crime.

1:32.0

We have heard from several people about Tyli always being sick.

1:35.2

There's diagnoses, there are multiple diagnoses of pancreatitis which it seems in these

1:40.6

diagnoses to have no clear cause.

1:43.8

So the question here becomes,

1:46.0

and this is from, by the way, this is from a guardian ad litem

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