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Devastated grandfather of murdered JJ speaks out after first week of blockbuster Lori Vallow trial
JJ Vallow's heartbroken grandfather Larry Woodcock, 66, said he was 'so glad' his wife wasn't present when images of the boy's decomposing remains were shown during Lori Vallow's harrowing murder trial.
Although Woodcock and his wife Kay led the national manhunt - while JJ, 7, and his sister Tylee, 16, were missing in late 2019 and early 2020 - he admitted that the trial had unearthed information they 'weren't aware of.'
Vallow, 49, allegedly murdered JJ, and her daughter Tylee Ryan, 16, as she took part in a wicked doomsday cult with her husband Chad Daybell. The couple also allegedly murdered Daybell's wife, Tammy.
Woodcock is married to JJ's grandmother, Kay Woodcock, who took the witness stand on the trial's opening day.
JJ Vallow's heartbroken grandfather Larry Woodcock, 66, (right) said he was 'so glad' his wife Kay (left) wasn't present when images of the boy's decomposing remains were shown during Lori Vallow's harrowing murder trial
Vallow, pictured during a court hearing in March 2020, allegedly murdered her children after believing they had become 'possessed' by demons
The 66-year-old said viewing the gruesome images of seven-year-old JJ Vallow, shown in court on Tuesday, marked the 'deepest' point in proceedings so far.
He also praised prosecutors for their 'spot on' handling of the case and said Vallow's defense team had nothing to 'grasp' at that could clear her.
Speaking outside Ada County Court in Boise, Idaho, after Friday's proceedings, which included chilling details about Vallow's deranged religious ideas, Woodcock said the trial laid bare the 'unnecessary death of so many people'.
'I have been here since the opening statements and I want to hear the word of everybody involved,' he said.
'There's a lot of things that were brought forth that we were not aware of. Obviously we had not ever seen the hardest part, which was Tuesday.
'Tuesday was a killer day for me and I'm so glad my wife was not here and didn't have to go through it and see what I saw.'
The 66-year-old said viewing the gruesome images of seven-year-old JJ Vallow, shown in court on Tuesday, marked the 'deepest' point in proceedings so far
Woodcock and his wife Kay (pictured left and right) led the national manhunt - while JJ, 7, (center) and his sister Tylee, 16, were missing in late 2019 and early 2020. The doting grandparents are pictured with JJ
The images of JJ's remains sent a wave of shock through the courtroom, where cameras are banned throughout the trial.
The boy - who was wearing red pajamas, a pull-up night diaper and covered in a blue child's blanket - had been wrapped in thick layers of duct tape and placed in a black plastic bag.
But Woodcock said the trial process was 'enlightening' and praised the judge for his 'spot on' handling of the proceedings.
He added: 'The prosecution, from my perspective, have left nothing undone so far. They have been spot on, they have been calm, cool, collected. They have been measured.
'I think the defense is doing their job. But I think it must be a little bit hard to do a job and what they are supposed to do when there is just not a lot for them to grasp.'
The key individuals in Lori Vallow's tangled family tree, including her five husbands, two dead children and killer brother
Woodcock said he wants to hear 'every word' of the trial.
He said it was 'God, our family and justice' that had helped him get through the process so far.
'I think [justice] will all come out. I think this court is righteous and there will be justice,' he said.
Ten weeks has been set aside for the trial but it could be completed in five to eight weeks.