The messages to Lori's family members weren't the first concerns Charles had with Lori.
Court testimony indicates that Chad Daybell and Lori met at a religious conference at the end of 2018 and that she became captivated with his dark, end of times ideology.
At the end of January 2019, Charles called Gilbert Police after he returned home from a business trip, claiming Lori took his truck from the airport parking lot. Charles explained he thought that Lori's religious beliefs turned radical and that he feared for his own life and his children.
Charles was trying to locate Lori so police could serve her with a mental health petition he filed.