The step-father of two Idaho children missing since September told a reporter over the weekend that the kids are safe a rare public comment from the Doomsday author.

Chad Daybell, the writer of several books about the end of times, reportedly made the tantalizing assertion to ABC News as he left Hawaii, where his wife Lori Vallow is in custody on charges related to her childrens disappearance.

Daybell reportedly didnt elaborate on the whereabouts of Tylee Ryan, 17, and Joshua JJ Vallow, 7.