KS VERONICA BUTLER & JILIAN KELLEY: Missing from Hugoton, KS - 30 March 2024 - Age 27 & 39 *Found Deceased* (4 Viewers)

Foul play suspected in the disappearance of two Kansas women whose vehicle was found in Oklahoma

The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation says foul play is suspected in the disappearance of two Kansas women whose vehicle was found abandoned in Oklahoma.

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Foul play suspected in the disappearance of two Kansas women whose vehicle was found in Oklahoma​

Foul play is suspected in the disappearance of two Kansas women whose vehicle was found abandoned in the Oklahoma Panhandle last weekend, authorities said Friday.

Veronica Butler, 27, and Jilian Kelley, 39, of Hugoton, Kansas, were driving to Oklahoma to pick up Butler’s children to attend a March 30 birthday party in Kansas but never showed up, Tom Singer, the pastor of the church Butler attended, told KOCO-TV.

Hunter McKee, an Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation spokesperson, said investigators believe foul play led to women’s disappearance based on what was found their vehicle.

McKee declined to say what evidence was found in the vehicle, citing the continuing investigation.

The sheriff’s office has turned the investigation over to the OSBI.

“We’re still looking into where and when they were last seen,” McKee said.

McKee said no children are missing.

Investigators are searching the area in Texas County around where the vehicle was found, according to McKee, about 11 miles (18 kilometers) south of Elkhart, Kansas, on the Oklahoma-Kansas state line.


MEDIA - VERONICA BUTLER & JILIAN KELLEY: Missing from Hugoton, KS - 30 March 2024 - Age 27 & 39

 

[GrandmaBear]

Boy a year off, guess that's not so unusual unfortunately but like many it may not even go then.

 

[Kimster]

Trial date set for suspects in death of Veronica Butler, Jillian Kelley

Tiffany Adams and Cole Twombly will go on trial next spring.

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Trial date set for suspects in death of Veronica Butler, Jillian Kelley​

An Oklahoma judge set a trial date for two of the five suspects charged in the murders of two southwest Kansas women.

The court set a trial date for the week of May 18, 2026 for Tifany Adams and Cole Twombly. Prosecutors say they killed Veronica Butler and Jillian Kelley over a child custody dispute in March 2024.

Cora Twombly and Paul Grice are also charged in the case and will testify against the other defendants -- they return to court in November.

I plan on watching this one.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Suspect in deaths of Veronica Butler, Jillian Kelley pleads no contest to nine charges

Adam was embroiled in a custody battle with Veronica Butler.

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Suspect in deaths of Veronica Butler, Jillian Kelley pleads no contest to nine charges​

A suspect in the March 2024 deaths of Kansas women Veronica Butler and Jilian Kelley pleaded no contest to nine charges in an Oklahoma court this week.

Tifany Adams, who prosecutors said participated in the killings of Butler and Kelley over a child custody dispute, pleaded no contest to two counts each of first-degree murder, unlawful removal of a dead body, unlawful desecration of a human corpse and child neglect, and one count of conspiracy.

Adams, the mother of Butler’s ex-husband, was embroiled in a custody battle with Butler on behalf of her son and the father of Butler’s two children.

Tifany Adams pleads no contest in murder of 2 women found in buried freezer

Tifany Adams pleaded no-contest in the murder of two women found in buried a freezer.Adams was accused of involvement in the plot to murder the mother of her gr

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Tifany Adams pleads no contest in murder of 2 women found in buried freezer
Tifany Adams pleaded no-contest in the murder of two women found in buried a freezer.

Adams was accused of involvement in the plot to murder the mother of her grandchildren, Veronica Butler, and Jillian Kelley last year.

As part of the plea deal, the District Attorney agreed to take the death penalty off the table.

Adams is scheduled to be sentenced January 28, 2026.

 

[Tresir]

I have been following this in amazement although have not commented before as have been speechless. This article is linked in one of the other reports and shows all their mugshots and gives a list of what they found in the freezer. A complete crime scene by the sounds of it. Even the land was leased by one of the perps.

The burner phones were found in the Twombly's vehicle.

Bodies of 2 women police say were killed over custody dispute found buried in freezer

Bodies of 2 women police say were killed over custody dispute found buried in freezer​

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by Jamie Burch, ABC 7 News
Wed, May 22nd 2024 at 6:35 PM
Updated Wed, May 22nd 2024 at 6:24 AM

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FILE - This combination photo shows Veronica Butler, left, and Jilian Kelley, right. On Saturday, April 13, 2024, Oklahoma authorities said they arrested and charged four people with murder and kidnapping over the weekend in connection with the disappearances of the two Oklahoma women. (Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation via AP, File)

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GUYMON, Oklahoma (KVII) — The bodies of two women police say were killed over a bitter custody dispute were found buried in a freezer.
Veronica Butler, 27, and Jilian Kelley, 39,went missing March 30 after driving from Kansas to Oklahoma to pick up Butler's children for a birthday party.
On April 14, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation excavated a possible burial site,8.5 miles from where Butler’s car was found abandoned.
They unearthed a chest freezer and found the victims bodies inside.
Agents also found personal items that did not belong to Butler or Kelley
The burial site was onproperty leased by Tad Cullum, one of the five murder suspects.
Cullum, Tifany Adams, Cole Twombly, Cora Twombly and Paul Grice are charged with two counts of murder, two counts of kidnapping, and one count of conspiracy to commit murder.
According to search warrants, OSBI also found bloody clothing, a k-bar knife, the handle of a saw and a taser.

1. Wrangler blue jeans with black belt with possible blood
2. Brown sweatshirt with possible blood
3. Black hooded sweatshirt with possible blood
4. Wrangler blue jeans with possible blood
5. Reddish-pink hooded sweatshirt with possible blood
6. Roll of duct tape with possible blood
7. Pair of white Ariat socks with possible blood
8. Grey t-shirt with possible blood
9. Black handle of saw
10. 8 wet swabs
11. Two Ratchet straps
12. Carhart black jacket with possible blood
13. Cloth glove with possible blood
14. Black k-bar knife in sheath with possible blood
15. Grey ball cap with possible blood
16. Pair of cloth gloves with possible blood
17. Blue/grey Sketcher tennis shoes with possible blood
18. Tan Ariat shoes with possible blood
19. Black taser/flashlight
20. Grey Dickies t-shirt with possible blood
21. Electrical cord and small black tape

When Cullum was arrested at his home on April 13, Grice was there.
FBI agents noticed Grice's right pinky was bandaged. He told them he cut it working on his pickup.
On April 18, a witness said Grice came to his home the day before and asked several peculiar questions, including:

• How long would it take to process DNA evidence?
• How long would DNA last in dirt if it was being “churned?"
• Do you know how to get a “guy and his family” into Mexico?

Grice told the witness he was concerned about his DNA being in the hole that Butler and Kelley were found in because he had been to the Twombly’s house.
OSBI received a tip on April 19 from someone who said he saw Grice on March 30-31 with a bandaged right hand. Grice told him that he cut it while cutting fencing.
According to search warrants, OSBI also seized two iPhones and a pair of gloves from the truck the Twombly's were driving at the time of their arrest.

 

[Tresir]

So perps using burner phones thinking they are somehow untouchable - the Daybells, LISK and now the Twomblys.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Oklahoma prosecutor seeks death penalty for two defendants in Butler-Kelley murders

The Oklahoma State District Attorney is seeking the death penalty for the remaining two defendants in the murders of Veronica Butler and Jillian Kelley.

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Oklahoma prosecutor seeks death penalty for two defendants in Butler-Kelley murders​

The Oklahoma State District Attorney is seeking the death penalty for the remaining two defendants in the murders of Veronica Butler and Jilian Kelley.

The state has filed documents with the court that detail the specific reasons the prosecution will seek the death penalty against Tad Cullum and Cole Twombly.


The district attorney submitted a bill of particulars in re punishment evidence to the court, including that the defendants knowingly created a great risk of death to more than one person.

The murder of Veronica Butler and Jillian Kelley was especially heinous, atrocious, or cruel, according to the filing.

The murder of Jillian Kelley was committed for the purpose of avoiding arrest and prosecution for the following crime.

There exists a probability that the defendant would commit criminal acts of violence that would constitute a threat to society, and they participated in the conspiracy and took deliberate measures to conceal and destroy evidence.


The prosecution is asking for permission to submit the evidence of aggravating circumstances to the judge after a guilty plea or guilty verdict to allow the judge to sentence the defendants according to Oklahoma law.

“Ultimately, the idea of submitting information to the court, whether you call it particulars or whatever term you want to use, it gives the judge, the gatekeeper, something to work with to decide whether or not you are justified,” said Farren.

Tifany Adams, Cora Twombly, and Paul Grice have all agreed to individual plea agreements and await sentencing.

Cole and Cullum will appear in court on November 5 for a final arraignment, where they will be officially informed of their charges and asked to enter a plea.

Cora and Grice are set for further proceedings.

 

[Kimster]

Good! I’m glad they’re throwing the book at them. There’s no excuse for murdering somebody over child custody, and even less for someone who is there to protect the person. This whole case just makes me so mad, I can barely read about it.

 

[Guess Who]

Good! I’m glad they’re throwing the book at them. There’s no excuse for murdering somebody over child custody, and even less for someone who is there to protect the person. This whole case just makes me so mad, I can barely read about it.

And the exact kind of people of why I don't take most of the people who inject religion and politics in every conversation very seriously. If they have to try to convince people, they are fake and hypocrites.

 

[GrandmaBear]

I think it is the rare start of the name T-W that ever time I see the name Twombly I think of Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum...