Court documents have revealed how two Kansas mothers were murdered, their bodies found dumped in a freezer.
Veronica Butler, 27, and Jilian Kelley, 39, disappeared on March 30 while on a road trip to Oklahoma to pick up their children.
Their bodies were later discovered in a freezer that had been abandoned in a cow pasture on April 14. The car was found abandoned near the state line.
In new police reports, investigators reveal Butler was stabbed to death. It’s unclear how Kelley died.
In April and May, five suspects belonging to a sinister anti-government religious gang known as “God’s Misfits” were arrested.
Now, court documents have revealed how Tifany Adams, 54, the children’s grandmother, and her boyfriend, Tad Cullum, 43, Cole and Cora Twombly, 50 and 44, and Paul Grice, 31, allegedly took part in the murders.
Veronica Butler, 27 (pictured), disappeared with Jilian Kelley on March 30 as they were heading to celebrate the birthday of Ms Butler’s six-year-old daughter.
Jilian Kelley, 39, also disappeared on March 30 while on a road trip to Oklahoma.
Paul Grice (pictured) is said to have thrown clothing bearing his and Ms Butler’s DNA, a stun device and the murder weapon into the grave.
The document, obtained by KSNHe claims Grice stabbed Ms Butler to death and severely cut her hand in the process.
Meanwhile, Cullum allegedly killed Ms. Kelley and their bodies were dumped into a freezer and taken to the burial site.
Grice is said to have thrown clothing containing his and Ms Butler’s DNA, a stun device and the murder weapon into the grave.
The document also alleges that Cullum placed his clothes, which also had Ms. Kelley’s DNA on them, in the freezer with the bodies.
Police then reportedly found knife accessories at the 43-year-old man’s home.
The Twomblys allegedly acted as lookouts while the crime was taking place, the KSN report continued.
And Adams, the document states, was the person who purchased the burner phones, the stun devices, the yellow straps found around the freezer and the pants Cullum was wearing.
Court records also alleged that Ms. Adams was involved in a custody dispute over Ms. Butler’s children.
The suspects face charges of first-degree murder, kidnapping and conspiracy to commit murder.
The affidavit previously revealed that Cora Twombly’s teenage daughter overheard the group talking about Ms. Butler and that her own mother told her they were involved in the women’s deaths.
The unnamed teen reportedly told authorities the group also used burner phones to communicate with each other.
Agents discovered Adams purchased three prepaid phones at a Walmart in February.
Authorities said the three phones were discovered near Butler’s car around the time she and Kelley disappeared. A hole filled with hay was also discovered near the car.
The affidavit said the group’s original plan was to throw an anvil, or the head of a large hammer, at Butler’s car to kill her.
Pictured: Tifany Adams, 54 (right), the children’s grandmother, and her boyfriend, Tad Cullum, 43 (left).
Cora and Cole Twombly (pictured) allegedly acted as lookouts while the crime was taking place.
They created that plan to make it look like an accident, “because anvils regularly fall off work vehicles,” records say.
The teen also reportedly told officers that Cora and Cole told her they would not be home on the morning of March 29, the day before Butler and Kelley were last seen, because they were going on a “mission.”
The couple then told the teen that even though the “mission” didn’t go as planned, they no longer had to worry about Butler, according to court documents.
The girl is believed to have told Oklahoma State Police investigating agents that this was not the first time the gang had set out to kill Butler.
She told officers that in February, the group tried to kill Butler, but the mother did not want to leave her home. Officers later discovered that Adams had searched online for ways to get someone out of a home.
Butler’s mother-in-law had also searched for Taser pain levels, prepaid phones and gun stores, according to the affidavit.
Agents discovered that in addition to purchasing burner phones, Adams also purchased five stun guns on March 23, according to the affidavit.
Butler’s children were reportedly staying with their grandmother, Adams, while Butler and her husband, wrangler Cole Rickman, were going through a divorce and custody battle.
On March 20, ten days before they disappeared, Butler filed a petition in court that would grant her more time with her children, with her goal being full custody.
Court documents claimed Butler and Adams were not getting along amid the custody battle.
Kelley was the wife of Pastor Heath Kelley (pictured), who serves two churches in Kansas and Nebraska.
Butler had court-ordered weekly visits every Saturday with the children, while Kelley, one of the four people named, supervised the visits.
They had made the 45-minute drive from Hugoton to a gas station in Eva, located near the Four Corners section of Oklahoma, but went missing and the car was found just three miles from where they were supposed to meet.
It was Mrs. Butler’s daughter’s sixth birthday and they were planning to celebrate.
Multiple pools of blood were found near the vehicle in desolate northern Oklahoma, which was found 1,000 feet off Oklahoma State Highway 95 near a school Butler attended and graduated from in 2015.
Mrs. Kelley was the wife of Pastor Heath Kelley, who serves two churches in Kansas and Nebraska.
On April 3, Kelley’s Willow Christian Church in Nebraska posted on Facebook: ‘We ask that you continue to pray for Jilian, Veronica and their families as the search and investigation continues.’
‘Please pray for strength, wisdom and faith for all involved. We are grateful to everyone who has shared their prayer requests. We are receiving messages from all over the country from people praying for these two women and their families.’
