In a grim development, authorities have discovered two bodies during the ongoing search for missing Kansas mothers Veronica Butler and Jillian Kelley. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) Announced the discovery in a rural area of Texas County, Oklahoma. The women had been missing for several weeks, prompting an intense search effort.
Veronica Butler and Jillian Kelley were last known to be traveling together from Hugoton, Kansas, to Eva, Oklahoma, to pick up Butler’s children at a birthday party. However, they never reached their destination and their vehicle was later found abandoned on a rural road near the Oklahoma-Kansas state line, raising immediate concerns about their whereabouts.
The OSBI, working with the FBI and the Texas County Sheriff’s Office, confirmed the recovery of the bodies on Sunday. “Both individuals will be transported to the Oklahoma Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to determine identification, cause and manner of death,” the OSBI stated in its report. social media platform. The identities of those who died, such as Butler and Kelley, have not yet been confirmed.
The case took a dark turn with the arrest of four people who now face charges related to the disappearance of the two women. The suspects, identified as Tad Bert Cullum, 54, Tiffany Machel Adams, 54, Cole Earl Twombly, 50, and Cora Twombly, 44, were arrested Saturday. They are charged with two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of kidnapping and one count of conspiracy to commit murder.
Among those arrested is Tiffany Machel Adams, the grandmother of Butler’s children, along with her partner Tad Bert Cullum. Cole and Cora Twombly, who have been in a relationship for eight years and are known associates of Adams on social media, are also in custody.
This case has deeply affected the community, and a close friend of Butler expressed his anguish: “It has been very difficult to deal with knowing that someone I have been in contact with since I was 16 is missing. “It’s been really difficult.”
As the investigation continues, the local community and relatives of the missing women await more details from the medical examiner’s office regarding the identification of the bodies and the cause of death. The tragic findings and subsequent arrests have brought hope for closure and deep grief to all involved.