Oklahoma Women’s Disappearance: Murder Suspects’ Court Appearance Scheduled

TFD – Delve into the case of the disappearance of two women in Oklahoma and the subsequent arrest of murder suspects. Discover the details surrounding the criminal charges and the upcoming court appearance of the defendants.

New information about the disappearance of two women and the arrest of four persons suspected of killing them in rural Oklahoma was revealed by court documents that were released on Monday.

Two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of kidnapping, and one count of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder “by arranging and planning, the deliberate, intentional, and unlawful taking away of the life of Veronica Butler and/or (Jilian) Kelley” are the charges brought against Tad Bert Cullum, 43; Tifany Machel Adams, 54; Cole Earl Twombly, 50; and Cora Gayle Twombly, 44.

Veronica Butler, 27, and Jilian Kelley, 39, went missing on March 30 while traveling together to pick up Butler’s children, according to a March 30 “endangered missing advisory” released by the Texas County Sheriff’s Office.

According to Hunter McKee, a spokesman for the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, two bodies were found in Texas County this past weekend. The two people’s names are still unknown, McKee stated at a press briefing on Monday.

However, the four suspects in jail have nearly similar probable cause and charging paperwork that make it quite evident that they are charged with Butler and Kelley’s murders.

TFD has tried to find out if the defendants are being represented by attorneys. Documents don’t show that legal assistance has been sought.

The probable cause records state that Butler and Adams, Butler’s children’s grandmother, were involved in a custody dispute.

Adam’s lover, as stated in the probable cause paperwork, is Cullum. The probable cause documents indicate that the two other defendants, the Twomblys, are married.

According to the probable cause docs, Butler and Kelley were supposed to pick up the kids from Adams at around 10 a.m. CT on March 30, the day they vanished, and attend a birthday party. However, they never made it to the event. According to the same documents, Butler’s relatives called the police after discovering Butler’s abandoned car in a remote part of Texas County close to the border with Kansas and Oklahoma.

There was evidence of a serious injury discovered during a thorough inspection of the car and its surroundings. On the road and its edge, blood was discovered. Additionally, Butler’s glasses were discovered next to a broken hammer in the road to the south of the car. Although no pistol was discovered at the scene, a firearm magazine was discovered within Kelley’s purse, according to the probable cause paperwork.

According to the probable cause filings, Butler and Kelley’s phones were actively transmitting signals to their carriers until around 9:42 a.m., at which point they ceased to do so. The records state that the phones have not been found.

According to the probable cause documents, state investigators took information from Adams’ phone and discovered web searches for “taser pain level, gun shops, prepaid cellular phones, and how to get someone out of their house.” In the days and months preceding Butler and Kelley’s disappearance, Adams also bought three pre-paid cell phones and five stun guns, according to the records.

The manner of Butler and Kelley’s claimed deaths, as well as whether their remains have been found, are some of the elements that are absent from the probable cause documentation.

According to statements made to investigators by Cora Gayle Twombly’s teenage daughter and documented in the probable cause documents, all four defendants are described as belonging to “an anti-government group that had a religious affiliation” called “God’s Misfits” that met weekly, occasionally at the Twomblys’ residence.

According to the probable cause documents, the daughter informed the detectives that the defendants had attempted “other times to kill Butler” in February.

According to an agency statement, the FBI Oklahoma City Field Office is providing support for the investigation through a “dedicated team of agents, analysts, task force officers, evidence response personnel, and tactical” teams.

According to court filings, the defendants’ initial court appearance is set for this Wednesday at 10:30 ET.