Two bodies have been recovered in connection with the disappearance of a pair of Kansas mothers last seen two weeks ago, while four people have been charged with kidnapping and murder.
Veronica Butler, 27, and Jilian Kelley, 39, were traveling together to pick up Butler’s children, ages 6 and 8, on March 30 when they were about three miles from where they met Butler’s children. would pick up.
Butler is going through a nasty divorce and custody battle and Kelley, a preacher’s wife, is one of her chaperones when she visits the children. It was Butler’s six-year-old daughter’s birthday and they planned to celebrate.
Four people have been arrested following a massive SWAT raid in Oklahoma over possible kidnapping and murder.
Officials have found two bodies in Oklahoma’s Texas County in connection with their disappearance News Nation.
Two bodies have been recovered in connection with the disappearance of a pair of Kansas mothers – Veronica Butler (pictured left), 27, and Jilian Kelley (pictured right), 39 – who were last seen two weeks ago.
Authorities are currently transporting them to a medical examiner to identify and determine the cause of death.
On Saturday, a convoy of 20 police vehicles, including SWAT trucks, was spotted speeding down a dirt road in the Oklahoma Panhandle.
The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation announced the arrests shortly afterward, saying there were indications of foul play.
The four people arrested include Tifany Adams, 54, the children’s grandmother, and Adams’ boyfriend, Tad Cullum, 43, according to NewsNation.
The other two people arrested, Cole Twombly, 50, and Cora Twombly, 44, are eight years old. They are friends with Adams on Facebook.
All four individuals were booked into the Texas County Jail on two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of kidnapping and one count of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder.
The children were reportedly staying with their grandmother, Adams, while Butler was going through a nasty divorce and custody battle with her husband, Wrangler Cole Rickman.
Described as more of an acquaintance than a friend of Butler, Kelley is the wife of a pastor who is said to oversee Butler’s visits with her children.
On March 20, ten days before they went missing, Butler filed a petition with the court allowing her to spend more time with her children, seeking full custody.
Four people have been arrested following a major SWAT raid in Oklahoma following the kidnapping and murder of a Kansas mother and her friend, who disappeared while en route to pick up her children. Those arrested include Tifany Adams (left), 54, Butler’s mother-in-law, and Adams’ boyfriend, Tad Cullum (right), 43
The other two people arrested, Cole Twombly (right), 50, and Cora Twombly (left), 44, are eight years old. They are friends with Adams on Facebook
Butler and Kelley were traveling together to pick up Kelley’s children, ages 6 and 8, on March 30
Court records alleged that Butler and the children’s grandmother, Adams, did not get along during the custody battle.
Butler has weekly, court-mandated visits with the children every Saturday, with Kelley one of four people listed as chaperones for those visits.
They had made it the 45 minute drive from Hugoton to a gas station in Eva, located near the Four Corners section of Oklahoma, but disappeared while the car was only three miles from where they were supposed to meet.
Multiple pools of blood were found near the vehicle in the abandoned Oklahoma panhandle, which was found 1,000 feet off Oklahoma State Highway 95, near a school Butler attended and graduated from in 2015.
Kelley is the wife of Pastor Heath Kelley, who serves at two churches in Kansas and Nebraska.
A huge convoy of SWAT trucks and police cars raced through rural Oklahoma on Saturday. Authorities announced the arrests shortly afterwards
Multiple pools of blood were found near the vehicle in the deserted Oklahoma panhandle, which was found 1,000 feet off Oklahoma State Highway 95, near a school Butler attended and graduated from in 2015.
Kelley is the wife of Pastor Heath Kelley, who serves at 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 and Veronica and their families as the search and investigation continue.”
‘Pray for strength, wisdom and faith for all involved. We appreciate everyone who shared the prayer requests. We are receiving messages from across the country from people praying for these two women and their families.”
Hugoton First Christian Church has also offered prayers on Facebook, while friends and family have started a prayer service Meal Train page for Kelley’s family.