Murdered Kansas mom suffered more than 30 stab, cut wounds trying to defend herself: autopsy

The afloat autopsy study for the 2nd Kansas ma recovered buried successful a freezer successful a cattle pasture aft being reported missing connected a roadworthy trip has been released. 

The report, conducted by the Oklahoma Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, determined that Veronica Butler, 27, suffered 30 crisp unit injuries, including 9 stab wounds.

The study obtained by KOKH said 10 of the wounds were accordant with Butler trying to support herself, including grabbing the weapon leaf with her close hand.

"Given the grade of Ms. Butler’s injuries, including defects to some of her interior jugular veins with resultant exsanguination, it is my sentiment that her decease was precise speedy and apt occurred earlier she was placed wrong the freezer and buried," the reports said. "This sentiment is additionally supported by the information that her assemblage appeared to person remained precisely however it was placed wrong the freezer."

COURT DOCUMENTS DETAIL CAUSE OF DEATH FOR MURDERED KANSAS MOMS

Jilian Kelley, left, and Veronica Butler, right, were heading to prime up Butler's children to bring them backmost to a day enactment successful Hugoton, Kansas, erstwhile they disappeared. (Texas County Sheriff's Office/Oklahoma Highway Patrol/Shutterstock)

The autopsy was released implicit 2 weeks aft the study connected Jilian Kelley, 39, the different ma who went missing connected the roadworthy trip, was released, revealing much details about her death.

Kelley's study listed the probable origin of decease arsenic aggregate crisp unit trauma injuries, including 9 stab wounds and 7 different cuts. She besides died trying to support herself, according to the report.

The study said Kelley was besides astir apt dormant earlier being placed successful the freezer.

SUSPECTS CHARGED WITH KILLING KANSAS WOMEN BELONGED TO ANTI-GOVERNMENT ‘GOD’S MISFITS’ GROUP, AFFIDAVIT SAYS

The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) arrested Tad Bert Cullum, 43, Tifany Machel Adams, 54, Cole Earl Twombly, 50, Cora Twombly, 44, and Paul Grice, 31, successful transportation with the womens' deaths. (OSBI)

Butler and Kelley were past seen connected March 30 heading to prime up their children earlier their car was recovered abandoned near the Oklahoma-Kansas border with foul play suspected, constabulary said.

Both women's bodies were recovered successful a cattle pasture wrong a thorax freezer. 

The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) announced connected April 13 that Tad Bert Cullum, 43, Tifany Machel Adams, 54, Cole Earl Twombly, 50, and Cora Twombly, 44, were taken into custody in transportation to the murders.

A 5th suspect, 31-year-old Paul Grice, was arrested soon aft the different arrests were made. 

MURDERED KANSAS MOMS SUSPECT BOUGHT TASERS, BURNERS BEFORE WOMEN WENT MISSING, SEARCHED 'PAIN LEVEL': DOCS

Paul Grice was arrested and booked into the Texas County Jail connected 2 counts of first-degree murder, 2 counts of Kidnapping, and 1 number of first-degree conspiracy to perpetrate execution successful transportation to the killings of Veronica Butler and Jilian Kelley. (Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation)

The 4 belonged to a religiously affiliated anti-government radical called "God's Misfits," Fox News Digital previously reported. It was unclear if Grice was progressive successful the aforesaid anti-government group.

Adams, 1 of the women arrested, is reportedly the grandma of Butler's 2 children. Their motive, investigators say, was to get custody of the kids. 

Wrangler Rickman, Adams' son, had custody of the children but was confirmed to beryllium successful an Oklahoma rehab installation erstwhile the women disappeared. Butler was allowed supervised visitation with her children each Saturday and was apt to beryllium granted unsupervised visitation during an upcoming hearing, per tribunal documents. 

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The authorities is arguing that each the defendants should look a preliminary proceeding together alternatively of a abstracted proceeding since they allege that each 5 conspired and participated successful the murders of Butler and Kelley.

The proceeding for the Twomblys, Cullum and Adams is acceptable for Dec. 17, KAKE reported. During that hearing, the justice volition find if there's capable grounds to clasp idiosyncratic for trial.

Grice, whose enslaved was denied, waived his close to a preliminary proceeding and volition beryllium successful tribunal connected Feb. 18, 2025.