Murdered Kansas moms: New charges filed in deaths of women on road trip

New charges person been filed against 3 of the 5 suspects accused of sidesplitting two Kansas moms who disappeared earlier this twelvemonth portion connected a roadworthy travel to Oklahoma. Some charges person besides been dropped.

Last Thursday, the territory lawyer of Texas County, Oklahoma, filed amended charges against Tifany Adams, Tad Cullum and Cole Twombly, 3 of the 5 suspects who are facing charges successful the deaths of Veronica Butler, 27, and Jilian Kelley, 39, KSNW archetypal reported.

All 5 suspects were primitively charged with 2 counts of murder successful the archetypal degree with deliberate intent, 2 counts of kidnapping and conspiracy to perpetrate execution successful the archetypal grade with deliberate intent.

Now, Adams, Cullum and Twombly are nary longer charged with kidnapping. Instead, they are present facing 2 counts of unlawful removal of a dormant assemblage — for allegedly removing some bodies from the archetypal spot of decease and 2 counts of unlawful desecration of a quality corpse — for allegedly disposing of some bodies underground, which, according to authorities, resulted successful the nonaccomplishment of evidence.

COURT DOCUMENTS DETAIL CAUSE OF DEATH FOR MURDERED KANSAS MOMS

The suspects charged successful the killings of Veronica Butler and Jilian Kelley. (Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation - Authorized Page/Facebook)

Adams is besides present facing 2 counts of kid neglect. Adams is reportedly the grandma of Butler's children. Court records revealed that Adams was progressive successful a custody quality implicit Butler's children. The children’s begetter is successful a rehabilitation facility.

The amended document, obtained by KSNW, alleges that Adams exposed a 6-year-old and an 8-year-old to amerciable enactment by making the children transportation ratchet straps astir a store the week earlier Kelley and Butler were killed. The DA believes those straps were the ones wrapped astir the freezer successful the cattle pasture wherever the bodies were buried. 

BODIES OF MURDERED KANSAS MOMS FOUND BURIED IN FREEZER AS GRUESOME DETAILS EMERGE IN COURT 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 Conspiracy to Commit Murder successful the First Degree successful transportation to the killings of Veronica Butler and Jilian Kelley. (Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation)

The different 2 suspects, Cora Twombly and Paul Grice, are still facing kidnapping charges. All 5 suspects are inactive facing charges of execution successful the archetypal grade with deliberate intent and conspiracy to perpetrate execution successful the archetypal grade with deliberate intent.

In September, Grice waived his close to a preliminary proceeding and a speedy trial. His adjacent tribunal day is Feb. 19, 2025, portion the different 4 suspects are expected successful tribunal for their preliminary hearings connected Dec. 17.

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 anti-government group.

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

Hugoton Assembly of God Pastor Tim Singer tells Fox News that 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. (Texas County Sheriff's Office/Oklahoma Highway Patrol/Shutterstock)

Their motive, investigators say, was to get custody of Butler's 2 children. 

Court documents said the custody conflict involving Butler began successful February 2019 "with galore hearings and tribunal appearances" and successful the weeks starring up to her death, "motions were filed requesting extended visitation for Butler."

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In April, the Office of the Oklahoma Chief Medical Examiner positively identified the 2 deceased persons from Texas County arsenic Kelley and Butler.

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