The shocking discovery of the remains of two missing Kansas moms, Veronica Butler and Jillian Kelley, has rocked the tight-knit community they were part of.
The two women went missing on March 30 and were found on April 15, sparking a wave of grief and disbelief.
Veronica Butler, 27, and Jillian Kelley, 39, were both mothers from Hugoton, Kansas. Kelley, a supervisor who oversaw visitations with Butler and her children, was married to a local pastor and was actively involved in the religious community in the area.
Butler, on the other hand, was engaged in a custody battle with the children’s paternal grandmother, Tifany Adams. She was on her way to pick up her kids for a birthday party when she and Kelley disappeared.
The mysterious circumstances surrounding their disappearance raised suspicion, especially when blood and a broken hammer were found near their abandoned vehicle. Authorities also discovered a dug hole in a pasture not far from the planned meet-up spot. The mothers’ cause of death has not been released to the public, leaving many questions unanswered.
After an intense investigation, four individuals were arrested and charged with the murder and kidnapping of Butler and Kelley. Tad Bert Cullum, Tifany Machel Adams, Cole Earl Twombly, and Cora Twombly were taken into custody, shedding light on a possible motive behind the horrific crime. Adams, the grandmother of Butler’s children, and Cullum, her boyfriend, were among the suspects arrested.
The four suspects were part of an anti-government, religious group called God’s Misfits, as revealed by court documents.
Their extremist beliefs and the use of burner phones to communicate over the incident only added more layers to this heartbreaking case.
