The Oklahoma Medical Examiner's Office releases a summary of the autopsy results in the deaths of two Kansas moms murdered in the Oklahoma panhandle earlier this year.
The summary states that 27-year-old Veronica Butler and 39-year-old Jilian Kelley both died from multiple sharp-force trauma and that both of their deaths are considered homicide. The two women were reported missing on March 30 after leaving their Hugoton, KS, homes to pick up Butler's children in Oklahoma. They were found dead on April 14th.
In April, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation arrested Tad Cullum, Paul Grice, Tifrfany Adams, and Cole and Cora Twombly in connection to the case. All five have been charged with kidnapping and first-degree murder in the case. They are accused of killing the two women over a child custody dispute. Court documents allege that Grice stabbed Butler to death, cutting his hand badly in the process, while Cullum allegedly stabbed and killed Kelley. The women were then placed in a freezer, then driven to the burial site where they were eventually discovered.
The Oklahoma Medical Examiner's Office is expected to release the full report on November 15th.
