Police confirm bodies found of missing Kansas moms. Four members of God’s Misfits were arrested.
The Office of the Oklahoma Chief Medical Examiner has identified two bodies found in Texas County as Veronica Butler and Jilian Kelley, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation said Tuesday. Tifany Adams, 54; her boyfriend Tad Cullum, 43; Cora Twombly, 44; and her husband Cole Twombly, 50, are each charged with kidnapping and first -degree murder of the two women.
NewsNation correspondent Brian Entin joins “On Balance” in Liberal, Kansas, with the latest on “God’s Misfits,” the anti-government group to which the suspects belonged.
Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation Press Release
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FOUR ARRESTED IN CONNECTION TO TEXAS COUNTY DISAPPEARANCE CASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
APRIL 13, 2024
TEXAS COUNTY, OK – On March 30, 2024, the Texas County Sheriff’s Office requested the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation to investigate the suspicious disappearance of 27-year-old Veronica Butler and 39-year-old Jilian Kelley.
Their vehicle was found abandoned near Highway 95 and Road L, south of Elkhart, Kansas, in rural Texas County. OSBI special agents immediately began investigating the vehicle and determined there was evidence to indicate foul play.
On April 13, 43-year-old Tad Bert Cullum, 54-year-old Tifany Machel Adams, 50-year-old Cole Earl Twombly, and 44-year-old Cora Twombly were arrested in Texas and Cimarron Counties.
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 Murder in the First Degree.
The OSBI and local law enforcement are still currently working to locate the two victims. Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to contact the OSBI at [email protected] or 1-800-522-8017.
Our agency would like to thank the Texas County Sheriff’s Department, FBI – Federal Bureau of Investigation, Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Kansas Bureau of Investigation, Kansas Highway Patrol, and several other local agencies for assisting us with this case.
We are “Protecting Oklahoma one Partnership at a time.”
#OSBI #OneTeamOneMission
Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation Press Release
On April 16, the Office of the Oklahoma Chief Medical Examiner positively identified the two deceased persons from Texas County as 27-year-old Veronica Butler and 39-year-old Jilian Kelley.
Our thoughts and prayers are with their loved ones, along with everyone throughout their community.
We are “Protecting Oklahoma one Partnership at a time.”
#OSBI #OneTeamOneMission #KansasMoms #Missing #OnBalance