Cause of Death Revealed for 2 Kansas Women Allegedly Killed by Members of 'God's Misfits' Group
Mar. 15, 2025Veronica Butler, 27, and Jilian Kelley, 39,were found deadon April 14 after being reported missing when their car was found abandoned beside a road in rural Oklahoma in March, PEOPLE previously reported.
The day before the bodies were found, theOklahoma Bureau of Investigation(OBSI) announced thearrest of four people: Tad Bert Cullum, 43, Tifany Machel Adams, 54, Cole Earl Twombly, 50, and Cora Twombly, 44.
Paul Grice, a fifth suspect, was arrested later that month. All are charged with murder among several other offenses.
Veronica Butler; Jilian Kelley.GoFundMe (2)
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The documents also listed Butler and Kelley’s deaths as homicides. The full medical report will be released on Nov. 15, Oklahoma OCME confirmed to PEOPLE.
Cora Twombly; Tad Bert Cullum.Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation
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Adams also allegedly bought stun guns, one of which was found at the burial site, and bought yellow “straps” that were used to wrap a freezer where the victims' bodies were found, the brief, in support of consolidating a preliminary hearing for the five suspects, stated.
Cole Earl Twombly; Tifany Machel Adams.Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation
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Cole and Cora Twombly acted as “lookouts,” according to the brief.
Plea information was not available in the Oklahoma online court records and PEOPLE wasn’t able to immediately reach the defendants' attorneys when information of the brief was reported last month.
Cole Earl Twombly, Tifany Machel Adams and Paul Jeremiah Grice.Texas County Sheriff’s Office
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Two days after the victims' bodies were found, the “God’s Misfits” group denounced the crime onFacebook, writing alongside a link to an article: “THIS IS NOT US! WE ARE ABOUT THE LOVE OF JESUS.”
“Adams hated and despised Butler and wanted her dead,” prosecutors claimed in last month’s brief filing.
source: people.com
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