A stunning new video shows the remote area where the bodies of murdered Kansas moms Veronica Butler, 27, and Jilian Kelley, 39, were tragically discovered over the weekend.
They were found on land leased by Tad Collum, one of the four suspects under arrest in their killings, NewsNation reported.
The landowner says he was shocked when police showed up and found the bodies according to the report.
He knew Veronica Butler and was reportedly in tears.
Found the spot where the Kansas moms bodies were buried. Land owner says he leased property to suspect Tad Collum and was shocked when police showed up and found the bodies. He was in tears when I met him and knew victim Veronica Butler. pic.twitter.com/32n1xMa0WI
— Brian Entin (@BrianEntin) April 16, 2024
The Oklahoma Chief Medical Examiner's Office confirmed Tuesday that the bodies were of Butler and Kelley.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with their loved ones, along with everyone throughout their community," the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation said in a Facebook post.
The women had arranged with the grandmother of Butler's two children to meet at a highway intersection and pick up the 6- and 8-year-old on March 30. The children were supposed to attend a birthday party.
Their vehicle was found abandoned near Highway 95 in Texas County and the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation said there was evidence to indicate foul play.
Butler was in a long-running custody battle with Adams. Her son, the father of Butler's two children, was in a rehabilitation facility in Oklahoma City.
Police arrested 54-year-old Tifany Adams, who was the children's grandmother, 43-year-old Tad Bert Cullum, 50-year-old Cole Earl Twombly and 44-year-old Cora Twombly on murder, kidnapping and conspiracy charges.
The four were members of an anti-government group with a religious affiliation called "God's Misfits," according to their arrest affidavits. They reportedly held weekly meetings at the Twombly's home and another home.
The teenage witness told authorities that Cora Twombly said that she and her husband blocked the road to stop Butler and Kelley and divert them to where Adams, her boyfriend Cullum and another person were waiting for them.
The teen reportedly asked why Kelley had to die and was told that "she wasn't innocent either" because she supported Butler," the court papers said.
