
Court documents describe a custody battle and a bloody scene in the alleged killings of 2 women in Oklahoma
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Court documents unsealed Monday shed new light on the disappearance of two women and the arrest of four people accused of their slayings in rural Oklahoma.
Court documents unsealed Monday shed new light on the disappearance of two women and the arrest of four people accused of their slayings in rural Oklahoma. Tad Bert Cullum, 43; Tifany Machel Adams, 54; Cole Earl Twombly, 50; and Cora Gayle Twombly, 44, each have been charged with two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of kidnapping and one count of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder “by arranging and planning, the deliberate, intentional, and unlawful taking away of the life of Veronica Butler and/or (Jilian) Kelley,” the charging documents state. The missing women, 27-year-old Veronica Butler and 39-year-old Jilian Kelley, were driving together to pick up Butler’s children when they disappeared, the Texas County Sheriff’s Office said in an “endangered missing advisory” posted March 30. This weekend, two bodies were recovered in Texas County, Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation spokesperson Hunter McKee said. The identities of the two individuals have not been determined, McKee said during a news conference Monday. But the nearly identical charging and probable cause documents of the four defendants in custody clearly state they are accused of killing Butler and Kelley. CNN has made attempts to determine whether the defendants have legal representation. Records do not indicate counsel has been obtained.

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