The bodies of a brutally murdered Kansas mother were found in a cow pasture inside a chest freezer, according to new court documents obtained by KFOR.
Investigators in Oklahoma called off their search for Veronica Butler, 39, and Jillian Kelly, 27, in April.
Police said the pair were last seen on March 30, when they were on their way to pick up their children before their car was abandoned near the Oklahoma-Kansas border. It was discovered that he was being carried away, and suspicious activity is suspected.
A search warrant filed in court on May 15 details that Kelly and Butler’s bodies were found in a freezer after two days of digging at a cattle ranch burial site. However, the document does not provide details on how the women were killed, KFOR reported.
5th arrest made in connection with murder of Kansas mother who disappeared without a trace
Jillian Kelly (left) and Veronica Butler (right) were taken to a birthday party in Hugoton, Kansas, on Saturday, Pastor Tim Singer of the Hugoton Assembly of God told Fox News. , who was planning to pick up Butler’s children. (Texas County Sheriff’s Office/Oklahoma Highway Patrol/Shutterstock)
Last month, investigators investigated the disappearances of Tad Burt Karam, 43, Tiffany Machelle Adams, 54, Cole Earl Twombly, 50, and Cora Twombly, 44. It was announced that he had been detained in connection with the incident.
A fifth suspect, Paul Grice, 31, was arrested shortly after the first arrest.
According to court documents, Grice asked a witness how long DNA would remain on clothing in the soil in a 15-foot-deep hole. He also said Grice asked the same witness if she knew “how to get a man and his family to Mexico.”
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The suspect was charged with the murders of Veronica Butler and Jillian Kelly. (Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation – Official Page/Facebook)
The warrant also reportedly indicates that data related to the murder was recovered from the cell phones of several suspects involved in the case.
The four belonged to a religiously affiliated rebel group called “God’s Misfits,” Fox News Digital said. previously reported. It is unclear whether Grice was involved with anti-government groups.
Adams, one of the women arrested, is reportedly the grandmother of Butler’s children. Court records revealed that Adams was involved in a custody battle with Butler’s children. The children’s father is in a rehabilitation facility.
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Butler’s custody battle began in February 2019 “after numerous hearings and court appearances,” and in the weeks leading up to her death, “a motion was filed for extended visitation for Ms. Butler,” according to the documents. That’s what it means.
Fox News Digital’s Sarah Rumpf-Whitten and Christina Coulter contributed to this report.
