Authorities now suspect foul play in the disappearances of Veronica Butler and Jillian Kelly, two Kansas women who disappeared over the weekend while traveling to pick up their children, according to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI). He says there is sufficient evidence.
“Based on information obtained from the victim’s vehicle, our investigators believe there is evidence of foul play,” OSBI said in a statement. “We are still searching for the victim and at this time… No arrests have been made.”
On Tuesday, OSBI Public Affairs Manager Hunter McKee told FOX News Digital that the women are “in danger” because it has been several days since they were last seen or heard from. ”, he said.
“We believe they are in danger because we haven’t heard from them in three days,” McKee previously said. “Their vehicle was last seen in a very rural area of the state as well. We have not located them yet. We are doing everything we can.”
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Pastor Tim Singer of the Hugoton Assembly of God tells Fox News that Jillian Kelly (left) and Veronica Butler (right) are being taken back to a birthday party in Hugoton, Kansas, on Saturday. He said he was planning to pick up Butler’s children. (Texas County Sheriff’s Office/Oklahoma Highway Patrol/Shutterstock)
The Texas County Sheriff’s Office said Veronica Butler, 27, and Jillian Kelley, 39, were “traveling together to pick up their children” on Saturday, but were “not at the pick-up location.” It never arrived.”
Instead, “their vehicle was found abandoned near Highway 95 and Road L in rural Texas County, south of Elkhart, Kansas,” OSBI said.
OBSI describes the situation as follows: “Suspicious disappearance case.”
“Veronica has several tattoos, including a Chinese symbol on her left forearm and a sunflower on her left shoulder,” the Texas County Sheriff’s Office missing person advisory states. “Jillian has a butterfly tattoo on her left forearm.”
Oklahoma State Police investigate ‘suspicious disappearance’ of two women who disappeared while on their way to pick up their children
Police said Veronica Butler (left) and Jillian Kelly were last seen Saturday while driving to pick up their children. (Oklahoma Highway Patrol)
Butler is 5 feet 4 inches tall with red hair and green eyes and was last seen wearing a blue short-sleeve shirt and denim shorts, according to the alert.
Kelly has brown hair and blue eyes and was last seen wearing a long-sleeved shirt, blue jeans and tan or beige shoes.
According to the McCook Gazette, Kelly is also the wife of Heath Kelly, the current pastor of Hugoton First Church of Christ, who will be the new pastor of Willow Church of Christ in Indianola, Nebraska.
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The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation said an abandoned car containing two women was found Saturday near the Oklahoma-Kansas border. (Google Maps)
“We believe in the power of prayer and hope that God will bring them to safety,” Willow Christian Church said Sunday, ahead of a scheduled “prayer time for Jillian Kelly and Veronica Butler and their families.” I believe he will take me home,” he wrote in a Facebook post.
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The agency is currently working with the Texas County Sheriff’s Office, Oklahoma Highway Patrol, and other law enforcement agencies to locate the two women.
“Anyone with additional information is encouraged to contact us,” OSBI said.
