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Apr 2024
42m 25s

BODIES FOUND, POOLS OF BLOOD DISCOVERED,...

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Fifteen days after Veronica Butler and Jillian Kelley are reported missing, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation announced the recovery of two bodies. The identity of the remains has not be confirmed as yet, but we do know the remains have been sent to the Oklahoma Medical examiner's office for identification, as well as the cause and manner of death. 

Initially police said there was evidence of suspicious circumstances in Veronica Butler‘s car. That evidence was a small amount of blood inside the vehicle.  Police have now released new information.  The vehicle was found on a dirt path, 1,000 feet off of Oklahoma State Highway 95 and near the car, police find multiple puddles of blood, leading investigator to conclude the woman were shot, before they were abducted.   

Reports began to surface that a caravan of law enforcement vehicles including swat teams was traveling in the panhandle of Oklahoma.  Local reporters said there were some 20 vehicles including swat and other law enforcement vehicles in Cimarron County which split into two groups. One group went to the home of Tifany Adams, the ex-mother-in-law of Veronica Butler, while the other group of law enforcement traveled to a different location in Cimarron County. 

The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation has now announced four people have been arrested in connection with the disappearance of Veronica Butler and Jillian Kelley.   Tiffany Adams, the ex-mother-in-law of Veronica Butler, and Adams boyfriend, Tad Cullum, are in custody.   Cole Twombly and Cora Twombly were also arrested, all four taken to the Texas County Jail.  They each person faces 2 counts of suspicion of first-degree murder, 2 counts of kidnapping, and 1 count of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder. 

 

Joining Nancy Grace Today:

  • James Shelnutt - 27 years Atlanta Metro Area Major Case Detective, Former S.W.A.T. officer, Attorney (Gadsden, AL), The Shelnutt Law Firm, P.C., Fmr judge and municipal prosecutor ShelnuttLawFirm.com, Twitter: @ShelnuttLawFirm
  • Tim Jansen -  Criminal defense lawyer and fmr. Federal Prosecutor, Legal Analyst for Tallahassee Democrat’s Newspaper
  • Caryn L. Stark - Psychologist, renowned TV and Radio trauma expert and consultant, www.carynstark.com, Instagram: carynpsych, FB: Caryn Stark Private Practice 
  • Dr. William Morrone - Medical Examiner, Toxicologist, Pathologist, opioid treatment expert, Author: “American Narcan:Naloxone & Heroin-Fentanyl associated mortality”
  • Lauren Conlin - Investigative journalist, Host of The Outlier Podcast. Host of Corruption: What Happened to Grant Solomon, https://laurenconlin.com, X- @Conlin_Lauren, Instagram- @LaurenEmilyConlin, YouTube- @LaurenConlin4

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