Kansas Missing Moms: Custody Fight At Center Of Killings
Huff PostOne of the four people arrested Saturday on suspicion of murder and kidnapping in the May 30 disappearance of two Kansas moms was in a custody battle with one of the victims, authorities said in an arrest affidavit obtained by HuffPost. Authorities on Monday confirmed the deaths of Veronica Butler, 27, and Jilian Kelley, 39, who disappeared on their way to pick up Butler’s 6-year-old daughter and 8-year-old son from their paternal grandmother, Tifany Machel Adams, 54, for a birthday party, authorities said. Adams; her boyfriend, Tad Bert Cullum, 43; and married couple Cole Earl Twombly, 50, and Cora Twombly, 44, were arrested Saturday on suspicion of murder, kidnapping and conspiracy in connection to Butler’s and Kelley’s disappearance. Veronica Butler, Jilian Kelley via Facebook The four were involved in a religious anti-government group called God’s Misfits, Cora Twombly’s daughter told investigators, according to the affidavit. Investigators said they found “evidence of a serious injury” inside and near Butler’s car, including blood on the road and a broken hammer near Butler’s glasses behind the car.
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