In a recent turn of events, Tifany Adams has entered a no contest plea to several charges relating to the murders of two Kansas women, Veronica Butler and Jilian Kelley, found in the Oklahoma Panhandle. According to KOCO, the plea agreement with the State of Oklahoma ensures that Adams will not be facing the death penalty. The charges include first-degree murder and desecration of a corpse.
On March 30, 2024, Butler and Kelley had set off from Hugoton, Kansas, purportedly to retrieve Butler's children and failed to return. It wasn't until two weeks later that their bodies were discovered in a chest freezer, buried in a field. Both women had been stabbed to death. As reported by KFOR, authorities believe the killings stemmed from a custody dispute, with Adams, the children’s paternal grandmother, identified as a central figure in the conflict.
Adams, currently guilty of two counts of first-degree murder among other charges, is alleged to have bought burner phones, stun devices, and straps supposedly used in the homicides. News9 outlines that although Adams has accepted the conviction, she maintains her innocence regarding the crimes. The grandmother's sentencing is anticipated for January 28.
Alongside Adams, four other individuals have been charged in connection to the murders, and they are allegedly linked to an anti-government group known as "God’s Misfits." These suspects are Tad Cullum, Cora Twombly, Cole Twombly, and Paul Grice, who are scheduled to be back in court on November 5. Ladonna Thompson, Veronica Butler’s aunt, said in a statement obtained by KOCO, "Tifany's thing was, she hated Veronica; she wanted her out of her life, she wanted her gone, so that she could raise her grandchildren, and the only way to do that, was to eliminate her."
