OK - Veronica Butler 27 & Jilian Kelley 39, Vehicle Abandoned, Texas County, 30 Mar 2024 #7 *Arrests* *Tiffany Adams guilty*

[Muddy K]

They’re facing a Death Sentence correct?

Cole Twombley and Tad Cullum - the only two of the five miscreants to plead not guilty - are both facing the death sentence, yes.

 

[anneoakley63]

Any new updates on this case?

 

[Chimera]

Cole Twombley and Tad Cullum - the only two of the five miscreants to plead not guilty - are both facing the death sentence, yes.

Still irks me like helll that the evil mastermind isn't facing the same.
Ugh.
Jmo.

 

[Seattle1]

Any new updates on this case?

Suspects plead not guilty in killing of Kansas moms

The men were each charged with two counts of first-degree murder, one count of conspiracy to commit murder, two counts of unlawful removal of a dead body and two counts

www.kake.com

11/5/25

GUYMON, Okla. (KAKE) – Two of the five defendants accused in the murder of two Kansas women last year have pleaded not guilty.

Tad Collum and Cole Twombly appeared in Texas County, Oklahoma, court on Wednesday, where they pleaded not guilty in the murders of 39-year-old Jilian Kelley and 27-year-old Veronica Butler in April of 2024.

Collum entered a not guilty plea and a jury trial has been set for June 1, 2026, at 9 a.m.

Twombly, who also entered a not guilty plea, has been scheduled for jury trial on October 19, 2026, at 9 a.m.

IMO, the only updates I think we can anticipate are learning that these two trial dates have been pushed out even further than June and October 2026.

 

[B4igo2it]

(Monday, January 26, 2026)
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The sentencing of a woman who planned the killings of two southwest Kansas moms was postponed on Monday.
A judge granted Tifany Adams’ request to delay the sentencing, which was scheduled for Wednesday, due to weather. It will now be held on Feb. 2. https://www.ksn.com/news/crime/trials-delayed-for-men-accused-in-deaths-of-kansas-moms/

 

[Seattle1]

IMO, the only updates I think we can anticipate are learning that these two trial dates have been pushed out even further than June and October 2026.

OK, I guess I called this one:

1/27/26

Last week, the trials for two men charged in the case were delayed, according to court documents.

Cole Twombly will now face a jury in February 2027. His trial was originally scheduled to happen in October.
The court set Tad Cullum’s trial for October after it denied his motion to quash the case against him.

Both men are charged with two counts of first-degree murder and other crimes.

Trials Delayed...

 

[Muddy K]

Soon enough it will be two years since Veronica and Jilian were so savagely murdered. They got no reprieve on that terrible day, yet once again two of their butchers get to delay their time of reckoning.

Perhaps a meaningful reform of the U.S. justice system might be to raise the bar for what properly warrants pushing trial dates out again and again.

I ache for the families of these women. They may not be able to finish rebuilding their lives until knowing that justice has prevailed for Veronica and Jilian.

 

[Bigditch]

Soon enough it will be two years since Veronica and Jilian were so savagely murdered. They got no reprieve on that terrible day, yet once again two of their butchers get to delay their time of reckoning.

Perhaps a meaningful reform of the U.S. justice system might be to raise the bar for what properly warrants pushing trial dates out again and again.

I ache for the families of these women. They may not be able to finish rebuilding their lives until knowing that justice has prevailed for Veronica and Jilian.

Ditto

 

[Marg from Oz]

At least they are all incarcerated. None of them deserves to ever be released. MOO

 

[simlyme]

https://www.ksn.com/news/crime/happening-monday-tifany-adams-to-be-sentenced-for-her-role-in-murders/

 

[Curious Me]

https://www.ksn.com/news/crime/happening-monday-tifany-adams-to-be-sentenced-for-her-role-in-murders/

Thanks, @simlyme.

Posted: Feb 1, 2026 / Updated: Feb 2, 2026 / 04:08 PM CST
Tifany Adams gets life in prison for murders of Veronica Butler, Jilian Kelley

https://www.ksn.com/news/crime/happening-monday-tifany-adams-to-be-sentenced-for-her-role-in-murders/

Tifany Adams will spend the rest of her life in prison, without the possibility of parole, for the deaths of Veronica Butler and Jilian Kelley.

She received a life sentence for each of the two counts of first-degree murder, five years each for two counts of unlawful removal of a dead body, and seven years each for two counts of unlawful desecration of a human corpse.​

 

[Muddy K]

Thanks, @simlyme.

https://www.ksn.com/news/crime/happening-monday-tifany-adams-to-be-sentenced-for-her-role-in-murders/

Tifany Adams will spend the rest of her life in prison, without the possibility of parole, for the deaths of Veronica Butler and Jilian Kelley.

She received a life sentence for each of the two counts of first-degree murder, five years each for two counts of unlawful removal of a dead body, and seven years each for two counts of unlawful desecration of a human corpse.​

I am beyond thankful for this, but also mindful that she's just one part of the monstrosity that is this murderous gang of miscreants. I will keep waiting - no matter how many years, if it comes to that - for all of five them to be locked away forever.

One day the terrible, barbaric, torturous and inhumane killings they committed will come to haunt each of them, inescapably. For now, IMO, they've convinced themselves prison isn't that bad. That's just delusion. When it wears off, they'll remember all too vividly the shock, pain and terror in the faces of Veronica and Jilian. No escaping that.

 

[simlyme]

I am beyond thankful for this, but also mindful that she's just one part of the monstrosity that is this murderous gang of miscreants. I will keep waiting - no matter how many years, if it comes to that - for all of five them to be locked away forever.

One day the terrible, barbaric, torturous and inhumane killings they committed will come to haunt each of them, inescapably. For now, IMO, they've convinced themselves prison isn't that bad. That's just delusion. When it wears off, they'll remember all too vividly the shock, pain and terror in the faces of Veronica and Jilian. No escaping that.

I don't agree with your last paragraph. I don't think it will haunt any of them. JMO

 

[Rikissa]

Info found in the link:

https://www.ksn.com/news/crime/happening-monday-tifany-adams-to-be-sentenced-for-her-role-in-murders/

Two of the five suspects, Cole Twombly and Tad Cullum, have pleaded not guilty. Trial dates have been set for October for Cullum and for February 2027 for Twombly.

 

[Seattle1]

2/1/26

Tifany Adams gets life in prison for murders of Veronica Butler, Jilian Kelley​

Victim impact statements reported from outside the courtroom

 

[Seattle1]

Oklahoma grandmother sentenced for role in murders of 2 Kansas women

A judge has sentenced Tifany Adams for the murders of Veronica Butler and Jilian Kelley.

www.newschannel10.com

2/2/26

TEXAS COUNTY, Okla. (KFDA) - A judge has sentenced Tifany Adams for the murders of Veronica Butler and Jilian Kelley.

Today, a judge sentenced Adams with two sentences of life without the possibility of parole. [Court doc at link].

• Count 1—Murder in the first degree—deliberate intent—a felony: Life without the possibility of parole;
• Count 2—Murder in the first degree-deliberate intent—a felony: Life without the possibility of parole;
• Count 4—Unlawful removal of a dead body-a felony: 5 years;
• Count 5—Unlawful removal of a dead body—a felony: 5 years;
• Count 6—Unlawful desecration of a human corpse—a felony: 7 years;
• Count 7—Unlawful desecration of a human corpse—a felony: 7 years.