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

[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.