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Four arrested, two bodies recovered
GUYMON, Okla. — Four people have been apprehended and two bodies recovered in connection with the disappearance of two women from the Oklahoma Panhandle, according to authorities.
The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation announced that Tad Bert Cullum, 43, Tifany Machal Adams, 54, Cole Earl Twombly, 50, and Cora Twombly, 44, were taken into custody in Texas and Cimarron counties.
The arrests come after the ongoing search for Veronica Butler, 27, and Jilian Kelley, 39, who went missing from the Oklahoma Panhandle two weeks ago. Jilian Kelley was the wife of Heath Kelley, who recently became pastor of Willow Christian Church in Indianola.
The women were en route to pick up Butler's children when they disappeared. The vehicle they were traveling in was later discovered abandoned near Highway 95 and Road L, south of Elkhart, Kansas, in rural Texas County.
Authorities discovered two bodies with the assistance of the Texas County Sheriff's Office and the FBI. The remains were transported to the Oklahoma Medical Examiner's Office for identification and to determine the cause and manner of death. However, officials have not confirmed if the bodies belong to Butler and Kelley.
Cullum, Adams, and the Twomblys were booked into the Texas County Jail on charges including two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of kidnapping, and one count of conspiracy to commit murder in the first degree, as per the OSBI. The investigation into the disappearance of Butler and Kelley is ongoing.
