Cause of Death of 2 Kansas Women Allegedly Killed by Members of ‘God’s Misfits’ Group Announced

Veronica Butler, 27, and Jilian Kelley, 39, were found dead on April 14 after being reported missing a month earlier.

More details on the subject have emerged deaths of two Kansas women He was allegedly killed by members of the anti-government religious group “God’s Misfits”.

Veronica Butler, 27, and Jilian Kelley, 39, found dead on April 14 after they were reported missing when their car was found abandoned on the side of a road in rural Oklahoma in March, PEOPLE previously reported.

The day before the bodies were found, Oklahoma Bureau of Investigation (OBSI) announced arrest of four people: Tad Bert Cullum, 43, Tiffany Machel Adams, 54, Cole Earl Twombly, 50, and Cora Twombly, 44.

The fifth suspect, Paul Grice, was arrested at the end of the same month. They are all charged with murder, among many other crimes.

According to a summary of deaths released by the Oklahoma Office of Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) and published by KSNW, Fox News And KFDAThe victims’ probable cause of death was listed as “multiple sharp force trauma.”

The documents also listed Butler and Kelley’s deaths as homicides. Oklahoma OCME did not immediately respond after contacting PEOPLE. The full medical report will be released on November 15, according to KSNW.

According to a brief filed by prosecutors in court Shared by on September 9th. KWCH Prosecutors reviewed by PEOPLE alleged Grice stabbed Butler and Cullum stabbed Kelley, alleging Adams purchased burner phones used by the suspects to coordinate the killings.

Adams also allegedly purchased yellow “straps,” one of which was used to wrap stun guns found at the burial site and the freezer containing the victims’ bodies. It was stated that there were five suspects.

The day before the murders, Cullum reportedly received permission to dig a hole from the owner of the property where the bodies were found, according to the report. (The land owner has not been linked to the investigation by authorities).

In the briefing, where it was said that Cullum and Grice took the bodies to the cemetery and threw away their clothes, it was claimed that Grice also threw away his knife. The items were seized by investigators, and Butler’s DNA was found on Grice’s clothes, while Kelley’s DNA was found on Cullum’s clothes.

Cole and Cora Twombly were acting as “lookouts,” according to the briefing.

Plea information was not available in online court records in Oklahoma, and PEOPLE was not immediately able to reach the defendants’ attorneys when the brief was reported last month.

Want to keep up with the latest crime news? Sign up PEOPLE free True Crime newsletter For breaking crime news, ongoing trial news and details of intriguing unsolved cases.

Two days after the victims’ bodies were found, the group “God’s Misfits” condemned the crime Facebooknext to a link to an article it says: “THIS IS NOT US! WE SPEAK WITH THE LOVE OF JESUS.”

According to a statement already quoted Des Moines Register, FOX 25 And WRHNThe murders reportedly stemmed from a custody dispute between Butler and his children’s paternal grandmother, Adams.

“Adams hated and despised Butler and wanted him dead,” prosecutors said in last month’s brief.