Summary medical examiner report released for Texas County murder victims
Joe Denoyer - October 31, 2024 10:35 am
The Oklahoma Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has released the summary report for the Texas County murder victims.
According to the report, Veronica Butler and Jilian Kelley’s probable cause of death was multiple sharp force trauma.
The report also says, “Other significant conditions contributing to death (but not resulting in the underlying cause given.)”
The report also lists both women’s deaths as homicide.
Veronica Butler and Jilian Kelley were last seen on March 30. Their bodies were later found in a rural area in Texas County.
Five suspects are charged in the deaths of Butler and Kelley. Cole Twombly, Tad Cullum, Tifany Dams, Cora Twombly and Paul Grice are charged with first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder.
Three of the suspects are also charged with removal of a dead body and desecration of a human corpse.
Court documents state the two women were stabbed to death before being buried inside a freezer.