Four individuals have been taken into custody and accused of homicide in relation to the vanishing of two women in Oklahoma, as per authorities' declaration on Sunday. The discovery of two bodies has also been made, although they have not been positively identified yet, officials noted.
Veronica Butler, aged 27, and Jilian Kelley, aged 39, were last observed together in a vehicle that was subsequently located deserted by the highway in a remote area of Texas County, Oklahoma.
Tad Bert Cullum, aged 43, Tifany Machel Adams, aged 54, Cole Earl Twombly, aged 50, and Cora Twombly, aged 44, were all apprehended on Saturday and charged with two counts each of first-degree murder and kidnapping, along with one count of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, as stated by the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation.
Authorities did not disclose any additional information, such as potential motives, connections to the victims, or the evidence that led to the detention of the four suspects.
On Sunday, two deceased bodies were located in Texas County, according to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation. The identities of both individuals are still pending confirmation.
The vehicle in which the two women were traveling was discovered abandoned on the side of the road near the border of Oklahoma and Elkhart, Kansas, close to Oklahoma State Highway 95.
Several days following the discovery of the vehicle, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation announced that there were indications of foul play based on the evidence uncovered by investigators. However, the specific details of this evidence were not disclosed.
