A missing Kansas woman who disappeared this year and was found in a freezer buried in a cow pasture in the Oklahoma panhandle was killed in a stabbing attack that left her with dozens of wounds, according to a medical examiner’s report.
Veronica Butler, 27, died from sharp force trauma and had 30 wounds, 10 of which were consistent with her trying to defend herself, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Oklahoma said in its report.
Texas County Sheriff's DepartmentButler and Jilian Kelley, 39, a court supervisor in a children’s custody case, disappeared March 30.
The defendants are Tifany Adams; Adams’ boyfriend, Tad Bert Cullum; Cole Earl Twombly; Cora Twombly and Paul Grice.
On the day she disappeared, a day she had visitation, Butler planned to take her daughter to a birthday party.
Persons:
Veronica Butler, Jilian D, Kelley, Veronica C, Butler, Butler . Texas County Sheriff's Department Butler, Jilian Kelley, Tifany Adams, Adams, Tad Bert Cullum, Cole Earl Twombly, Cora Twombly, Paul Grice ., Tim Laughlin, Cullum
Organizations:
Butler . Texas County Sheriff's Department, Oklahoma State Bureau of, State Bureau of Investigation
Locations:
Kansas, Oklahoma, Butler . Texas, Texas County , Oklahoma