Texas Co. Judge Issues Gag Order In Case Of Murdered Kansas Women

Texas Co. Judge Issues Gag Order In Case Of Murdered Kansas Women

A Texas County judge issued a gag order in the case of two women from Kansas who were found dead in April.

Veronica Butler and Jillian Kelley went missing in March while on the way to a custody exchange involving Butler’s two children, and following a two-week search for the women, the pair were found dead in Texas County.

54-year-old Tifany Adams, the grandmother of Butler's children; Tad Cullum, 43; Cora Twombly, 44, and her husband Cole Twombly, 50, were taken into custody.

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On April 24, a fifth suspect, 31-year-old Paul Grice, was arrested in connection to the two women's deaths.

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The five suspects charged in the mothers' deaths appeared in court on Wednesday, and during that hearing, the judge denied a motion to seal the search warrants, but issued a gag order due to extensive local and national coverage of the case.

The next court hearing in the case is set for June 19.