Cause of death revealed for two Kansas women allegedly murdered by members of ‘God’s Misfits’ group

Veronica Butler, 27, and Jilian Kelley, 39, were found dead on April 14 after being reported missing the month before

More details are known about the deaths of two Kansas women allegedly murdered by members of the anti-government religious group ‘God’s Misfits’.

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

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

Paul Grice, a fifth suspect, was arrested later that month. All are charged with murder, among several other crimes.

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

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

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

Adams also allegedly purchased stun guns, one of which was found at the cemetery, and purchased yellow “belts” used to pack a freezer where the victims’ bodies were found, in support of a preliminary hearing for the Police. five suspects, declared.

The day before the murders, Cullum reportedly received permission to dig a hole with the owner of the property where the bodies were recovered, according to the brief. (The landowner has not been linked to the authorities’ investigation).

Cullum and Grice allegedly drove the bodies to the cemetery and threw away their clothing, according to the brief, which alleged Grice also threw away his knife. The items were recovered by investigators and Butler’s DNA was found on Grice’s clothing, while Kelley’s DNA was discovered on Cullum’s clothing.

Cole and Cora Twombly acted as ‘lookouts’ as instructed.

Plea information was not available in Oklahoma’s online court records, and PEOPLE could not immediately reach the defendants’ attorneys when information about the letter was reported last month.

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Two days after the victims’ bodies were found, the group “God’s Misfits” denounced the crime Facebooknext to a link to an article write: “THIS IS NOT US! WE ARE ABOUT THE LOVE OF JESUS.”

This is evident from a previously quoted statement by the Des Moines Register, VOS 25 And WRHNthe murders reportedly resulted from a custody dispute between Butler and her children’s grandmother, Adams.

“Adams hated and despised Butler and wanted her dead,” prosecutors alleged in the brief last month.