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(NewsNation) — A preliminary proceeding was waived and 2 plea deals were announced Tuesday successful the lawsuit of murdered Kansas mothers Veronica Butler, 27, and Jilian Kelley, 39.
Butler and Kelley were murdered earlier this twelvemonth aft they traveled from Hugoton, Kansas, to prime up Butler’s children successful Oklahoma. Their bodies were recovered buried successful a freezer successful April, and an autopsy revealed that some women had been stabbed to death.
Police person been investigating their deaths and charged Tifany Adams, 54; Tad Cullum, 43; Cora Twombly, 44; Cole Twombly, 50, and Paul Grice, 31, with kidnapping and first-degree murder.
Adams, Cullum, and Twombly went into the Texas County Courthouse connected Tuesday for their preliminary hearings, NewsNation Kansas affiliate KSNW reported.
The different 2 suspects successful the case, Twombly and Grice, antecedently waived their close to a preliminary hearing. The territory lawyer filed a question to person them attest astatine the preliminary hearings.
Their grounds revealed details astir what led up to the murders of Butler and Kelley.
Adams reportedly showed up, admitted guilt and has waived her close to a preliminary proceeding and speedy trial. She is owed backmost successful tribunal April 16.
Senior NewsNation shaper Allison Weiner said Grice's grounds was similar thing she'd ever seen earlier successful court.
"It caused an eruption successful court," Weiner said connected "Banfield." "Paul Grice was connected the stand, and helium starts talking astir however helium really murdered Veronica Butler. ... He said that the airy came retired of her eyes, and helium fell to the ground. And helium said Grandma Tifany (Adams) was walking astir successful a ellipse laughing."
She said the full courtroom was "sobbing" and that it got truthful large that the justice stopped the proceedings.
