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Killings of Veronica Butler and Jilian Kelley
Killings of Veronica Butler and Jilian Kelley
	Map of Oklahoma State Highway 95
Location	Highway 95, Texas County, Oklahoma, U.S.
Coordinates	37°08′54″N 101°17′04″W / 37.1482°N 101.2844°W
Date	March 30, 2024
Attack type	Double-Homicide, kidnappings
Deaths	2
Victims	Veronica Butler; Jilian Kelley
Accused	5
Charges	First-degree murder (Two counts); Kidnapping (Two counts); Conspiracy to commit murder in first-degree; ;

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On March 30, 2024, Veronica Butler and Jilian Kelley (née Dalbey) of Hugoton, Kansas, went missing after arriving to Four Corners, Oklahoma, to took up their children and attend a birthday party.^[1] Butler's vehicle was found abandoned near Highway 95 in Texas County, Oklahoma, south of the state border with Kansas.^[2] The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) stated in a press conference that foul play was suspected in the disappearances, and an Endangered Missing Advisory (EMA) Alert was issued for Butler and Kelley.^[3]

On April 14, the bodies of Butler and Kelley were found in Texas County inside a chest freezer buried in a cow pasture.^[4] Court documents says that Butler and Kelley were stabbed and killed.^[5] The authorities arrested and charged five suspects with two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of kidnapping and one count of conspiracy to commit murder in first degree in relation in the killings of both women.^[6]^[7]

Disappearances

Victims

Veronica Claire Butler was born on February 28, 1997, to Clinton and Amanda Butler. From childhood, she was actively involved in church and was a dedicated member of the Hugoton Assembly of God Church.^[8] Butler was a certified nursing assistant.^[8]^[9] She worked in various nursing homes. Butler was attending Seward County Community College to study surgical technologist.^[9] Butler shared custody of her two children with the children's paternal grandmother.^[10]^[11] She was engaged.^[8]

Kelley was born Jilian Delores Dalbey on June 3, 1984, to Theodore Joe and Kalie Ann Dalbey.^[12] In October 2002, she married Christian church minister Heath Kelley in Scottsbluff, Nebraska.^[13] Kelley was a devout Christian and served as the secretary of the First Christian Church in Hugoton, Kansas.^[12]

Investigation

Arrests

Reactions and memorials

Notes

[[Category:2020s missing person cases]]

[[Category:Crimes in Oklahoma]]

[[Category:Missing person cases in Oklahoma]]

[[Category:March 2024 events in the United States]]

[[Category:April 2024 events in the United States]]

[[Category:March 2024 crimes in the United States]]

[[Category:April 2024 crimes in the United States]]

[[Category:2024 murders in the United States]]

[[Category:Incidents of violence against women]]

[[Category:2024 in Oklahoma]]

[[Category:Violence against women in Oklahoma]]

References

^ Flores, Rosa; Weisfeldt, Sara; Levenson, Eric; Wolfe, Elizabeth (April 18, 2024). "Bodies of 2 murdered Kansas moms were buried on land leased by suspect, court documents say". ABC7.
^ Boyette, Chris; Sutton, Joe (April 15, 2024). "2 bodies found in rural Oklahoma as 4 suspects face murder charges in case of missing women". CNN.
^ Czachor, Emily Mae (April 4, 2024). "Evidence indicates "foul play" after 2 women disappear in Oklahoma, officials say". CBS News.
^ Price, Stepheny (September 12, 2024). "Court documents detail cause of death for murdered Kansas moms". Fox Wilmington.
^ Day, Wil (September 12, 2024). "Documents reveal cause of death for Veronica Butler and Jilian Kelley". KSN-TV.
^ Davis, Kelsey; Stockton, Paige. "All 5 suspects in Texas County murders appear in court to consider consolidating case". KFDA 10.
^ Sarnoff, Leah (April 16, 2024). "Kansas women identified as 2 dead bodies discovered in Texas County, Oklahoma: Medical Examiner". ABC News.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Veronica Claire Butler". Robson Funeral Home.
^ ^a ^b Branson, Carina (May 3, 2024). "Celebration of Life held for Veronica Butler". KSNW.
^ Czachor, Emily Mae (May 23, 2024). "Missing womens' bodies found buried on farm property linked to grandma accused in complex murder plan, documents show". CBS News.
^ Castillo, Eduardo (April 16, 2024). "One of two missing Kansas women was embroiled in custody battle with suspect in her death". The Wichita Eagle.
^ ^a ^b "Jilian Delores (Dalbey) Kelley". Robson Funeral Home.
^ Standard, Christian (April 20, 2024). "Celebration of Life Service for Jilian Kelley Set for April 30". Christian Standard.

[1] Flores, Rosa; Weisfeldt, Sara; Levenson, Eric; Wolfe, Elizabeth (April 18, 2024). "Bodies of 2 murdered Kansas moms were buried on land leased by suspect, court documents say". ABC7.

[2] Boyette, Chris; Sutton, Joe (April 15, 2024). "2 bodies found in rural Oklahoma as 4 suspects face murder charges in case of missing women". CNN.

[3] Czachor, Emily Mae (April 4, 2024). "Evidence indicates "foul play" after 2 women disappear in Oklahoma, officials say". CBS News.

[4] Price, Stepheny (September 12, 2024). "Court documents detail cause of death for murdered Kansas moms". Fox Wilmington.

[5] Day, Wil (September 12, 2024). "Documents reveal cause of death for Veronica Butler and Jilian Kelley". KSN-TV.

[6] Davis, Kelsey; Stockton, Paige. "All 5 suspects in Texas County murders appear in court to consider consolidating case". KFDA 10.

[7] Sarnoff, Leah (April 16, 2024). "Kansas women identified as 2 dead bodies discovered in Texas County, Oklahoma: Medical Examiner". ABC News.

[:0-8] "Veronica Claire Butler". Robson Funeral Home.

[:1-9] Branson, Carina (May 3, 2024). "Celebration of Life held for Veronica Butler". KSNW.

[10] Czachor, Emily Mae (May 23, 2024). "Missing womens' bodies found buried on farm property linked to grandma accused in complex murder plan, documents show". CBS News.

[11] Castillo, Eduardo (April 16, 2024). "One of two missing Kansas women was embroiled in custody battle with suspect in her death". The Wichita Eagle.

[:2-12] "Jilian Delores (Dalbey) Kelley". Robson Funeral Home.

[13] Standard, Christian (April 20, 2024). "Celebration of Life Service for Jilian Kelley Set for April 30". Christian Standard.

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