In an Oklahoma courtroom, two men charged with the murders of two Kansas mothers and the concealment of their bodies in a buried freezer entered not guilty pleas.
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Crime Alaric hourly update, breaking crime news Now, I'm Nicole Pardon.
In an Oklahoma court room, two men charged with the
murders of two Kansas mothers and the concealment of their
bodies in a buried freezer entered not guilty Please. Tad Cullum,
forty three, and cole Twombly, fifty, faced multiple charges related
(00:21):
to the deaths of thirty nine year old Jillian Kelly
and twenty seven year old Veronica Butler. Court documents reveal
that both men are charged with two counts of first
degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder, unlawful and removal of
a dead body, and unlawful destruction of a human corpse.
Cullum's trial is set to start on June one, twenty six,
(00:43):
while Twombley's trial is scheduled for October nineteen, twenty twenty six.
During the hearing, the judge granted emotion, permitting the defense
attorneys for Coleman and Twombley, and co defendant Tiffany Adams
to obtain access to jail phone calls and text messages
exchanged among all five defendants involved in the case. Law
(01:04):
enforcement has indicated that some of the suspects are affiliated
with a religious anti government organization known as God's Misfits. Additionally,
the judge ruled that several personal items, including Kelly's wedding
ring and Butler's car, should be returned to the victim's families.
After the proceedings, Butler's mother expressed to KSN News that
(01:27):
the best way to honor the memories of the women
is through prayer, urging the community to pray for redemption, forgiveness,
and salvation for everyone involved. Authorities reported that Butler and
Kelly disappeared on March thirty, twenty twenty four, while en
route to pick up Butler's children. Their vehicle was found
abandoned near the Oklahoma Kansas border under suspicious circumstances. Two
(01:52):
weeks later, investigators located their bodies inside a chest freezer
buried in a rule cow pasture in Texas County, with
the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation stating that both women
had been stabbed to death. On April thirteen, twenty four,
law enforcement announced the arrest of Colum Twombly, Tiffany Michael Adams,
(02:13):
and Cora Twombly in connection with the murders. A fifth suspect,
thirty one year old Paul Grice, was arrested shortly after
Last month, Adams entered a no contest plead to two
counts of first degree murder and related offenses concerning the
unlawful handling and concealment of the women's bodies. Court records
confirmed that her plea included additional charges of unlawful removal
(02:37):
and destruction of a human corpse, with the state agreeing
to refrain from pursuing the death penalty in her case.
In December twenty twenty four, KSN reported that the two
plea agreements were reached in the matter, and prosecutors intended
to have Cora, Twombly and Grice provide testimony during the
preliminary hearing. Texas County District Attorney George Leech the Third
(03:00):
has expressed intentions to pursue the death penalty for both
Colum and Twombly. According to court filings, the state is
seeking capital punishment for both men, citing several aggravating factors.
The state characterized the murders as especially heinous, atrocious, and cruel,
committed to evade arrest prosecution, and indicated that the defendants
(03:23):
represent a continuing threat to the society. Prosecutors contend that
the murders were premeditated over a span of several weeks,
and that the victims endured a significant amount of physical
abuse and stab wounds prior to their death. Investigators suggest
that several suspects were part of the religiously affiliated anti
(03:45):
government group God's Misfits, and authorities believe the killings may
be linked to an ongoing custody dispute involving Butler's children.
At the time of the woman's disappearance, Adam's son, Wrangler,
who had custody of the children, was residing in a
rehab facility. Butler had been granted supervised visitation every Saturday, and,
(04:06):
as per court records, was anticipated to receive unsupervised visits
in the near future. She was on her way to
pick those children up when the attack and the murders occurred.
Wore Crime and Justice News after this. A man from
Florida has been arrested for allegedly threatening to attack christ
(04:29):
to Fellowship Church, various megachurches, and certain politicians whom he
considered corrupt. Michael Loboni, thirty two, faces charges for making
terroristic threats. The Palm Beach County Sheriff's office launched an
investigation on Saturday after receiving reports about threatening videos that
he posted to Facebook. The affidavid for his arrest states
(04:51):
that Loboni had recently lost his job and shared several
alarming videos on social media on November four. In one
of the videos, he reportedly stated I got fired and
I'm fired up while pretending to shoot a rifle with
his hands. The affidavit further details that he expressed, I
would never take my own life, but I recognize that
(05:13):
the people I am targeting could be dangerous. Megachurches are
on my radar and Christ Fellowship is on my list
as well. He mentioned that being single would allow him
to leave the area quickly. Authorities were particularly worried because
the day after he posted the video, Christ Fellowship was
scheduled to hold a make a Meal, Make an Impact
(05:34):
event expected to draw around one thousand people. Laboni resides
within two miles of the church and had registered for
a tour of the facility. The motive behind the threats
to the church remain unclear. In a subsequent video posted
on Friday, he allegedly issued more threats, saying if you
give me the opportunity to defend myself. It's going to
(05:55):
look like genocide when I'm finished, he continued, with a
chilling warning, don't f my suicide. A dead man's switch
has been initiated. If anything happens to me while I'm
exercising my First Amendment right to free speech, operation murder,
the corruption will start. He said. I have evidence against
(06:15):
five influential politicians who have done more harm to this
country than Maga has. I know who you are. I'm
looking deep for you, and i will bury you. I'll
bury you after you're murdered, he said. Investigators suspect he
may have firearms in his possession, as Florida Fish and
Wildlife had previously caught him shooting a gun in a
public area in twenty twenty three. Laboni is currently being
(06:39):
held at the Palm Beach County Jail on a two
hundred and fifty thousand dollars bond. His next court appearance
is set for December nine. And a tragic update to
a missing person's case we brought to you last week.
Authorities are investigating the death of a missing White Mountain
Apache teenager in Arizona. They're now investigating her disappearance as
a homicide after her body was discovered in eastern Arizona.
(07:03):
White Mountain Apache Police Department and federal agents recovered a
body on November three in White River, south of Sholoh
on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation. According to US Department
of the Interior's Indian Affairs detective said the remains belonged
to Callistia Coley, sixteen, who was reported missing to White
(07:23):
Mountain Apache Police on October twenty seven. They haven't specified
what led them to believe the young girl was murdered
or how they found the body. Coley's family is now
planning a funeral instead of her return. Police are asking
anyone with relevant information regarding the girl's death to reach
out to one eight three three five six zero two
(07:44):
zero six' five for the latest crime injustice. News Follow
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Crime Alaric hourly update, breaking crime news Now, I'm Nicole Pardon.
In an Oklahoma court room, two men charged with the
murders of two Kansas mothers and the concealment of their
bodies in a buried freezer entered not guilty Please. Tad Cullum,
forty three, and cole Twombly, fifty, faced multiple charges related
(00:21):
to the deaths of thirty nine year old Jillian Kelly
and twenty seven year old Veronica Butler. Court documents reveal
that both men are charged with two counts of first
degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder, unlawful and removal of
a dead body, and unlawful destruction of a human corpse.
Cullum's trial is set to start on June one, twenty six,
(00:43):
while Twombley's trial is scheduled for October nineteen, twenty twenty six.
During the hearing, the judge granted emotion, permitting the defense
attorneys for Coleman and Twombley, and co defendant Tiffany Adams
to obtain access to jail phone calls and text messages
exchanged among all five defendants involved in the case. Law
(01:04):
enforcement has indicated that some of the suspects are affiliated
with a religious anti government organization known as God's Misfits. Additionally,
the judge ruled that several personal items, including Kelly's wedding
ring and Butler's car, should be returned to the victim's families.
After the proceedings, Butler's mother expressed to KSN News that
(01:27):
the best way to honor the memories of the women
is through prayer, urging the community to pray for redemption, forgiveness,
and salvation for everyone involved. Authorities reported that Butler and
Kelly disappeared on March thirty, twenty twenty four, while en
route to pick up Butler's children. Their vehicle was found
abandoned near the Oklahoma Kansas border under suspicious circumstances. Two
(01:52):
weeks later, investigators located their bodies inside a chest freezer
buried in a rule cow pasture in Texas County, with
the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation stating that both women
had been stabbed to death. On April thirteen, twenty four,
law enforcement announced the arrest of Colum Twombly, Tiffany Michael Adams,
(02:13):
and Cora Twombly in connection with the murders. A fifth suspect,
thirty one year old Paul Grice, was arrested shortly after
Last month, Adams entered a no contest plead to two
counts of first degree murder and related offenses concerning the
unlawful handling and concealment of the women's bodies. Court records
confirmed that her plea included additional charges of unlawful removal
(02:37):
and destruction of a human corpse, with the state agreeing
to refrain from pursuing the death penalty in her case.
In December twenty twenty four, KSN reported that the two
plea agreements were reached in the matter, and prosecutors intended
to have Cora, Twombly and Grice provide testimony during the
preliminary hearing. Texas County District Attorney George Leech the Third
(03:00):
has expressed intentions to pursue the death penalty for both
Colum and Twombly. According to court filings, the state is
seeking capital punishment for both men, citing several aggravating factors.
The state characterized the murders as especially heinous, atrocious, and cruel,
committed to evade arrest prosecution, and indicated that the defendants
(03:23):
represent a continuing threat to the society. Prosecutors contend that
the murders were premeditated over a span of several weeks,
and that the victims endured a significant amount of physical
abuse and stab wounds prior to their death. Investigators suggest
that several suspects were part of the religiously affiliated anti
(03:45):
government group God's Misfits, and authorities believe the killings may
be linked to an ongoing custody dispute involving Butler's children.
At the time of the woman's disappearance, Adam's son, Wrangler,
who had custody of the children, was residing in a
rehab facility. Butler had been granted supervised visitation every Saturday, and,
(04:06):
as per court records, was anticipated to receive unsupervised visits
in the near future. She was on her way to
pick those children up when the attack and the murders occurred.
Wore Crime and Justice News after this. A man from
Florida has been arrested for allegedly threatening to attack christ
(04:29):
to Fellowship Church, various megachurches, and certain politicians whom he
considered corrupt. Michael Loboni, thirty two, faces charges for making
terroristic threats. The Palm Beach County Sheriff's office launched an
investigation on Saturday after receiving reports about threatening videos that
he posted to Facebook. The affidavid for his arrest states
(04:51):
that Loboni had recently lost his job and shared several
alarming videos on social media on November four. In one
of the videos, he reportedly stated I got fired and
I'm fired up while pretending to shoot a rifle with
his hands. The affidavit further details that he expressed, I
would never take my own life, but I recognize that
(05:13):
the people I am targeting could be dangerous. Megachurches are
on my radar and Christ Fellowship is on my list
as well. He mentioned that being single would allow him
to leave the area quickly. Authorities were particularly worried because
the day after he posted the video, Christ Fellowship was
scheduled to hold a make a Meal, Make an Impact
(05:34):
event expected to draw around one thousand people. Laboni resides
within two miles of the church and had registered for
a tour of the facility. The motive behind the threats
to the church remain unclear. In a subsequent video posted
on Friday, he allegedly issued more threats, saying if you
give me the opportunity to defend myself. It's going to
(05:55):
look like genocide when I'm finished, he continued, with a
chilling warning, don't f my suicide. A dead man's switch
has been initiated. If anything happens to me while I'm
exercising my First Amendment right to free speech, operation murder,
the corruption will start. He said. I have evidence against
(06:15):
five influential politicians who have done more harm to this
country than Maga has. I know who you are. I'm
looking deep for you, and i will bury you. I'll
bury you after you're murdered, he said. Investigators suspect he
may have firearms in his possession, as Florida Fish and
Wildlife had previously caught him shooting a gun in a
public area in twenty twenty three. Laboni is currently being
(06:39):
held at the Palm Beach County Jail on a two
hundred and fifty thousand dollars bond. His next court appearance
is set for December nine. And a tragic update to
a missing person's case we brought to you last week.
Authorities are investigating the death of a missing White Mountain
Apache teenager in Arizona. They're now investigating her disappearance as
a homicide after her body was discovered in eastern Arizona.
(07:03):
White Mountain Apache Police Department and federal agents recovered a
body on November three in White River, south of Sholoh
on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation. According to US Department
of the Interior's Indian Affairs detective said the remains belonged
to Callistia Coley, sixteen, who was reported missing to White
(07:23):
Mountain Apache Police on October twenty seven. They haven't specified
what led them to believe the young girl was murdered
or how they found the body. Coley's family is now
planning a funeral instead of her return. Police are asking
anyone with relevant information regarding the girl's death to reach
out to one eight three three five six zero two
(07:44):
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