In Oklahoma, the police have reason to think that Veronica Butler and Jillian Kelley, who are missing from Kansas, were involved in a crime.
The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation is looking into the case. They said, "UPDATE- Based on the information obtained from the victim’s vehicle, our investigators believe there was evidence to indicate foul play." There's a post about this on X by the agency.
“There have been no arrests yet and we are still looking for these victims. Please contact us if you have more information,” the OSBI said.
The women are from Hugoton, Kansas, as reported by KWCH. They went missing in Oklahoma, KOCO-TV reported, and information said that the women were involved in their church communities in Kansas.
Pastor Tim Singer told KOCO that Kelley “is the wife of a pastor here in our community. Also an employee of the church, First Christian Church.” He added, “It appears this was not a willing incident on their own to have taken off or anything of that nature. I think it’s something more involved.”
Here’s what you need to know:
The vehicle of Veronica Butler and Jillian Kelly was found abandoned near Highway 95 and Road L, close to Elkhart, Kansas, according to authorities.
UPDATE- Based on the information obtained from the victim’s vehicle, our investigators believe there was evidence to indicate foul play.
We are still searching for these victims and there are no arrests at this time. We ask that anyone with additional information to contact us. https://t.co/OOtgoy5CUt
— OSBI (@OSBI_OK) April 3, 2024
The Texas County Sheriff’s Office asked the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation on March 30 to start looking into “the suspicious disappearance of 27-year-old Veronica Butler and 39-year-old Jillian Kelley.”
There's information from OSBI that said the women’s vehicle “was found abandoned near Highway 95 and Road L south of Elkhart, Kansas, in rural Texas County. OSBI special agents, along with local law enforcement agencies, are currently working to locate these individuals.” Kansas police say that the 2 women were “traveling together to pick up children” when they disappeared.
Kansas police have released a missing person’s alert for Veronica Butler and Jillian Kelley.
This alert was released by the Hugoton Police Department.A missing alert for endangered individuals was also released.
The alert says, “Veronica and Jillian were traveling together to pick up children. They never made it to the pick-up location. Their car was located abandoned on the side of the road. Veronica has several tattoos, a Chinese symbol on her left forearm, a sunflower on her left shoulder. Jillian has a butterfly tattoo on her left forearm.” On Facebook, a woman who said she is Butler’s aunt commented.
She wrote that Butler “was headed to Four Corners with Jillian to pick up Veronica’s two children for visitation. It’s unknown why her car was abandoned where it was by Yarbrough.”
Singer told KOCO-TV that the women were going to bring the kids back for a birthday party. Ladonna Thompson, another aunt of one of the two missing women, wrote on Facebook,
, “Please, please, PLEASE continue to share this and please keep the prayers coming! We appreciate each one!! We appreciate everyone that has reached out to us and we appreciate those of you sharing with news outlets to get this out! We also appreciate each of the law enforcement agencies involved working this around the clock! WE WON’T STOP UNTIL THEY ARE FOUND!”
Oklahoma police believe two missing women, Veronica Butler and Jillian Kelley, met with “foul play.” wrote on Facebook, “Please, please, PLEASE continue to share this and please keep the prayers coming! We appreciate each one!! We appreciate everyone that has reached out to us and we appreciate those of you sharing with news outlets to get this out! We also appreciate each of the law enforcement agencies involved working this around the clock! WE WON’T STOP UNTIL THEY ARE FOUND!”
