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Prosecutors say Tifany Adams told investigators she was responsible for Kansas mothers' deaths

Tifany Adams is among four people charged in the murders of Kansas mothers Veronica Butler and Jilian Kelley

Prosecutors say Tifany Adams told investigators she was responsible for Kansas mothers' deaths

Tifany Adams is among four people charged in the murders of Kansas mothers Veronica Butler and Jilian Kelley

NEWS AT TEN. AS YOU JOIN US AT 10:00. DID THIS GRAB MOTHER ADMIT TO KILLING TWO WOMEN IN THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE? ALL NEW. TONIGHT. WE’RE GETTING A LOOK AT WHAT SHE TOLD INVESTIGATORS. I’M ABIGAIL OGLE. I’M JESSICA SCHAMBACH. PROSECUTORS SAY TIFFANY ADAMS, THE PRIME SUSPECT IN THE MURDERS OF VERONICA BUTLER AND JILLIAN KELLY, GAVE A RECORDED STATEMENT AFTER SHE WAS ARRESTED. KOCO JASON BERGER GOT AHOLD OF THOSE DOCUMENTS AND IS LIVE NOW. SO JASON WALK US THROUGH WHAT YOU LEARNED. YEAH, GUYS, THIS IS A MOTION TO HOLD ADAMS WITHOUT BAIL. AND IT SAYS SHE TOLD INVESTIGATORS SHE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEATHS OF VERONICA AND JILLIAN. I’M JUST GLAD THAT THE PEOPLE THAT NEED TO BE CAUGHT GOT CAUGHT. LOCALS FROM GUYMON AND SURROUNDING TOWNS SHOWED UP TO THE TEXAS COUNTY COURTHOUSE. THIS WEEK, WHEN TIFFANY, ADAMS AND THREE OTHER SUSPECTS WERE BROUGHT IN FOR THEIR FIRST HEARING. THAT SAME DAY. THESE COURT DOCUMENTS WERE FILED. PROSECUTORS STATED PROOF OF ADAMS GUILT IS EVIDENT, SAYING, QUOTE, THE STATE WOULD POINT OUT THAT AFTER ARREST, THIS DEFENDANT, TIFFANY ADAMS, DID PROVIDE A RECORDED STATEMENT TO LAW ENFORCEMENT INDICATING HER RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEATH OF THE DECEASED. THEY’VE DESTROYED SO MANY LIVES, NOT JUST THEIR OWN, NOT JUST THEIR OWN, BUT EVERYBODY ELSE. THEY’VE DESTROYED THE KIDS THERE WITHOUT THEIR MOTHERS. NOW IT’S SAD. PROSECUTORS ALSO ALLEGE ADAMS AND HER COCONSPIRATORS WEREN’T AFRAID TO TARGET A JUDGE. THE DOCUMENTS SAY, QUOTE, THERE ARE STATEMENTS OF THE COCONSPIRATORS THAT THEIR PROBLEM WOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BECAUSE IN ADDITION TO REMOVING VERONICA, THEY KNEW THE PATH. THE JUDGE WALKED TO WORK. THE DOCUMENTS ALSO SAY THERE WERE MULTIPLE OTHER ATTEMPTS TO MURDER BUTLER IN OKLAHOMA AND KANSAS TO SUPPORT AND SHOW UP FOR COURT HEARINGS AND MAKE SURE, YOU KNOW, WE’RE HEARD AND THAT JUSTICE NEEDS TO BE SERVED. NOW, THE DOCUMENTS ALSO SAY ADAMS AND HER BOYFRIEND, TAD KULUM, HAD A VIOLENT HISTORY, INCLUDING, QUOTE, DEATH THREATS AND INTIMIDATION AGAINST INDIVIDUALS WHO DISAGREE WITH THEIR IDEAS. IN OKLAHOM
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Prosecutors say Tifany Adams told investigators she was responsible for Kansas mothers' deaths

Tifany Adams is among four people charged in the murders of Kansas mothers Veronica Butler and Jilian Kelley

Court documents say a woman accused in the murder of two Kansas women whose bodies were found in the Oklahoma Panhandle gave a statement saying she was responsible for the deaths.| MORE | Judge denies bond for suspects accused of killing Kansas mothers in Oklahoma PanhandleTifany Adams is among four people charged in the murders of Kansas mothers Veronica Butler and Jilian Kelley. The court documents say Adams gave a recorded statement to investigators after her arrest that she was responsible for the deaths of Butler and Kelley. "I'm just glad the people that needed to be caught got caught," Guymon resident Erin Daniels said. Locals from Guymon and surrounding towns showed up to the Texas County courthouse earlier this week when Adams and the three other suspects were brought in for her first hearing. That same day, new court documents were filed showing that the prosecutor stated proof of Adams' guilt is evident, saying, "The State would point out that after arrest, this defendant, Tifany Adams, did provide a recorded statement to law enforcement indicating her responsibility for the death of the deceased.""They've destroyed so many lives – not just their own but everyone else," Guymon resident Marlene Rieger said. "They've destroyed the kids. They're without their mothers now. It's sad."| MORE | Community rallies to pray, raise money for 2 Kansas moms killed in PanhandleProsecutors also allege Adams and her co-conspirators weren't afraid to target a judge. The court documents state that "there are statements of the co-conspirators that their problem would be taken care of because, in addition to removing Veronica, they knew the path the judge walked to work."The documents also say there were multiple other attempts to murder Butler in Oklahoma and Kansas."Support and show up for court hearings and make sure we're heard and that justice is served," Daniels said.According to the court documents, Adams and her boyfriend, Tad Cullum, have a violent history. They say the two have made "death threats and intimidation against individuals who disagree with their ideas."Top Headlines Reported stabbing at Yukon High School was false report, police and district say Remembrance ceremony to honor the 168 victims, survivors of Oklahoma City bombing 29 years later Oklahoma town shuts down recycling program indefinitely after company stops coming Could you hear loud booms in the OKC metro Wednesday night? Police explain what they were Oklahoma Republicans, Democrats divided over immigration bill

Court documents say a woman accused in the murder of two Kansas women whose bodies were found in the Oklahoma Panhandle gave a statement saying she was responsible for the deaths.

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Tifany Adams is among four people charged in the murders of Kansas mothers Veronica Butler and Jilian Kelley. The court documents say Adams gave a recorded statement to investigators after her arrest that she was responsible for the deaths of Butler and Kelley.

"I'm just glad the people that needed to be caught got caught," Guymon resident Erin Daniels said.

Locals from Guymon and surrounding towns showed up to the Texas County courthouse earlier this week when Adams and the three other suspects were brought in for her first hearing.

That same day, new court documents were filed showing that the prosecutor stated proof of Adams' guilt is evident, saying, "The State would point out that after arrest, this defendant, Tifany Adams, did provide a recorded statement to law enforcement indicating her responsibility for the death of the deceased."

"They've destroyed so many lives – not just their own but everyone else," Guymon resident Marlene Rieger said. "They've destroyed the kids. They're without their mothers now. It's sad."

| MORE | Community rallies to pray, raise money for 2 Kansas moms killed in Panhandle

Prosecutors also allege Adams and her co-conspirators weren't afraid to target a judge. The court documents state that "there are statements of the co-conspirators that their problem would be taken care of because, in addition to removing Veronica, they knew the path the judge walked to work."

The documents also say there were multiple other attempts to murder Butler in Oklahoma and Kansas.

"Support and show up for court hearings and make sure we're heard and that justice is served," Daniels said.

According to the court documents, Adams and her boyfriend, Tad Cullum, have a violent history. They say the two have made "death threats and intimidation against individuals who disagree with their ideas."


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