Court docs detail alleged plot targeting Veronica Butler, Jilian Kelley [Video]

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The four people arrested in connection to the disappearance of two Kansas women are allegedly members of an anti-government group who plotted the killings, even going as far as buying burner phones, according to court documents released Monday.

Veronica Butler, 27, and Jilian Kelley, 39, both of Hugoton, Kansas, were reported missing in March. The Texas County Sheriff’s Department in Oklahoma said the women were traveling to pick up children but never arrived at their destination.

Over the weekend, four people — Tifany Adams, 54; Tad Cullum, 43; Cole Twombly, 50; and Cora Twombly, 44 — were arrested in connection with their disappearance. They each faced multiple charges, including suspicion of murder and kidnapping.

The four affidavits made public on Monday show how investigators pieced together evidence in the case of two missing Kansas women. A judge had originally sealed the court documents but allowed access Monday morning.

The affidavits detail the connection between …