New charges in the murder of a missing mother in Oklahoma

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – New allegations are emerging against Tifany Adams, one of five defendants in connection with the deaths of Veronica Butler and Jilian Kelley in Texas County.

As online publication NonDoc first reported, prosecutors now allege Adams implicated Butler’s young children, ages 6 and 8, in the aftermath of the crime.

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Adams allegedly had the children wear a ratchet strap at Guymon Tractor Supply, which was later used to secure the freezer where the bodies of the two victims were hidden.

The new child neglect charges bring Adams’ total felony count to nine, including two counts of first-degree murder and charges of conspiracy, corpse kidnapping and desecration.

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Investigators believe a custody dispute between Adams and Butler sparked the killings last April during a supervised visit with the children in Keyes.

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