Follow-up reporting of a tragic regional story that deserves more attention . . . Here's the passage that stood out to us . . .
Butler and Kelley were murdered earlier this year after they traveled from Hugoton, Kansas, to pick up Butler’s children in Oklahoma. Their bodies were found buried in a freezer in April, and an autopsy revealed that both women had been stabbed to death . . .
Senior NewsNation producer Allison Weiner said Grice’s testimony was like nothing she’d ever seen before in court.
“It caused an eruption in court,” Weiner said on “Banfield.” “Paul Grice was on the stand, and he starts talking about how he actually murdered Veronica Butler. … He said that the light came out of her eyes, and he fell to the ground. And he said Grandma Tifany (Adams) was walking around in a circle laughing.”
She said the whole courtroom was “sobbing” and that it got so loud that the judge stopped the proceedings.
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Hearing ends for suspects in Kansas murdered mothers case
The preliminary hearing has ended in the case of two murdered Kansas mothers.
Murdered Kansas moms: Testimony leads to 'eruption,' producer says
A preliminary hearing was waived and two plea deals were announced Tuesday in the case of murdered Kansas mothers Veronica Butler, 27, and Jilian Kelley, 39.
Preliminary hearings held for two suspects accused of murdering two southwest Kansas women
Tad Cullum and Cole Twombly had their hearings Tuesday, while Tifany Adams waived her preliminary hearing and right to a speedy trial. Two other suspects, Cora Twombly and Paul Grice,
Developing . . .
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