Cause of Death Revealed for 2 Kansas Women Allegedly Killed by Members of 'God's Misfits' Group

More details have emerged about the death of two Kansas women allegedly killed by members of the anti-government religious group “God’s Misfits.”

Veronica Butler, 27, and Jilian Kelley, 39, were found dead on April 14 after being reported missing when their car was found abandoned beside a road in rural Oklahoma in March, PEOPLE previously reported.

The day before the bodies were found, the Oklahoma Bureau of Investigation (OBSI) announced the arrest of four people: Tad Bert Cullum, 43, Tifany Machel Adams, 54, Cole Earl Twombly, 50, and Cora Twombly, 44.

Paul Grice, a fifth suspect, was arrested later that month. All are charged with murder among several other offenses.

Per a summary of the deaths released by the Oklahoma Office of Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) obtained by PEOPLE, the victims’ probable cause of death was listed as “multiple sharp force trauma.”

The documents also listed Butler and Kelley’s deaths as homicides. The full medical report will be released on Nov. 15, Oklahoma OCME confirmed to PEOPLE.

Per a brief submitted by prosecutors in court on Sept. 9 which was shared by KWCH and reviewed by PEOPLE, prosecutors alleged Grice stabbed Butler and Cullum stabbed Kelley, claiming Adams purchased burner phones used by the suspects to coordinate the killings. 

Adams also allegedly bought stun guns, one of which was found at the burial site, and bought yellow “straps” that were used to wrap a freezer where the victims’ bodies were found, the brief, in support of consolidating a preliminary hearing for the five suspects, stated.

The day before the killings, Cullum reportedly gained permission to dig a hole with the owner of the property where the bodies were recovered, per the brief. (The landowner has not been linked to the investigation by authorities).

Cullum and Grice are said to have driven the bodies to the burial site and discarded their clothing, per the brief, which alleged Grice also discarded his knife. The items were recovered by investigators and Butler’s DNA was found on Grice’s clothing, while Kelley’s DNA was discovered on Cullum’s clothes.

Cole and Cora Twombly acted as “lookouts,” according to the brief.

Plea information was not available in the Oklahoma online court records and PEOPLE wasn’t able to immediately reach the defendants’ attorneys when information of the brief was reported last month.

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Two days after the victims’ bodies were found, the “God’s Misfits” group denounced the crime on Facebook, writing alongside a link to an article: “THIS IS NOT US! WE ARE ABOUT THE LOVE OF JESUS.”

According to an affidavit previously cited by the Des Moines Register, FOX 25 and WRHN, the killings reportedly stemmed from a custody dispute between Butler and the paternal grandmother of her children, Adams.

“Adams hated and despised Butler and wanted her dead,” prosecutors claimed in last month’s brief filing.