Overview
- Court records show Adams entered no-contest pleas to two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of unlawful removal of a dead body, and two counts of desecration of a human corpse in Texas County, Oklahoma.
- Under the plea agreement, the state will dismiss two child neglect charges and one conspiracy count, and she still faces a potential life sentence without parole.
- Authorities say Veronica Butler, 27, and Jilian Kelley, 39, went missing on March 30, 2024 during a trip for a custody-related visitation and were found two weeks later stabbed and buried in a chest freezer.
- Court filings state Adams provided a recorded statement after her arrest indicating responsibility for the deaths.
- Cases against four co-defendants remain active, and a wrongful-death lawsuit filed by Butler’s family alleging misconduct tied to the custody dispute is pending.