Editor’s note: Some of the details are disturbing and graphic. TEXAS COUNTY, Okla. (KSNW) -- A preliminary hearing was waived, and two plea deals were announced on Tuesday in the case of murdered Kansas mothers Veronica Butler and Jilian Kelley. The two Hugoton women disappeared in March while they were going to pick up Butler’s children in Oklahoma. Their bodies were found buried in a freezer in April. An autopsy revealed that both women had been stabbed to death. (Courtesy: OSBI) The preliminary hearings are slated to last three days. These preliminary hearings allow prosecutors to lay out evidence and for a judge to decide if there is enough evidence to go to trial. Tuesday began with Tifany Adams, Tad Cullum, and Cole Twombly going into the Texas County Courthouse for their preliminary hearings. They were each led in separately, in handcuffs, by law enforcement officers. The other two suspects in the case, Cora Twombly and Paul Grice, previously waived their right to a preliminary hearing. The district attorney filed a motion to have them testify at the preliminary hearings. They were also led to the courthouse separately and in handcuffs. KSN's Julia Thatcher was in the courtroom. She said that the testimony from Cora and Grice was about how the relationship grew between the suspects, the subgroup they formed called God's Misfits, and what led up to the murders of Butler and Kelley. Tifany Adams leaves Approximately 20 minutes after Adams arrived, she was escorted out and driven away in a patrol car. Thatcher said Adams waived the right to a preliminary hearing and a speedy trial and then left. Adams' defense team remained in the courtroom to listen to testimony. Adams is due back in court in April. Cora Twombly plea agreement, testimony Cora testified in the preliminary hearing after taking a plea agreement. The district attorney said that part of the plea agreement is that Cora will plead guilty to first-degree murder and conspiring to commit murder, and she will testify about what she knew of the crimes. In exchange, the DA would recommend a life sentence for her with all of it suspended except for 30 years. Cora said that part of her plea agreement is to protect her daughter, saying that if she testified, her daughter would not have to. Cora told the court that many of the suspects grew up together in the same area of Oklahoma. She said she and her husband, Cole, were watching videos and learning about their constitutional rights when Grice came by to buy a puppy and joined their conversation. Adams and Cullum later joined the group. Adams and Cora began to bond over the struggles they faced as parents. Adams eventually confided about her custody issues with her grandchildren. The DA said that at the core of this is the discussion of child abuse. Cora testified that leading up to the murders, Adams and Cullum shared allegations that someone in Butler's family was abusing Adams' grandchildren. Cora said that, over time, conversations eventually turned to how to get rid of Butler, the mother of Adams' grandchildren, because Adams did not have enough money to continue fighting for custody. Cora testified that a first attempt on Butler's life was going to be on Butler's birthday, but it did not happen. She testified that the group devised a new plan in which she would be the lookout. Cora also testified that Cole was not aware of the plan to kill Butler until the week before. That was about the Wednesday before the murders happened. Cora said that Adams didn't want Cole to be involved, so he was left out of those conversations. He was brought in when they realized they needed another person to keep watch. Cora also testified about the day of the murders. She said that she pulled off on the side of the road and could see two people running between Butler's car and a trailer. She did not specify who that was but later said she could see Grice and Butler struggling on the ground. She said she saw Grice's arm moving up and down. She did not see a knife, but she said that she assumed Grice was stabbing Butler. Cora said in her testimony that the group knew a court-appointed supervisor would be with Butler. She was asked how she felt about it being Kelley. Cora said that the group wasn't necessarily OK with it but that Kelley was helping Butler, and so, by association, she had to be killed. Paul Grice plea agreement, testimony Grice took the stand Tuesday evening and shed some light on how God's Misfits was formed and how Adams convinced him to be involved in the killing of Butler. Grice testified that God's Misfits started as a religious group that evolved. God's Misfits allegedly contained about 15 people, but four of them, Adams, Cullum, Cora, and Grice, were a subgroup, and the others were not involved in the planning or the murders of Kelley and Butler. Grice said during his testimony that he connected with Adams after she shared the allegations that her grandchildren were being abused. He said that he was abused as a child. Grice said that Adams used bible verses and took them out of context, which he fell for. He also said that he did not have any proof of the abuse and that it was his fault for not asking for more proof. However, the people accused of the allegations were minors, so the court documents would have been sealed. Grice also testified that he had lied to God's Misfits, saying he had previously killed somebody. He said that he told them that he was part of a different group that protected children from sexual abuse and that would "take care" of people. Grice said this eventually evolved, and the first time Adams asked him if he would help kill Butler, he told her he would think about it. When asked again, he said that the narrative had grown and agreed to it. During his testimony, Grice said that he felt like he was set up to kill both Butler and Kelley. He testified that he stabbed Butler first and then was in the back of the trailer with the women's bodies being driven to the burial site. He said that he panicked because Kelley's eyes started to flutter because he couldn't tell if she was alive or if it was the bumpy roads. He said that he thought about how scared she would be if they put her in the freezer alive, so if she woke up, he decided that he would stab her. Another thing that Grice stated in his testimony was that after he killed Butler and they were sitting in the middle of a dirt road, Adams walked around and laughed in a way that he had never heard before. He described it as evil. Grice also took a plea deal. He said that was to avoid the death penalty. Next, the attorneys for Cullum and Cole will have a chance to question Grice. Paul Grice outside the Texas County Courthouse on Dec. 17, 2024. (KSN News Photo) Other potential witnesses Subpoenas are giving an idea of who else may speak during the hearing. This includes an employee of Big R Standard Supply. Court documents say that is where Adams bought five stun guns before the murders of Butler and Kelley. The medical examiner's report noted possible stun gun marks on both women and that a stun gun was found underneath the buried freezer the women were found in. Another person subpoenaed is Jamie Beasley, the property owner where the bodies were dug up. Court documents say prepaid phones, bought by Adams, last transmitted a signal near the Twombly's home and the Beasley's property. Charges against Adams, Cullum, and Cole Adams, Cullum and Cole face the following charges: Two counts of murder in the first degree – deliberate intent Conspiracy to commit murder in the first degree – deliberate intent Two counts of unlawful removal of a dead body — for allegedly removing both bodies from the original place of death Two counts of unlawful desecration of a human corpse — for allegedly disposing of both bodies underground, which impeded the investigation and resulted in the loss of evidence In addition, Adams faces two counts of child neglect. MORE Latest Updates Veronica Butler’s autopsy released on judge’s order New details released in Jilian Kelley’s murder 3 suspects in Kansas women’s deaths face new charges