Fifth arrest made in connection to murdered Kansas moms who disappeared without a trace

As Oklahoma authorities proceed their investigation into nan deaths of 27-year-old Veronica Butler and 39-year-old Jilian Kelley, an further apprehension was made connected Wednesday.

The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) confirmed successful a property merchandise that 31-year-old Paul Grice was arrested and booked into nan Texas County Jail connected 2 counts of first-degree murder, 2 counts of kidnapping, and 1 count of conspiracy to perpetrate murder successful nan first degree.

Price's apprehension came aft 4 further suspects were antecedently arrested successful relationship to nan deaths of Butler and Kelley, who vanished without a trace connected March 30.

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Paul Grice was arrested and booked into nan Texas County Jail connected 2 counts of first-degree murder, 2 counts of kidnapping, and 1 count of conspiracy to perpetrate execution successful nan first grade successful relationship to nan killings of Veronica Butler and Jilian Kelley connected April 24. (Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation)

The 2 Kansas mom's bodies were discovered successful agrarian Texas County successful Oklahoma and were identified and quickly identified by authorities. 

The brace were past seen connected March 30 heading to prime up their children earlier their car was recovered abandoned near nan Oklahoma-Kansas border, pinch foul play suspected, constabulary said.

The OSBI announced connected April 13 that Tad Bert Cullum, 43, Tifany Machel Adams, 54, Cole Earl Twombly, 50, and Cora Twombly, 44, were taken into custody. 

The 4 belonged to a religiously affiliated anti-government group called "God's Misfits," Fox News Digital previously reported. It was unclear if Grice was progressive successful nan safe anti-government group.

All 4 of nan suspects were booked into nan Texas County Jail connected 2 counts of first-degree murder, 2 counts of kidnapping and 1 count of conspiracy to perpetrate execution successful nan first degree, OSBI said successful a news release. 

The 4 suspects were arrested pursuing nan disappearances of Butler and Kelley. Shown clockwise are Tad Cullum, Cole Twombly, Cora Twombly and Tifany Adams.  (Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation)

Adams, 1 of nan women arrested, is reportedly nan grandma of Butler's children.

Court records revealed that Adams was progressive successful a custody conflict pinch Butler's children. The children’s begetter is successful a rehabilitation facility.

The archive said nan custody conflict involving Butler began successful February 2019 "with galore hearings and tribunal appearances" and successful nan weeks starring up to her death, "motions were revenge requesting extended visitation for Butler."

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Records showed that Butler was allowed supervised visits with her children. 

Kelley was nan court-ordered supervisor accompanying Butler to prime up her children connected nan greeting of March 30 – nan time nan 2 moms disappeared. 

Veronica Butler, left, and Jilian Kelley were past seen Saturday while driving to prime up children, constabulary say. (Oklahoma Highway Patrol)

Court documents revealed that nan OSBI obtained a warrant to hunt Adams' telephone connected April 1. Searches performed connected nan instrumentality allegedly included "taser symptom level," weapon shops, prepaid cellular phones and "how to get personification retired of [your] house."

A hunt of section weapon shops later showed that Adams had purchased 5 stun guns connected March 23.

Fox News has reached retired to nan OSBI for comment.

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Fox News Digital's Christina Coulter contributed to this report.