Four out of the five defendants appeared in court Wednesday to discuss setting dates in the murder trial of Veronica Butler and Jilian Kelley.

Tifany Adams, Paul Grice, and Cora and Cole Twombly appeared in court Wednesday morning to discuss further proceedings in the case.

Judge Parsley offered dates in August for a jury docket, which the defendants declined, opting for dates in November of this year and May of next year.

The courts scheduled the four defendants for one more further proceeding on July 30 to discuss the consumptive testings motion as well as any other motion or issue that comes up in the mean time.

Because Cora Twombly and Paul Grice agreed to testify against the other defendants, they will have another further proceedings on Nov. 5.

For Tifany Adams and Cole Twombly, they have been scheduled for formal arraignment on Nov. 5.

That means the defendants will be officially informed on their charges and will be asked to enter a plea.

The courts set a tentative jury trial date for the week of May 18, 2026, with the state saying it will take about six weeks per defendant to try each case.

Tad Cullum was not in court due to the pending resolution of a previous appeal to recuse and remove a judge overseeing his case.

District Judge Justin Eilers was assigned as a temporary judge as Cullum’s case moves forward.

Judge Parsley is presiding over the other defendants’ cases.