Remains identified as 2 missing Kansas women at center of Oklahoma murder case

Remains found over the weekend in Oklahoma have been identified as two Kansas women who went missing last month, authorities confirmed Tuesday. Their disappearance prompted a murder investigation that has led to four arrests.

The victims were identified by the state medical examiner as 27-year-old Veronica Butler and 39-year-old Jilian Kelley, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation said Tuesday on social media. Official causes of death were not immediately given.

"Our thoughts and prayers are with their loved ones, along with everyone throughout their community," the agency said.