UPDATED PLAYER LIST AND TIMELINE
CURRENT CASE PLAYERS
CH - Chandler Halderson
BH - Bart Halderson
KH - Krista Halderson
MH - Bart and Krista's older son
CM - Chandler Halderson's girlfriend
CL - Property owner in Cottage Grove, girlfriend of CM's mother
DK - neighbor witness
JM - neighbor witness
AS - Chandler Halderson's friend from Kansas
JD - DNR witness
KB - Dane County Sheriff Kalvin Barrett
TIMELINE AS OF 7/15/21:
6/12-6-13/2021: AS visits CH from Kansas and gifts him a SKS Norinco rifle
7/1/2021: Last time anyone sees Bart or Krista Halderson at their home in Windsor.
*Criminal complaint states that 7/1 was "date of offense" for the murder charges*
7/2/2021: CH claims BH and KH "left with another couple" to go to Langlade County in the early morning.
Witnesses DK and JM notice both BH and KH have their cars in the driveway, they talk to CH and he mentions "blood everywhere"
CM provides CH with cleaning products
7/3/2021: CH is seen by witness JD walking away from his vehicle near DNR land in Sauk County.
7/4/2021: CH claims he received a text from KH saying they had arrived safely in Langlade County. CH says he had "heard from his parents" in a phone call with DK.
7/5/2021: Witness CL sees CH backing a Subaru Outback out with the hatch open at her wooded property in Cottage Grove while he was supposed to be swimming in her pool.
7/7/2021: 11:30 AM - BH and KH reported missing to DCSO by CH. Authorities start investigating and talking with friends, relatives and neighbors.
CH interviewed by deputies at OSC
7/8/2021: Morning - CH does interviews with Channel 3 and WKOW, appearing off camera.
Afternoon - DCSO finds dismembered torso of Bart Halderson on CL's property in Cottage Grove, "unidentifiable remains"
2:00 pm - CH hands off extra cabin keys to MH, who drives up to Langlade County to check for their parents
2:49 pm - CH approaches neighbor and asks if their Ring camera was able to capture the road or the OSC house
6:45 pm - Chandler Halderson arrested on suspicion of providing false information in a missing person investigation
9:30 pm - Chandler Halderson booked into jail
7/9/2021: 2pm - Sheriff KB press conference, announcement that "remains were found on a rural property in Dane County" as a result of the investigation, pending autopsy so medical examiner can follow COVID-19 protocols.
7/11/2021: Search warrant issued for Oak Springs Circle home that the Halderson family owns in Windsor
7/12/2021: 2:45 pm - Medical examiner discloses torso found in Cottage Grove is that of Bart Halderson, says he died of "homicidal violence"
2:45 pm - CH bail hearing, DDA requests $1 million bond, was only granted $10k because no criminal complaint was ready. State considering charges of 1st deg intentional homicide, mutilating a corpse, hiding a corpse
4:15 pm - CH rearrested and held on murder related charges
7/14/2021: Unidentified human remains found at DNR location in Sauk County where JD saw CH on 7/3.
7/15/2021: CH charged with first-degree intentional homicide, mutilating a corpse, hiding a corpse, providing false info on a kidnapping
3:30 pm - KB announces new information about DNR location, answers questions about CM's possible involvement and reiterates investigation is very early and active