CO - Kimberlee Singler, 35, charged w/murder of her children, girl, 9 & boy, 7, injuring third child, age 11, CO Springs, 19 Dec 2023

[Telltale]

Other than just being stupid and panicking, or having family in the UK (maybe.) The only thing I can really think of is perhaps she had a LDR going on with someone in London.

Maybe someone she had been lying to, her having kids or abandoning a bunch of kids would repulse. Over time, this escapist fantasy grew into a plan - get rid of the kids, start over, new country, new partner, new life. Run to her lover with a terribly tragic backstory that meant they would just have to look after her forever.

Then when it went wrong she fled to them anyway and they had no clue until police turned up to get her?

Absolutely based on f-all, pure speculation. It's probably the dumber option - she wanted to get far away and didn't think things through.

 

[charminglane]

Other than just being stupid and panicking, or having family in the UK (maybe.) The only thing I can really think of is perhaps she had a LDR going on with someone in London.

Maybe someone she had been lying too and thought wouldn't like that she had kids or that she had kids and abandoned them. So the plan was always to get rid of the kids and go to her lover. When it went wrong she fled to them anyway and they had no clue until police turned up to get her?

Absolutely based on f-all, pure speculation. It's probably the dumber option - she wanted to get far away and didn't think things through.

I had similar thoughts.
For a man.

 

[Knox]

Legal History/Timeline

In 2018, the two began the process for a divorce in Larimer County. This also involved a custody dispute. During these proceedings, Wentz’s attorneys said Singler accused him of child abuse and domestic violence; however, they said these claims were unfounded. After hearing testimony related to the allegations, Wentz’s attorneys said the court found he was not a threat to the children.

In 2020, their divorced was finalized, according to court records obtained by 11 News. Until then, Kimberlee Singler had been going by Kimberlee Wentz, but after the finalization, she took back her maiden name. However, the case remained open because custody could not be resolved.

In September of 2023, Wentz’s attorneys said Singler had filed a request for a Temporary Protection Order in El Paso County, accusing Wentz of brandishing a knife toward her. After only hearing evidence from Singler, the court granted the order, but Wentz had denied her allegations, requesting a hearing on the matter after his attorney filed a motion to dismiss. The case was rescheduled until January for a hearing on whether a permanent protection order would be granted.

In November of 2023, Wentz’s attorneys said the Larimer County Court had a hearing on Singler’s emergency motion to restrict parenting time. This was related to the same allegations about the knife she had made in the protection order. However, after a hearing, Wentz’s attorneys said the court found Wentz was not a threat to the children and rescinded the order to restrict parenting time.

Singler was set to meet Wentz for one of several court-mandated meetings to hand over the children for family time. These were to take place outside the Stetson Hills Police Station in Colorado Springs and at the Greeley Police Station. At the end of a hearing in November, the court had set a hearing on a contempt motion that had been filed against Singler for failing to follow previous parenting time orders. That was set for January 11.

On December 16, Wentz’s attorneys said Singler failed to show up to one of these meetings. That’s when Wentz and his attorney, Rex Harris, reportedly tried to contact Singler, but was unable to. That’s when Harris filed an emergency motion for law enforcement assistance to enforce parenting time on Wentz’s behalf. That was on December 18. Singler and the children were ordered to appear in person in court on December 20.

On December 19, Singler and her 11-year-old daughter were found injured, and her other two children were found dead after police responded to a burglary call. She was reported to have been injured in the incident as well.

Attorneys release new details about suspect in death of Colorado Springs children after she was arrested in the United Kingdom

After a Colorado Springs mother was arrested in the United Kingdom for the death of her two children, the woman’s ex-husband’s attorneys are releasing details on her criminal history.

www.kktv.com

 

[Niner]

Strange - they added a hearing for today - and In Person for the custody case - but she is in the U.K. - unless... they flew her back??

Date Len Appearance Name Hearing Type Case # Location Division
1/3/24
1:30 PM 1Hr IN PERSON SINGLER, KIMBERLEE Review Hearing D212023JV31046 El Paso County DIV Q-ROOM W160 (West Tower)

1/10/24
3:30 PM 1Hr IN PERSON SINGLER, KIMBERLEE Pre-Trial Conference D212023JV31046 El Paso County DIV V-Room W350 (West Tower)


link: Colorado Judicial Branch - Court Docket Search

 

[Niner]

So... I will post this - just in case she is back for today's hearing... that way I can shorten this up a bit.

Wednesday, January 3rd:
*Review Hearing (@ 1:30pm MT) – CO/UK – Ellianna (9) & Aden (7) Wentz found dead & 11 year old girl injured on Dec. 19, 2023 at the Palomino Ranch Point Apts on Palomino Point near Tutt & Stetson Hills in Colorado Springs. [11 year old released 2 days later & is safe per spokesman, but not with her father] - *Kimberlee Singler (35) "mother" wanted for murder of 2 of her children & when arrested will be charged with 4 counts of 1st degree murder (F1), 2 counts of Criminal attempted murder in the 1st degree (F2), 2 counts of child abuse (F2), 1 count of child abuse (F3) & 1 count of 1st degree assault (F3). $10M Bond. Police are searching for her after authorities received a report of a burglary at the apartment. Taken into custody 12/30/23 in central London in the U.K.
Police received a 911 call just before 12:30am on a reported burglary at a complex on Palomino Ranch Point near Tutt & Stetson Hills on Dec. 19, 2023. Ms. Singler & her 11-year-old daughter, both injured, were treated at the apartment by emergency medical workers before being transported to local hospitals for further treatment, the police said. They would not provide additional information about the nature of the injuries or the cause of death of the 9-year-old girl & 7-year-old boy, pending Ms. Singler’s arrest. The court has set a $10 million bond for if & when Singler is arrested; an arrest warrant was issued on 12/26/23. Police said she faces the following charges: Two counts – Murder in the First Degree, Class One Felony, Two counts – Murder in the First Degree, Class One Felony, One count – Criminal Attempt – Murder in the First Degree, Class Two Felony, One count – Criminal Attempt – Murder in the First Degree, Class Two Felony, Two counts – Child Abuse, Class Two Felony, One count – Child Abuse, Class Three Felony & One count – Assault in the First Degree, Class Three Felony. Singler was last seen Saturday, 12/23/23 & police said her current whereabouts are unknown. 12/29/23 Update: Police also revealed that this incident did not involve a burglary. 12/31/23: The FBI is assisting in the search of Singler.
12/29/23 Update: Has a pretrial conference hearing on 1/10/24 @ 3:30pm for case #D212023JV31046. This hearing is regarding the custody of children. According to court documents, a court ruling was made for Singler to bring her children to her ex-husband for a holiday visit. Those papers say that they were scheduled to meet at CSPD's Stetson Hills Substation at 9am on 12/16/23. It is unclear at this time if Singler showed up for that meeting, but court documents says that her ex-husband made an emergency motion for police to enforce the custody agreement on the 17th. The case is over a permanent protection order. Pretrial hearing on 1/10/24-vacated as Singler is in London.
12/30/23 Update: Singler was taken into custody in the United Kingdom on 12/30/23 per the Colorado Springs Police Dept. She was arrested by the National Crime Agency in Kensington, west London & appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court on New Year's Day, 1/1/24 facing extradition to the United States. She was remanded in custody & will next appear in court on 1/29/24.
1/3/24 Update: Child Custody: Court site shows Review hearing on 1/3/24 @ 1:30pm, with a pretrial coherence hearing still set on 1/10/24.

 

[Nikynoo]

Other than just being stupid and panicking, or having family in the UK (maybe.) The only thing I can really think of is perhaps she had a LDR going on with someone in London.

Maybe someone she had been lying to, her having kids or abandoning a bunch of kids would repulse. Over time, this escapist fantasy grew into a plan - get rid of the kids, start over, new country, new partner, new life. Run to her lover with a terribly tragic backstory that meant they would just have to look after her forever.

Then when it went wrong she fled to them anyway and they had no clue until police turned up to get her?

Absolutely based on f-all, pure speculation. It's probably the dumber option - she wanted to get far away and didn't think things through.

or perhaps, the first available flight she could get a ticket for?

 

[iamshadow21]

I'm not exactly an expert at air travel, but how did she get allowed into the UK at all without a visa? Visas take a while, so I assume she didn't have one?

 

[Nikynoo]

I'm not exactly an expert at air travel, but how did she get allowed into the UK at all without a visa? Visas take a while, so I assume she didn't have one?

Do you need a visa for the UK?

 

[Sarahlou]

I'm not exactly an expert at air travel, but how did she get allowed into the UK at all without a visa? Visas take a while, so I assume she didn't have one?

People from the US can visit the UK for up to 6 months without a visa

 

[iamshadow21]

People from the US can visit the UK for up to 6 months without a visa

Okay, fair enough then. I've only been out of Australia once in my life, I assumed whenever you left your country for somewhere else, you needed one.

 

[starlightstarbright]

You can get an entry visa on arrival to the UK as a tourist. There are no passport checks in US (other than by the airline), so would be very easy to come to the UK relatively unnoticed. It’s much more complicated to do it the other way around (US requires an ESTA before travel for UK citizens). Husband and I did it for years back and forth before I moved to U.K. permanently as so much easier to immigrate in that direction.

Seeing as she was arrested in Kensington, my guess is this was a panic flee rather than a planned meet up. Kensington is more high end houses/flats and decent hotels. It’s more touristy than where normal people live, so would be more likely she holed up there in the first hotel room she could find, than happened to know someone there. JMO

 

[nhmemorymaker]

Legal History/Timeline

In 2018, the two began the process for a divorce in Larimer County. This also involved a custody dispute. During these proceedings, Wentz’s attorneys said Singler accused him of child abuse and domestic violence; however, they said these claims were unfounded. After hearing testimony related to the allegations, Wentz’s attorneys said the court found he was not a threat to the children.

In 2020, their divorced was finalized, according to court records obtained by 11 News. Until then, Kimberlee Singler had been going by Kimberlee Wentz, but after the finalization, she took back her maiden name. However, the case remained open because custody could not be resolved.

In September of 2023, Wentz’s attorneys said Singler had filed a request for a Temporary Protection Order in El Paso County, accusing Wentz of brandishing a knife toward her. After only hearing evidence from Singler, the court granted the order, but Wentz had denied her allegations, requesting a hearing on the matter after his attorney filed a motion to dismiss. The case was rescheduled until January for a hearing on whether a permanent protection order would be granted.

In November of 2023, Wentz’s attorneys said the Larimer County Court had a hearing on Singler’s emergency motion to restrict parenting time. This was related to the same allegations about the knife she had made in the protection order. However, after a hearing, Wentz’s attorneys said the court found Wentz was not a threat to the children and rescinded the order to restrict parenting time.

Singler was set to meet Wentz for one of several court-mandated meetings to hand over the children for family time. These were to take place outside the Stetson Hills Police Station in Colorado Springs and at the Greeley Police Station. At the end of a hearing in November, the court had set a hearing on a contempt motion that had been filed against Singler for failing to follow previous parenting time orders. That was set for January 11.

On December 16, Wentz’s attorneys said Singler failed to show up to one of these meetings. That’s when Wentz and his attorney, Rex Harris, reportedly tried to contact Singler, but was unable to. That’s when Harris filed an emergency motion for law enforcement assistance to enforce parenting time on Wentz’s behalf. That was on December 18. Singler and the children were ordered to appear in person in court on December 20.

On December 19, Singler and her 11-year-old daughter were found injured, and her other two children were found dead after police responded to a burglary call. She was reported to have been injured in the incident as well.

Attorneys release new details about suspect in death of Colorado Springs children after she was arrested in the United Kingdom

After a Colorado Springs mother was arrested in the United Kingdom for the death of her two children, the woman’s ex-husband’s attorneys are releasing details on her criminal history.

www.kktv.com

As expected, we are getting all the "news" from the husband's attorney. Not LE. His lawyer probably knows him quite well, given there have been years of custody battles.

Her family is staying very very quiet. Has anyone found anything in msm from her family??

But my guess is that her friends and family have a different 'history' in this marriage/relationship, and we are going to be getting lots of dirty laundry on both sides.

The sooner she comes home and tried, the better.

 

[Niner]

Another article on her arrest - but had not seen this mentioned before.

Singler, of Colorado Springs, told the court she did not consent to being taken back to the U.S., according to U.K. newspaper The Times.

Colo. Mom Accused of Killing Her 2 Kids, Attempting to Kill Third, Arrested in London Hotel

A Colorado woman who is wanted for the murder of her two children and attempted murder of a third was arrested in a London hotel on Saturday, local authorities confirmed to PEOPLE.

people.com

and also this:

Per The Times, authorities reportedly discovered the 911 call about the burglary was made on the same day Singler learned that a judge had ordered police to locate her children after she failed to drop them off with their father, Kevin Wentz.

 

[shotgun09]

Another article on her arrest - but had not seen this mentioned before.

Singler, of Colorado Springs, told the court she did not consent to being taken back to the U.S., according to U.K. newspaper The Times.

Colo. Mom Accused of Killing Her 2 Kids, Attempting to Kill Third, Arrested in London Hotel

A Colorado woman who is wanted for the murder of her two children and attempted murder of a third was arrested in a London hotel on Saturday, local authorities confirmed to PEOPLE.

people.com

and also this:

Per The Times, authorities reportedly discovered the 911 call about the burglary was made on the same day Singler learned that a judge had ordered police to locate her children after she failed to drop them off with their father, Kevin Wentz.

Here's to hoping she doesn't 'wander' off to the Ecuador embassy.....just sayin

 

[ch_13]

As expected, we are getting all the "news" from the husband's attorney. Not LE. His lawyer probably knows him quite well, given there have been years of custody battles.

Her family is staying very very quiet. Has anyone found anything in msm from her family??

But my guess is that her friends and family have a different 'history' in this marriage/relationship, and we are going to be getting lots of dirty laundry on both sides.

The sooner she comes home and tried, the better.

Yes, her family released a statement when she was still missing. They said they were cooperating with the authorities and asked for help in finding her. They also said they were focusing on the surviving child and requested privacy. You can find the statement if you read through the thread.

I disagree that this is a 'both sides' situation. I don't think there's a single piece of evidence that supports that the father was abusive or a bad parent.

 

[PawneeDew]

I have totally dismissed the Burglar Theory. Forget it. It never happened.

KS wanted her kids out of her life. She wanted another life of freedom without the burden of children and a troublesome ex. I believe she'd been making plans for some time. She planned to ki_l all three kids and slightly injure herself to make it look like a botched burglary during which she was injured but managed to escape.

She succeeded with the two youngest and failed with oldest child. I think the oldest fought back to survive. Now she's left with an unbelievable story plus an injured eleven-year-old as a surviving witness.
Just an opinion based on what we know at this time. Opinions often change with the release of new evidence

Exactly like Diane Downs.

 

[JerseyWasHome2]

Exactly like Diane Downs.

Yikes, I just looked up Diane’s story, and quite the story it is. Sigh.

 

[RickshawFan]

I'm not exactly an expert at air travel, but how did she get allowed into the UK at all without a visa? Visas take a while, so I assume she didn't have one?

US passports haven't needed a visa for the UK since the beginning of time.

 

[RickshawFan]

Yikes, I just looked up Diane’s story, and quite the story it is. Sigh.

Yes. Read Anne Rule.

However, custody is a major element in this case, and for now KS doesn't seem to have had a side-piece who didn't like children.

 

[caradana]

Kensington - among the most upscale communities in all of England, expensive, touristy and historic. Abuts Hyde Park, home to Kensington Palace … If that’s indeed where she was picked up, I’m fascinated about why.