Initial Crime Report and Investigation

• 🚨 On December 19th, Kimberlee Singler, 35, called 911 reporting a home break-in and the murder of her two youngest children in Colorado Springs.
• 💔 Officers found a 9-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy deceased, while Singler and her 11-year-old daughter sustained injuries and were hospitalized.
• 🔍 Police determined the burglary report was unfounded as evidence did not suggest forced entry, leading to suspicion against Singler.

Contentious Custody Battle

• ⚖️ Singler was involved in a five-year-long, contentious custody dispute with her ex-husband, Kevin Wentz, over their three children.
• 🔪 She previously filed for a temporary protection order, alleging Wentz waved a knife at her, but courts rescinded the order, finding no imminent threat.
• 📅 Just days before the murders, Singler failed to appear for a court-ordered child exchange at a police station, claiming she was 2.5 hours away in Breckenridge.

Custody Loss and Murder Charges

• 👨‍⚖️ Due to Singler's non-compliance, Kevin Wentz was granted full custody of the children, with Singler ordered to bring them to court on December 20th.
• 🗓️ The children were found murdered on December 19th, the day before Singler was legally required to surrender them.
• 🚨 An arrest warrant was issued for Singler on charges including two counts of first-degree murder, attempted murder, child abuse, and assault.

Flight to London and Arrest

• ✈️ Singler was discovered to have fled 4,000 miles to London, UK, where she was arrested in a Kensington hotel on December 26th.
• 🌍 Her flight to the UK, using her passport and credit cards, indicated a consciousness of guilt to legal experts.
• 🇬🇧 She is currently fighting extradition back to the United States, a process that could take years.

Forensic and Psychological Insights

• 🔬 Experts discussed the difficulty of proving asphyxiation as a cause of death in children, especially with soft smothering, due to lack of physical marks.
• 🧠 A psychiatrist suggested that in such cases, anger might be directed at the child as a representation of an obstacle rather than direct hatred.
• 💔 Singler's decision to miss her children's funeral was noted as highly unusual, suggesting she had already found "closure" or knew what happened.