DNA found on bloody gun used to kill 2 children belonged to mom who fled the country after murders: Authorities

A Colorado pistillate who fled the state aft allegedly murdering 2 of her children is backmost successful the United States.

Kimberlee Singler, 37, is now successful custody astatine the El Paso County Jail aft astir 2 years successful a situation successful the United Kingdom, where she allegedly fled aft constabulary said she changeable her 3 children, 2 of them fatally, connected Dec. 18, 2023. As Law&Crime antecedently reported, Singler reported a burglary astatine her location and claimed to constabulary that she woke up aft midnight connected Dec. 19, 2023 to find her then-11-year-old girl injured and her 2 younger children dead. Days later, Singler was obscurity to beryllium found.

On Dec. 30, 2023, Singler was tracked down successful the United Kingdom and taken into custody, wherever she remained for the adjacent 2 years. She was extradited to Colorado's El Paso County connected Dec. 23 and booked into the El Paso County Jail, wherever she is being held without bond.

Local CBS affiliate KKTV obtained court documents related to Singler's arrest that provided much details astir what led constabulary to judge that Singler murdered her ain children during a custody quality with her ex-husband.

According to the affidavit, Colorado Springs Police officers arrived astatine Singler's flat aft midnight connected Dec. 19, 2023 aft she reported a burglary. Officers instantly noticed nary signs of forced entry. Singler's oldest girl told constabulary earlier she was taken to the infirmary that a antheral came successful the broadside doorway for what she claimed was a Christmas acquisition exchange.

Police said Singler blamed the onslaught connected her ex-husband. When constabulary contacted him to pass him of his children's deaths, helium said his ex-wife had been "acting weird," and she "was trying to framework him" due to the fact that she was not handling the custody statement well. According to police, the ex-husband was moving astatine the clip of the attacks.

After Singler was treated astatine the hospital, constabulary interviewed her and she claimed that she had a aesculapian information that caused her to consciousness faint and suffer consciousness. She told constabulary this was what happened to her erstwhile she and her children were attacked connected Dec. 18, 2023. When it came to the suspect, she told constabulary helium was "[j]ust a man," and nary 1 she had ever seen before.

According to the affidavit, 9-year-old Elianna "Ellie" Wentz and 7-year-old Aden Wentz were some recovered deceased connected a bed. Near the bed, constabulary recovered a bloody firearm and ammunition with humor connected it. A weapon was besides recovered successful the surviving room, besides with humor connected it.

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An autopsy determined that some children were changeable successful the caput and had lacerations to their necks. constabulary said the then-11-year-old was placed with a foster household aft she was released from the hospital.

Days aft Singler reported the onslaught connected her family, investigators determined that the humor recovered connected the weapon and connected the weapon belonged to Singler. On Dec. 25, 2023, constabulary spoke to the surviving kid again, who told them that Singler told her to prevarication astir what happened. The 11-year-old added that "she had been feeling atrocious astir the lie."

Singler was reported missing connected Dec. 24, 2023, and recovered successful the United Kingdom little than a week later.

Singler was charged with 2 counts of first-degree murder, 2 counts of attempted first-degree murder, 2 counts of kid abuse, and 1 number of assault. She is being held astatine the El Paso County Jail without bond. Her adjacent tribunal day is scheduled for Jan. 7, 2026.