Just after midnight on Dec. 19, 2023, Colorado Springs police responded to a  911 call for a burglary from 35-year-old Kimberlee Singler. Once at her residence, officers found two of Singler’s children, aged 7 and 9, dead and a third, aged 11, injured. Singler was also wounded. She and her surviving child were treated by the Colorado Springs Fire Department and American Medical Response and taken to area hospitals, according to a police press release. 

Sometime between Dec. 23 and Dec. 26, Singler fled to the United Kingdom. 

She was arrested in a hotel room there and is currently in custody awaiting extradition to Colorado. Her next court hearing is Monday, Jan. 29, 2024 at the Westminster Magistrate’s Court in London. According to its website, all extradition and terrorism-related cases pass through this court. 

Singler has been charged with: 2 counts of first-degree murder — after deliberation; 2 counts of first-degree murder— Children under the age of 12 by a person in a position of trust; 2 counts of child abuse resulting in death; 1 count of attempted first-degree murder — after deliberation; 1 count of attempted first-degree murder — Child under the age of 12 by a person in a position of trust; 1 count of child abuse resulting in serious bodily injury, and 1 count of 1^st degree assault.

Though information into the ongoing investigation  is limited, the following is a timeline compiled by The Gazette of important dates leading up to the killing and assaults with which Singler has been charged.  The following timeline is based on press releases from the Colorado Springs police department, Singler’s ex-husband, Kevin Wentz’s attorneys cross-referenced by The Gazette with Larimer County court documents and from the Westminster Magistrates’ Court website. 

The arrest affidavit in the case is sealed pending extradition 

TIMELINE:

June 4, 2011

Kimberlee Singler and Kevin Wentz were married in Greeley. 

April 2012

The couple’s first child was born.

April 2014

The couple’s second child was born.

July 2016

The couple’s third child was born

April 7, 2018

Kimberlee and Kevin Wentz filed for divorce.

Sept. 18, 2018 

The divorce of Kimberlee Singler and Kevin Wentz  becomes contentious involving allegations from Singler of child abuse and domestic violence. These accusations coincide with Wentz’s parenting time, according to statement from Wentz, which he denied. After hearing testimony, the Larimer County Court did not find the allegations to be credible, according to Wentz’ release.

In Sept. 2018, the couple were ending the first summer after their divorce and the ages of their three children were 6, 4 and 2-years-old.

Sometime Jan. 2023

In a citation for contempt of court filed by Singler in July 2023, she states that she and the three children were evicted from their home 6 months earlier in January due to what she said was Wentz’ failure to pay money he owed her including child support and spousal maintenance. 

Sept. 8, 2023 

When Wentz arrived to pick up the three children from Singler’s home on Palimino Ranch in Colorado Springs for a weekend visitation, Singler said in protective order, that he brandished a “medium-sized kitchen knife with a yellow handle.”

Sept. 14, 2023 – Three months before two of the children are found dead and one injured

Singler applied for and is granted a Temporary Protection Order in El Paso County , based on the alleged knife incident.

It may be important to note that it appears that in all of Singler’s court motions, she represented herself. No attorney is listed.

She explained in the Sept. 14 court document that she was a victim of domestic abuse. She went on to say that Wentz was seeking sole physical custody and sole decision-making regarding their three children, who are now 11, 7 and 9 years-old.

In a Motion to Dismiss, Wentz denied that he ever brandished a knife and requested a hearing as to whether a permanent protection order would be granted. That hearing was scheduled for Jan. 24, 2024, according to Wentz’ press release.

Nov. 17, 2023

A hearing is held in Larimer County Court on an Emergency Motion to Restrict Parenting Time filed by Singler, related to the knife-brandishing incident, a Wentz press release stated. The court found that there was no imminent threat, rescinded the order to limit parenting time and awarded Wentz amended time with the children which was lost during Singler’s allegations.

The children are to have family time with Wentz during two periods: Nov. 19-26^th and Dec. 16-31st, the press release stated.

The next court hearing was scheduled for Jan. 11, 2024, according to Wentz’ press release, in relation to a contempt motion regarding allegations that Singler did not follow parenting time orders. Another hearing was scheduled for Jan. 18, 2024 on a Motion to Modify Parenting Time.

Nov. 18, 2023 – night before ordered visitation

According to a motion filed in Larimer County Court by Wentz, Singler claimed the children were ill and could not be delivered on Nov. 19 for the scheduled parenting time with Wentz. She agreed to a Nov. 21 date for his parental visitation. 

Dec. 16, 2023 – Two days before police believe the attack occurred

Kimberlee Singler fails to show up at a designated police station with the three children for ordered parenting time with Wentz, his press release states. Wentz and his attorney’s attempts to contact Singler are ignored.

Court documents obtained by The Gazette show that she claimed to have taken the children to Breckenridge that day as their paternal aunt waited at the police department to pick them up. 

Dec. 18, 2023

Wentz files an emergency motion for law enforcement to assist in enforcing parenting time, according to the Wentz press release. A status conference which requires Singler and the children to appear in person is set for Dec. 20 at 1:30 pm. That day, a Larimer County Clerk left a voicemail on Singler’s phone to advise her of the order, the press release stated. 

Colorado Springs police later say they believe that the two children were killed that day by Kimberlee Singler and that they believed she injured herself and a third child. 

Dec. 19, 2023

At approximately 12:29 AM, The Colorado Springs Police Communication Center received a 911 call for a burglary in the 5300 block of Palomino Ranch Point. When Colorado Springs police who arrived on the scene found two children, a 9-year-old girl and 7-year-old boy, deceased and an adult female and 11-year-old female who had survived but were suffering from injuries. The surviving adult and child were treated and sent to the hospital.

Also on Dec. 19, A GoFundMe was set up to offset funeral costs for the children and to help with costs associated with the care of the surviving child.

Dec. 20, 2023

On the day which the courts had scheduled a status-conference, Kimberlee Singler goes to a computer in an undisclosed library and, representing herself as legal counsel, files a motion to postpone the conference for at least 10 days. In the motion obtained by The Denver Gazette, she described her injuries as laceration to her wrists and neck. “I am weak and in a great deal of pain and I will require further medical treatment.” She added that she also needed “time to heal” and to grieve the loss of her children.

Dec. 23, 2023

The last time Singler was seen in the United States, Colorado Springs police report in a press release.

Dec. 26, 2023

Investigators established probable cause and obtained an arrest warrant for Kimberlee Singler on suspicions of the 10 charges listed above, according to a Colorado Springs Police Department memo. The court sets a $10 million bond.  The Colorado Violent Offender Fugitive Task Force launches effort to locate Singler.

Dec. 30, 2023 – Two weeks after the murders

Kimberlee Singler was taken into custody in the United Kingdom without incident, police said in a press release.

Jan. 1, 2024

Singler has first court appearance at the Westminster Magistrates’ Court, according to Sky News.

Jan. 2, 2024

In a motion filed with the Larimer County Court, Wentz said he learned that “through a petition that was filed with the Department that Kimberlee had told police that he was the ‘intruder’ that had entered their home. Colorado Springs Police said that Wentz “had nothing to do with the murder of the children” according to the Jan. 2 motion. 

First week of January 2024

Funerals were scheduled for the 7-year-old and 9-year-old children of Singler and Wentz.

Jan. 29, 2024

Singler is scheduled to return to the Westminster Magistrates’ Court as the extradition process continues. Legal observers predict that she won’t set foot on Colorado soil for months. If the extradition is approved, she will immediately face 10 counts filed by the 4th Judicial District including two charges of first degree murder and another of attempted murder in what Colorado Springs police believe were attacks on her own children.

Colorado Springs Gazette reporter Mary Shinn contributed to this report.