US mom ‘fled to the UK after murdering her youngsters’
- Kimberlee Singler, 35, allegedly murdered her two youngsters Elianna ‘Ellie’ Wentz, 9, and Aden Wentz, 7
- Autopsy stories present that each children suffered gunshot wounds of their heads and reduce to their necks
- Potentially poisonous ranges of doxylamine – a drug generally present in sleep aids and allergy medicines – had been detected of their bloods
A fugitive American mom who fled to the UK after allegedly taking pictures useless her two youngsters is going through extradition to the US.
Kimberlee Singler, 35, allegedly murdered her two youngsters Elianna ‘Ellie’ Wentz, 9, and Aden Wentz, 7 at their dwelling in Colorado Springs in December after drugging them with sleep medicine.
Autopsy stories launched by native coroners final week present each children suffered gunshot wounds to the pinnacle and cuts to their necks.
Potentially poisonous ranges of doxylamine – a drug generally present in sleep aids and allergy medicines – had been detected in Ellie and her brother Aden’s bloods.
Singler later went on the run for 2 weeks after Colorado police launched an investigation, sparking a world manhunt.
Kimberlee Singler, 35, is going through extradition from London after she allegedly murdered her two youngsters Elianna ‘Ellie’ Wentz, 9, and Aden Wentz, 7
Autopsy stories present each children suffered gunshot wounds and cuts to their necks earlier than the deaths
The 35-year-old was arrested by the National Crime Agency in a lodge in Kensington, west London, on December 30.
She later appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on New Year’s Day, the place extradition proceedings had been began.
Singler additionally allegedly injured herself and her 11-year-old daughter, who has not been recognized, earlier than she known as 911 and reported the assault as a housebreaking within the early morning of December 19.
Police responded to the decision and located Singler and her still-living daughter, 11, mendacity subsequent to the useless our bodies of her different daughter and son.
However, Singler’s declare that the assault was a housebreaking was later found to be unfounded.
Forensic pathologist Dr Megan Kliesner, stated in her report: ‘Autopsy and investigation point out that these accidents had been incurred because of the deliberate actions of one other particular person.’
It got here on the identical day a choose ordered police to find the youngsters after she didn’t drop them off to their father, Kevin Wentz, 38.
Court data present that forward of a listening to scheduled on December 20, Singler, who was representing herself, went to a public library and filed a movement asking for the listening to that day to be continued.
Singler’s ex-husband Kevin Wentz (pictured) recognized the our bodies, whereas Singler went on the run for 2 weeks, sparking a world manhunt
Wentz launched pictures of his two youngsters and their names: Daughter Elianna ‘Elie’ Wentz (pictured left), 9 and Aden Wentz (pictured proper), 7
Wentz claimed that Singler made allegations of each home violence and youngster abuse towards him, which a US county court docket discovered unsubstantiated
In the movement, she states that an unknown particular person broke into her residence on December 18 and attacked her and three youngsters.
She claimed she that she was weak, in quite a lot of ache, and had no skill to name 911 till after midnight on December 19.
The 35-year-old has been charged with two counts of first diploma homicide, one rely of tried homicide, three counts of kid abuse and one rely of assault.
District Judge Billing instructed Westminster Magistrates Court: ‘These are the most serious offences. It does not seem that she has any real ties to this country.
‘She left the USA knowing exactly what was going to happen to her and fled to this country.
‘I cannot see that there are any conditions I could impose to give me confidence that she would return to court, knowing what is awaiting her in the USA.’
Singler was concerned in a prolonged custody battle along with her ex-husband Kevin Wentz, who put out a press launch after the alleged murders and revealed the names of his two deceased youngsters.
He claimed the incident was associated to his divorce to Singler, which dates again to September 2018.
Colorado Springs Police arrived on the scene and spoke with Wentz, who denied all allegations
District Judge Billing told Westminster Magistrates Court: ‘These are the most serious offences’
Wentz said that Singler made allegations of both domestic violence and child abuse against him. Larimer County Court in Colorado later dismissed the claims.
The battle had continued well into 2023, however, as Singler obtained a Temporary Protection Order in a Colorado court against Wentz after she allegedly claimed he brandished a knife at her.
Wentz denied the charge but the order stood until January 24 with an appeal hearing scheduled.
Singler also filed another emergency motion in the county court on November 17 to try and restrict Wentz’s parenting time based on those same allegations, but the court rescinded the order after they found there was no imminent threat.
The court even ordered Singler to pay Wentz’s legal bills and give him makeup time to cover what he’d lost from the order.
Singler did not comply with those directives and did not bring the kids to Wentz on their scheduled December 16 exchange date, Wentz claimed.
The mother of three is now awaiting extradition in London, a process that could take several months
Both he and his legal representatives tried to contact his ex-wife but got no response.
Wentz was granted an Emergency Motion for Law Enforcement Assistance to Enforce Parenting Time on December 18 and scheduled a Status Conference for two days later, ordering Singler to appear with the children.
But by December 19, two of the three children were dead.
Wentz said that he has cooperated fully with the police investigation into the killings.
A Gofundme has been started to help the surviving family and has raised more than $10,000 toward its goal as of Wednesday.
A National Crime Agency spokesman said: ‘Officers from the National Crime Agency’s National Extradition Unit arrested a 35-year-old feminine wished within the United States of America for offences together with two counts of homicide and one rely of tried homicide’.
Singler is subsequent due in court docket in London for a listening to on February 26.
