The fugitive Colorado mother accused of killing two of her young children amid a custody battle with her ex-husband was captured overseas Saturday, local authorities said.
Kimberlee Singler was arrested “without incident” in the United Kingdom more than a week after she allegedly killed her 9-year-old daughter and 7-year-old son, and allegedly attempted to kill her 11-year-old daughter, Colorado. The Springs Police Department said in a statement to The Post on Sunday.
Police were responding to a report of a robbery when they discovered a gruesome scene around 12:30 a.m. on December 19. They found Singler and her oldest son injured and the two youngest children dead.
Singler and his 11-year-old son were treated at the scene before being transported to local hospitals.
A week later, authorities issued an arrest warrant for Singler, 35, on murder charges after further investigation.
The two young victims were identified Sunday as Elianna “Ellie” Wentz, 9, and Aden Wentz, 7, by their father, Kevin Wentz, FOX 21 reported.
Singler had disappeared before her arrest and had not been seen since December 23. A police spokesman said she was initially treated as a robbery victim and that she was cooperating with investigators before fleeing.
Kimberlee Singler was arrested “without incident” in the United Kingdom on Saturday. COLORADO SPRINGS POLICE The two young victims were identified Sunday as Elianna “Ellie” Wentz, 9, and Aden Wentz, 7. Youtube / Fox 31
The children’s murders come as Singler and Wentz, her ex-husband, were locked in a legal battle over parenting time and other issues, according to court documents.
Wentz said in a statement to FOX 21 that he and his ex-wife had been in a bitter custody fight since 2018. Singler even accused him of child abuse, although the allegations were found unfounded by the courts.
He also successfully filed for a temporary protective order against Wentz in September in El Paso County, accusing Wentz of pulling a knife on him, and then made another request in November in Larimer County on the same allegation, but it was denied and was not considered. a threat, the local station reported.
He was then ordered to allow her to make up for lost time with her children, the report said.
But Singler did not take the children to an exchange on Dec. 16, resulting in an in-person hearing scheduled for Dec. 20 with the three children, according to the station.
A Larimer County judge determined that Wentz should have full custody of the three children until a hearing on Jan. 18, 2024, KRDO reported, citing court records.
Singler faces four counts of first-degree murder, two counts of attempted first-degree murder, three counts of child abuse and one count of first-degree assault, police said. Fox 31 / Youtube
The ex-husband and his wife officially divorced in 2020 after separating in 2018, the station reported.
The Post has reached out to a lawyer for Wentz for comment.
Police did not release any further information about his arrest or the allegations against him.
Colorado Springs Police said they will hold a news conference at a later date where more details will be shared.
Singler faces four counts of first-degree murder, two counts of attempted first-degree murder, three counts of child abuse and one count of first-degree assault, police said.
The court set his bail at $10 million when the arrest warrant was issued.
Police said the 11-year-old daughter was safe.
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