Kimberlee Singler, an American woman accused of killing her two youngest children in Colorado, is currently fighting extradition to the United States while in a London court. Singler allegedly told her 11-year-old daughter, who survived the attack, that God made her commit the crime. The girl begged for her life to no avail as Singler proceeded to stab her multiple times. Singler has denied attacking her children and is concerned that her daughter’s statement to the police may have been coerced.
Singler, who is facing two counts of first-degree murder for the deaths of her 9-year-old daughter and 7-year-old son, as well as an additional count of attempted murder for injuring her surviving daughter, claims that if she is convicted and given a life without parole sentence in Colorado, it would violate European human rights law. Her defense attorney, Edward Fitzgerald, argues that depriving Singler of any prospect of release, even if she is rehabilitated, would be inhuman. Despite the possibility of a commutation by a governor, Fitzgerald states that this has not been done before in Colorado.
During the court proceedings, it was mentioned that former Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper had commuted first-degree murder sentences for six men in 2018, suggesting that there may be a precedent for such actions. This information prompted the judge to adjourn the hearing to verify the accuracy of these commutations and provide further arguments. Singler agreed to the adjournment and remains in custody while the legal issues surrounding her extradition are being settled.
New details surrounding the case were revealed during the court proceedings, including the fact that Singler was in a custody battle with her ex-husband at the time of the killings. Singler had been ordered to turn her children over to her ex-husband but failed to do so, which led to the tragic events that followed. The two youngest children were found dead in their apartment with gunshot and stab wounds, while Singler’s older daughter survived her attack. Initially, Singler claimed to police that she suspected her ex-husband of being involved, but evidence contradicted this claim.
Singler’s surviving daughter eventually admitted that her mother was responsible for the attacks and had instructed her to lie to the authorities. The daughter recounted how Singler gave the children a drink with a powdery medicine before guiding them into a bedroom, claiming that God had influenced her actions. DNA tests confirmed a mixture of blood belonging to Singler and the children on the weapons used in the attack, and sleeping pills were found in the house. After her daughter changed her story, Singler fled the country and was apprehended in London shortly afterwards. The legal battle over Singler’s extradition and potential life sentence continues.
