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- Kimberlee Singler was arrested in London in December 2023 after her children were found dead in Colorado Springs.
- Singler initially claimed an intruder attacked her family, but her surviving daughter later told investigators Singler said “God made her do it.”
- The extradition was contested by Singler’s legal team, who argued a potential life-without-parole sentence in Colorado would violate European human rights law.
Colorado Springs, December 24, 2025 – Kimberlee Singler, a Colorado woman accused of fatally stabbing two of her children, has been extradited from the United Kingdom to the United States to face murder charges.
Kimberlee Singler, 37, was returned to the U.S.to face charges in connection with the deaths of her seven-year-old son and nine-year-old
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Singler was arrested by officers from the UK’s National Crime Agency in Kensington, west London, in December 2023, approximately one week after the bodies of her nine-year-old daughter and seven-year-old son were discovered at their home in Colorado Springs, Colorado, according to authorities.
Custody Dispute and Initial Claims
Singler’s 11-year-old daughter survived the attack and was injured. Singler initially told police that a man had entered their apartment and attacked the family, causing her to lose consciousness, court documents in the United Kingdom show. however,the surviving daughter later told an investigator that her mother stated “god made her do it,” according to those same documents.
Police began searching for Singler on December 26, 2023, and located her four days later in the Chelsea neighborhood of London. The reason for her presence there remains unkown.
Extradition Battle and Legal Arguments
Singler fought her extradition to the United States, arguing against the charges.Her London defense attorney, Edward fitzgerald, contended that extradition should be blocked as a conviction for first-degree murder in Colorado would likely result in a mandatory sentence of life without parole, a punishment he argued violates European human rights law.Fitzgerald previously represented Wikileaks founder Julian Assange in his extradition case, according to reports.
A judge rejected Singler’s initial challenge in January 2025, and an appeal was denied in November. As of the time of this report,Singler does not have a US-based attorney listed in court documents,according to the court clerk’s office.
Charges and Evidence
singler has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder in connection with the deaths of her two children. She also faces one count of attempted murder, three counts of child abuse, and one count of assault. According to UK court documents, police found no evidence of forced entry, noting no footprints in the snow leading to a patio where Singler claimed the intruder entered.
Judge John Zani, in a January ruling, stated that Sing
