BART & KRISTA HALDERSON: Wisconsin vs. Chandler Halderson for murdering & dismembering parents *GUILTY* (1 Viewer)

Authorities seeking help finding Windsor couple missing since July 1

A village of Windsor couple has been missing since July 1 and the Dane County Sheriff’s Office is seeking public help in finding them.

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Authorities seeking help finding Windsor couple missing since July 1​

Avillage of Windsor couple has been missing since July 1 and the Dane County Sheriff’s Office is seeking public help in finding them.

On Wednesday, a family member reported that Bart and Krista Halderson were last seen on July 1 at their home and that they had planned a trip to Langlade County for the weekend and the family has been unable to confirm if they arrived safely, Lt. Brenda Reinen said in a report.

Their personal vehicles are accounted for, so there is no known vehicle to associate with the couple, the Sheriff's Office said.

‘We’ll find them:’ Son of missing Windsor couple says parents were going to lake cabin, but no sign of them

The younger Halderson said his parents planned to travel to their property in the community of Hollister in Langlade County Friday to do some minor repairs on their cabin and

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‘We’ll find them:’ Son of missing Windsor couple says parents were going to lake cabin, but no sign of them​

The son of a missing Windsor couple said his parents planned to go with friends to the family's cabin by Sawyer Lake more than three hours away, but says there's no sign of them there and there's been no contact with them for days.

"We'll find them," Chandler Halderson said of his parents, Bart Halderson, 50, and Krista Halderson, 53. "It's better to not listen to the negative theories," he says.

The younger Halderson said his parents planned to travel to their property in the community of Hollister in Langlade County Friday to do some minor repairs on their cabin and carry out general maintenance. He says friends were going with them and driving the group, but says he does not know who their traveling companions were.

Halderson said he received a text from his mother after his parents had apparently left on the trip.

"She got back to me on Sunday, said they made it safely," Halderson said.

Halderson said he contacted authorities after his parents did not return as planned Tuesday, and after a relative went to Hollister and did not find them. Halderson said authorities in Langlade County also checked the property, but found the cabin locked. "The sheriff said it looked like there wasn't anyone home," Halderson said.

Chandler Halderson holds out hope the inability to locate or contact his parents is benign.

"They're maybe at a casino, their phones off, no reception. Maybe they're on a boat, having some fun with their friends," Halderson said.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Livestream OK'd in trial of Chandler Halderson, accused of killing and dismembering his parents

The judge also rejected a defense motion to bar the prosecution from putting into evidence any recordings of conversations Halderson made from jail.

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Livestream OK'd in trial of Chandler Halderson, accused of killing and dismembering his parents​

News media will be able to livestream most of the trial of a 23-year-old Windsor man accused of murdering and dismembering his parents.

Dane County Circuit Judge John Hyland rejected a motion from Chandler Halderson’s attorneys Tuesday to bar livestreaming or to sequester the jury after he allowed it. Jury selection in the case is expected to begin Jan. 3 and the trial to last most of the month.

 

[GrandmaBear]

Wow. I was under the impression that there were two sets of remains found. I guess his mother in an entirely different location?
That bond is ridiculously low.

I am only this night seeing this case. It must have occurred during my hiatus from the site with my own sh*t going on. Isn't it interesting that we know nothing about it for being from the midwest...

I would have said they are stronger with bond in the southern part of Wisconsin or guessed that but I don't mean "strong" as in some other states, but I can tell you in the northern area, bond is notoriously low and almost never a cash bond... I do think it is a Wisconsin thing... I saw a $25,000 cash bond in southern Wisconsin once and thought wow, a real bond that requires real money (murder of a child)... But the cases we follow here in other states I see 1/2 million, million or more and sometimes they are not even murder charges.... Wisconsin is LOW and almost laughable in some cases. Imo.

Anyhow I am just now hearing of this case and reading this. Don't have time to go into the links and read the articles.. But from the very first post, I thought it is the son... But I haven't read them all.

Dane County is the state capital. Madison. Don't doubt all know that just in case, stating it. The bigger cities in the state are in the southern 1/3 or so.

 

[GrandmaBear]

OMG I just realized I am only on page 1. How can we not know about this case? My mom is a news junkie. Of course she does cable news type now and we know they sure don't cover. almost anything but political b.s. or fear of things that relate...

Dismemberment??? His parents...? Forgive me, at least three more pages to read tomorrow and then look at links, hoping I get time.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Judge in Halderson case approves motion to admit other acts during murder trial

MADISON (WKOW) — The judge in the case of Chandler Halderson, a 23-year-old man accused of killing and dismembering his parents, is allowing outside acts to be used as evidence

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Judge in Halderson case approves motion to admit other acts during murder trial​

The judge in the case of Chandler Halderson, a 23-year-old man accused of killing and dismembering his parents, is allowing outside acts to be used as evidence during trial.

The request for other acts comes at the hands of the prosecution, although the defense did have an opportunity to respond to the state's request. Judge John Hyland said the order will be expanded upon during an upcoming motion hearing.

In a motion order obtained by 27 News, Hyland said the "other acts largely appear to be based upon emails and other communications" and don't necessarily involve criminal activity, rather "wrongs."

There are four acts allowed: allegedly false communications regarding employment; allegedly false communications regarding prospective employment; allegedly false communications regarding the extent of an injury, and the provenance of that injury; allegedly false communications regarding educational endeavors.

The acts themselves are under seal at this time.

Hyland said all of the other acts involved communication with Krista and Bart Halderson and take place "within a time frame leading up to the alleged dates of the crimes."

 

[kdg411]

Chandler Halderson murder trial set to begin in one week

The trial for Chandler Halderson, the Dane County man accused of killing and dismembering his parents earlier this year, is set to begin in one week.

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Jury selection for the case is scheduled for Monday, January 3, with the trial itself expected to take as long as three weeks.

Prosecutors accuse Halderson of killing Bart and Krista Halderson during 4th of July weekend and lying to police about their whereabouts after reporting them as missing. Halderson told authorities his parents left early in the morning on July 2 to head to their cabin in Langlade County, but he hadn’t heard from them for days after Krista allegedly texted Chandler saying they were going to a 4th of July parade in White Lake.

 

[GrandmaBear]

This crime occurred in July of this year is that right? If so, a double murder trial set to begin six to seven months later and last three weeks is amazing! I don't know how this happened but when is it we ever see a case to proceed to trial this quickly, a murder case I mean? Usually it is delay after delay to align experts, go through discovery and more.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

This crime occurred in July of this year is that right? If so, a double murder trial set to begin six to seven months later and last three weeks is amazing! I don't know how this happened but when is it we ever see a case to proceed to trial this quickly, a murder case I mean? Usually it is delay after delay to align experts, go through discovery and more.

Shhhhhhhhhhhhh. Don't jinx it!

 

[GrandmaBear]

Shhhhhhhhhhhhh. Don't jinx it!

No kidding right? it is so unusual and unheard of that I couldn't help but react!

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Jury selection begins in Chandler Halderson murder trial

MADISON, Wis. — Jury selection is underway in the trial of Chandler Halderson, the Dane County man accused of killing and dismembering his parents last summer. The prospective juror pool

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Jury selection begins in Chandler Halderson murder trial​

Jury selection is underway in the trial of Chandler Halderson, the Dane County man accused of killing and dismembering his parents last summer.

The prospective juror pool includes more than 60 people across Dane County. Judge John Hyland dismissed a handful of jurors who had raised health concerns about being seated for the trial, which is expected to last at least three weeks. That included some jurors who reported having coughs over the last few days and a person who said they were unvaccinated from COVID-19 with underlying health conditions.

After dismissing those who had health concerns, Judge Hyland and attorneys representing the prosecution and defense moved into a separate room to question jurors individually. The jury selection process was expected to take most of Monday, with the trial beginning on Tuesday morning.

 

[GrandmaBear]

Jury selection begins in Chandler Halderson murder trial

MADISON, Wis. — Jury selection is underway in the trial of Chandler Halderson, the Dane County man accused of killing and dismembering his parents last summer. The prospective juror pool

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Jury selection begins in Chandler Halderson murder trial​

Jury selection is underway in the trial of Chandler Halderson, the Dane County man accused of killing and dismembering his parents last summer.

The prospective juror pool includes more than 60 people across Dane County. Judge John Hyland dismissed a handful of jurors who had raised health concerns about being seated for the trial, which is expected to last at least three weeks. That included some jurors who reported having coughs over the last few days and a person who said they were unvaccinated from COVID-19 with underlying health conditions.

After dismissing those who had health concerns, Judge Hyland and attorneys representing the prosecution and defense moved into a separate room to question jurors individually. The jury selection process was expected to take most of Monday, with the trial beginning on Tuesday morning.

Jury selection is public though isn't it whether they moved into a separate room or not? Wisconsin generally is. I don't mean live feed is allowed on camera but it would generally be open to the public.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Jury chosen in trial of Dane Co. man accused of killing his parents

Once the jury is seated, the trial is expected to last three weeks.

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Jury chosen in trial of Dane Co. man accused of killing his parents​

A jury was selected Monday in the trial of a Dane County man accused of killing his parents.

Thirty-six potential jurors were brought into court Monday morning for the trial of Chandler Halderson. A judge addressed the group and went over the rules and the nature of the charges.

Some jurors were dismissed after they expressed health concerns. The remaining group was then broken up into a separate rooms to be questioned individually.

There were 18 jurors chosen, 12 of which will be seated on the first day of trial Tuesday. Six people will serve as alternates.

The trial is expected to last three weeks.

18 jurors seated in Chandler Halderson's trial

MADISON (WKOW) — The jury in the Chandler Halderson trial has been seated.

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18 jurors seated in Chandler Halderson's trial​

Jurors were questioned in small groups outside of the main courtroom. A 27 News reporter observed questioning in an adjacent courtroom where cameras and audio recording devices were not allowed.

There was a variety of responses from prospective jurors; some said they didn't feel they could be impartial because they had closely watched the case unfold while others said they knew little to nothing of the case.


In the final round of questioning, jurors were asked if they'd be comfortable viewing graphic evidence as disturbing crime scene photos and videos will be presented during the trial.

In another line of questioning, Halderson's lawyer, Crystal Vera, asked prospective jurors if they'd be more likely to convict Halderson if chose not to testify in his own defense. At least one prospective juror said yes and was stricken from the list.

"Specifically, there's no requirement under the law that a defendant take the stand," Hyland said. "The instruction tells juries that they must absolutely not consider a defendant's decision to remain silent."

The pandemic will also change some of the proceedings. The 18 jurors will not sit together; instead they'll be split into two rooms of nine people.

Open statements are set to begin on Tuesday. Hyland said the entire trial is scheduled for nearly the full month of January; it's expected to last three weeks but a fourth week has been reserved just in case.

 

[kdg411]

Jury selection is public though isn't it whether they moved into a separate room or not? Wisconsin generally is. I don't mean live feed is allowed on camera but it would generally be open to the public.

I don't know if any news networks requested access to the live proceedings.

 

[kdg411]

Live coverage

 

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[GrandmaBear]

I actually have wondered why more don't do this. And only release transcripts for the times when the jury isn't present after the trial so no risk is taken with subjects addressed the jury is not to hear.

So it is being covered live. They picked a jury in short order too. It's moving along well.

 

[kdg411]

Day 2

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Prosecution: Caught in web of lies, Chandler Halderson killed parents

"A lot of cases begin with a murder. This one is just a small piece of the puzzle," the prosecutor told the 18-member jury.

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Prosecution: Caught in web of lies, Chandler Halderson killed parents​

Chandler Halderson was living a lie, the prosecution in his murder trial said Tuesday, about having a job, going to school and having a better job waiting for him in Florida.

And when his father figured it out, the prosecution claims, Halderson decided to kill him and his mother and get rid of their bodies, first in the family fireplace and then around southern Wisconsin — and then he lied about that, too.

Halderson, 23, presented himself to the world as a soon-to-be graduate of a renewable resources engineering program at Madison Area Technical College with a job at American Family Insurance but a better one waiting for him at Elon Musk’s SpaceX, Deputy District Attorney William Brown said in his opening statement.

Halderson went so far as to fabricate dozens if not hundreds of emails between him and MATC and American Family in an attempt to justify the story he was telling the world, including to his father, Bart Halderson, who was starting to ask questions about why his son never seemed to have any money, Brown said.

Then Bart Halderson, posing as his son during a phone call with a front-line worker at MATC last summer, discovered Chandler hadn’t been going to school, Brown said. He let Chandler know of the call, Brown said, and told him of a meeting he’d scheduled between the two of them and MATC officials for 3 p.m. on July 1.

Realizing he was about to be exposed, Chandler shot his father in the back in the Windsor home they shared with Chandler’s mother, Krista Halderson, just before that meeting was to begin, the prosecution contends. He killed Krista Halderson when she returned home a few hours later, Brown said, and then spent the next five days trying to dispose of their bodies before filing falsified missing persons reports with the Dane County Sheriff’s Office on July 7.

“A lot of cases begin with a murder. This one is just a small piece of the puzzle,” Brown told the 18-member jury during his hour-plus opening statement. “Chandler spun an amazing web of lies.”



In her own opening statement, defense attorney Catherine Dorl called her client “just a normal kid” who liked to play video games and didn’t kill his parents, and raised the possibility that no one will ever know how Bart, 50, and Krista, 53, died.

“They simply don’t know what happened,” she said of the prosecution, and leaned heavily in her own 10-minute opening statement on the jury’s responsibility to presume her client innocent, urging them to put aside their emotions when viewing disturbing evidence and to rely on logic. It is not a juror’s job to be a “story collaborator,” she said.

 

[kdg411]

Day 3

 

[kdg411]

Today is a good day to watch. Cathryn (Cat) Chandler's now ex girlfriend has been on the stand talking about their relationship. She broke down twice when she was asked about her relationship with Bart & Krista.

 

[kdg411]

Testimony for today has concluded.

*Just my observation, the defense has asked very few questions of any witness thus far.