A December 19, 2023 911 call to a home in the Stetson Hills neighborhood of Colorado Springs led police to a scene that initially looked like a burglary but proved otherwise. Seven-year-old Aden Wentz and his nine-year-old sister, Elianna Ellie Wentz, were found dead; Aden sustained fatal gunshot wounds to the head and an incised wound to his neck, according to the autopsy. Their mother, Kimberly Singler, and an eleven-year-old daughter were at the home and had injuries; the surviving daughter later told investigators her mother attacked the children.

Motive cited in reports centers on a bitter custody dispute with the children’s father, Kevin Wentz, and a recent court order placing the children with him. Singler disappeared after the killings, a warrant was issued, and she was located and arrested in the United Kingdom on December 30, 2023; extradition proceedings followed. The surviving daughter is recovering from her injuries.

Does anyone have information about the family or that Stetson Hills neighborhood that could help clarify what led up to this tragedy?