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   DENVER — A Colorado woman suspected of killing two of her young children   
   during a custody dispute with her ex-husband two years ago has been   
   returned from Britain to the United States to face charges, authorities   
   said Tuesday.   
      
   Colorado Springs-based District Attorney Michael Allen announced the   
   extradition of Kimberlee Singler, 37, on charges including two counts of   
   first-degree murder ahead of her first court appearance in the coming   
   days.   
      
   Singler was arrested in December 2023 in London just over a week after her   
   9-year-old daughter and 7-year-old son were found dead in their home in   
   Colorado Springs. Her 11-year-old daughter was injured but survived. The   
   girl eventually told an investigator that her mother said God made her do   
   it, according to court documents in the United Kingdom.   
      
   Singler, who had superficial knife wounds, told police that a man who   
   entered the apartment was responsible. She was initially considered a   
   victim.   
      
   The surviving daughter backed up Singler's claim at first, but police   
   sought to arrest Singler on Dec. 26, 2023, after they said the girl   
   changed her story. By then Singler was gone. She was found four days later   
   in London's upscale Chelsea neighborhood and arrested. It is not known why   
   she ended up there.   
      
   "Today really is a significant milestone in this criminal investigation,"   
   Colorado Springs Police Chief Adrian Vasquez said at a news conference.   
   "Singler is accused of committing an unthinkable act. ... I know these   
   acts have deeply impacted this community, and our hearts remain with the   
   victims."   
      
   Allen said Singler will be held without bond at least until a preliminary   
   hearing on whether there is sufficient evidence to proceed toward trial.   
   That hearing typically is scheduled within 30 days of an initial court   
   appearance, with some exceptions, he said.   
      
   Allen and other officials declined to discuss details of the prosecution's   
   case beyond procedural steps.   
      
   The FBI and Colorado Springs police traveled to London to take custody of   
   Singler, who fought extradition and denied attacking her children.   
      
   Her London defense attorney, Edward Fitzgerald, argued that she should not   
   be extradited because if convicted of first-degree murder in Colorado, she   
   would face a mandatory sentence of life without parole — a sentence that   
   violates European human rights law.   
      
   Fitzgerald represented WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in his long fight   
   against extradition to face espionage charges in the U.S.   
      
   https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/colorado-mom-suspected-killing-2-   
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