WI v. Chandler Halderson Trial Day 2 - Kelly Bennett - Halderson Family Neighbor

[@jamessmith530]

This is the nicest judge I’ve ever come across

[@geoffpoole483]

Gives off a Judge Wolfe vibe.

[@lorrainevanlelyveld8065]

I'm so glad that DECENCY is still around. I have always believed there are more good people than bad!!

[@reader1236]

Check out the Joel Guy Jr trial. Judge Sword is still my favourite!

[@Peter_Kalve]

Chief Judge Frank Caprio is the nicest.

[@ayceleijae]

I was just thinking the same thing, he’s so sweet

[@kasm7870]

Brett testifying that July 1st was his birthday and that also being the day his brother died was heartwrenching

[@margieshelnutt9006]

I love this judge 👨‍⚖️ he always sounds so positive, kind and shows everyone common courtesy. He treats everyone the SAME while still staying so professional!!

[@DisturbiaTrueCrime]

Agreed.

[@nineteenfortyeight]

Agreed! They're usually do authoritarian. If I were testifying, I'd feel do much better with this judge than others.

[@lindaarrington9397]

I know wish we had judges like him in Va. But he must be one of a kind

[@lindaarrington9397]

In many ways i wish this kind gentle man...judge... Didnt have to be in this trial Exposed to this piece of filth thing I wish he didnt have to hear it nor have to look at it

[@Sonworshipper]

He’s “Midwest” nice 😊

[@Nina-kt9fc]

You know Chandler's heart about fell out of his butt when she told him that the cops had already been by and gotten all of the footage and she didn't know what was on it. He was fishing to see what the cops were going to see and was probably panicking knowing that their surveillance system is so extensive and that the cops WON'T see his parents leaving but WILL see him opening all of the windows and having a fire in the fireplace all night. Probably made him shake in his boots. Good.

[@beckiferret]

yeah when he realised outloud that the camera had night vision and was wide lense so the mystery made up car collecting his parents wouldnt show up... I could almost hear him panicking inside

[@BoilaFrog]

It may have saved her life!

[@lindaarrington9397]

Good lol Feel the same

[@sabrinaclarke522]

@@lindaarrington9397 👏👏👏

[@chickadee39]

@ark I thought the same thing..

[@LisA-if1ej]

Chandler murdered the only 2 people who would have stood by him no matter what. May the Halderson's rest in eternal peace.

[@shaheedharun445]

This comment is underrated

[@VioletJoy]

However, they stood by him to a fault. I'm not blaming them for their own murders, of course, but they coddled him and made excuses for him throughout his entire life. It takes years to become a narcissist. They aren't born that way.

[@two-toned9645]

Amen

[@LisA-if1ej]

@@VioletJoy honestly experiencing it my own life, and it seems they might be. In my experience it starts with a personality disorder.

[@VioletJoy]

@@LisA-if1ej I'm not totally clear. Are you saying that Chandler or his parents have/had a personality disorder? Or both? As you may know, narcissists develop and aren't born that way, so the parents have the bulk of the responsibility in the way the child ends up.

[@daisyq3418]

Instinctively personable prosecutor effectively relaxes Mrs. Schuster who couldn't even breathe normally because of nervousness when she first sat to testify. He made her laugh. Amazing.

[@claudiadelicato2976]

She also cracks jokes herself! He's truly professional and empathetic at the same time

[@gennyzelis2303]

It cracks me up every time the judge asks the defense if they want to cross examine the witness and they say "no thank you " as if they were being offered coffee 😅

[@debbieluevano9977]

😂😂

[@thekaerichtexas]

Right, they are doing a terrible job

[@kathyann8974]

Yeah, really weird🙄

[@aimeekova]

I mean what can they say lol

[@DAY1K_]

😂😂😂

[@darqueyes]

I just want to say thank you to whoever compiled these video’s in the order in which they appear, along with the identity of the witnesses and how they are related to the case. This is in consecutive order and SO MUCH EASIER to watch a trial from day 1 forward and know that you haven’t missed anything. THANK YOU, Can you do this with ALL of the trials?

[@bowlingbbabe]

This!!!!! The days labeled makes all the difference

[@helenagreenwood2305]

Yes it's so well organized - thank you 👏👏

[@cuddy9215]

Agreed! Super easy to follow along and simply click on the next video!

[@jancrawford8460]

@@helenagreenwood2305 Best organized trial I’ve seen!

[@ShannonFord1977]

Totally agree!

[@kipling1957]

The main prosecutor has great people skills, putting clients at ease. This is on top of his excellent oratory skills seen when he presented his case on Day One.

[@catherinegrace2366]

I haven’t seen his opening statement yet but I heard he did a fabulous job.

[@selap8682]

While the defense are the opposite.

[@sww3405]

I feel like people from Wisconsin are just so affable!

[@AL-fl4jk]

His parents seem like a couple of genuinely good people that just lived life and surrounded themselves with good people. What a monster to tear that all down

[@Rae_777]

The “Midwest Nice” is very strong in this trial, from the cute little chipper judge to all of the witnesses.

[@cuzuvmcvoy]

❤ I NOTICED THAT!❤

[@alexkirigiya6765]

00:00 -- Introduction 01:00 -- Kelly Bennett 05:00 -- Joelle Lockwood 10:33 -- Kathryn Schuster 25:32 -- Dep Michael Wilk 1:00:27 -- Brett Halderson 1:16:36 -- Jay Gilbertson

[@Curious-Irish-Angel]

TY

[@ms_violet_majesty]

You’re awesome thanks!

[@shadipahlavi]

Thank u💕❤

[@LisaSimpsonRules]

Thank you. It's incredible how quickly this trial is going. I bet that it finishes way sooner than what the judge has calculated.

[@SmittenKitten.]

Bart was murdered on his brother Brett's birthday... Unimaginable. These poor people.

[@Kimberly_K_]

Disgusting !! Very very sad

[@ProudElefant44]

Fkd up on so many levels.

[@crystalshaw8744]

I wonder if he planned it that way. Knowing him , yes.

[@SmittenKitten.]

@@crystalshaw8744 That's horrible to think about, but you're right.

[@Nallisn]

⁠@@crystalshaw8744I don’t think he planned it that way because the prosecution said it had to do with the dad making that appointment with the school.

[@holylandfan3275]

Just think how ironic. The son that put up his mother’s security cameras could not even dreamed while installing those, would seal the deal of a horrific murder case. The same son that installed the security cameras at the possible correctional facility where the murderer would be kept to continue to watch him the rest of his life. Can’t make it up. 👏👏👏👏

[@Kimberly_K_]

That is crazy

[@glamdolly30]

I'm confused - what 'son' are you talking about?

[@CatalinaFOIA]

@@glamdolly30 The first woman interviewed is a neighbor that lives kiddy-corner from The Halderson's; her son had installed the 2nd camera system in her home... her son is also a correction's officer at the local correction facility where Chandler would be housed. A lot of coincidences to have all of that line up. 💥💯

[@glamdolly30]

@@CatalinaFOIA Wow yes, lots of spooky serendipity there! Thanks for explaining, for some reason I missed that info when I watched the video. I can't have been paying attention - think I was stunned that so many who encountered Chandler in the days after he'd murdered his parents said he gave them the creeps! I reckon the family dogs must have been terrified of him too, as silent witnesses to their beloved owners' dismemberment. Poor darlings couldn't tell anyone.😿😿 This is why evil, cold blooded killers like him are ultimately found out. They are so out of step with normal, emotionally-functioning people, they can't even convincingly fake heartache at loved-ones going missing. Plus Chandler was telling Bart and Krista's oldest friends they'd gone to a casino with a strange couple, a ton of cash and boxes of liquor - when they knew full well they were a stay at home, anti gambling, and boozing couple, and accountant Bart was described by several as 'tight' with money! I hoped as the trial unfolded we might learn why Chandler told that particular lie about his parents, when it was such an unlikely story to anyone who knew them. I kept expecting a witness to pop up and say Chandler had been captured on CCTV stealing $1,000 from his dad's account and stocked up on booze to take to his girlfriend's house for a surprise engagement party or something! I guess like so many other aspects of this horror story, it will remain a mystery.

[@dianayount2122]

@@glamdolly30 did he steal the money? he may have used the booze as he tried to burn his parents bodies. There was a fan in front of the fireplace. Theory was that he tried to increase airflow, to increase temperature in fireplace because it takes ++ high temps to burn bodies. He may have also tried the booze, like lighter fluid, to increase the temp. Fireplace wasn't meant for such high temps and would explain the glass breaking.

[@hlookie]

This is the most polite trial I’ve ever seen.

[@mossyfriends1911]

I feel so bad for the uncle. Imagine your own brother being brutally murdered and mutilated by someone you’ve known since they were born and may have even helped raise. I can’t even begin to imagine the feelings of betrayal, sadness, and anger he must be having.

[@nyangweso]

And on your birthday too. Turning what should be a joyous day into a tragedy.

[@NicOneRockRec]

Imagine the brother. He has to testify against his brother for murdering his parents. When they asked Mitchell if he saw the defendant in the room, that wad the only time he looked in Chandler's direction. You could see and hear the anger in him even though he was trying to stay poised.

[@michelleadamchak1330]

Props to Law and Crime Network for posting coverage of this horrific trial. I feel so badly for poor Mitchell Halderson. Chandler annihilated his parents, and now he is gonna go to prison for life. Mitch lost his whole family as he knew it. Poor unsuspecting Bart and Christa, what they suffered at the hands of their son. Tragic. Too bad Wisconsin abolished the death penalty.

[@feebsz384]

I know he'd rather have his parents back but Mitchell is set with the million dollars he'll be getting from their insurance policies.

[@michelleadamchak1330]

Agreed, money is great, but it can't replace his parents, and if he was close to chazzle, the loss of that relationship too. But I get what you mean.

[@DJ-hf1zo]

@@feebsz384 I feel sorry for Mitchell as he will not have enjoyment from it as this is horrific and something that will haunt him forever. Hopefully he can have some type of peace realizing his parents cared enough to provide for the sons after their passing. It is so unjust that one son was their murderer.

[@feebsz384]

@@DJ-hf1zo from the looks of it he has a great support system of wonderful people that loved his parents. He is lucky in that way.

[@DJ-hf1zo]

@@feebsz384 I agree.

[@Onlyasking-b3s]

Chandler obviously did not love his family. The fact that he took the parents away from the people who did love them who loved them very much is heartbreaking. It seems that anyone who got to know them love them. Cat did not know them that well but you could tell she loved them

[@CissyBrazil]

While I’m watching this case I want to thank Law & Crime Network for showing these videos and in exact order from day one until the end. Thank you so much it makes it easier to follow each day.

[@jillboelman5743]

Ditto!! Thanks Law&Crime Network! You are very appreciated!

[@Damien_Fuc]

@@jillboelman5743 they are promoted by KZbin and they basically have a monopoly on any cases now. You should be discouraged by their practices.

[@Peperica98]

It makes me so frustrated that these parents worked their entire lives to provide for their children - pinched pennies where they could - and their own ungrateful son kills them. They were just starting to enjoy the fruits of their labor, renovating their home, and then, gone. I believe they would've given Chandler the world if he let them.

[@jzsindhu]

Right, unbelievable! This spoiled SOB has been supported by his parents all this time and now we get the privilege to pick up the tab. In cases like this we need the death penalty!

[@Dog-qx8mo]

They LITERALLY "pinched pennies"? :p

[@LourdesGzz]

😭 that's what most parents do or at least try and want to give them the world

[@codybarry8204]

There will be more and more of this as time goes on. It's a different world and now when these brats don't get what they want they just murder. ..Joey Guy Jr., Grant Amato. Or the case with the younger people who murdered the couple on the Well Deserved to steal their boat? It's never ending with these brats. When I was that age.....never dream of taking lives to have something.. and they ALL get caught. Poor victims. Working your whole life It's sad....no reward.

[@LourdesGzz]

@ark I'm not sure if mentally ill is the right term, I've been reading about the subjects related and it's not that simple, he needs an evaluation, imho he fits the psychopath profile but I'm reading that 1 in 100 ppl are psychopath and it doesn't mention horrific acts like the ones he's done, imo he's at the level of Jeffrey Dahmer and Edmund Kemper in regards to some acts, but Chandler's motives seemed to be others, so idk what a complicated case. It's saddening and extremely disturbing.

[@dianayount2122]

we all want that neighbor with the awesome camera system if something awful happens..

[@holdonC]

Right?! He was looking for the neighbor like Chris Watts had.

[@bugsbunny7205]

There is cameras everywhere these days

[@AliceA333]

If my security camera catches something, I'm making my husband testify. I don't want my TV debut to involve dismembered mutilated bodies.

[@swhite8381]

That’s me

[@nathanbabiuk6286]

His little wave at the neighbor's doorbell cameras really creeps me out

[@moirapettifr7127]

So many facts the prosecution obtined from witnesses. They did their homework and pieced everything together beautifully and patiently.

[@slix96]

These people are showing unknowingly concern and love towards the person who committed such a horrendous act. You know your screwed when your attorney is not cross examining any of the witnesses

[@uhmmmFU]

yeah it would be pretty difficult for him to somehow be even more guilty LMAO

[@kathyann8974]

Or maybe these people believe in innocent until proven guilty.

[@roninsteel]

I think they aren't crossing any witnesses because none of them have shown any damning evidence. This is a tough case for the defense. Pretty cut and dry. I think they have a strategy, and that is to not waste everyone's time arguing every single detail. It's obvious the kid went asking about cameras. He's on the footage. Can spin that into being a concerned child. I think the defense is waiting for experts and forensics to start. What can they gain by crossing the moms boss? He said she never missed work. Prosecution is getting minor witnesses out of the way, but also giving a good first impression. Lining up a bunch of smaller witnesses who have solid details. Leading the jury into believing the prosecution is extremely credible.

[@anneperry9014]

They were screwed before day 1!!!!!!🙄

[@AccurateLedgers]

No, the defendant’s attorney is not showing love or concern for their client. They are simply doing their job. A job no one would want. Someone has to defend him; it’s how our justice system works.

[@lisafoote482]

This most outstanding, extensive and thorough evidence gathered by skilled professionals and presented by the State and the prosecution team.

[@jenessab9314]

Defense is horrible they almost sounded angry while addressing poor Brett Halderson whose brother was killed on his birthday. My heart broke during this testimony

[@ginger7344]

They finally decide to show up to court and harass a witness clearly in pain. I can’t understand their strategy unless it’s on purpose to successfully appeal on the grounds of inadequate council.

[@barbaramcmillan3835]

I think the Prosecution deliberately left him upset at the end of his Testimony to prevent the Defence battering him, but they did it anyway. And to no avail - they didn't achieve anything except to look inadequate.

[@showmework]

So sickening. They don’t even realize they’re talking to a sicko. Letting him inside ect. They have no idea what he’s done.

[@charliechurch5004]

Right!! That creature was in their living room sitting on their floor petting their dog how creepy

[@Eyerusalem_]

I was thinking the exact same. So scary.

[@JujuMama23]

Explains why the one neighbor lady was so shook up. I can’t imagine.

[@ryveralexander8511]

And they showed him the footages, lucky none in their,and if there was showing him, incriminating, Chandler would probably have killed her and erased the surveillance!

[@marleylove510]

@@ryveralexander8511 Omygosh, did even think of that. This boy probably would have done anything to get away with this 😮.

[@PattyMcqG]

Never ever ever give anyone except enforcement locations or type of security you use around your home!! Especially don't take them on a tour and point them out!

[@lizzetter]

Yeah I thought that was common sense but I guess not

[@margieshelnutt9006]

How awful it must feel to be a law enforcement officer and find out your nephew has allegedly performed such a heinous crime on /towards his parents, your brother and sister-in-law. I can’t imagine.

[@peapotfairy]

On your birthday...

[@margieshelnutt9006]

@@peapotfairy Oh no!!!! And he showed absolutely no remorse.

[@talkaboutwacky]

I love the politeness and professionalism shown by the judge, prosecutors, and defense attorneys

[@saramaxinerigotti6260]

OMG My heart went out to Brett... Bart's older brother. I can't imagine how he feels!! His younger brother and his sister in-law were not only dead..but we're murdered in cold blood by his nephew!!!! As if it can't get worse, he discovers his nephew dismembered , tried to cremate, his brother & sister in-law and scattered their remains around the county, in woodlands, &in bins etc. So tragic and shocking. He would of loved & cared about his little nephew, Chandler as he was growing up. The memories of watching him grow up & teach him scooba diving...

[@DopamineDecor]

I would suspect Brett and Mitchell will have a stronger bond now.

[@marleylove510]

@@DopamineDecor I hope so. Poor Mitch is all alone now 😢.

[@palomaelizabethconstidopol6598]

Brett will always remember that his brother was murdered on his birthday.

[@nottellingyou14]

@@marleylove510Mitch is engaged and didn’t really seem to be super close to the family, imo. I think he just wants to move on and forget everything.

[@nyangweso]

Did all that on Brett's birthday too.

[@amyq6229]

It freaks me the F out that he waves every time he goes up to someone’s door like if he’s being nice. SO FING CREEPY

[@chickadee39]

Omg..Yes. He's such a creep.

[@mattb6646]

It's only because you have hindsight of the situation. Someone waving isn't creepy, so.eone who murders people is.

[@hotmessjess1849]

It’s creepy even without the hindsight. It highlights the fact that this dude is overly aware of being filmed and it’s completely inauthentic. The fact that he turned out to be a murderer only adds to the creep factor.

[@natalee217]

Creepy is right, and such a loser

[@k.e.f.1397]

SAME SAME SAME

[@ichdieLivi]

why would he ask if the cameras had nighttime vision if the parents allegedly left during the day? He is incriminating himself already

[@apatheticaesthetic.]

That’s an awesome point.

[@ichdieLivi]

@@apatheticaesthetic. thank you :)

[@Cutecamp1212]

I felt his brothers pain when he explained the last telephone between him and the victim 😢😢😢

[@marleylove510]

My gosh, what lovely people in Wisconsin 🥰. So kind a warm. How could this boy be so awful 😢. So sorry for this family and all who have been affected xoxo.

[@cindygenogram5667]

What's the deal with allowing witness' addresses to be publicised? Seems absolutely insane!

[@fighttheevilrobots3417]

Excellent point.

[@mallninja9805]

They happily display witnesses full addresses and phone numbers, but they're sure to fill the speakers with static when the attorneys approach the judge.

[@RoseyTours]

My thoughts exactly!

[@Damien_Fuc]

Cry about it

[@Kizzabell]

Those poor people. It would be so scary having to go to court with the whole world watching. And they did nothing wrong, just had a neighbour who committed murder.

[@bonnemoms5413]

This man child ruined so many lives doing this and ruined his uncle birthday for the rest of their entire family's lives. How awful.

[@playstationlive9962]

I think the uncles birthday is the least of the problem

[@MarkT1700]

Dude really thought he could outsmart all of these smart people. He's crazy if he actually thought he'd get away with it.

[@thekaerichtexas]

Omg how spooky to have the killer walk up to you and check out ur security camera. What a psycho

[@unite4peace88]

I like how Chandler is fully committed to his deception, (post verdict) still fully convinced his guilt is veiled from us “regular people” 😂

[@holylandfan3275]

I was thinking as he walks back home, he’s got to know, he is DONE for at that point. 💯

[@RMR1]

I really like this judge -- courteous, consistent, succinct, fair. Doesn't try to make jokes, grandstand or otherwise draw attention to himself. I wish all judges were like this.

[@toriarose]

Chilling, opening the door and feeling perfectly safe with this known neighbor, the killer that mutilated his parents. It's like, if it's a rich kid, he must be safe. What was he going to do? If she hadn't already given the footage to the cops.

[@awkwardautistic]

Who would think the neighbor kid killed his parents and then came over to see what you had on camera? Normal people aren't afraid to open the door for a neighbor.

[@denben8530]

@@awkwardautistic his uncle told him to go ask. Listen to Bart's brothers testimony. It was pointed out on another station reporting this trial. I found it off that he would actually go to that but after his testimony it makes sense why he might have gone to ask the neighbors maybe something would show up with the couple picking them up etc

[@awkwardautistic]

@@denben8530 yeah...I'm referring to the original comment...saying "if it's a rich kid,he must be safe" . I'm saying it has nothing to do with the fact his parents were well of financially...that's not why they opened the door for him. Most normal people open the door if a neighbor knocks on it....no one thought the kid was a murderer at that point. I highly doubt the kid was out to kill anyone else anyways...he killed his parents for a specific reason...he wasn't out killing random people just for fun. I'm not defending him at all...I'm just saying the comment was ignorant.

[@debbie.doodle_]

@@bugsbunny7205 prepared???

[@bugsbunny7205]

@@debbie.doodle_ that's why they have cameras

[@tinab3627]

This kid basically wanted to do nothing in life. He figured his parents were just in the way. Can’t believe how he could bring himself to do something like this. So bizarre

[@iangallager4091]

I think it was a fantasy view of reality, Not really understanding how the real world functions. Something based on an internet game in his mind. During the police interviews he just seemed to nothing in particular but play with his dogs, hang out with his friends. An aimless sort of existence. How he'll fare in prison when the penny finally drops? It won't be easy for him .

[@lindaarrington9397]

He's NOT A KID HES ON HIS TWENTIES

[@barbaramcmillan3835]

@@lindaarrington9397 But not grown up. By comparison, Chandler is a baby. Even jealous of his brother's illness because it got him attention.

[@rehab5355]

@@iangallager4091 He will not have to do anything now but protect his privates

[@LadyLakeland]

@@iangallager4091 well they're going to take care of him for the rest of his life in prison. He won't have to work for anything and will have free healthcare and room and board into his old age they will still be caring for him. Protective custody if someone is mean to him... he'll be in there with fellow psychopaths and no morality will be expected of him. He's set whether he realizes it or not. Now that his parents are dead no one is going to take care of him on the outside so prison is really the perfect place for him. It's that or starving and freezing and being attacked on the streets living in a park...

[@TaharkahX]

What he didn't realize was that if the parents were missing, it would take years before they were declared legally deceased and he wouldn't get a dime until then.

[@kellydodge7626]

I don't think he planned the murders for the life insurance. I think his web of lies came collapsing down on him. He was a fraud. I think he snapped and then tried to cover it up.

[@bugsbunny7205]

What he did Realized they would be gone and not coming back!

[@jnnlis]

@@kellydodge7626 exactly

[@helenagreenwood2305]

Yes I thought that I think in UK its 7 years before a missing person can be declared dead

[@AliceA333]

It wasn't for insurance, he killed them ONE HOUR after learning his dad uncovered 3 years of lies & would now be giving Chandler the freedom of a 6 year old. His girl said his parents were already very strict, and that's BEFORE knowing his whole life is fake. If they were super strict when he was doing everything right, and was the perfect kid, he wouldn't even be allowed to see his girlfriend or keep using a phone ok their plan to call her, or ever borrow their car, or be allowed to use his Xbox until they see years of fixing it.

[@KackieJennedy]

Walking into a neighbor's house, taking off your shoes, then sitting down on the floor and hang around for 20 mins is as weird as weird can be.

[@RatherBHunterthenPrey]

Especially after she offers him a chair! 🤣

[@Steven-w8d]

This has to be the last person you want to ringing your doorbell

[@GodsTribe]

Dawned on me that he tried to frame Cat by throwing that target bag full of bloody rags on her mother's girlfriend's property. I can't imagine him not seeing her name on the bag. Of all the places he could toss it he tossed it there.

[@maireado1744]

Ya and he put his dads torso body part on his Cats mothers girlfriends farm in the woods. Also remember in the police interview when he said Cats mom didn’t like his parents even though she’d never met them. He was trying to pin it on Cats mom. Cat must be beside herself knowing that she slept beside this man and let him into her home.

[@maireado1744]

@@GodsTribe Ya and they treated him like he was part of the family. They will never get over this. He is evil. 💔

[@barbaramcmillan3835]

@@maireado1744 As if anyone could think Cat and Dulce could lift Bart's torso and all the other garbage.

[@yvonneedwards9407]

He did not realise it was pickups order bags as he didn’t check fit that. LOL

[@74betty]

​@stepheneurosailor1623 do u know if she slept at the house while the parents were still there b4 he disposed of them ? I know this is old but I just heard about this case

[@houserhouse]

I love imagining Chandler, sitting there in trial, praying that the state will f*ck it all up, and progressively becoming more and more aware that, no, they are not messing around

[@tinydancer139]

The pause he took before he said July 1st is his birthday 😭😭😭 bawling

[@carebear1731]

This is such an interesting yet sad case to watch. The professional side of the case is remarkable everyone being so curious to one another and the judge is awesome.

[@Damien_Fuc]

It's not the ghetto court you watch on daytime TV you are used to I guess.

[@nottellingyou14]

@@Damien_FucYeah, it’s the classy court where the people who murder and dismember people get tried for their crimes.

[@yasladakaya]

His demeanor and tone throughout all this has been so monotone, eerie, and nonchalant..

[@readdeeply9278]

If dude had come to my door asking for video footage, after the police had already been by to collect it, I'm sorry but I'd have instantly been phoning local LE the moment I (politely and rapidly) closed the door.

[@Lady.Luck.]

The way he insisted everyone was going to scold the parents for disappearing.. 😡 psycho!!

[@denisehoose5162]

You just can't make this crazy up😳 no remorse complete psycho

[@80kokoro]

just goes to demonstrate the nature aspect of psychopathy, you can be loving and supportive parents, provide a stable home environment and wider network of supportive family/neighbors/friends, and still manage to raise a little psychopath who will grow up to shoot you in the back

[@GGiblet]

I don't think he felt suppressed at all. If you see some of the texts he was ordering his mom to buy things. He was manipulative. But his game was out of time. They caught on to his scheme. Now he can play games in prison.

[@AliceA333]

He had to talk & behave the same way he would if they really disappeared. I guess of they were truly missing he would "give them an earful".....

[@Lady.Luck.]

@@AliceA333 I get that he's trying to portray that. Most people might joke about giving them an earful but it would be more important that they were safe and wouldn't be so insistent about it imo. And knowing what we know, I feel it exposes insight into his demented personality

[@tamerajohnson5587]

It is so VERY scary that your child could be a sociopath and you not know it or sense it, for whatever reason. For any parent, this is crazy because in all honesty, you just REALLY NEVER KNOW!

[@LourdesGzz]

Imo chandler is a psychopath different from sociopath, but in regards to being fooled by your child i don't think is very common, this case is very unique cause usually when parents don't know or sense it it's because they are negligent (like Ethan Crumbley parents) but I don't think this was the case, he's a con man and a total psycho.

[@glamdolly30]

@@LourdesGzz Why do you deduce Chandler is a psychopath as opposed to a sociopath? In fact there are signs he is a sociopath, rather than a psychopath. Because he showed nervousness around the police, and would no doubt have failed a lie detector had one been performed. That nervousness points to a sociopath. Psychopaths don't feel fear, so frequently pass polygraph tests when they are lying their heads off! Their brains are physically different to non psychopaths, and this is clearly visible on brain scans. The electrical impulses to the frontal portions of the brain controlling emotions like love, empathy and fear are weak in psychopaths. So psychopaths are born, it's estimated around one in 10 people is somewhere on the psychopath spectrum. However not all will be dangerous or cruel. A psychopath who has a great childhood, with loving parents who set down boundaries and expectations of good behaviour and values, can become a loving and productive citizen. Sociopaths are a more complex category, and frequently go hand-in-hand with personality disorders like Narcissistic Personality Disorder. This sounds more like Chandler to me. At 23 he had never had any kind of job. Why not? Most teens get a Saturday job flipping burgers or pumping gas, just for beer money. Seems Chandler thought such menial work was beneath him. His choices indicate huge narcissism and entitlement, culminating in him feeling entitled to kill his parents when they presented a threat to his easy life.

[@dianayount2122]

@@glamdolly30 believe by definition a sociopath has conduct disorder diagnosis/criminal behavior before age 15.

[@glamdolly30]

@@dianayount2122 Interesting definition, but not a definitive one. I'm convinced there must have been many red flags in Chandler Halderson's behaviour, long before he became a murderer. He could well have got away with criminal behaviour as a teen - it seems clear he'd been getting away with an awful lot with his parents for an awfully long time, including umpteen pathological lies. These red flags were likely misinterpreted, misunderstood and underestimated by those closest to him. Had he got professional psychiatric help young, it's possible his warped psyche could have been made less toxic/dangerous. In my view it's no coincidence that recent, strikingly similar parental murders by twenty-something sons Grant Amato and Joel Guy Jr, feature strikingly similar stable, middle class childhoods. Like Chandler, those sons presented as slightly 'off', possibly having at least autistic traits. And yet none of them was diagnosed with any kind of personality disorder before they killed. I suspect they all had parents in denial about their psychiatric issues, who did not get them help because they couldn't acknowledge or accept they had those issues. Instead of biting the bullet and doing the tough thing for a parent - recognising your child isn't perfect and could have a significant anti-social personality disorder requiring expert treatment, they went overboard indulging their boys, giving them an easy ride, and telling them they were wonderful. That's how they unwittingly created adult men who were a dangerous combination of inadequate sociopath, and entitled narcissist. At least the mothers in those three cases did a lot of indulging. Joel Guy's mom Lisa worked full time purely so her adult son wouldn't have to, handing him her entire salary so he could enjoy the lazy lifestyle of an eternal student to age 28! In every case it was the father's belated intervention, confronting his immature, dependent son and threatening to bring the free ride to an end, that prompted both parents' murders. In my view these 'man-child' murders of parents by spoiled sons are becoming such a regular occurrence, they deserve a criminal category all their own.

[@mimimomo4902]

@@glamdolly30 you are spit on!!!

[@Bump688]

What a well mannered court

[@beckiferret]

When your defence makes an opening statement that says 'We will not be cross examining many witnesses, just make your own minds up'.... and then they say 'When he is proven guilty - erm - I mean IF he is proven guilty, erm, which he wont be because - he is innocent'... You know you even your attorneys don't believe you haha

[@marvinabigby5509]

Well Chandler could have worked at the prison with a highschool diploma no shame in corrections work and it pays descent but now He is living in a correctional facility.

[@LisatheGreatest]

He felt entitled to his parents money. He’s just so disgusting

[@michelleadamchak1330]

Looks like Mitch is getting it all now. Good.

[@susanbajjada2960]

@@ScottB05 Yeah, so he could sit & play video games all day🙄He has no right to an inheritance.😡 Monster!

[@susanbajjada2960]

@@bugsbunny7205 Yeah keep making excuses for this creep. If you can make excuses for someone like this maybe you need help too.

[@girlfrmars]

he talks so slowly when he’s talking to the neighbors… just very creepy and eerie.

[@AnnabelleCharrier]

The way that first lady went out to greet Chandler, saying "Hey!" was quite endearing. A lot of people would be nervous of a random young man appearing at their door when they knew the neighbors had gone missing.

[@pocketlinttreasures33]

I don't know if endearing is the right word....

[@JustDiane71]

One thing we ALL must remember you NEVER EVER know when your loved ones last day maybe. Always tell the ones you love how much you love them and hug them like it maybe the last!!

[@dbx1233]

When it comes to telling tall tales and being a habitual liar, I never thought I would see anyone that could outdo George Castanza, from Sinefield.

[@amygordon7149]

I can't even imagine what was in his mind during the detachment. I mean that must have taken awhile. I see no regret.

[@barbaramcmillan3835]

Of course not. No-one could do that if they had any feelings whatsoever.

[@ericmunn4530]

The defense knows it's bad. they don't even try!

[@rosesmith6925]

Dang, that's a lot of driving for someone a "brain injury" and leg injuries 🤨

[@citrusbloom7504]

What am I missing (?)why so many trips. Why wouldn’t he put them both in the car and drop parts in different places? Unless he was dumping as he cut them up. But the girlfriend was there some days?

[@barbaramcmillan3835]

@@citrusbloom7504 Even though he planned it in advance, He hadn't thought it out properly at all, and he was so tired because of being up all night chopping and sawing that he nearly burned the house down. I think he was just reacting to problems he caused, instead of trying to avoid problems.

[@marieandrew3695]

That's alot of disemembering your parents for someone with such extensive disabilities. Lol

[@paulalyus9237]

The amount of people that this demon dragged into his web of lies and murder really is shocking. He has to be locked up permanently, no parole RIP Bart and Crista x

[@catherinegrace2366]

He is probably still wondering how he got caught after going to the trouble of dismembering his parents.

[@a_lucientes]

What Im trying to figure out, as I learn the facts of this case, is how he ever thought he would get away with it? He was even googling for "decapitated corpse found' before their bodies were found. Its a long list of things like this. For example: he wrapped his parent's cell phones in foil and _hid,_ in a shoe!) put them in the garage, (such an easy thing to dispose of) which, as the only other person there, would point directly to him. I dont get it. Same with the tarp (and more it later turned out!) at the gf's farm. Its like: _Let me hide these things were authorities will be sure to look._ This whole case is like this. I guess it wasn't planned. We think of the victims, as we should.. but also try and imagine being this guy. Reminds me a bit of the Amato case in FL. He also killed a sibling in that case. Poor family and friends.

[@CCnoodle]

I’m not gonna imagine being this guy, no thanks 🤢

[@GradKat]

I really think people like Chandler and Grant Amato are just not “wired” like the rest of us. He speaks in a dull monotone as though he’s slightly detached from everything (as does Grant). He’d been getting away with telling bizarre lies for years (again, like Grant) - maybe these guys convince themselves they are somehow invincible.

[@lindaarrington9397]

I saw that trial case

[@lindaarrington9397]

Both have same dead souls

[@a_lucientes]

Try and imagine life in state prison. The reality. You wake up at 4:30 or 5:00AM - you dont want to miss breakfast or you wont get to eat again until until 11:30 Imagine never having whole milk again. Only powdered. Having no privacy. An institutionalized life surrounded by the worst society has to offer. All able-bodied work. Whether its the kitchen, the laundry, the shop, whatever.. Its most grueling and menial work. all day for. a pittance. Looks like ol' Chandler finally got himself a paying gig. how unimaginably awful.

[@croach2194]

This kid seems to be doing everything he can to get caught with respect to asking the neighbours about video. If convicted, he is going to have to do a lot of growing up very fast if he is to survive in jail. Lying and conning and not doing your share of the work is not going to go down well with other inmates who are far more aggressive then you.

[@jnnlis]

Prison is literally filled with manipulators, liars, sociopaths and con men. I’m sure he’ll fit in just fine. *yes, there are exceptions

[@catherinegrace2366]

There is always someone bigger than you are in prison.

[@glamdolly30]

I'm not psychic, but I see a lot of scary, bigger psychopaths in Chandler's future - and he's the scrawny, 'pretty-boy' type they go for. Biggest irony of this case is Chandler murdered the two people in the world who cared most for him, and would have been there for him in his darkest hour. Who does he have to turn to for any kind of support now? His brother? I don't think so! He literally blew the family apart, Mitchell owes him nothing and deserves to get on with his life and forget the loser who murdered his loving Mom and Dad. Ironically he will have a cash windfall of over $1 million to help him do that, as sole beneficiary of his parents' estate and life insurance, and I'm glad he does. I'm sure he'd much rather have his parents back, but they would be glad to know he has their money to rebuild his life with his fiance, and maybe some children who sadly will never get to meet their Grandma and Grandpa. I doubt any of Chandler's relatives kept him on their Christmas card list. And who would want to be friends with him? A few creepy pen-friends maybe, big deal. Chandler would have been better off with the death penalty. I wish him a long and healthy life in his locked cage, thinking every day of the Mom and Dad who loved him as no one else ever will, and the brother he was so jealous of, who got to inherit all the family money. Chandler is the biggest loser of all time!

[@Mark-Smeaton]

I'm guessing he'll be in solitary confinement which will probably suit him just fine. At least, at first. No video games or cell phones but he can watch tv 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for the next 97 years.

[@lindaarrington9397]

He's a twenty some year old schiniving weasle of a man Hes not a kid Vut hes gonna be punk bait 4 sure

[@Nina-kt9fc]

How awful to watch Krista's car arrive on the evening of 7/1, after coming home from work and stopping to get the little psychopath soda because he asked her for some, knowing that she was probably shot the moment she stepped into that house and that Bart was already in there, dead. He was likely killed around 3-3:30pm. Really chilling.

[@Kimberly_K_]

Likely exactly how it went down. Horrific !

[@LaPlaztique]

@@ConsPiracyInc It’s old folklore. And the “witching hour” is 3am, not 3pm.

[@lindaarrington9397]

@@LaPlaztique a Yes

[@hollywoodjaded]

@@LaPlaztique My decade’s old of understanding is the Witching Hour is from 5pm-6pm-Nightfall. But, there’s also something about 3:00 am to 4:00am, for women, concerning awakening suddenly. It’s like a Lost Soul’s Hour. Perhaps the time is different amongst varying cultures?

[@LaPlaztique]

@@hollywoodjaded I don’t know about any other cultures but we do have different time zones. I just know the old folklore of the “witching” hour I was taught as a child, is 3-4am. Mainly because my very religious parents made it a point to be known. Being a time where supernatural events occur and when witches, demons and ghosts are their most powerful.

[@holylandfan3275]

That last man had a SUPERB point. There could be another couple missing. I bet The Butcher took a big gulp right there.

[@christinavreeland8521]

Is Wisconsin basically a mini Canada? Everyone is so polite!

[@theresabridges5022]

I’m so in love with the DA and the judge, anyone else? 🤣 Badasses!

[@alliinwonder9675]

Not a fan of the DA, but the judge is amazing!

[@alliinwonder9675]

The DA - “Were you related?” “Were you older/younger”? Ugh 🙄 I love how he said “I AM” Your relationship to someone doesn’t end just because they passed.

[@Eyerusalem_]

Judge “ Any objection” Defense attorney” Nope”

[@ruthless8411]

😆

[@lindaarrington9397]

Well they did say they weren't going to cross exam

[@maireado1744]

I don’t know why people keeping saying this. What in gods name could the Defense attorney say. The evidence is overwhelming. The only thing she could do is dig up dirt on every single witness and these witnesses don’t seem to have dirt to dig up as they are all seem like polite good people.

[@jesusisGod1434]

I’d like to hire Kelly’s son to put in a camera system at my house please. Wow! Awesome!

[@ichdieLivi]

I am from Austria and security cameras are really not a thing here, I know noone who has a security system, noone in my neighbourhood and village has security cameras either. I bought myself a RING camera (again, the brand is not common here at all, found it by accident) originally to grab what my cat is doing and I am *so happy with it* . This case or particular day of the trial is also the best advertisement for this security system, also the Chris Watts case. We should all appreciate this amazing technology more

[@maireado1744]

Definitely but the only reason most places like Austria and Ireland (where I am) don’t have security cameras is because there’s not as much crime and theft and things like this happening. What’s weird is there’s a lot of security cameras in both America and Scotland and you would think this would stop people committing crimes but there seems to be even more in these places.

[@ichdieLivi]

@@maireado1744 oh wow, really? I didn't know! I thought Scotland was a safe place? 😳

[@jakerockznoodles]

@@ichdieLivi Scotland _is_ pretty safe. Certainly as far as the UK goes, no region in Scotland even ranks in the top 10 in the UK's violent crime rates. So I'm not really sure what this guy is implying. That said, I do know a lot of people here with security cameras but they're mostly for petty infractions, such as delivery people not doing their job properly or folk who are really uptight about when and where their neighbours are parking. Outside of the main cities, I don't know anyone who has caught any violent crime with one (not unless you count a Hermes carrier having taken out some of their frustration on a parcel by kicking it. Absolute cockgobbler.)

[@rehab5355]

Criminals are the only people who don't!

[@kerrieleidig]

I forget the company, but I saw an ad for a home pool security system the other day & thought how incredible it was that no one thought of that before. I can think of dozens of cases where having footage of the pool would have answered so many questions. I would even add a motion sensor feature that sets an alarm off if anyone is in your pool during certain hours you set.

[@cherylb_88]

I wonder how his girlfriend feels spending the night at the house with his parents dead inside. I’m not sure why these people even plead not guilty and go through a trial when they’re clearly guilty. There is no way you’re going to be found innocent or get any kind of parole for doing something like this. I would never want all of these details published if I did something like this even though I could never do anything like this.

[@Pajoncek]

When the minimum sentence for the crime is life in prison, you have nothing to lose going to trial. You at least have a chance to get out on a technicality.

[@cherylb_88]

@@Pajoncek true but it’s definitely not likely to happen that way. Almost never does. However, there are times it does like the Casey Anthony trial.

[@uhmmmFU]

@@cherylb_88 Yeah they're really hoping for a mistrial or something like that more than they are hoping to actually get off.

[@purpleice7277]

*waste of resources but I do find the trial interesting…but such a horrific, senseless crime. 😒

[@kathypeterson13]

@@cherylb_88 if his defense attorney continues throughout this trial like they are now he has 100% chance of a new trial for ineffective counsel . She / they are absolutely lousy ! The biggest questions she asked of all the witnesses was the conservation guy about how old the tree is ! I’m just blown away at how little they care to question any one witness called thus far . We shall see what kind of defense they offer , but so far they have already failed him .

[@lynng4700]

Knock knock who's there? A murderer!

[@athensmajnoo3661]

Yeeeek😱😱😱

[@citrusbloom7504]

…….who’ s there? Butcher boy!

[@phoebeweston4967]

He's panicking and checking out the angles to see if they could get him on camera.... love modern technology

[@eileenstehr7680]

Feel Sad for Barts Brother! Prayers your way!

[@rehab5355]

Really...schissch....What a fine young man!

[@susanmalone6109]

The judge and lawyers are so respectful of each other and the witnesses.

[@agent-rj6jv]

"Wisconsin Nice"

[@Cutie11083]

I wonder how these neighbors felt knowing they had a killer in their house talking to them like everything's normal.

[@tatianagranchi2303]

So lovely this judge💜

[@cambrie7946]

Love how chandler feels free to check out the camera system that's not his. So entitled.

[@awkwardautistic]

He's just looking at it.

[@denben8530]

His uncle suggested to him to go ask neighbors Bout security cameras at fbd houses. His uncle even testified that hd told him to go door to door hoping that someone would tell chandler to help him find his parents

[@JulieannsSerenity]

I don’t think that’s entitlement. I think it directly indicates how much he wasn’t involved with the police. That the neighbors had to tell him that the police already took it and he wasn’t aware just shows he wasn’t working in conjunction with the police.

[@cambrie7946]

@@JulieannsSerenity No, I was referring to how he acted as if the cameras were his to examine - on someone else's property

[@JulieannsSerenity]

@@cambrie7946 I do see what you’re saying, I agree. When they showed the video of him in court, I said out loud, “What! You’ve got to be kidding!” Yeah, it wasn’t that he asked, it was the way he asked. I think his uncle had a good idea but if it were me, I would have gone about it a lot differently. So yeah, I do agree with you.

[@purpleice7277]

This poor entire family…..how devastating….😩😩😩😩

[@sophielove7896]

Omg, July 1st...the time at 5:13pm is most certainly when the mum came home in her Volvo. She didn't know her own son was waiting to kill her. And Bart Halderson's poor brother!

[@aisle_of_view]

That Ring camera picked up the audio all the way to the sidewalk!

[@denisehoose5162]

Gosh the fact knowing what he did going to all these neighbors trying to see who had him on camera doing what is chilling. Especially w the whole wave at EVERY camera ring before they answered door 😬🤐. F*cking creepy AF!

[@VictoriaGirlBC]

I want to know why these women opened the door to this murderer- isn’t that what a ring door bell is for? Speak through that first before opening yourself up to possible danger.

[@maryestadurtche9452]

I think the cops told him to ask neighbors if they saw anything the first time they came out?

[@denisehoose5162]

@@maryestadurtche9452 no the cops didn't his uncle who was a retired cop claims he told him too. Like duh as a retired cop he SHOULD of known in today's world w everyone having ring cameras they would already be on it😒. But I'm sure dad's brother was worried and just teaching without thinking🤷‍♀️. With all defendants coming and going it def made him look more guilty tho IMO. all it actually proves is his guilt and deceit.

[@ConsPiracyInc]

@@denisehoose5162 Maybe he had gut instinct and WANTED to show the detachment

[@nineteenfortyeight]

His voice too is creepy af. You can tell he has no soul.

[@saweetteesbudget]

When she said "he said they can't get their phone records unless they find a dead body" made me completely understand that that was literally his plan this whole time. crazy to think his life brought him to that point.

[@bugsbunny7205]

The one thing this man had in his life that he truly loved was his dogs he did not have to lie to them, he was a disturbed man, but I think he did love his dog

[@Eyerusalem_]

I am mid to the video when did he say that ?

[@MrsDannunzio]

@@Eyerusalem_ I think it was one of the female neighbors at the beginning of this video.

[@Fluffimuff]

@@bugsbunny7205 that's what they said but then the dogs were very neurotic and nervous and frightened of people and noises .. one dog was injured because he fell down the stairs. I've had many dogs and I've never known any to fall down the stairs. 🤔

[@Fluffimuff]

@@bugsbunny7205I guess you need it spelled out eh? My point was that I don't trust for a minute that he loved his dogs, and I'm absolutely suspicious that he may be the reason the dogs are nervous and frightened and afraid of people and noises, finally it's very conceivable that he was responsible for the dog's injuries from "falling down the stairs."

[@Lara42011]

Even by day 2 the jury must have been like, ok we’ve seen enough, let’s save time and make a decision already lol

[@9sheri9]

59:58 Defense attorney sounds incredibly annoyed with every single one of her "no thank you" 's 😵😂

[@esthermarcen7587]

it looks to me that he had everything to be happy and successful but instead for whatever reason I can not comprehend he choose to be a liar and a killer.

[@catherinegrace2366]

My thoughts exactly. I watched his interview with cops and this dude has no conscience. He explained normal family activity and tried to enhance it so he could complain but he had nothing to complain about. He was a fortunate young man with loving parents.

[@lisashrestha5023]

He could certainly get up in the morning for a job as demonstrated in the car comings and goings

[@theresarossi6306]

So he killed his parents because they wanted him to grow up and be a big boy? Gosh, this kind of case has been happening a lot lately. Morals of the story, don’t ask your adult children to grow up and be responsible for themselves.

[@jenniferchristianso]

I love your sarcasm at the moral of the story

[@theresarossi6306]

Ikr

[@theresarossi6306]

​@@jenniferchristianso ikr

[@emilyknauer4492]

I feel so bad for cat at this moment. She has been to the house, slept over not know what just recently happened there and with the bodies still in there😲😢

[@dianedavidson7977]

I don't know why this kid didn't plead guilty. The evidence is overwhelming sometimes I think they like to relive it or get free time out of prison lunch etc. The guy Joel who dismembered his parents and boiled his mother's head look like he enjoyed his trial. It's a special kind of evil to dismember a body. These sick people think they are going to get away with it too. His police interview was bizarre, his affect was crazy I think he knew it was over at that point.

[@rhi4288]

Before graduating to murder this creep was already a compulsive liar, of course he won’t admit to guilt.

[@catherinegrace2366]

It delays his move to a prison.

[@gaiaiulia]

I think he went through the trial first because he's an entitled narcissist (imo). Secondly because I think secretly he hated his family for a long time. Thirdly he wanted to put his brother through the ordealnof a trial and having to listen to all the details or read them in the court reports. Anyone who sends a sibling a bullet as a get well card is capable of anything, I think.

[@lindaarrington9397]

Hes NOT A KID IN HIS TWENTIES Hes an evil lying weasel

[@joyceh217]

Imagine how the neighbors Sister felt after finding out she was actually talking to the person the killed and dismembered his PARENTS 😳🤦🏾‍♂️🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽😢

[@RatherBHunterthenPrey]

All these neighbors opened their door to a young guy who butchers his parents and burns their heads in the fireplace. 😳

[@MissusAnon]

The part about Brett's birthday genuinely made me want to cry, damn, that is heartbreaking.

[@carolhart6304]

I really like this judge 😊