GUILTY WI - Bart, 50, and Krista Halderson, 53, found deceased, Windsor, 1 Jul 2021 *son arrested*

[PommyMommy]

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Dane County Sheriff's Office searching for missing couple (wkow.com)

The Dane County Sheriff's Office is looking for a missing couple from the village of Windsor.

• A family member reported Bart and Krista Halderson missing on Wednesday.
• They were last seen on Thursday, July 1 at their home.
• The couple was planning to take a trip to Langlade County this weekend and family has been unable to reach them.
• Authorities do not have a vehicle description.
• Bart is 50-years-old and Krista is 53-years-old.

If anyone has information on the couple, please contact the Dane County Communications Center at 608.255.2345 or the Dane County Sheriff’s Office Tip Line at 608.284.6900.

Dane County Sheriff's Office | Facebook
Son goes by Chaz, not his legal name of Chandler: Facebook Log In or Sign Up to View


CURRENT CASE PLAYERS (as of day 4 of testimony)

CH - Chandler Halderson
BH - Bart Halderson
KH - Krista Halderson
MH - Mitchell Halderson, Bart and Krista's older son
CN - Mitchell Halderson's fiancee
CM - Chandler Halderson's girlfriend
CL - property owner in Cottage Grove, girlfriend of CM's mother
DM - CM’s mother
DK - neighbor witness #1
JM - neighbor witness #2
AS - Chandler Halderson's friend from Kansas
JD - DNR witness #1
GU - DNR witness #2
KB - Dane County Sheriff Kalvin Barrett
PS - Krista’s friend
JHi - Krista’s best friend
MHi - JHi’s husband
HyHi- twin daughter
HaHi- twin daughter
KL - neighbor and retired LE
MS - family friend
MB - family friend
BrH - Bart’s brother and retired LE
WB - William Brown, Dane County ADA
CD - Catherine Dorl, Chandler Halderson's defense attorney
CV - Crystal Vera, Chandler Halderson's defense attorney
JH - John Hyland, Dane County judge presiding over case







CASE LOCATIONS:
OSC: Oak Springs Circle - the Halderson home
Earlwyn: CL’s property in Cottage Grove where Bart Halderson’s remains were found
DNR: State owned land in Roxbury where CH was spotted by 2 witnesses and human remains were found
White Lake: Location of the Haldersons’ cabin

REPORTERS COVERING THE CASE: (note: this is only a list of local reporters who have been either mentioned in the CC or have bylined multiple times regarding the case. A lot of the TV stations are rotating coverage)
Tony Galli - WKOW 27
Chris Rickert - Wisconsin State Journal
Adam Duxter - Channel 3
Andrew Havranek - Spectrum News One

 

[Knox]

An old facebook page for Bart, nothing recent which is public - Bart A Halderson

Undiscovered car accident? Odd that family cannot give a vehicle description?

 

[spyblond]

This case is somewhat local to me so I thought I would add my thoughts.
- Langlade County is in northern Wisconsin and is known for its trails. It is a popular place to have a cabin or cottage on a lake.
-Depending on where in Langlade County they were headed I would be checking popular hiking trails and campsites.
IMO a car accident is totally possible. The trip from Madison to Langlade is about 3 hours. There has been a large increase in traffic fatalities in Wisconsin recently but I would think authorities would have discovered their crash as the trip would be mostly on major highways.

 

[PommyMommy]

JUL 8, 2021
Authorities seeking help finding Windsor couple missing since July 1 | Crime | madison.com
Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Elise Schaffer said the couple still was missing as of Thursday morning.

 

[roguelady]

The above article states that both of their vehicles are accounted for, so this truly is a mystery. Hopefully some cameras in their neighborhood can provide some clues.

 

[AmandaSkis]

The above article states that both of their vehicles are accounted for, so this truly is a mystery. Hopefully some cameras in their neighborhood can provide some clues.

That explains the mystery of no vehicle description. It is possible, I suppose, that they got a new car and their family doesn’t know. Hopefully, LE can check to see if any other vehicle registrations exist for either of them.

I wonder who last saw them “at home” on July 1. How was this sighting confirmed?

Makes me think they are somewhere in the area of their home.

 

[chaz]

The above article states that both of their vehicles are accounted for, so this truly is a mystery. Hopefully some cameras in their neighborhood can provide some clues.

Could they have rented a car for this trip?
Did they plan to leave on thursday?
It's been a week now.

 

[spyblond]

I found this article that gives more information and some direct quotes from their son.
'They got picked up and left with another couple': Son not sure missing parents made it to their destination

 

[realanastasia]

I found this article that gives more information and some direct quotes from their son.
'They got picked up and left with another couple': Son not sure missing parents made it to their destination

Son doesn’t seem to be very worried…maybe this is not unusual behavior for them. Seems strange to me that they didn’t have a vehicle of their own, but perhaps that was their choice. I hope LE is able to verify the son’s statements.

 

[YaYa_521]

I found this article that gives more information and some direct quotes from their son.
'They got picked up and left with another couple': Son not sure missing parents made it to their destination

SBM
“They were picked up by their friends, who I never got the name of. I assumed it was someone I was aware of, like close neighbors of theirs up the street, or their best friends down on the east side,” Halderson said. “That’s what I assumed. I didn’t look any more into it. They got picked up and left with another couple.”
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DBM - I'll save that comment for later.

Also, SBM:
Dane County Authorities have not shared any other information.

I find it odd they're not releasing more info in an effort to try to identify the couple who left with Bart and Krista. Surely at least one house in the neighborhood has a ring camera, right?

 

[YaYa_521]

'We'll find them:' Son of missing Windsor couple says parents were going to lake cabin, but no sign of them
8 Jul 2021
Video at link includes off-camera interview with Bart & Krista's son, C.

SBM
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.

[snip]

C. 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.

 

[YaYa_521]

Authorities continue to search for Dane County couple reported missing

SBBM

The Halderson’s son, C. Halderson says he helped his parents pack up the night before their trip and hasn’t seen them since. “They told me Thursday that they’d be going up to the cabin for the weekend with their friends,” Halderson said. [ snip] One of Halderson’s biggest concerns: who his parents were with when they left. “They went with their friends, but I didn’t ask who their friends were, and I’m still not really sure,” Halderson said.

Really? I just can't even imagine helping someone pack for a trip yet we don't discuss the identity of the other couple who is also going on the trip. Very, very strange. IMO

 

[YaYa_521]

This case is somewhat local to me so I thought I would add my thoughts.
- Langlade County is in northern Wisconsin and is known for its trails. It is a popular place to have a cabin or cottage on a lake.
-Depending on where in Langlade County they were headed I would be checking popular hiking trails and campsites.
IMO a car accident is totally possible. The trip from Madison to Langlade is about 3 hours. There has been a large increase in traffic fatalities in Wisconsin recently but I would think authorities would have discovered their crash as the trip would be mostly on major highways.

Where's the nearest casino? Son thinks they may have gone there. Hopefully LE has checked all the nearby gambling establishments.

 

[realanastasia]

I definitely do not want to violate TOS in terms of being victim friendly, so for now I am going to sit on my hands, zip my lips, and hope that my sneaking suspicion is wrong.

 

[Tealgrove]

Ummm…has the “other couple” been reported missing? Even if the son doesn’t know who they are someone should be missing the friends.

Hinky meter is making some moves.

MOO

 

[Shamrock1]

Son says he got a text from Mom on Sunday. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/authorities-continue-to-search-for-dane-county-couple-reported-missing/ar-AALWekr

Wonder what the text was.

 

[AmandaSkis]

UGH!! This case stinks more than a pig farm.

 

[Razz]

These are pretty substantial looking people. Meaning....I think it would be difficult to take them down and then transport the bodies somewhere. Jmo

 

[PommyMommy]

Son says he got a text from Mom on Sunday. Authorities continue to search for Dane County couple reported missing

Wonder what the text was.

Do they still have the dog in the photo? Did they make arrangements for his/her care while they were gone, or is the dog missing also? MOO

 

[doyoulovemepfg]

I'm local to this case and one of the Haldersons' older sons is a friend of a college friend. They used to live in the Sheboygan area - across the state - and there are multiple sons, all in their 20's. This is all I will say about the family, please do not ask me anything more because I would like to abide by the terms of service and be respectful to all potential victims here.

Also, just noticed a discrepancy on some of the articles talking about where the couple was going: WKOW says the town of Hollister and Channel3000 says White Lake. These towns are roughly ten miles from each other... and that could be a huge difference in where they are investigating.

Nearest casino is on the way out of Madison - Ho-Chunk is on 90 right near the highway 12/18 interchange. If they truly were "going with friends from the east side" that would definitely be on their way out of town, but going the other way.

One more geographical thing: Windsor/DeForest is definitely more of a rural part of Dane County and not everyone lives in a neighborhood. There's a good possibility no one got them on a Ring camera, etc.