Published report · Nov 3, 2026
Chandler Halderson: The Missing Report, the Trial and the Convictions Removed
A missing-person report led to a murder trial. This episode follows the allegations investigators recorded, the prosecution and defense arguments, the original jury verdicts and the later removal of two hiding-a-corpse convictions. The life sentence was not overturned.
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Chandler Halderson received life imprisonment without the possibility of release. The jury originally returned eight guilty verdicts, but the two hiding-a-corpse convictions were later vacated as lesser-included offenses. That did not overturn the life sentence.
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From our report published Nov 3, 2026. This describes that report’s documented position, not a fresh check of today’s court docket.
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A missing-person report led to a murder trial. This episode follows the allegations investigators recorded, the prosecution and defense arguments, the original jury verdicts and the later removal of two hiding-a-corpse convictions. The life sentence was not overturned.
Coverage is bounded to the Wisconsin Court of Appeals order of November 26, 2025 and the Wisconsin Supreme Court's official disposition table listing review denied on May 20, 2026. This is not a claim that every possible later filing has ended. Charging allegations, counsel's arguments and court findings are identified separately.
PRIMARY RECORDS
Court of Appeals, 2023AP847-CRNM: https://www.wicourts.gov/ca/smd/DisplayDocument.pdf?content=pdf&seqNo=1042665
Supreme Court, 2026 WI 30 disposition table: https://www.wicourts.gov/sc/DisplayDocument.pdf?content=pdf&seqNo=1161700
Information and amended criminal complaint: https://storage.googleapis.com/www-courttv-uploads/2022/01/c5f36342-wi_halderson_criminal_complaint_08242021.pdf
ORIGINAL COURTROOM SOURCES
Defense closing argument, Court TV: https://www.courttv.com/title/48-wi-v-halderson-defense-closing-argument/
Prosecution closing argument, Law&Crime Network: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3T_Uz064-JM
Jury verdict reading, Law&Crime Network: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K97072a0JXY
Limited credited courtroom passages support original reporting and analysis. Counsel's closing arguments are advocacy, not testimony or findings. No express broadcaster license is claimed. Narration is synthetic; original courtroom audio is identified separately.
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