The Perfect Son: The murder of Bart and Krista Halderson [True Crime] 

Actually going to college and getting a job would take less energy than the trouble he went to maintain the bs he made up in order to stay in his room and play videogames

How big of an evil monster do you have to be to kill and dismember your own parents? Imagine what he would have done eventually to that girlfriend a few years down the road. She really dodged a bullet, literally and figuratively.

Two years have gone by. Had he just confessed to his parents, this would likely be water under the bridge by now.

My heart goes out to his brother and his former girlfriend. Their trauma is unimaginable. 🙏🏽💔

I always wonder what the parents last thoughts were as they realize their baby is in the process of killing them. What a horror it must've been for them.

Idk why, but the fact that he asked his mom to bring home pop, knowing he was going to kill her when she got there, just seems especially cold. This kid clearly only cares about himself.

How do you expect to get away with killing 2 SUCCESSFUL people and nobody finds out?

The moment the detective told him to be honest and that they knew he was lying, you can see his face turn white as a ghost and his heart drop to his stomach... priceless. It's just unbelievable to me that he thought that he would get away with it. He should have just told his parents the truth. Even though he lied, they probably would have still helped him better himself💔

And people keep asking why someone doesn’t have children.

Spoiled, entitled and prideful. I was like this and never appreciated anything my parents did until my parents cut me off. I went to the military and entered the school of hard knocks. Life changer!

Absolutely horrific and disgusting. I cannot even imagine how scared his Mother was walking in and seeing her Husband dead and her Son with a gun then realizing he's going to kill her too 💔

Imagine not wanting to work to the point that you are willing to slaughter the people who love you most and would do anything for you? That’s as evil as it is lazy.

You have a very CALMING voice while talking about such HORRIBLE things. You were meant for this task. You have a good heart.

He might as well have filmed the murders in their entirety. The effort to hide his crime is epic. An epic fail.

Chandler should have been raised in an orphanage, like me. How many kids in the 🌎world would love to have these parents and live in this home?

Deputy District Attorney William Brown's opening statement should be taught in law schools around the world. Legendary!

Hey guys! This video is our longest to date and we’re excited to share it with you. We had just finished recording everything on Tuesday when we saw the 'That Chapter' video come out, which was gutting. We thought about scrapping the video altogether at that point but decided to push on through the editing and get out version of the story out there. Mike has a great team behind him so it wasn’t a surprise that they were able to cover this case so quickly. Needless to say, it’s a lesson learned and we’ll strive to have our content first out going forward (or maybe we just have to get better!). Hope you enjoy our take and that you learn something new about the case. All the best, Kevin.

This prosecutor for Dane County is one of the best, most prepared and personable lawyers I've ever watched in court. He didn't miss a beat. He makes this defense team look like highschool students in a mock trial.

He was sentenced to life without parole

I wouldn't even want to kill someone in self defense so I can't imagine how someone can kill their parents.

I feel for the other son… he has now lost his parents and his brother.

I've watched several videos on this story and you are the 1st to actually give info and background on Bart & Krista making them real, reg ppl!! They were just good ppl and didn't deserve this devil as a son!!! Thank you ❤ Also, you had lots of footage and info that I never heard about. I've found my fav new channel ❤

The dad’s suspicions were definitely piqued after the call to the school. There was just no way of knowing that his own son would carry out such cold blooded and cruel murders. The parents did nothing wrong and were cut down by a pathetic coward. May the deceased Rest In Peace.

It’s crazy to me how cool, calm, and convincing he actually sounds in the police interview. That’s one of the scariest things I find every time I watch something about this case. It’s like he has no emotional response whatsoever toward anything he did to his parents or the fact that he may be caught.

Having watched this trial on another channel, it's fair to say the prosecution was much more righteously passionate than the defence. In fact, the defence seemed embarrassed to be having to defend him. Great work, by the way, Kevin - I like your presenting style and the tone you set is both respectful and compassionate.

So glad you decided to proceed with this video. Very well done, I am a first time watcher of your channel. Keep up the great work.

I don’t know how Chandler ever thought he would get away with this blatant crime. He seems perfectly calm. No emotion, no guilt. The whole thing is so weird! Blood spatter everywhere. Puzzling, was anything found in his background that was “off”??

Thank you for the respectful & informative way you present your videos. These cases are horrifying and I don't think they should be played for laughs or cutesy flippant remarks as I've seen on other true crime channels. Your coverage here is excellent, well put together and dignified... well done!

His parents looked so totally easy going and nice. He could have told them EVERYTHING and made it clear that he is a pathological liar and they would have probably done everything they could to help him get some kind of handle on life.

I like watching these stories mainly to see that the criminal gets caught and sentenced severely, but hearing the detail of the story is doing some harm in my emotions. Difficult to comprehend so much hate towards his parents.

Eerily similar to the recent case of the son who boiled his mother's head after being told to get a job.? These adult children who are so entitled.

Just check out Chandler as he's arrested, he can't believe it. Even though he knows the cops are literally through his front door and about to find the bones of his parents in the fire. Lying to the end thinking that he's really gonna get away with it. Amazing!

This is just horrific! I can't believe he murdered his parents because he didn't want all of his lies to be exposed and to not only kill them but then dismember them and even burn some of their remains is truly evil. I am a new subscriber and really appreciate how much detail you put into your videos, thank you 😊

Hmmm ... self-absorbed, self-pitying (likely) and deeply unaware of how good he had it. Loving parents, a beautiful, caring girlfriend willing to relocate with him. Lord, what some so meanly throw away ... 32:07 😢

First time tuning in, I like the way you deliver the facts to the story, you don't repeat yourself, you keep the viewers attention. I will definitely tune in again to this channel.Thanks.

This story was so cringe. What a monster.

I was living in Madison that summer. I also watched the interrogation and trial. Your video had a lot of info I had never heard. Thank you. Great job

This story made me so angry. Good decent parents,giving kid everything. Nice life want for nothing then kills parents and what he does to a body. I can't deal with a full turkey at thanks giving, seeing it's liver,heart etc ...how could anyone cut into their loved one. Clearly he has some deep issue. I can not imagine the anguish his mother and father felt.

Great job Kevin - I really like how cleanly you present these stories without any extra embellishment or fake emotional pulls. Just good, clear presentations that are sadly lacking in many channels. keep up the good work!

A Bad Seed will always be bad, no matter who raises them.

I am glad you did this case and decided to proceed with it. There is always lots of room for everyone. Many videomakers have covered this case and each one brings something new to the table. This case was really fascinating and I think I've watched everything I could find on it !!

Excellent coverage overview. I watched this case very closely. It was the most professional, through Prosecution I have ever seen or heard about. The team were amazing, each in his/her field. It was truly awesome listening to their expertise and exhibits. This court/Prosecution should be teaching other Prosecution teams how it should work. 👏👏👏

Cannot imagine killing and cutting up a person let alone parents! How narcissistic is chandler

It must be difficult for defense attorneys to have to come up with bogus ideas as to prove their Innocence knowing full well their client is guilty af!!

To have both parents who loved this kid and yet he kills them. Unreal. So many kids don't have the kind of home life those parents gave him and his brother!

What a waste of space. Hope they teach him good lessons in jail.

You know he’s a psychopath if he just leaves a piece of broken glass in his foot wtaf

His crime shook the conscience like no other!!!!! The prosecutor gave the BEST opening statement of any attorney I’ve heard. I can listen to it again and again and I’ve gotten people hooked on true crime watching THAT opening statement! I’m perplexed by Chandler’s psychological state. Don’t know what to make of him.

He sounds like a sociopath. The way he spoke to the reporter. So calm and paced in his speech.

Just found your channel and I really love the way you're presenting... really easy to listen to and understand. Good work. This is a hideous case. Completely unimaginable

Really thorough job putting this story together in a comprehensible way!

First time on your channel Kevin and I liked how you calmly narrated this twisted heartbreaking story. You did a great job there. Subbed!

I always find myself asking “why”. Why did he feel the need to lie to so many people? Why couldn’t he just tell his parents about his issues in school? Why lie about all those job opportunities? Why, why, why? Kat and her mom was supportive of him (well his lies)..I’m sure they would have helped him navigate life if his parents wouldn’t support him changing courses or whatever he had going on. He just lied to everyone around him. He reminds me of that guy who killed his mom, dad and brother because his dad cut him off from funds that he was loaning and stealing from his dad to give to an East European lady that he was so in love with.

I don’t even know what “The Chapter” is, so I’m glad you proceeded with this video. It was well done and I like that you showed footage. Too many of these shows just show the person telling the story the entire time and no footage is shown. Also I liked hearing about the lives of the parents it makes you feel more of a connection and realize these were good parents and wonderful people. A gut wrenching story. To have your child kill you and see it coming. The dad must have seen his son with the gun as he’s shot in the stomach at close range in the afternoon. That poor mother seeing the nightmare. Probably begged for her life. All he cared about was getting caught. So disturbing. Prayers to their other child that has lost his entire family.

He seriously burned body parts in the indoor fireplace?? How did he get the smell out of the house and off the furniture in time for the search. Criminals blow my mind sometimes

The Sociopath Next Door: great book! It's good to be aware of these types of people!

Time is of the essence and I so much appreciate this 32 minute video and the fact that you providing all of the pertinent information that I hadn't seen previously, watching many much longer videos on this topic, on other channels; you have a new fan & subscriber!

he really did kill his parents over uni grad lies which they funded through. rest in peace Bart and Kristy, so sorry. 💔🥀

You can see the guilt in his face when they started reading him his Miranda rights. The way he drops his head. He knows he caught red handed.

I've heard this story before, but your version was really well done.

Instead of getting kicked out of his parents house . He got kicked in to prison. Now he'll get 3 hots and a cot. He Never became homeless. Jail is his new life long home. What a lazy loser. He could have got a career in video games. But chose to be a murderer.

I watched a few clips from Court TV and your summary helped me to understand what and when everything happened. Very well done. This is my first time to your channel and I'll return. Keep up the good work.

Unbelievable how cruel horrible is Chandler. I applaud the cops for perseverance. So glad he is put away. May he never gets out! So sad that we have clueless good parents who are willing to help their lazy son and all the while he is planning to execute his parents.

I mean who kills their parents over this? What a psychopath.

Oh goodness all he had to say to his parents was that he was a total F up and go on with everyone's life's I'm sure they would have still loved him and life would go on what a shame and tragedy 😢❤️

Another great coverage. Well done Kevin.

Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive

How the hell are you supposed to fight for your life, to the death, when you realise the assailant is your very own child? someone you gave actual life to and love? What a terrifying situation to find yourself in.💔

All of this just cause he didn't want to tell the truth and get a job. Disgusting.

Chandler must've been a liar his whole life...it couldn't have been a new habit.

I just want to say something so the young people can see it and maybe reflect. Imagine having to go to prison and what might happen to you in those 1st months... And imagine then that maybe a phone call to your mom and dad might be the most comforting thing you could find in the world... But then you don't have them to call you, or help you because you killed them. Friends vanish fast when you go to jail, FAMILY IS ALL YOU HAVE. Take care of family, always say you are sorry and always forgive family. I can't imagine the hell that would go on in your head after killing the only people that would support you no matter what you did.. Honor thy mother and father is way better advice... love is good medicine, and it's eternal.

I'm sure I'm not alone, in enjoying a different creator's perspective. Yes, I watched Mike's 1st, still listened to you Kevin, while doing farm chores. Win-win.

Glad that you did not scrap this. I am following you and will be very interested in what you do next!

Part of the problem here is parents letting their boys (almost always the sons) do whatever they want without parental consequences. I wonder how much other trouble he caused for schoolmates and others around him as he was growing up - all with no feedback from the parents? His brother knew a lot more about him than he could ever have said. (Especially since his slightly older brother had obviously gotten out of the house asap.)

i feel so bad for the brother.

Why would this guy kill his own parents?? He’s a disgusting mastermind it’s like he had planned everything before hand

Is there any history on his school life that might have some clue to his behavior. He didn’t become a psychopath overnight there must have been some signs that he had some problems. He definitely doesn’t have a conscience and he’s void of any emotions. This is a very sad case, thanks for telling it.

I must say you've done an excellent and thorough job of delivering the whole story and in me have gained a new subscriber. Keep up the excellent work! 👏

I am always baffled that anyone in today's world who has access to a television would be stupid enough to pretend that they don't know what their rights are, even if the cops did not read their Miranda rights to them immediately before questioning them. I have never been questioned by police and I have never been Mirandized, but I probably could quote them almost verbatim from all the times I have seen them being read on TV, both on fictional and nonfictional programs. Also, it is rather lame for Chandler to claim a brain injury in a fall that never actually happened. The neck brace he wore because he also hurt his neck (in the fall that never actually happened) magically disappeared when he no longer needed to put up the front for the sake of his parents...because they are now dead! The truth is that he is a pathological liar who had been feeding people lies about the degree he was getting, about the job he had and about the job he was getting ready to take a short time in the future. He didn't go to school, he didn't work, and there was no dream job lined up for a month or so in the future. His dad was going to take him to the school to talk face to face with the administration there so his lies were getting ready to be exposed. He murdered his parents so those lies would never surface. He deserves to spend the rest of his life in prison. I bet Chandler got a bit sick when that one lady said the police had already been by her house and had picked up a copy of what the Ring doorbell camera had captured. A lot of people, including me, sort of wanted Chandler to take the stand to TRY to explain why he did what he did, but I think one of his lawyers brought up a very valid point when she asked, "Why should we put him on the stand? He's such a liar no one would believe a word he said anyway." HIS lawyer said that! Of course, I guess we already know WHY he murdered them. He did it because his lies were about to be exposed.

In March 2022 Halderson was sentenced to life without parole.

And staring into his eyes at the blood-filled void of the mutilated bodies of two people who gave him life!! The mother wrote to a relative of hers describing the two sons with the pride of having two children who made her proud like Chandler who a few days later killed them with her husband, dismembered, thrown and burned in the fireplace! Horror!

This was one of the most interesting trials I’ve ever seen (probably tied with Casey Anthony). So sad, but the extensive lies are what I find so unbelievable.

That's suspicious right away. Doing his own detective work with the neighbours CCTV. What a doofus.

wow, what is going on inside this young man's brain? the questions are numerous, fantastic detective work all around to solve this heinous crime, i feel for the family...they didn't deserve this, no one truly does i suppose...how on earth did Chandler think that he would get away with this? you can only carry this charade on for so long before people would start wondering what was going on etc...these types of murders are unbelievable.

This case is reminiscent of The Talented Mr Ripley (a book made into a movie starring Matt Damon). Young murderer and con-artist lives a completely fake life. He even writes ridiculous - and hilarious - letters to maintain his fictitious existence just like Chandler. The main difference is, it's called The TALENTED Mr Ripley - talent was one trait Chandler had on very short supply.

Excellent Story coverage. Really. This is a case I was totally unaware of. The overwhelming amount of DNA Evidence and the lies he was living is astounding. Great Work Kevin.

You know there were times I really hated my mother growing up, I mean really, but never ever thought of killing her!! I just think some people are capable of killing and others are not no matter the situation, although I do think I could if me or my family were in eminent danger.

When i first heard of the case and how he faked emails I really thought he did have some IT understanding to make a real enough looking email, but it turns out it was literally gmail accounts. Im surprised this didnt immediately make his father more curious.

I’ve just come across your channel and just subscribed, I’m an avid viewer of all things crime and murder but your narration and especially your voice is probably one of the very best, it’s also factual and non-judgemental, congrats!

I wasn’t going to watch this because I have watched a fair bit about this case but I am really glad I did . I really enjoyed your take on it . Thanks heaps 👍🏻.

Bizarre, but maybe not as bizarre as it seems at first blush. I actually agree with the defense that the impending meeting wasn't his ultimate motive. He was just profoundly degenerate. He didn't just kill them. The way he did it...and the things he did with their remains... Sickening, but also sobering. On a related note, parents can be terrifyingly clueless. One of my college roommates was into HORRIFIC stuff with HORRIFIC guys. It eventually caught up with her. But her mother refused to acknowledge the full truth even afterward. Bart was clearly suspicious about college attendance, judging from that phone call, but neither he nor his wife seemed to have a clue how dark their kid's soul really was. How? After so much time? People tell themselves so many lies these days, minimize so many red flags as no big deal. It's tragic how much it can cost them.

What an excellent job you did on this gruesome case. I have seen this covered elsewhere, but I give you the blue ribbon for details. May Chandler rot in whatever hell exists!

I stumbled upon your channel & immediately subscribed after looking through your library of work. You've covered several crime stories that I'm unfamiliar with~ & that makes this true crime junkie very happy!

Hold up. I'd be pissed if some weirdo "young adult" jumped his dirty ass into MY pool. FIRST of all. Not to mention up to that point him being there had "He gonna kill YOU vibes" up until then. This lady STILL got into her pool with him creeping around her property? Surprised she alive this long in life. 😮

Didn’t he realize his neighbor was a detective?

LUVVVVV this fricken TC channel + the best Chandy doc on YT IMO! He doesn't try to dramatize already tragic situations caused by horrifying crimes committed! Rly is my favorite new YT channel rn + look foward to more great content coming up

Very in depth coverage!

They were picked up by their friends.....BEFORE I woke up! But I know they were picked up by their friends......BECAUSE I saw it......BEFORE I woke up.......IN MY DREAM.

Great job! Very thorough. What a disturbing guy. I can’t believe what he did to his parents.

It’s scary to me how “normal” he looks. Besides the occasional spaciness he doesn’t look like the monster he is. That is horrifying.