wisconsin man who'spun a web of lies' about his missing mother and father pleads not guilty to murder and dismembering his parents

Chandler Halderson, 23, of Windsor, entered a not guilty plea Wednesday on all charges related to the killing and dismembering of his parents, Bart and Krista

A Wisconsin man accused of killing and dismembering his parents pleaded not guilty to all charges in court Wednesday.

Chandler Halderson, 23, of Windsor, was arrested July 8 on charges of lying to officials after spinning a 'web of lies' surrounding the deaths of his parents, Bart, 50, and Krista, 53.

During a roughly-two minute hearing Wednesday, Dane County Circuit Judge John Hyland entered Halderson, who did not speak, in a not guilty plea.

A nearly month-long trial has been scheduled for January, according to court documents. 

The 23-year-old suspect remains in Dane County Jail on $1million bond and has reportedly waived his demand for a speedy trial. 

According to prosecutors, Halderson reported his parents missing on July 7. 

He told investigators that his parents took a Fourth of July weekend trip to their cabin in northern Wisconsin on and never returned to their Dane County home. 

Authorities found discrepancies in his story, including a claim that his parents had planned to attend a parade in White Lake when no parade had been scheduled.

The Langlade County Sheriff's Office also found 'no signs of immediate activity' at the family cabin.

Detectives reviewed Chandler Halderson's Google queries from June 30 through July 8 and found that he had searched for multiple phrases, including 'Wisconsin dismembered body found,' 'Woman's body found in Wisconsin,' and 'Body found Wisconsin,' the complaint states.

At that point, authorities hadn't yet found either of his parents' remains.

Chandler Halderson of Windsor, 23, is charged with two counts each - one for each parent - of first-degree intentional homicide, mutilating a corpse, hiding a corpse and providing false information on a kidnapped or missing person. On Wednesday, he pled not guilty to all eight of his charges

Halderson told investigators that Bart and Krista took a Fourth of July weekend trip to their cabin in northern Wisconsin and never returned to their never Dane County home

Bart's dismembered remains were found on July 8, in rural Dane County. Krista's remains were found six days later along the Wisconsin River. Authorities say a third portion of remains was found at the family home, however they have not released the identity of said remains

The identity of a third portion of remains found on the Halderson couple's property has not yet been released, according to Wisconsin-based TV station WMTV

Bart Halderson's dismembered remains were found later that day, July 8, in rural Dane County. The Dane County Medical Examiner listed the cause of Bart's death as 'homicidal violence including firearm injury.'

Six days later, investigators a 'portion of unidentified human' that would later be identified as Krista Halderson's via DNA testing along the Wisconsin River near Sauk City, according to NBC 15.  

The identity of a third portion of remains found on the Halderson couple's property has not yet been released, according to Wisconsin-based TV station WMTV. 

A pond in the backyard was drained in the search, and a landfill near Johnson Creek and other locations were scoured.

Prosecutors have not identified a motive for as to why Halderson might have killed his parents. 

However, an amended criminal complaint does include details about the investigation, including statements the Windsor man allegedly made to detectives.

At one point during questioning, a sheriff's detective told Halderson that investigators had new information about the case and asked him if he was feeling suicidal, to which Halderson said he 'didn't feel bad about what I did,' according to the complaint.

Halderson is charged two counts each of first-degree intentional homicide, mutilating a corpse, hiding a corpse, and providing false information on kidnapped or missing persons in the deaths of his parents. His trial is set to begin in January 2022

Halderson is charged two counts each of first-degree intentional homicide, mutilating a corpse, hiding a corpse, and providing false information on kidnapped or missing persons in the deaths of his parents. 

His trial is set to begin in January 2022. 

The first first motion hearing will take place Oct. 1 of this year, with jury selection beginning on Jan. 3, 2022.

The first day of trial is scheduled for Jan. 4. It is set to last 18 days after jury selection is complete.