2005: Robin Bledsoe marries Jeremy Spielbauer. They have two daughters, Jaiden and Harley.
2012: Robin and Jeremy divorce. Robin’s emotional state becomes troubled after the divorce, according to her mother’s testimony.
April 7, 2014: Robin spends an hour texting, tucks her daughters into bed, and informs her mother she’s going out.
April 8, 2014: Robin doesn’t return, causing concern. Amarillo Police Department starts preparing a missing persons report.
Later on April 8, 2014: Robin’s body is found in a ditch beside a black SUV on Helium Road. The autopsy reveals she died from blunt force trauma and a gunshot wound.
April 11, 2014: Katie Phipps, the second ex-wife of Jeremy Spielbauer, is arrested for Robin’s murder due to circumstantial evidence, including a .22 caliber shell casing matching her gun and incriminating Facebook photos.
July 2015: New evidence from cell phone records clears Katie Phipps of involvement, showing she was with her son on the night of the murder.
2016: Suspicion turns towards Jeremy Spielbauer after Katie’s clearance. He had previously confessed to meeting Robin on the night of her murder and made alarming comments about her.
April 20, 2016: Jeremy Spielbauer is arrested on charges of capital murder.
January 2018: Jeremy’s trial begins, and it lasts for two weeks. Witnesses, including Katie Phipps, testify against him.
January 25, 2018: After three hours of jury deliberation, Jeremy Spielbauer is found guilty of Robin Spielbauer’s murder and sentenced to life in prison, along with a $10,000 fine.