NewsLeslie Chance Trial

Actions

Trial of former Bakersfield principal Leslie Chance accused of murder to begin in November

Posted
and last updated

Leslie Chance, the principal of a Bakersfield elementary school, was arrested after her husband was found in a field with several gunshot wounds in 2013. She now faces a jury in November.

Leslie Chance has denied any involvement in the killing of her husband, Todd Chance, whose body was found in an almond orchard about 11 miles from his home. She was first arrested after his body was found, but was released days later.

The District Attorney's office sent the case back to the Sheriff's Department for a more detailed investigation and the FBI got involved. Three years after the crime, Leslie Chance was arrested and charged with murder.

In June of this year, a mistrial was declared when the public defender's office declared a conflict of interest in representing her. Since then, several motions have pushed the trial back. It is now scheduled to begin on November 25th.

,

Weather

Daily Forecast

View Hourly Forecast

Day

Conditions

HI / LO

Precip

Monday

08/04/2025

Partly Cloudy

94° / 68°

0%

Tuesday

08/05/2025

Mostly Sunny

96° / 69°

0%

Wednesday

08/06/2025

Mostly Sunny

100° / 72°

0%

Thursday

08/07/2025

Mostly Sunny

102° / 74°

0%

Friday

08/08/2025

Sunny

105° / 76°

0%

Saturday

08/09/2025

Sunny

105° / 77°

0%

Sunday

08/10/2025

Sunny

105° / 77°

0%

Monday

08/11/2025

Sunny

103° / 76°

0%