NewsLeslie Chance Trial

Actions

Murder trial for Leslie Chance pushed back to Feb. 25

Posted
and last updated

The murder trial for former elementary school principal Leslie Chance has been pushed back to February. 

Chance was in court Friday morning for a readiness hearing. During Friday's hearing attorneys agreed to push back proceedings to February. 

Chance, who is accused of killing her husband, Todd Chance, in 2013, will be back in court for a readiness hearing on Feb. 15. Her trial is now tentatively scheduled to begin Feb. 25. 

The body of Todd Chance was found in an agricultural field with several gunshot wounds. Chance was arrested early on in the investigation but was eventually released until she was later re-arrested.

Bakersfield, CA

Weather

Daily Forecast

View Hourly Forecast

Day

Conditions

HI / LO

Precip

FridayFri

08/07/2026

Mostly Sunny

106° / 79°

0%

SaturdaySat

08/08/2026

Sunny

108° / 79°

0%

SundaySun

08/09/2026

Sunny

111° / 83°

0%

MondayMon

08/10/2026

Mostly Sunny

109° / 79°

0%

TuesdayTue

08/11/2026

Partly Cloudy

104° / 78°

0%

WednesdayWed

08/12/2026

Mostly Sunny

103° / 75°

0%

ThursdayThu

08/13/2026

Sunny

99° / 72°

3%

FridayFri

08/14/2026

Partly Cloudy

97° / 71°

2%