• 2000 — Jamie Hallam and Christopher Payne meet.
• Nov. 15, 2001 — Tyler born.
• Jan. 25, 2002 — Hallam and Payne marry.
• Oct. 18, 2002 — Ariana born. Hallam and Payne separate three weeks later.
• June 2003 — Payne and Hallam divorce.
• 2004 — Chris Payne Jr. born.
• Nov. 5, 2005 — Payne and Reina Gonzales move into Portofino Apartments, 1702 W. 36th St.
• December 2005 — Payne calls Hallam asking to see children.
• Dec. 26, 2005 — Payne's father, Forrest, sees children. They are "wiry" but healthy, he says.
• Jan. 20, 2006 — Hallam drops children off with Payne for what is supposed to be a weekend visit.
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• February 2006 — Forrest Payne sees children. Reports they are "healthy as bears."
• March 1, 2006 — Hallam receives letter from CPS informing her an investigation into her alleged drug use and child neglect is closed and the allegations were unsubstantiated.
• March 9, 2006 — Hallam attempts to retrieve children with help from Tucson police and is unsuccessful.
• March-April 2006 — Payne's aunt Donna Atkinson sees Ariana and Tyler. They appear healthy.
• April 6, 2006 — Payne fired from his job at medical transport company.
• April 15, 2006 — Payne's aunt Terry White sees children. Ariana appears unkempt, dirty and scrawny.
• May 30, 2006 — Hallam's mother, Linda Cosentino, says she spoke with children on the phone. Ariana complains of her head hurting.
• June 2006 — Gonzales says children are in the closet around the clock by the end of the month.
• July 2006 — Payne estimates this is the month the children starved themselves to death.
• Aug. 30, 2006 — Payne and Gonzales move to 33 N. Stone.
• Sept. 3, 2006 — Josh Neuser rents storage unit for Payne at U-Store-It on North Prince Road.
• January 2007 — Payne and Gonzales are evicted from North Stone duplex, move into Palm Court Inn.
• February 2007 — Forrest Payne attempts to see his son. No one answers the door.
• Feb. 18, 2007 — Ariana's remains found in tub in U-Store-It trash bin.
• March 1, 2007 — Payne is arrested at the Lazy 8 motel. Search of landfill for Tyler is unsuccessful.
• March 8, 2007 — Gonzales arrested on child-abuse charges.
• May 2, 2007 — State announces it intends to seek death penalty for Payne.
• May 18, 2007 — Gonzales indicted on first-degree murder. Prosecutors later announce they are seeking the death penalty for her as well.
• Feb. 16, 2008 — Hallam files lawsuit against state of Arizona and Tucson Police Department.
• June 2008 — The state agrees to pay Hallam $1 million to settle its portion of the lawsuit.
• Aug. 25, 2008 — Gonzales pleads guilty to two counts of second-degree murder and agrees to testify against Payne. She is guaranteed a 22-year prison sentence.
• Feb. 25, 2009 — Opening statements in Payne's trial.
