Affidavit in suburban Massachusetts mother's alleged slaying of children reveals gruesome details

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An apprehension affidavit for a Wellesley, Mass., parent accused of murdering her 2 children successful their upscale suburban location reveals grisly details astir the alleged killings.

Janette MacAusland, 49, is accused of sidesplitting her 2 children, Kai, 7, and Ella, 6, successful their location past Friday earlier fleeing to Vermont.

The affidavit reveals MacAusland appeared astatine her aunt's location distraught.

Janette MacAusland stands successful an orangish vessel apical successful beforehand of a scenic upland range. Photo taken connected an chartless date. (Janette Reber/Facebook)

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"She was hysterical. I brought her into my house. She had knocked connected a model to get my attraction and I could spot that she had a ample chopped connected her throat," her aunt said. "After getting her to calm down checked her cervix and could spot that the humor connected her was dried, Janette stated that she tried to termination herself. I asked wherever her hubby was and she said helium was astatine the lake."

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"I wanted the 3 of america to spell to God together, but it didn't work," MacAusland told her aunt, according to the affidavit.

MacAusland's aunt relayed to constabulary that her niece said she killed Kai and Ella and past tried to termination herself. The affidavit mentions MacAusland told her aunt that she planned to leap disconnected a bridge, but could not bash it.

A mugshot of Janette MacAusland, 49, who is accused of sidesplitting her 2 young children from April 24, 2026. (Bennington Police Department)

Later, constabulary spoke with MacAusland and asked if her children were OK. In response, she shook her head, according to the affidavit. Then, she revealed a startling item to police.

"I strangled them and past tried to termination myself," she told them, adding that the children could beryllium recovered successful her furniture successful their Massachusetts household home.

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The affidavit says constabulary successful Wellesley were called, and confirmed what MacAusland told them.

MacAusland was jailed successful Vermont connected a fugitive from justness complaint and appeared earlier a justice remotely connected Monday afternoon. She was charged successful Massachusetts implicit the play with 2 counts of murder.

A self-shot photograph of Janette MacAusland taken connected an chartless date. (Janette Reber/Facebook)

In the Monday hearing, she waived her extradition rights, and volition beryllium transported backmost to her location authorities to look those charges.

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MacAusland's husband, Samuel MacAusland, filed for divorcement successful October aft 9 years of marriage, citing an "irretrievable breakdown of the marriage," tribunal records show. He was seeking custody of the children, and the mates had

MacAusland's lawyer did not instrumentality a petition for comment.