A Massachusetts mother accused of strangling her two children fled to Vermont
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The arrest affidavit of a Wellesley, Miss., mother accused of killing her two children in their suburban home reveals harrowing details about the alleged murder.
Janette MacAusland, 49, is accused of killing her two children, Kai, 7, and Ella, 6, in their home last Friday before fleeing to Vermont.
The affidavit states that MacAusland appeared at his aunt’s house depressed.
Janette MacAusland stands on top of an orange tank in front of a mountain range. The photo was taken on an unknown date. (Janette Reber/Facebook)
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“He was upset. I brought him into my house. He was knocking on the window to get my attention and I saw that he had a big wound on his throat,” said his aunt. “After he calmed down and looked at her neck and saw that the blood was dry, Janette said she tried to kill herself. I asked where her husband was and he said he was at the lake.”
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“I wanted the three of us to go to God, but to no avail,” MacAusland told her aunt, according to the affidavit.
MacAusland’s aunt told police that her nephew said he killed Kai and Ella and then tried to kill himself. The affidavit says MacAusland told his aunt he planned to jump off the bridge, but couldn’t.
The gun of Janette MacAusland, 49, who is accused of killing her two children from April 24, 2026. (Bennington Police Department)
Later, police spoke to MacAusland and asked if her children were OK. He answered by shaking his head according to the affidavit. He then revealed shocking information to the police.
“I strangled them and then I tried to kill them,” he told them, adding that the children could be found in his bed at his home in Massachusetts.
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The affidavit says Wellesley police were called, confirming what MacAusland told them.
MacAusland was arrested in Vermont on a fugitive from justice charge and appeared before a judge Monday afternoon. He was charged in Massachusetts over the weekend with two counts of murder.
Self-portrait of Janette MacAusland taken on an unknown date. (Janette Reber/Facebook)
At Monday’s hearing, he waived his extradition rights, and will be extradited to his home country to face those charges.
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MacAusland’s husband, Samuel MacAusland, filed for divorce in October after nine years of marriage, citing an “irretrievable breakdown of the marriage.” court records the exhibition. She wanted custody, and the couple had it
A lawyer for MacAusland did not return a request for comment.
