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Janette MacAusland
Coverage of Janette MacAusland in the Nexus archive.
Kai MacAuslandperson2Ella MacAuslandperson2Samuel MacAuslandperson2Wellesley, Massachusettsplace1Vermontplace1National Suicide Prevention Lifelineorganization1Wellesley Public Schoolsorganization1Schofield Elementary Schoolorganization1Bennington Police Departmentorganization1Marble Valley Correctional Facilityplace1
- Affidavit in suburban Massachusetts mother's alleged slaying of children reveals gruesome details
Janette MacAusland, a 49-year-old mother from Wellesley, Massachusetts, is accused of murdering her two children, Kai (7) and Ella (6), before fleeing to Vermont. An arrest affidavit details her self-inflicted throat injury, admission of strangling the children, and a custody dispute with her husband, who had filed for divorce.
- Mother from affluent Boston suburb accused of murdering two children during custody dispute
Janette MacAusland, a 49-year-old mother from Wellesley, Massachusetts, was arrested in Vermont after authorities found her two children dead at her Massachusetts home. The incident occurred amid a custody dispute following her husband's divorce filing in October, and the children were students at Schofield Elementary School.