Police officers walking near where two young children's bodies were found dead inside a burnt car in San Antonio, Texas, Friday morning; police officers getting out of their patrol cars near where two young children's bodies were found dead inside a burnt car in San Antonio, Texas, Friday morning; photo shows the torched white Hyundai where two children were found dead inside Friday morning

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Mom makes eerie admission as 2 dead kids, ages 5 and 7, found in burning car, cops say

Updated 10 hours ago
New York Post
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Cops said mom Marlene Vidal, 34, is apparently suffering from mental health issues. This cluster currently includes 2 articles from 2 sources.

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This cluster currently includes 2 articles from 2 sources. Sources in this event include NBC News, New York Post.

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Police officers walking near where two young children's bodies were found dead inside a burnt car in San Antonio, Texas, Friday morning; police officers getting out of their patrol cars near where two young children's bodies were found dead inside a burnt car in San Antonio, Texas, Friday morning; photo shows the torched white Hyundai where two children were found dead inside Friday morning
New York Post
New York Post
Leaning right
5/15/2026

Mom makes eerie admission as 2 dead kids, ages 5 and 7, found in burning car, cops say

A Texas mom has been charged with capital murder after her two young children were found dead inside a car that had been set on fire, according to authorities. San Antonio police discovered the kids – believed to be 5 and 7 – after a person walking their dog around 5 a.m. Friday called 911 to report a vehicle on fire.

Texas mom charged with capital murder after kids found dead in burnt car
NBC News
NBC News
Leaning left
5/16/2026

Texas mom charged with capital murder after kids found dead in burnt car

A mother was arrested Friday after her two children were found dead in a car that was lit on fire in San Antonio. Marlene Vidal, 34, of Edinburgh, Texas, was charged with capital murder after the bodies of her children — ages 5 and 7 — were discovered in a vehicle engulfed in flames in a warehouse parking lot.