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Chilling audio captured moment cops found bodies of children allegedly strangled by acupuncturist mom in their Mass. home

Nypost · · 182 words · By Alex Oliveira
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Chilling audio captured moment cops found bodies of children allegedly strangled by acupuncturist mom in their Mass.

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Chilling audio captured moment cops found bodies of children allegedly strangled by acupuncturist mom in their Mass.

Why it matters

home Newly released police dispatch audio captured the harrowing moments officers realized two maimed children allegedly strangled by their own mother in their Massachusetts home could not be saved.

Common ground

“There’s blood spatter everywhere,” an officer said Friday as he moved into the Wellesley home of Samuel and Janette R.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/29/us-news/audio-captured-moment-cops-found-bodies-of…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: ““It’s a police matter,” the dispatcher simply said.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that a dispatcher stated, 'It’s a police matter.'
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web search NEUTRAL — Police dispatcher. Coroner.In the United States, the state police is a police body unique to each U.S. state, having statewide authority to conduct law enforcement activities and criminal investigatio…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_police_(United_States)
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web search NEUTRAL — During a police emergency, it’s important to follow right-of-way rules. This means letting police vehicles and officers go first.Yes, the 10 33 Police Code varies by state and department. It also has …
https://policepathfinder.com/10-33-police-code/
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web search NEUTRAL — 10-21b Phone your home 10-21r Phone radio dispatch 10-22 Disregard the last assignment. 10-22c Leave area if all secure.10-65 Missing person 10-66 Suspicious person. 10-67 Person calling for help. 10-…
https://web.stanford.edu/~reneeb/bill/n.radio.code.html
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Claim 2: “EMS backup was quickly requested, but police on the scene soon canceled the call, according to the Boston Globe.”
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The claim attributes the cancellation of the EMS request to 'the Boston Globe.' While the web search results confirm the cancellation and the 'police matter' statement, they do not provide a direct quote or confirmation from the Boston Globe itself, making the attribution specific to that source unverified by the provided evidence.
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web search NEUTRAL — New England's largest, award-winning news organization delivering trusted news, analysis, and insight for more than 150 years. Become a Globe subscriber today.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — The National EMS Information System (NEMSIS) works to standardize data collected by EMS agencies and also provide the framework for collecting, storing and sharing that data from States, Territories a…
https://www.ems.gov/issues/using-ems-data/nationwide-ems-inc…
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web search NEUTRAL — A man experiencing a mental health episode was fatally shot by police after attacking an officer and an EMS clinician with a sword Saturday morning, Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox said.
https://www.wcvb.com/article/boston-incident-officers-suspec…
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Claim 3: “Newly released police dispatch audio captured the harrowing moments officers realized two maimed children allegedly strangled by their own mother in their Massachusetts home could not be saved.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that police discovered the children's bodies in the Wellesley home and that the initial request for EMS was canceled by dispatch, stating it was a 'police matter.'
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web search NEUTRAL — When police discovered the children inside the Wellesley home, they immediately asked that an EMS crew be sent, according to the recordings. But before the ambulance arrived, the trip was canceled. “I…
https://bostonglobe-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/2026/04/28/me…
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web search NEUTRAL — Wellesley, Massachusetts mother allegedly confessed to killing 2 children: "I wanted the 3 of us to go to God together". 2 days ago. By Aaron Parseghian.Police: Mother said she strangled her children …
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Wellesley Police Department said they found two children dead inside the MacAusland residence. Bennington Police Department then helped Massachusetts authorities in the death investigation.
https://www.wcax.com/2026/04/26/massachusetts-mother-charged…
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Claim 4: “Wellesley police rushed to the house after learning what Janette had said, and upon arriving found the bodies of two kids – 7-year-old Ella and 6-year-old Kai.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that police found the bodies of two children, Ella (7) and Kai (6), in the Wellesley home.
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web search NEUTRAL — A Bennington, Vt. police report filed in court there said Janette MacAusland’s aunt, Sandra Mattison, had called police Friday night requesting a well-being check on her, after she arrived at her aunt…
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/04/27/metro/mass-mother-cha…
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web search NEUTRAL — Janette MacAusland, from Wellesley, Massachusetts, has been accused of killing her two children, ages 6 and 7. Cale Darrah, who babysat the children for around a year, alleges that there were never si…
https://www.aol.com/articles/mother-accused-killing-her-chil…
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web search NEUTRAL — Police said Kai and Ella were strangled to death in their family home, and their bodies were left for 'some time' before they were discovered on Friday night. The newly revealed dispatch logs also rev…
https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15775665/Janette-MacA…
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Claim 5: “The officer had been dispatched to the leafy suburban home after Janette, 49, turned up at a family member’s home 140 miles away in Vermont with a grisly slash across her throat and a terrifying message about her kids: “I strangled them and then I tried to kill myself.””
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Multiple web search results confirm that Janette MacAusland, 49, told Vermont police that she strangled her children and attempted suicide after being called to her family member's home 140 miles away.
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web search NEUTRAL — "I strangled them, and then I tried to kill myself, Janette MacAusland, 49, told Vermont police after authorities were called to her aunt's home, according to a police report.After the horrific crime,…
https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/janette-macausland-co…
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web search NEUTRAL — “I strangled them and then I tried to kill myself,” MacAusland also told Vermont cops who were called to her family member’s house. Janette MacAusland, an acupuncturist, smiling at the camera.
https://nypost.com/2026/04/28/us-news/acupuncturist-mom-jane…
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web search NEUTRAL — Janette MacAusland appeared in a Vermont courtroom, where she waived her right to challenge extradition back to Massachusetts to face charges.MacAusland, the report said, “told Mattison that she tried…
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/04/27/metro/mass-mother-cha…
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Claim 6: ““There’s blood spatter everywhere,” an officer said Friday as he moved into the Wellesley home of Samuel and Janette R. MacAusland, where he’d found “a rear door unsecured” while conducting a welfare check.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that an officer conducting a welfare check at the Wellesley home noted finding an unsecured rear door and mentioned blood spatter.
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web search NEUTRAL — But he found “a rear door unsecured,” the officer conducting a welfare check told a dispatcher.The children’s father, Samuel S. MacAusland, was alerted by a neighbor that police were at the Edgemoor A…
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/04/28/metro/wellesley-murde…
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web search NEUTRAL — Janette MacAusland, from Wellesley, Massachusetts, has been accused of killing her two children, ages 6 and 7.
https://www.aol.com/articles/mother-accused-killing-her-chil…
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web search NEUTRAL — Key TakeawaysJanette MacAusland, 49, charged with two counts of murder in Wellesley, Massachusetts.Two young children were found dead inside a Wellesley home during a wellness check.
https://newscord.org/article/janette-macausland-charged-with…
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