More charges filed against mother accused of killing children, burning bodies

SAN ANTONIO (KTSA News) — New charges have been filed against a 34-year-old Edinburg mother already accused of capital murder in the deaths of her two young children.

Marlene Vidal now faces additional charges of arson, tampering with evidence involving a human corpse and two counts of injury to a child, according to a new indictment.

Vidal is accused of killing her 5-year-old son, Adrian Akeel Vidal, and 6-year-old daughter, Aleeza Elena Vidal. Their bodies were found inside a burning vehicle May 15 near Loop 410 and Highway 151 on San Antonio’s West Side…

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