Marlene Vidal facing additional charges (August 27, 2026)
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.
The Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office said the children died from sharp-force injuries before the fire.
Vidal’s trial is scheduled to begin Sept. 2.
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