Disturbing theory about why the lovelorn acupuncturist accused of murdering her two young children in a $1 million home still hasn’t been extradited to Massachusetts

A Massachusetts acupuncturist accused of killing her children in their $1 million home has yet to be extradited to the Bay State, confusing experts.

Janette MacAusland, 49, was in the middle of a bitter divorce battle with Samuel MacAusland, 62, when she was arrested April 25 in Vermont in connection with the deaths of their two children, Kai and Ella.

Three days after her arrest, she appeared virtually in court, where she waived her extradition, allowing Massachusetts police to return her to the state of the alleged murders.

But more than a week later, MacAusland is still in Vermont’s only women’s prison, the Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility in South Burlington.

Experts are confused by the delay because the case cannot move forward until the mother of two is returned to the state where the crime occurred, according to The Boston Globe.

“Given that no plane tickets are required, it seems curious to me why the police would wait a full week to transport them,” said retired Supreme Court Justice John T. Lu, before offering his theory as to why an extradition would be delayed.

Lu said the “primary focus” is usually to return the alleged criminal to the “state of offense,” but if there are concerns about the mother’s mental or physical health, this could delay extradition because police must “guarantee her full safety.”

Although no official reason for the delay has been announced, the 49-year-old reportedly arrived at her aunt’s home in Vermont covered in blood from a wound on her neck, where she had reportedly attempted suicide.

Janette MacAusland, 49, has yet to be extradited to Massachusetts despite waiving this right in court three days after her arrest

MacAusland is accused of killing her two children Ella and Kai

Her aunt told police that the acupuncturist arrived at her Wellesley home in complete hysteria and told her that the children were in her bed in Massachusetts. After a welfare check, police found the children’s dead bodies.

A spokesperson for the Vermont Department of Corrections said Massachusetts will take custody of MacAusland within 15 days, The Globe reported.

If she returns, MacAusland will be charged with two counts of murder.

Her attorney could request a psychiatric evaluation or file an insanity plea.

MacAusland was in the middle of a divorce when the alleged murders occurred.

Her husband, Samuel, filed for divorce in October 2025 on the grounds of “irretrievable breakdown,” according to court documents reviewed by the Daily Mail.

The legal battle has included the couple arguing over custody of their children and who would get control of their three-bed home in recent months.

But before their relationship turned ugly, Janette often took to social media to gush about how much of a loving husband and father Samuel was to their children.

The children’s bodies were found in the family’s $1 million Wellesley home

MacAusland was going through a divorce at the time of the murders

In a June 2021 post, MacAusland shared a photo of Samuel in bed with their son and daughter as the family celebrated Father’s Day.

‘Sunday Delay. Happy Father’s Day to every dad who shows up. And this one appears BIG,” she wrote.

In a separate post, shared just a month earlier, Janette wrote: “Destination: Date Night,” alongside a selfie of her and Samuel.

In February 2021, she posted a photo of her husband with the caption: “5 years ago, in Costa Rica, BC (before kids).”

The two married in February 2016 in Puntarenas, Costa Rica, according to the divorce complaint Samuel filed last year.

Over the years, Janette had also shared photos of their destination wedding, her pregnancy with his children, and countless photos of Ella and Kai’s bond as brother and sister.

The children, one in second grade and the other in kindergarten, attended Schofield Elementary School.

Neighbor David Kessler told The Boston Globe that he often heard the school-aged children playing and laughing in their backyard, which borders his front yard, most recently less than a week ago.

The mother of two has been charged with two counts of murder. She will be arraigned on the charges once she returns to Massachusetts

Experts speculate that the mother may not have been returned to Massachusetts due to mental or physical health issues, as Massachusetts law enforcement must ensure her safety. After allegedly killing her children, she attempted suicide

MacAusland arrived at her aunt’s house with a bloody neck wound and was hysterical as she told her where the children were, her aunt said

Kessler was interviewed by state and local police around 8 a.m. Saturday, where the answer to his question was chilling.

“The police told me, ‘It’s as bad as you can imagine,'” Kessler told the newspaper. “That’s when I knew it was something serious.”

Cale Darrah, the children’s former caregiver, told Boston 25 News, “They were two beautiful children who were full of life and fun, and it pains me to think that the world would have to remember them only by the way their lives tragically ended.”

MacAusland was listed as an acupuncturist at New England Integrated Health, which has since removed her biography.

According to her profile, she also worked at Massachusetts General Hospital and founded Boston Acupuncture Trauma Relief after the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing.