Atlanta, GA 1/19/2008 7:15:00 AM
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Marcelle Thibault Walks Two Children into Oncoming Traffic

Marcelle Thibault took her young niece and nephew and walked into on coming traffic on Interstate 495 in Lowell last week. All three were killed and prosecutors say it was not an accident; it was a case of murder and suicide.

The 39-year-old picked up the children from her twin sisters house on Friday. She said she was taking 5-year-old Kaleigh Lambert and 4-year-old Shane Lambert to her home in Bellingham for a “pirate and princess” weekend.

 

Around 9 p.m. Thibault pulled over on I-495 and removed her clothes as wells as the children’s. She then picked them up and walked onto the highway. All three were hit by two cars.

 

Prosecutors say a mental illness was to blame as Thibault had a history of mental illness and treatment for her problems.

 

“We love, Marci, Kaleigh, and Shane and we miss them very much. We ask everyone to join us in prayer for their souls, and to help us get through this most difficult period of our lives,” said the family in a statement.

 

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