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Red Lake Mother Found Guilty of Killing Her Two Sons

By Bill Dubensky Feb 26, 2026 | 12:32 PM

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(KNOX) – A Red Lake mother accused of killing her two children and setting their house on fire was found guilty this week in a Minnesota court.

Legal records said that Jennifer Stately was charged after her two sons, 5-year-old Tristan and 6-year-old Remi were found dead.

Stately also set the home on fire before fleeing with her 3-year-old son, prompting a statewide Amber Alert. Stately was arrested about three hours after the abduction and charged with child neglect after the son she was traveling with was found to be malnourished. She was later charged with murder, arson and child neglect.

According to court documents, Stately’s attorney attempted an insanity defense, saying she thought the home was demonic,” the indictment argued that she “willfully and maliciously set fire” to the home on the Red Lake Reservation.

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