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>Relatives of Marlene Vidal, whose two children were found dead Friday morning inside a burned SUV on San Antonio’s West Side, said they repeatedly warned police, Child Protective Services and other agencies that Vidal was in a mental health crisis and her children were in danger. 

>Two days earlier, Edinburg police were called to a Walmart after customers reported that Vidal was acting and speaking erratically, her sister Argelia Vidal told the San Antonio Express-News. Marlene had lighter fluid and a grill in her shopping cart, the sister said.

>Edinburg police confirmed the encounter but said they had no basis at that time to take her into custody.