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Opening Statements to Begin in Trial of Lindsay Clancy, Mother Accused of Killing 3 Children
Defense says postpartum psychosis and medications caused a psychotic break, while prosecutors say she planned the killings and acted intentionally.
- On Monday, opening statements began in Plymouth County, Massachusetts in the murder trial of 35-year-old Lindsay Clancy, accused of strangling her three children: Cora, 5; Dawson, 3; and Callan, 8 months old.
- Clancy's mental health declined rapidly after her third child's birth, with mania, severe insomnia including nearly 48 hours without sleep, and suicidal thoughts despite cycling through multiple providers and medications.
- Patrick Clancy, called as the first witness by prosecutors, testified his former wife appeared 'normal' when he left to collect a food order on January 24, 2023, though twice in December 2022 she disclosed intrusive thoughts about harming the children.
- Assistant District Attorney Shanan Buckingham argued Clancy deliberately sent her husband to collect food to accomplish 'a very specific goal: to kill,' portraying her as someone who made 'the selfish choice' to end her children's lives before attempting suicide.
- Jurors must decide whether Clancy understood her actions were wrong and intended to commit the crimes, with psychiatric experts expected to testify on postpartum psychosis; if convicted, she faces a mandatory life sentence.
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Lindsay Clancy Trial: Patrick Clancy’s 911 call played in court
Patrick Clancy, the ex-husband of a Duxbury mom on trial for allegedly murdering her kids, was excused from the witness stand Wednesday before prosecutors played the 911 recording of him discovering his three young children strangled in his basement.
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