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EDITOR’S NOTE: This article contains graphic descriptions of child deaths, suicidal ideation, and an attempt to die by suicide. When Patrick Clancy left his Duxbury, Massachusetts, home on January 24, 2023, he had no way of knowing a quick errand to grab takeout and medicine for his daughter would forever change his life. When he returned to the colonial on Summer Street he shared with his wife, Lindsay, and their three children, he found the house unusually quiet, he would later tell police. Searching for his family, Patrick tried his bedroom, but the door was locked, he would say. When he finally got in, he saw blood in the room and the second-story window open. He ran outside, where he found Lindsay lying on the ground beneath the window. She had injuries on her wrists and neck. “What did you do?” Patrick asked his wife, a Plymouth County assistant district attorney would later recount the recorded call. Tried to kill herself, Lindsay told him. “Where are the kids?” Patrick asked. Moments later, Patrick Clancy could “be heard screaming in agony and shock as he found his children,” the prosecutor, Jennifer Sprague, would say. Officers found Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and

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What we learned this week at Lindsay Clancy’s trial | CNN

Lindsay Clancy has not taken the stand, but the Massachusetts mother accused of killing her three children communicated in multiple ways at her murder trial this week. She vocally answered the judge’s questions about a legal issue, her…

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What we learned this week at Lindsay Clancy’s trial | CNN

Lindsay Clancy has not taken the stand, but the Massachusetts mother accused of killing her three children communicated in multiple ways at her murder trial this week. She vocally answered the judge’s questions about a…

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Third day of testimony in Lindsay Clancy murder trial ends | CNN

• The jury was excused for the day after prosecutors called nearly a dozen first responders to the stand as they presented their case against Lindsay Clancy, the woman accused of murder after strangling her three young…

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Jul 29, 2026·BBCT2 · Outlet reportKEY MOMENT
'Blood everywhere' - Lindsay Clancy's ex-husband testifies in murder trial

Warning: This story contains distressing details and discussion of attempted suicide Patrick Clancy, the ex-husband of the Massachusetts woman who is on trial for killing her three children, has recounted the harrowing…

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Lindsay Clancy murder trial: Day 2 of testimony | CNN

• Testimony in the triple-murder trial of Lindsay Clancy continued on Wednesday. The Massachusetts mother’s defense said she should not be held criminally responsible for fatally strangling her three children: Cora, 5,…

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Key points from Day 1 of testimony in Lindsay Clancy’s triple-murder trial | CNN

The former husband of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother accused of murdering her three young children, took the stand Monday as the prosecution’s first witness in her triple-murder trial. His testimony – expected…

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Jul 27, 2026·CNNT2 · Outlet reportKEY MOMENT
Lindsay Clancy murder trial: Day 1 of testimony | CNN

Her attorney argues she was suffering from postpartum psychosis and extreme mental illness when she killed them. • Prosecutors called Patrick Clancy as their first witness in the triple-murder trial of Lindsay Clancy.…

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Postpartum psychosis or murder? Trial of mother who killed her kids spotlights mental health

Lindsay Clancy’s mental wellbeing will be a central question during her trial for strangling her three children to death What was going through the mind of Lindsay Clancy when she sent her husband out for children’s…

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A woman is on trial for the murders of her 3 children. Her defense argues she may not be ‘criminally responsible’ | CNN

EDITOR’S NOTE: This article contains graphic descriptions of child deaths, suicidal ideation, and an attempt to die by suicide. When Patrick Clancy left his Duxbury, Massachusetts, home on January 24, 2023, he had no…

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Lindsay Clancy has not taken the stand, but the Massachusetts mother accused of killing her three children communicated in multiple ways at her murder trial this week. She vocally answered the judge’s questions about a legal issue, her…

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T2 · Outlet reportCNNJul 30, 2026

• The jury was excused for the day after prosecutors called nearly a dozen first responders to the stand as they presented their case against Lindsay Clancy, the woman accused of murder after strangling her three young children in 2023. •…

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Warning: This story contains distressing details and discussion of attempted suicide Patrick Clancy, the ex-husband of the Massachusetts woman who is on trial for killing her three children, has recounted the harrowing details of the day…

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T2 · Outlet reportCNNJul 29, 2026

• Testimony in the triple-murder trial of Lindsay Clancy continued on Wednesday. The Massachusetts mother’s defense said she should not be held criminally responsible for fatally strangling her three children: Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and…

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T2 · Outlet reportCNNJul 28, 2026

The former husband of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother accused of murdering her three young children, took the stand Monday as the prosecution’s first witness in her triple-murder trial. His testimony – expected to continue when…

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T2 · Outlet reportCNNJul 27, 2026

Her attorney argues she was suffering from postpartum psychosis and extreme mental illness when she killed them. • Prosecutors called Patrick Clancy as their first witness in the triple-murder trial of Lindsay Clancy. The Massachusetts…

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