Lindsay Clancy trial: First responders recount children's deaths
The murder trial of Lindsay Clancy is being held in Plymouth Superior Court, Massachusetts. On July 30 2026, police officers Stephen Hall and Brian Josephine testified that they responded to the Clancy home in Duxbury on January 24 2023 and found the bodies of three children – five‑year‑old Cora, three‑year‑old Dawson and eight‑month‑old Callan – who had been strangled with exercise bands in the basement. Patrick Clancy, the children’s father, arrived shortly after, made a 911 call and shouted, “I can’t wake them up – she killed the kids!” before emergency crews arrived.
Lindsay Clancy, a former labor‑and‑delivery nurse at Massachusetts General Hospital, pleaded not guilty to three counts of first‑degree murder. She also attempted suicide by jumping from a second‑story window, leaving her paralyzed from the waist down. The defense argues she was suffering from severe postpartum psychosis and should be found not guilty by reason of insanity, while prosecutors maintain the killings were intentional and that she is fully criminally responsible.
Entities: Brian Josephine · Duxbury, Massachusetts · Lindsay Clancy · Officer Brian Josephine · Officer Stephen Hall · Patrick Clancy · Plymouth Superior Court · Stephen Hall
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- [● 8 SOURCES] Lindsay Clancy pleaded not guilty to three counts of first-degree murder for killing her three children. (supporting_article_ids)
- [● 8 SOURCES] Patrick Clancy discovered the bodies after returning from an errand and shouted in a 911 call, “I can’t wake them up – she killed the kids!”. (supporting_article_ids)
- [● 8 SOURCES] The children were 5‑year‑old Cora, 3‑year‑old Dawson and 8‑month‑old Callan. (supporting_article_ids)
- [● 8 SOURCES] The defense argues Lindsay Clancy was suffering from postpartum psychosis and was legally insane at the time of the killings. (supporting_article_ids)
- [● 8 SOURCES] Lindsay Clancy attempted suicide by jumping from a second‑story window and is paralyzed from the waist down. (supporting_article_ids)
- [● 8 SOURCES] Prosecutors argue the killings were intentional and that Lindsay Clancy is fully criminally responsible. (supporting_article_ids)
- [● 8 SOURCES] First‑responders Officer Stephen Hall and Officer Brian Josephine testified that the children were strangled with exercise bands and only the infant had a faint pulse. (supporting_article_ids)
- [● 8 SOURCES] The killings occurred on January 24, 2023 in Duxbury, Massachusetts. (supporting_article_ids)