Massachusetts mother Lindsay Clancy's murder trial set for July 2026

Lindsay Clancy, a 35‑year‑old former labor‑and‑delivery nurse from Duxbury, Massachusetts, is scheduled to stand trial beginning July 20, 2026 for the murders of her three children—Cora (5), Dawson (3) and Callan (7 months). She has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to three counts of murder and three counts of assault with a dangerous weapon.

A judge has barred the defense from calling lay witnesses to testify about their own experiences with postpartum psychosis or depression, ruling that such testimony would be prejudicial and lack evidentiary relevance. The defense also seeks to call her husband, Patrick Clancy, as a witness. Jury selection will commence on July 20, with the judge planning to question potential jurors about prior exposure to the case and to consider sequestering the jury.

The case has drawn national attention to postpartum mental‑health disorders and the role of psychiatric medication, as the defense argues Clancy was experiencing postpartum psychosis at the time of the killings.