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July 29, 2026 / 8:21 PM EDT
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As the triple murder trial of Lindsay Clancy continues in the South Shore of Massachusetts, jurors have heard a 911 call made by her ex-husband and were presented with harrowing details from the defense of the mother's severe mental health struggles that persisted months before she strangled their three children on Jan. 24, 2023.Prosecutors and Clancy's attorneys have provided conflicting narratives: Plymouth County prosecutors allege the 35-year-old mother made a "calculated decision" in killing her kids, while the defense says she was overmedicated and suffering from extreme postpartum psychosis.The trial so far has centered on Patrick Clancy's testimony about his ex-wife's past suicidal ideation and alleged statements that she had thoughts of harming the children. Lindsay Clancy has pleaded not guilty to three counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of her children — 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson and 8-month-old Callan — in the family's home in Duxbury. According to court testimony, after strangling the children, she then attempted suicide by cutting her wrists and neck and jumping out of her second-floor bedroom window.Here's what to know following Day 2 of the high-profile trial:Patrick Clancy's 911 call: "She killed the kids"Patrick Clancy, who is divorced from Lindsay Clancy and has since remarried, testified Wednesday that he found his bloodied ex-wife outside the home after he returned from picking up takeout food and medicine for the kids on that tragic night.
