Jurors Tour Scene of Tragic Clancy Family Incident
WHO:
AP - Lindsay Clancy, her three children (Cora, 5; Dawson, 3; Callan, 8 months), and her husband Patrick Clancy are involved in the case.
AP - Clancy's lawyers argue she was suffering from postpartum psychosis and bipolar disorder.
WHAT:
CNN - The trial is expected to last up to eight weeks.
CNN - Patrick Clancy testified that his son Dawson dressed himself for the first and last time on the morning of January 24, 2023.
CNN - Patrick Clancy described his children: Cora loved princesses, Dawson's favorite show was "Paw Patrol," and Callan was "a happy baby."
CNN - Patrick Clancy testified that Lindsay Clancy's mental health issues worsened after she started taking a new antipsychotic medication around early December 2022.
CNN - Patrick Clancy stated that Lindsay Clancy had been prescribed numerous medications from several different doctors from September 2022 to January 2023.
CNN - Patrick Clancy testified that Lindsay Clancy told him she was suicidal and had "intrusive thoughts" about harming the children around early December 2022.
CNN - Patrick Clancy testified that after a multiday stay at a locked-ward facility in early January, Lindsay Clancy seemed to improve and said she wasn’t suicidal anymore.
CNN - Patrick Clancy testified that on January 24, 2023, Lindsay Clancy helped the children build a snowman and texted him photos of them playing in the snow.
PBS - Jurors were escorted in groups of six to view the inside of the house, including the basement where the children died.
PBS - During the visit, the jury also saw the yard where Clancy was found after jumping from a second-story window.
PBS - Jurors retraced the route Patrick Clancy took when he was asked to pick up takeout food and medicine for daughter Cora on the night of the killings.
AP - Jurors visited the home where Lindsay Clancy killed her children.
AP - The visit lasted approximately 40 minutes.
AP - Prosecutors claim Clancy acted intentionally and is criminally responsible for the deaths of her children.
AP - If convicted of murder, Clancy faces life in prison without parole; if found not guilty due to lack of criminal responsibility, she would be committed to a state mental health facility.
WHERE:
AP - The incident occurred in Duxbury, Massachusetts.
AP - The home where the killings took place is now owned by someone else.
AP - Jurors were driven past a restaurant about 5.5 miles (9 kilometers) from the Clancy home and a pharmacy about a mile (1.6 km) from the house.
WHEN:
AP - The killings occurred in January 2023.
WHY:
AP - Clancy's lawyers state she believed a voice was instructing her to "kill the children so you can kill yourself."
HOW:
PBS - Lindsay Clancy remains paralyzed from the waist down after using multiple methods to try to end her life that night.
AP - Clancy strangled her children and attempted to end her own life by jumping from a second-story window.
(UPDATED August 1, 2026 11:21 UTC)
The trial is expected to last up to eight weeks, with Patrick Clancy testifying about his children and their experiences leading up to a tragic event. He shared that his son Dawson dressed himself for the first and last time on the morning of January 24, 2023, and described his children’s personalities, noting Cora's love for princesses and Dawson's fondness for "Paw Patrol." Clancy also discussed Lindsay Clancy's mental health struggles, revealing that her condition worsened after starting a new antipsychotic medication in early December 2022, although she seemed to improve after a stay at a locked-ward facility and even helped the children build a snowman on the day of the incident.
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(UPDATED August 1, 2026 02:51 UTC)
Jurors were escorted in groups of six to view the inside of the house, including the basement where the children died, as well as the yard where Patrick Clancy was found after jumping from a second-story window. They retraced the route he took when asked to pick up takeout food and medicine for his daughter Cora on the night of the tragic events. Meanwhile, Lindsay Clancy remains paralyzed from the waist down after attempting to end her life that night using multiple methods.
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(UPDATED August 1, 2026 01:30 UTC)
Lindsay Clancy, her three children, and her husband Patrick Clancy are at the center of a case where jurors recently visited the home in Duxbury, Massachusetts, where the tragic events occurred. Clancy's lawyers argue that she was suffering from postpartum psychosis and bipolar disorder, while prosecutors claim she acted intentionally and is criminally responsible for the deaths of her children, which took place in January 2023. If convicted of murder, Clancy could face life in prison without parole, but if found not guilty due to lack of criminal responsibility, she would be committed to a state mental health facility.