Lindsay Clancy's Trial Continues as Psychiatrist Testifies

WHO:

Fox News - Lindsay Clancy, Patrick Clancy, Jack Lu (retired Massachusetts judge and Boston College law professor), Dr. Mark Tenerowicz, Dr. Benjamin Kaufman

ABC News - Patrick Clancy (ex-husband), Lindsay Clancy (defendant), various clinicians, Shanan Buckingham (prosecutor)

WHAT:

Fox News - Jurors were driven past ThreeV restaurant in Plymouth and CVS pharmacy in Kingston that Patrick Clancy visited on January 24, 2023, before visiting the Clancy home.

Fox News - The jury panel consists of 18 members.

Fox News - Jurors were escorted in groups of six through the Clancy home during a roughly 40-minute visit.

ABC News - Testimony is scheduled to resume Monday at 9 a.m. following the jury's visit to the crime scene.

ABC News - Lindsay Clancy's trial is entering its second week of testimony regarding the killings.

ABC News - Clancy's defense claims she had bipolar disorder that was not fully diagnosed until after the killings, and her condition worsened due to a changing lineup of psychiatric prescriptions.

ABC News - Clancy's psychiatrist last saw her for 17 minutes on January 23, 2023, before the killings occurred.

ABC News - Clancy's defense claims she was overmastered by postpartum psychosis, while prosecutors argue she acted intentionally.

ABC News - Patrick Clancy found the children in the basement and Lindsay Clancy gravely injured in the yard after she jumped from a second-floor window.

CNN - Dr. Sejal Shah testified that Lindsay Clancy was “calm and cooperative” during psychiatric examinations days after the killings, denying suicidal or homicidal intentions and stating her thought process was “organized” and “goal-directed.”

CNN - Dr. Michael Snyder testified that Cora was not breathing and had no heartbeat upon arrival at the hospital, with bruising around her neck and blue skin due to lack of oxygen.

CNN - Dr. Andrew Capraro stated that 8-month-old Callan was cold, limp, and had ligature marks on his neck, requiring a ventilator and showing signs of brain damage due to lack of oxygen and blood.

CNN - Dr. David Casavant testified that Callan was determined to be brain dead and, with input from Patrick Clancy, life support was stopped, leading to his death on January 27, 2023.

CNN - Lindsay Clancy was treated at South Shore Hospital before being transferred to Brigham and Women’s Hospital, where she went into cardiac arrest and required CPR and multiple blood transfusions.

CNN - During her hospital stay, Lindsay Clancy was described as “flat” and showing “no emotion either way” by ICU nurse Rachelle Amedee.

Fox News - The jury's visit was described as a court-supervised view to help clarify the timeline and setting of the case, as explained by retired judge Jack Lu.

ABC News - Clancy's defense argues that she was a loving mother who was overmastered by postpartum psychosis, a psychiatric condition affecting a small proportion of women after childbirth.

ABC News - Prosecutors contend that Clancy intentionally sent her husband on errands to facilitate the killings.

ABC News - If convicted of murder, Lindsay Clancy faces life in prison without parole. If found not guilty due to a lack of criminal responsibility, she would be committed to a state mental health facility.

ABC News - Clancy's defense has admitted to the killings but claims she was not “criminally responsible” due to postpartum psychosis.

ABC News - The prosecution read passages from Clancy's journal, including "Completely overwhelmed, I feel like I'm drowning," and "I want to be well," highlighting her struggles with mental health.

ABC News - Clancy's attorneys stated that she sought care for postpartum depression in late December 2022, and clinicians noted her symptoms might be due to medication.

ABC News - The state begins laying out evidence from the home: Officers described securing the Duxbury house and collecting devices, hospital paperwork, medication records, and handwritten notebooks.

WCVB - The day began with emergency doctors describing attempts to save two of the children. Cora was pronounced dead in Plymouth; Callan suffered severe brain injury and was later taken off life support.

WCVB - Dr. Sejal Shah testified about working with Lindsay Clancy at Brigham and Women's Hospital, starting on January 29. Shah said Clancy was initially confused and delirious after spinal surgery, but later denied suicidal or homicidal thoughts and appeared focused on rehabilitation.

WCVB - Officers described securing the Duxbury house and collecting devices, hospital paperwork, medication records, and handwritten notebooks.

WCVB - Journal entries reveal struggles with sleep and anxiety: Prosecutors read entries from the notebooks describing Clancy feeling overwhelmed by her son Callan’s sleep schedule.

WCVB - The jury is made up of 12 women and six men. They will not know until the presentation of the case is concluded who will deliberate and who will be an alternate.

WCVB - The prosecution has the burden of proving Clancy was legally sane when the children were killed.

WCVB - The state laid out for the jury of 12 women and six men the alleged events that led up to the children's deaths on January 24, 2023, and warned the jurors they would hear graphic testimony as she urged the group to use their common sense and life experiences as they listen to the case.

Fox News - Jurors heard emotional testimony from emergency room doctors who treated Dawson and Callan, with Dr. Mark Tenerowicz stating that hospital staff tried for about 40 minutes to revive Dawson, who was pronounced dead at about 7:28 p.m.

CNN - Dr. Sejal Shah testified that during a January 30, 2023 assessment, Clancy denied having suicidal or homicidal intentions and her thought process was “organized” and “goal-directed.”

WCVB - The prosecution read passages from Clancy's journal, including "Completely overwhelmed, I feel like I'm drowning," and "I want to be well," highlighting her struggles with mental health.

Fox News - Jurors were driven past ThreeV restaurant in Plymouth and CVS pharmacy in Kingston that Patrick Clancy visited on January 24, 2023, before visiting the Clancy home.

Fox News - The jury's visit to the Clancy home lasted roughly 40 minutes.

ABC News - Testimony is scheduled to resume Monday at 9 a.m. following the jury's visit to the crime scene.

ABC News - Patrick Clancy testified that he found the children in the basement and Lindsay Clancy gravely injured in the yard after she jumped from a second-floor window, resulting in her being paralyzed from the waist down.

CNN - Dr. Sejal Shah testified that Lindsay Clancy was focused on her legal and physical situation and was looking forward to her rehab during a February assessment.

CNN - Dr. Benjamin Kaufman testified that Callan was "cold on arrival," "quite limp," and showed signs of brain swelling, needing a ventilator to breathe.

ABC News - Lindsay Clancy's defense claims she had bipolar disorder that was not fully diagnosed until after the killings, and her condition worsened due to a changing lineup of psychiatric prescriptions.

ABC News - Clancy's attorneys stated that she sought care for postpartum depression in late December 2022, and clinicians noted her symptoms might be due to medication.

ABC News - Clancy's psychiatrist last saw her for 17 minutes on January 23, 2023, before the killings occurred.

CNN - Dr. Michael Snyder testified that Cora was not breathing and had no heartbeat upon arrival at the hospital, with bruising around her neck and blue skin due to lack of oxygen.

CNN - Dr. Andrew Capraro stated that 8-month-old Callan was cold, limp, and had ligature marks on his neck, requiring a ventilator and showing signs of brain damage due to lack of oxygen and blood.

CNN - Dr. David Casavant testified that Callan was determined to be brain dead and, with input from Patrick Clancy, life support was stopped, leading to his death on January 27, 2023.

CNN - During her hospital stay, Lindsay Clancy was described as “flat” and showing “no emotion either way” by ICU nurse Rachelle Amedee.

Fox News - Jurors were escorted in groups of six through the Clancy home during a roughly 40-minute visit, where they saw the basement where the children were found and the yard where Lindsay Clancy was discovered injured.

Fox News - Dr. Mark Tenerowicz testified that hospital staff tried for about 40 minutes to revive Dawson, who was pronounced dead at about 7:28 p.m.

ABC News - Testimony is scheduled to resume Monday at 9 a.m. following the jury's visit to the crime scene.

Fox News - Jurors in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial retraced Patrick Clancy’s route and visited the Clancy home where the couple’s three children were killed.

Fox News - The jury panel consists of 18 members.

Fox News - Lindsay Clancy is accused of killing her three children: Cora (5 years old), Dawson (3 years old), and Callan (8 months old).

ABC News - Lindsay Clancy's trial is entering its second week of testimony regarding the killings.

ABC News - Clancy's defense claims she was suffering from postpartum psychosis, while prosecutors argue she acted intentionally.

ABC News - Patrick Clancy found the children in the basement and Lindsay Clancy gravely injured in the yard after she jumped from a second-floor window.

WHERE:

Fox News - The Clancy home is located in Duxbury, Massachusetts.

Fox News - Jurors passed ThreeV restaurant in Plymouth and CVS pharmacy in Kingston during their visit.

ABC News - The trial is taking place at Plymouth Superior Court in Massachusetts.

WHEN:

Fox News - The jury's visit occurred on July 31, 2026.

ABC News - The killings occurred in January 2023.

ABC News - Lindsay Clancy checked herself into a psychiatric hospital on New Year’s Eve prior to the killings.

WHY:

ABC News - Clancy's defense argues that she was a loving mother who was overmastered by postpartum psychosis, a psychiatric condition affecting a small proportion of women after childbirth.

ABC News - Clancy's defense argues that she was overmastered by postpartum psychosis, a psychiatric condition affecting women after childbirth.

ABC News - Prosecutors contend that Clancy intentionally sent her husband on errands to facilitate the killings.

HOW:

ABC News - Clancy's defense claims she was overmastered by postpartum psychosis, while prosecutors argue she acted intentionally, with the prosecution stating that she "deliberately and meticulously" killed her children.

CNN - Clancy's defense has admitted to the killings but claims she was not “criminally responsible” due to postpartum psychosis.

Fox News - The jury's visit was described as a court-supervised view to help clarify the timeline and setting of the case, as explained by retired judge Jack Lu.

Fox News - Jurors were escorted in groups of six through the Clancy home during a roughly 40-minute visit.

ABC News - Clancy's defense claims she had bipolar disorder that was not fully diagnosed until after the killings, and she was prescribed various medications that worsened her condition.

(UPDATED August 4, 2026 07:36 UTC)

The jury in Lindsay Clancy's trial, which is now entering its second week, consists of 18 members and recently visited the Clancy home as part of their deliberations. Testimony is set to resume Monday at 9 a.m., following the jury's court-supervised view of the crime scene, where they were escorted in groups of six to help clarify the timeline and setting of the case. Clancy's defense claims she was not criminally responsible for the killings due to postpartum psychosis, while prosecutors argue she acted intentionally, with evidence including journal entries that reveal her struggles with mental health.

(UPDATED August 4, 2026 04:05 UTC)

Jurors heard emotional testimony from emergency room doctors regarding the tragic case of Dawson, who was pronounced dead after approximately 40 minutes of attempts to revive him. In the courtroom, Dr. Sejal Shah recounted that during a January 30, 2023 assessment, Clancy denied any suicidal or homicidal intentions, describing her thought process as organized and goal-directed, while the prosecution highlighted her struggles with mental health through journal entries. Clancy's defense argues that she was overmastered by postpartum psychosis, but prosecutors contend that she acted intentionally, stating that she "deliberately and meticulously" killed her children.

(UPDATED August 4, 2026 00:00 UTC)

Jurors visited key locations related to the case, including the ThreeV restaurant in Plymouth and a CVS pharmacy in Kingston that Patrick Clancy visited on January 24, 2023, before heading to the Clancy home, where their visit lasted about 40 minutes. Testimony is set to resume Monday at 9 a.m., following the jury's visit, and during the proceedings, Patrick Clancy recounted finding his children in the basement and his wife, Lindsay, gravely injured after jumping from a second-floor window. Lindsay's defense argues that she suffered from undiagnosed bipolar disorder, which was exacerbated by changing psychiatric medications, and her psychiatrist's last appointment with her was just 17 minutes long on January 23, 2023, just before the tragic events unfolded.

(UPDATED August 3, 2026 20:30 UTC)

In a recent testimony, Dr. Sejal Shah described Lindsay Clancy as “calm and cooperative” during psychiatric evaluations following the tragic events, asserting that she denied any suicidal or homicidal intentions. Meanwhile, Dr. Michael Snyder reported that upon arrival at the hospital, 5-year-old Cora was not breathing and showed signs of severe distress, while Dr. Andrew Capraro noted that 8-month-old Callan was cold and limp, ultimately being declared brain dead before life support was withdrawn. Clancy's defense acknowledges the killings but argues that she was not “criminally responsible” due to postpartum psychosis, a condition that affects a small number of women after childbirth.

(UPDATED August 3, 2026 16:26 UTC)

Jurors were escorted in groups of six through the Clancy home during a court-supervised visit, which lasted about 40 minutes and included stops at the basement where the children were found and the yard where Lindsay Clancy was discovered injured. Dr. Mark Tenerowicz testified that hospital staff attempted to revive Dawson for approximately 40 minutes before he was pronounced dead at around 7:28 p.m. Testimony is set to resume on Monday at 9 a.m. following the jury's visit to the crime scene, as explained by retired judge Jack Lu to clarify the timeline and setting of the case.

(UPDATED August 3, 2026 12:58 UTC)

In a significant development in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial, jurors retraced the route taken by her ex-husband, Patrick Clancy, and visited the Duxbury home where the tragic killings of their three children occurred. The jury, consisting of 18 members, is now entering its second week of testimony, with Clancy's defense arguing that she was suffering from postpartum psychosis, while prosecutors maintain that she acted with intent. During the visit, jurors were escorted through the home for about 40 minutes, passing notable locations like ThreeV restaurant in Plymouth and CVS pharmacy in Kingston.