Lindsay Clancy Breaks Down in Court Over Son's Autopsy Images
WHO:
The Boston Globe - Dr. Jennifer Tufts is one of the first psychiatrists to treat Lindsay Clancy postpartum.
WTNH - Lindsay Clancy, 35, is the defendant in the murder trial.
US Magazine - Clancy's three children are Callan, Cora (5), and Dawson (3).
WHAT:
The Boston Globe - Clancy began seeing Dr. Tufts on September 15, 2022, with an Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale score of 23.
The Boston Globe - Tufts prescribed 12 of the 30 prescriptions Clancy received in the four months leading up to the killings, including Zoloft, Ativan, Benadryl, Valium, Buspirone, and Amitriptyline.
WTNH - Lindsay Clancy sobbed uncontrollably during her murder trial as jurors viewed autopsy photos of her youngest child.
US Magazine - Autopsy photos shown in court revealed injuries sustained by 8-month-old Callan, whom Clancy strangled.
WHERE:
WTNH - The trial is taking place in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
US Magazine - The killings occurred at Clancy's home.
WHEN:
The Boston Globe - Testimony in the murder trial is set to resume on Friday, closing out the second week of trial.
WTNH - The events related to the trial are occurring in the second week of the murder trial.
WTNH - The murders of Clancy's children took place in 2023.
WHY:
The Boston Globe - Clancy's lawyers allege she was overprescribed medications and misdiagnosed by experts who failed to recognize signs of bipolar disorder and postpartum psychosis.
US Magazine - Clancy has not denied killing her three children.
HOW:
The Boston Globe - During court testimony, jurors were shown a bag of prescription medication bottles that Patrick Clancy had turned over to police, with some bottles having only three to seven pills missing, while at least one bottle remained completely full.
US Magazine - Clancy strangled her children, resulting in their deaths.
(UPDATED August 7, 2026 14:17 UTC)
Dr. Jennifer Tufts is one of the first psychiatrists to treat Lindsay Clancy postpartum, beginning their sessions on September 15, 2022, when Clancy scored 23 on the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. Tufts prescribed 12 of the 30 medications Clancy received in the four months leading up to the tragic events, which included drugs like Zoloft and Valium, while testimony in the murder trial is set to resume on Friday, closing out the second week of proceedings. Clancy's lawyers argue she was overprescribed and misdiagnosed, as jurors were shown a bag of prescription bottles turned over to police, with some nearly full and others only partially used.
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(UPDATED August 7, 2026 05:38 UTC)
Lindsay Clancy, a 35-year-old defendant in a murder trial taking place in Plymouth, Massachusetts, sobbed uncontrollably as jurors viewed autopsy photos of her youngest child, 8-month-old Callan, whom she has admitted to strangling. The trial, now in its second week, focuses on the tragic deaths of Clancy's three children, including her 5-year-old daughter Cora and 3-year-old son Dawson, which occurred in 2023 at their home. Autopsy photos shown in court revealed the injuries sustained by Callan, highlighting the severity of the case against Clancy.