Timeline, 1990 to 2026

Born Lindsay Marie Clancy in Wallingford, CT. Later Quinnipiac University, Wallingford upbringing.

Marries Patrick Clancy; settle in Duxbury, MA. Later labor-and-delivery nurse at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Daughter Cora Clancy born. Later postpartum anxiety before returning to work, recovers via lifestyle + therapy.

Son Dawson born. Again postpartum anxiety, improves with therapy, exercise, meditation.

Family with relatives, Lindsay runs two 5Ks, appears happy/energetic. Patrick at home on leave.

The prescribing record, in the prescriber's own account. Dr. Jennifer Tufts: “Trazodone 50 to 150 milligrams was minimal effect. Ativan and Benadryl combination was helpful. Then she added the Prozac 10 milligrams with the Ativan and Benadryl to help with the sleep, but she still had worse sleep, so that was stopped. Then she tried a co…”

Third child Callan born. Lindsay employed at MGH. Mental health deteriorates in months after birth (defense/civil filings); prosecutors dispute legal insanity.

Lindsay becomes primary weekday caregiver for 3 children. Return-to-work anxiety begins.

Prosecution: “And so for example, on Tuesday, September 4th, she wrote, "Last fed at 6:00 AM. Give him a bottle whenever he wakes up. He likes it very warm. He's been resisting the bottle. If he won't drink it after 45 minutes of trying, please text me to let me know. Put down for next nap one hour after he wakes. Try to put down dr…”

Online search for psychiatrist Jennifer Tufts; schedules Sep 15 appointment.

Dr. Tufts: chronic GAD + chronic adjustment disorder, depressed mood. Prescribed sertraline (Zoloft) 25→50 mg (waited ~2 weeks).

The prescribing psychiatrist on their first meeting. Dr. Jennifer Tufts: “I'm not sure what date her first appointment was with Jennifer McAllister.”

Prosecution: “Again, Thursday, September 29th, 2022, "Callan last fed at 8:45. Please put him down for a nap at 9:35. He will be home from gymnastics at 11:45. Clean clothes and dryer if you get to it." So again, very specific times for putting him down and when to get up and asking her to do additional work like laundry and things …”

Kevin Reddington: “And, for example, Thursday, September 29th, it says, "Callan last fed, time, put him down for a nap at 9:35 with a smiley face. We will be home. Clean the clothes and the dryer if you get to it." And then, "Callan up at 10:45." And then some scribbling mark on the bottom. That's an indication of the type of notes that …”

Shanan Buckingham: “How about on September 30th of 2024, page 1,229 of the Tewksbury record where it's noted that, "She was visible in the unit, attended startup/coffee group, she was assisted with ADLs as needed. She was in safe behavioral control for the duration of the shift." And that later it reads, "Patient visible in the hallways, …”

Prosecution: “Again, October 6th, "Ate at 8:15. Fell asleep at 8:40. Changing tables now in the bathroom. If he wakes before 9:40, give him 15 minutes to settle himself back to sleep. I'm hoping he will sleep till 10:15. If he is still asleep at 10:40, wake him. Feeding at 11:00 AM. First try bottle. If he doesn't take it after 15 m…”

Prosecutor 2: “Okay. And then do you recall receiving a message from Ms. Clancy on October 10th, 2022 stating, " Hi, Dr. Tufts. There is a part on the serious health condition form that you filled out for me that needs to be changed. On the second page, you put, I could work a reduced schedule of eight hours per day, two days per wee…”

Jennifer Sprague: “A day before, on October 19th, she had sent you a different text message stating, "Hi, mom. Would you ever consider coming to stay with us for a couple of days at a time to help with childcare so I can work? And talking to a therapist and doing a lot of thinking, I actually think going to work will help me, but it's re…”

Insomnia, depression, fog, racing thoughts, paranoia about suicidal thoughts, fear of being alone. Reported to Tufts.

Jennifer Sprague: “And then after that, that next day is when she said she was having trouble and wanted you there then, and you went that day, correct? But you said you were there for about a week, but there's a text on October 20th that's not included in this exhibit, where on October 24th at 2:36 PM, you send a text to her saying, "Ho…”

Jennifer Sprague: “And when you were asked about Exhibit 271 and the text messages on October 23rd and October 24th, that was to establish when you left the home that week of the 20th, correct? Because you said, "How are things today?" And she said good implying that you were no longer with them, correct?”

Kevin Reddington: “Okay. So go back to the November 2nd visit. Would you agree with me that she, after you talked with her for that period, however long it was, that you then brought up four medications to her recommending that they might be safer and I quote, "Safer alternatives." Would you agree with that?”

Emergency department for severe insomnia; prescribed trazodone (ineffective).

Mr. Reddington: “And district attorney had asked you about Thanksgiving of '22, November 16th of '22, and she made reference. I think you had responded that she appeared to be quiet and then she used the term, "Did you know about the struggles?" Can you tell me what the struggles were? Do you know what she meant by that?”

Jolotta notes SSRI risk in bipolar (rapid cycling). Zoloft stopped after 50 mg night of no sleep.

Speaker 24: “And there's one on November 18th. And November 18th, that page reads, "It's like I'm so desperate to get a mental break from taking care of everyone that my mind is trying to make something physically wrong with me." You recall reviewing that in the journal?”

South Shore Perinatal, Nurse Julie Paul prescribes fluoxetine (Prozac); one marijuana gummy for sleep reported.

Mr. Reddington: “There were two consecutive or two pages that were blank, that she didn't even write on. And then on the third entry, affirmations. She wrote, "Affirmations. On November 22nd of 2022. I am calm. I will remain calm today. There is nothing that needs to be on my mind. The weight is lifted from my mind. I will sleep tonigh…”

Attorney Buckingham: “And so, do you recall on November 22nd getting a message from her saying, "Hi, Julie, this is Lindsay Clancy. I'm sorry to contact you like this, but when you have a minute, can you please call?"”

Mr. Reddington: “Continuing on into November, "I slept well last night. I will sleep again tonight. Today will be a great day. I will go back to work on Sunday. I will thrive. I can feel like myself again." That was November 23rd. She wrote that, right?”

Three meds prescribed same day after 4 days Prozac worsened insomnia (second activation, red flag).

Rebecca Jolotta: “I know most of it by memory, but just... She had been taking mirtazapine, Remeron, at that point for four nights. I believe she started it on November 25th. I was then seeing her on November 29th. She wasn't yet appreciating much difference from mood, anxiety or insomnia. She would say, "I'm able to fall asleep for two…”

Attorney Buckingham: “And then again, on November 27th, you had a correspondence with her starting at 9:59 AM, where she again reports to you how she did that night. Is that something you encouraged her to do, to just give you a nightly... or a follow-up the next day, check-in to let you know how she was or what she was experiencing by way …”

Rebecca Jolotta: “I recommend tapers to slowly get somebody off of something. And tapers can be useful because we might have somebody at a dose and they might say, "Oh, I'm too anxious to stop this," or, "I'm not ready to step down to another level," and we can kind of keep them on it longer. But at this point, since I had met her on No…”

Shanan Buckingham: “That'd be on November 29th where she says, "I just, deep down inside of me, feel that I've developed a benzo dependence after just two weeks of using it. And I feel like no one is hearing that and addressing it, and we keep throwing different meds in the mix that aren't really addressing the real issue." Do you recall …”

Jollotta: postpartum anxiety + adjustment insomnia, EPDS 17/30. Seroquel prescribed. Later suicidal ideation + auditory hallucinations reported.

The screening score recorded before the killings. Julie Paul: “She was significantly high in the GAD-7, which is for generalized anxiety. She scored 21 out of 21, which is... They're just screening, so it's not diagnostic, but it did indicate that she was experiencing extreme anxiety. And then with the Edinburgh Postnatal…”

Mr. Reddington: “She also, counsel had asked you, and you did not recall her saying horrible intrusive thoughts. So if you would just look at November 30th, patient message. It says, "Hi, Rebecca." And then it begins, "I don't expect you to answer this until Monday."”

Shanan Buckingham: “And on November 30th, November 30th, she says, and I'm just going to, kind of show this in here, she says, "I'm not okay and I'm terrified of taking meds tonight." Do you see that in the green?”

Shanan Buckingham: “Okay. And then she also tells you on November 30th when you're talking about it, she says, "I know they take time to reach a therapeutic level to have the desired effect," right? Do you remember that?”

Shanan Buckingham: “Okay. Well, on November 30th at 7:52, "I was never ever this depressed. It was brought on by the medication." Did you say that, or did she say that?”

Mr. Reddington: “Next page, December 2nd, office visit, the same visit. First paragraph, "She was prescribed Remeron and Seroquel in the past four days," right?”

Attorney Buckingham: “And so the last one on December 2nd at 2:35 PM was from you to her. And then on December 3rd, do you recall that a MyChart message was sent on that day at 7:24 PM?”

Not sleeping, “horrible intrusive thoughts” (wanting not to be alive). Denies hearing voices to Jollotta. Suicide plan/intent fluctuated.

Attorney Buckingham: “So on December 7th at 10:33, she responds, "No, the weird thing is I don't feel tired at all." And she says, "So just Seroquel tonight? I feel like I'm going to panic without a benzo with it." And then again at 11:44, another message, "Would I be able to do the Valium with Seroquel? Is that a safe option?" So again, in…”

Mr. Reddington: “Okay. So then there was another patient message on December 7th where she again was expressing concern about the drugs and you indicated, "Either way, I continue to recommend the Valium taper," right?”

Attorney Buckingham: “So on December 7th at 9:48 AM, she sends a message saying, "Hi, Rebecca. Last night did not go well at all. I took the Valium and melatonin and only slept from 9:00 to 1:00. Then around 2:00, I got desperate and took 25 milligrams of Benadryl and only slept about one more hour. What can I do? I really need help." So th…”

Attorney Buckingham: “On December 8th at 6:35 AM, she sends you a message saying, "Did well last night. Need Valium. Feeling panicky. Don't know if ready to taper as quickly as planned."”

Liked sleep help, hated waking feel. Extremely depressed, stopped driving. EPDS 20. Partial hospitalization planned.

Mr. Reddington: “So on December 12th, she sent you one of those messages, "Thank you, Rebecca." December 12th. She says, "For the last three nights I've taken 2.5 milligrams of Valium and 200 of Seroquel. I have to say, I do like the way it makes me sleep deeply and soundly for about seven or eight hours. I don't like the way I feel in…”

Shanan Buckingham: “... you also mentioned, today in your testimony, you were asked about the date of December 15th. And I believe your testimony was, "That's the day she went to Women and Infants." Is that correct?”

Attorney Buckingham: “Okay. Sorry about that. So December 15th at 3:53 PM, you have a phone call with them. And what do they report to you in this phone call? What does Lindsay report?”

Kevin Reddington: “Okay. And how does this happen? Does the patient call? I know you don't set up these appointments. Somebody has to deal with somebody in administration or whatever. But do you on December 16th say to Lindsay, "Call me or set up an appointment for January 6th," or do they have to do it themselves?”

Attorney Buckingham: “And she indicated to you on December 16th at 12:50 that she ... "After visiting the ER yesterday ... I opted to remain outpatient and pursue the partial program at Women & Infants." And Women & Infants, that had been the program that you had previously recommended in Rhode Island, correct?”

Emily Thorndike: “I want to say my last date was December 18th. Since working there, you don't get a lot of holidays off. So out of all my time there, I said, "I'm going to leave right before the holidays and be able to enjoy that." So I believe it was December 18th, but mid-December.”

Attorney Buckingham: “And on December 19th, you respond, "Sure, no problem. When will you be out of Valium?" And she responds, "I'll run out tonight." And then, you agreed to send in a refill.”

Mr. Reddington: “Okay. Because I'm looking here on December 19th, telemedicine. Latiesha, I apologize, Dukes, perinatal behavior health program. And you talk in that form about the date of the service, December 19th, psychotherapy, PCP. Margaret, that would be the primary care, Margaret Anastasi. Perinatal behavioral health program. Yo…”

Mr. Reddington: “Okay. Clinician, maybe you, "Provided contact information for Women and Infants. Patient reported that she would contact them today," being December 19th, but in fact she did and you did with ... Back it up. She did with your help and she then went the following day on the 20th?”

Voluntarily enters Women & Infants day program; reports passive suicidal ideation after Seroquel.

Jennifer Sprague: “The Apple note, in your report, it says it was created on December 22nd, 2022 at 10:23 AM. Strike that. And then modified at 10:23 AM on January 23rd, 2023, correct?”

Shanan Buckingham: “And on December 24th of 2025, page 76 of the patient notes in the Tewksbury Hospital records reads, "At breakfast, refused lunch, took snacks, utilizing phone, assisted with ADLs, spent some time in the TV room, attended PT, resting in bed after lunch." Do you have any reason to doubt that is contained within the Tewks…”

Photographed in MGH bed before McLean inpatient admission.

Kevin Reddington: “Okay. And looking at that, if you can, basically there are a number of search terms in there such as, "Pre-made goodie bags," and that would've been on December 31st. Is that right?”

The inpatient stay and the discharge that preceded the killings. Rebecca Jolotta: “They informed this has been the worst day for Lindsay, is having persistent intrusive thoughts of suicide. No active plan. But both Lindsay and Patrick agree that higher level of care may be necessary at this time. Discussed options, they state they're likely …”

Evaluated at Women & Infants Center for Women’s Behavioral Health; journal notes resentment toward older children re: Callan.

Jennifer Sprague: “And were you able to review the notes, the admission notes of Dr. Madva regarding her interactions with this patient on January 1st at approximately 12:47 PM?”

Jennifer Sprague: “So we have Exhibit 238, which have all of your text messages with Lindsay in January of 2023, and I just want to go through some of them with you. So on page 17 of the exhibit, this is on January 4th, 2023, so the day before she was discharged from McLean. And she sent you a text stating, "Think I'm coming home tomorro…”

Admitted 1 January 2023 and discharged 5 January, nineteen days before the children died. The dates are established four times over in testimony (Days 2, 9, 14 and 15). The discharge was not against medical advice: counsel put that to witnesses directly, and a McLean clinician testified the hospital does not discharge against medical advice where it has safety concerns. What the discharge signified is contested, the Commonwealth pointing to her denying thoughts of harm on leaving and the defence arguing she remained seriously ill.

Jennifer Sprague: “And from January 7th up through January 22nd, Lindsay repeatedly told you she was doing okay. She was feeling a little bit better. Not completely better, not 100%, but she kept telling you, "I feel a little bit better. I feel a little bit better." You even asked her, "Is the better you're feeling now better than a few …”

Jennifer Sprague: “Looking at page 28, and there's a text from Lindsay on January 7th, 2023 at 7:02 PM to you where it says, "Make it home okay?" And you said, "Yep." Does that make sense that you would've gone home on the 7th after the birthday party?”

Jennifer Sprague: “And then on page 29, we have text messages between yourself and Lindsay on January 8th where you ask how things are going today and she says, "Good, going to the science museum." You say, "Great, that will be fun. Sleep good last night?" And she said, "I actually did, with less Ativan, so that was good." Do you remembe…”

Jennifer Sprague: “Okay. Then on page 39, this is January 10th. You say at 9:48 AM, "Good morning. How are you doing today?" And Lindsay responded, "Good, at the gym with the kids." You said, "Nice. Still sleeping good?" And she responded, "Pretty good. Yeah. Not perfect, but enough." And you said, "Are you feeling any better during the …”

Jennifer Sprague: “Then on January 11th, the following day, you sent a text, excuse me, "How are you feeling today?" And she responded with a photo of Callan drinking out of a Mary Lou's cup, saying, "We have another Mary Lou's fan." And you said, " Decaf, looks like he's enjoying it." And then later on you asked again, "How are you doin…”

Jennifer Sprague: “And then January 13th, again, you're checking in with her. "Hi, Lindsay. How are you today?" She said, "Hi, mom. Pretty good today. How about you?" You asked about the little ones and she said, "All good. Went to the gym this morning, just hanging out, and now they have no school today." And then the following day, aga…”

Kevin Reddington: “Okay. Then continuing on, sir, January 18th, would you agree that she inquired of her mother or the mother asked, "Are you starting a new med?" She said, "I did. I started it two nights ago." And that basically the mother was asking her about her medications and how she felt and how she was doing, right?”

Jennifer Sprague: “Okay. Then on the 18th, January 18th, again, you're reaching out and she says," Hi, mom. I'm doing all right. How about you?" And you say you're good, you're thinking about visiting that weekend. And she says, "That sounds good." And you ask her about being able to get out and exercise. And she said she's been walking …”

Jennifer Sprague: “There's a text message from her mother to Lindsay on January 19th, 2023, which states, "I'll bring it Saturday. Never know what treasures I'll find in the attic," correct?”

Jennifer Sprague: “Was there also a text message from Lindsay's mother to Lindsay on January 22nd, 2023, which would've been the Sunday after the Saturday visit in which her mother says, "Enjoyed seeing everyone this weekend. Nice to see you doing better."”

Jennifer Sprague: “And on the way home, you texted on January 22nd, 2023 at 7:55 PM, " Enjoyed seeing everyone this weekend. Nice to see you doing better." Is that correct?”

Cora/Dawson to Beth Israel Deaconess Plymouth, Callan to Boston Children’s, Lindsay to Boston hospital. 7:28 PM Dawson & Cora pronounced; Callan critical, flown.

4:02 Miralax search, Apple Maps Duxbury→restaurant, 4:13 ThreeV Plymouth searched. 4:53 text “I didn’t cook anything, it’s been a long day. Any chance you want to do takeout from ThreeV?”, helps estimate Patrick away time (disputed planning vs routine).

5:32:32–5:37:08 CVS children’s aisle + register, 5:34 call to Lindsay (14 sec), 5:54:14–5:55:01 ThreeV entry/payment (AmEx). Driving calc: 3 min home→CVS, 8 min CVS→ThreeV, 9 min back.

6:00 Patrick finds house quiet, locked bedroom, blood, open window, Lindsay injured outside (“tried to kill myself jumping”). 6:09 asks “Where are kids?” → “In the basement.” Enters, finds children with exercise bands, removes, attempts CPR. 6:11 Duxbury Police + EMS respond; hear screaming.

Patrick texts Dawson photo (8:17 AM); Lindsay replies with Cora photo at doctor appointment (5-year physical). Both appear normal.

Jennifer Sprague: “Going back to that same page, page 17, at the bottom for January 24th, we have here searches for kids MiraLAX at 02:02 PM and takeout 3v at 4:13 PM. Is that correct?”

Speaker 14: “And I want to direct your attention further to 4:48 PM. Did you receive a phone call while you were working?”

The text message proposing takeout, which fixes when Patrick left. Patrick Clancy: “Just be there, help out, play with them to get takeout, play Scrabble.”

Madam Clerk: “I want to direct your attention to 4:53 PM that day. Did you receive a text from Lindsay about dinner?”

Patrick leaves Duxbury home to pick up Pedia-Lax and takeout. Lindsay alone with Cora, Dawson, Callan. Prosecutors allege basement strangling with exercise resistance bands (Cora/Dawson first, then Callan), then wrist/neck cuts + second-story jump → paralysis.

Leaving Lindsay alone with the three children. Patrick Clancy: “I don't know if I had left the house yet, but yeah.”

Prosecution: “So after the text that was sent at 5:15 PM, that would've been sometime around 5:18 or 5:20 PM that you should have arrived at CVS, correct?”

Prosecution: “So from the time you should have been at the parking lot of CVS around 5:20 PM until 5:32 PM, could you have been in your car sending this email on your iPhone?”

Prosecution: “Yes, Your Honor. Thank you. (06:52:38)Mr. Clancy, you were shown an email and it's been marked as an exhibit that you sent to coworkers on January 24th, 2023 at 5:24 PM, correct?”

The pharmacy stop, timed by surveillance. Patrick Clancy: “Yeah. I went out our driveway, took a right on Winter Street, and then took a left on the main road, and went to CVS.”

Prosecution: “And in fact, you watched footage earlier of yourself going into the CVS in Kingston at 5:32 PM, correct?”

Prosecution: “I'm not asking what time you pulled into the parking lot, but is it fair to say that the video that you were shown earlier shows you entering the store at 5:32 PM?”

The drive from the pharmacy to the restaurant. Patrick Clancy: “Yeah, I think I got on Route 3 South for I think just one exit and then I got off and went straight to ThreeV. Okay.”

Which door he came in by. Patrick Clancy: “There's like a room off of the kitchen where there is a kitchen table.”

Shanan Buckingham: “Now, do you recall a call coming in shortly after 6:00 PM dispatching you to 47 Summer Street in Duxbury?”

Ms. Buckingham: “So at approximately 6:00 o'clock or just after 6:00 PM, were you advised of a dispatch to a residence in the town of Duxbury?”

Calling down into the basement and getting no answer. Patrick Clancy: “I don't know the order, but I called down in the basement and no one answered. And then I called Lindsay to see if she was home because I looked out and I couldn't see her car, but it's because it was dark and her car's black.”

Finding the door locked, and knowing something was wrong. Patrick Clancy: “No, the door was locked and that's when I knew something was wrong.”

The keys the previous owners left for the interior doors. Patrick Clancy: “Yeah. The previous owners, when they installed the doorknobs, had these keys that they taped to the back of each door. So I got the one from Cora's room and then I started unlocking the knob.”

What he saw on getting the door open. Patrick Clancy: “I just saw blood everywhere and the window is open.”

Lindsay on the ground outside, having gone through the window. Patrick Clancy: “This is the back of the house and the window where Lindsay jumped out.”

Going down, and what he found. Patrick Clancy: “I immediately got up and ran to the basement.”

The call, later played to the jury. Patrick Clancy: “I don't know the exact time, but it took a few minutes because my phone was switching between wifi and 911. So I almost just started calling out for the neighbors, but eventually it went through.”

Attorney Sprague: “Further directing your attention to approximately 6:11 PM. At that time, did you receive a dispatch to go to 47 Summer Street in Duxbury?”

Shanan Buckingham: “And directing your attention further to approximately 6:11 PM, were you dispatched to 47 Summer Street in Duxbury?”

Speaker 37: “6:13 PM. And then finally, if you look at the metadata that is apparently buried in the photograph, it gives latitude and longitude of where the photograph was taken. Is that right? Are you familiar with metadata? I would imagine. Now why I can't do this?”

The first responders on what they did when they reached the basement. Brian Josephine: “Yes, there was a relatively large area of blood on the floor. Actually, when doing CPR on her [inaudible 00:44:08] and that blood seeped through my pants, so I ended up moving her a little off to the side so I could position myself better.”

3 AM affidavit (murder, strangulation) → 4:50 AM execution: Ring/Nest cameras, ThreeV receipt, Toshiba drive, Pedia-Lax, baby monitor, journal, McLean paperwork, meds, tablets, pink iPhones, workout bands, belts, knife. 6:21 PM forensic photos + fingernail swabs at Brigham.

Miss. Buckingham: “As far as January 26th on that 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM shift, do you recall making notes that the patient required additional sedation due to the tube intolerance?”

Callan dies Boston Children’s; case becomes triple homicide, third murder charge added. 9:30 AM Apple device warrant (search, location, health/fitness).

Miss. Buckingham: “Okay. And as far as the injuries that were a part of your assessment of her, fair to say on January 29th you also were treating her that day from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM, and you made a note where you identified injuries, right?”

At Brigham, upon extubation Lindsay tells Chaplain Sheila Cavanaugh: “I am so glad my children are safe”, defense: altruistic delusion; prosecution: timing disputed. Chaplain visited 200+ times.

Ms. Sprague: “Okay. And directing your attention to January 31st, 2023, at 11:15 AM, do you recall receiving six vials of blood and one vial of urine belonging to Lindsay Clancy from Trooper Mark Farioli?”

Jennifer Sprague: “For example, on February 6th, 2023, in a note that you wrote regarding your interaction with the defendant, you wrote, "Lindsay welcomed the visit and shared her fears of, quote, 'not being able to walk again.' She continued to express her fears of how her inability to walk may make her vulnerable to others in the futu…”

Jennifer Sprague: “No, not a transcript of the whole conversation, but you put phrases in quotes. For example, on February 6th, 2023, where it says, "Lindsay welcomed the visit and shared her fears of 'not being able to walk again'". So those were her words in your note, in quotes, in the medical record, correct?”

Feb 6: via psychologist call, Lindsay tells Patrick of “moment of psychosis,” male voice: “kill the kids and yourself, last chance.” Feb 7: video arraignment, not guilty 3× murder, 3× strangulation; Judge Canavan holds in medical facility.

Jennifer Sprague: “And then in February 13th, 2023, you wrote in your note that, "Lindsay also expressed hopefulness in relation to her physical progress. She feels she has gained considerable physical strength and agility despite an inability to move her legs. She admitted that she feels, quote, 'deserving of this' in light of recent ev…”

Plymouth grand jury indicts 3× murder + 3× strangulation. Evidence: 54-min window, exercise bands, Apple Maps, fitness data.

At Tewksbury State Hospital, not guilty 3× murder/ strangulation, held without bail.

Patrick + sisters Erin Donahue, Laura Sullivan found HEARD Foundation for perinatal mental health.

Shanan Buckingham: “How about on January 24th, 2024, where she's observed in a note from Tewksbury State Hospital on page 674 where the note reads, "Patient was visible in the milieu, engageable with both staff and select peers. Patient accepted select medications as her baseline. That she was pleasant during interactions. Self-propelling…”

Patrick runs 128th Boston Marathon In memory of Cora, Dawson & Callan, raises >$75k for Boston Children’s.

Shanan Buckingham: “December 24th, 2024, page 1,442 of the Tewksbury records says, "The patient was visible on the unit utilizing her phone. Her parents were in to visit and they brought dinner with them. Patient accepted medications and fluids. Patient in good behavioral control, maintaining safety. No SIB noted or reported." Do you have…”

Shanan Buckingham: “So January 24th, 2025 from page 1,514 of the Tewksbury records where it reads, "Inpatient treatment goal: To work on my mental health and to feel better." It says, "She participated in morning ADL routine with staff assistance. Patient was visible on the milieu at times in the hallway utilizing her phone. No SIB has be…”

Shanan Buckingham: “May 26th, 2025, page 1,782 of the Tewksbury records. It says, "She did not engage in any SIB. She was visited by her parents this shift. She attended startup group and watched TV." That would've been on May 26th, 2025, which would've been Callan's third birthday. Do you have any reason to doubt that in the record?”

Shanan Buckingham: “And on September 30th, 2025 of the Tewksbury record on page 2056 reads, "Patient was visible in the hallway using her phone. No SIB or behavioral issues observed or reported." Do you have reason to doubt that that is an accurate read of page 2,056?”

Denied move out of Plymouth County; stays at Plymouth Superior Court; trial later set July 20, 2026.

Lindsay (and Patrick separately) file Norfolk Superior suits vs 8+ providers (Tufts, Jollotta, Aster, South Shore, McLean, Women & Infants), negligent polypharmacy, failure to diagnose bipolar, loss of consortium. Expert Spinelli: Bipolar I severe with psychosis, postpartum onset.

Judge Sullivan denies separate stages for acts vs criminal responsibility; single trial, evidence overlaps.

Allows selected autopsy/crime-scene photos + Patrick 911 call; defense may leave for graphic testimony. Held at Tewksbury.

Prosecutors dismiss 3 strangulation counts; 3× first-degree murder remain.

Women with lived PPD/PPP cannot testify to personal experience to prove Lindsay’s condition; experts remain.

Trial expected 6–8 weeks; 200 witnesses identified. Lindsay wheelchair, not guilty via lack of criminal responsibility (PPP).

Sullivan restricts recording/sharing of 911 call + autopsy photos (courtroom only) and sequesters witnesses.

Sprague: planning (ThreeV to create window). Reddington: acknowledges killings, argues PPP + bipolar + polypharmacy, criminal responsibility is issue. Patrick starts.

Opening statements. The Commonwealth (ADA Jennifer Sprague) argues Clancy created a window of time in which to act. The defense (Kevin Reddington) does not dispute that she killed the children and argues she was not criminally responsible.

Medication timeline, McLean, surveillance timeline, discovery. Duxbury officers: scene, bands, basement, EMS.

Patrick Clancy testifies at length, the longest single witness appearance in the trial. Witnesses: Patrick Clancy, Saria Shelgren, Angela Krause, Julia Jenae.

Troopers McKelligan and Chiachio on the warrants, the iPhone, the medications and the exercise bands. On 3 August the jury viewed 47 Summer Street, the CVS and the restaurant, and the emergency physicians testified.

Responding officers and emergency personnel describe the scene. Witnesses: Stephen Hall, Brian Josephine, Daniel Dougherty, Patrick Dwyer.

Scene investigation and emergency medical testimony. Witnesses: Mark Anthony Maffeo, Dr. Mark Tenerowicz, Richard Lippard, Melissa Arcadipane.

Spinal surgery/ICU, medical condition, journals introduced (anxiety, intrusive thoughts, deterioration).

Clinicians involved in Clancy’s care testify. Witnesses: Rachelle Amedee, Kelly McDonough, Sejal Shah, Jhilam Biswas.

Investigative testimony and evidence handling. Witnesses: Maureen Hartnett, Lieutenant Joseph Rabbitt, Christina Carpio.

Records custodians and evidence testimony. Witnesses: Eitan Negri, Elaine Rossi, Nicholas Roberts.

Family members and State Police witnesses. Witnesses: Christopher Clancy, Amy Bevins, Andrew Chiachio, Kyle Carney.

The prescribing psychiatrist testifies. The longest transcript in the archive. Witnesses: Dr. Jennifer Tufts, Alia Goodheart, Sarah Carney, Kimberlee Hardy.

Dr. Tufts continues, with prescribing-history testimony. Witnesses: Dr. Jennifer Tufts, Julie Paul.

Almost entirely argument between the court and counsel, with no witness taking the stand.

Counselor Latiesha Dukes and clinical witnesses. Witnesses: Latiesha Dukes, Dan Lawler, Dr. Barbara Olson, Sergeant Lawlor.

Digital forensics and State Police evidence testimony. Witnesses: Timothy Chiappini, Kevin Pavao, Joshua McKelligan.

Device forensics, and family testimony from Paula Musgrove and Allison Ozga. Witnesses: Ian Whiffin, Paula Musgrove, Allison Ozga, Michael Volfovich.

Expert medical and forensic pathology testimony. Witnesses: Dr. Donald Condie, Susan Clancy, Dr. Paul Zeizel, Dr. Elizabeth Laposata.

Witness testimony from Emily Thorndike. Witnesses: Emily Thorndike.

200+ visits, extubation statement “I am so glad my children are safe”, altruistic delusion vs prosecution timing.

The chaplain's account of what she said in hospital. Sheila Cavanaugh: “She continued to look like the photograph you just saw. She was covered, tubes everywhere, the neck brace. Her emotional state was very neutral, a flat affect. But I remember vividly the first thing she said to me. Now she had heard me for a couple of days. We…”

The Brigham and Women’s chaplain testifies about her visits with Clancy in hospital and what Clancy said on extubation. Witnesses: Chaplain Sheila Cavanaugh.

The defence expert explaining the term to the jury. Phillip Resnick: “Well, let me say there that Ms. Clancy herself did her best to not reveal the extent of her depression. She was frank with members of her own family. Her sister, her mother, her mother-in-law were aware of how anguished and depressed she was, but with more cas…”

His opinion on her state at the time. Phillip Resnick: “Altruistic filicide occurs when a murder is committed out of love rather than hostility. It is an effort on a mother's part to do what is best for the child. They may believe that the child is... they may have a delusional belief the child is about to be tortu…”

Forensic psychiatrist Dr. Phillip Resnick testifies for the defense, which then rests. The prosecution calls a rebuttal witness. "Dr. Mack" is the name as transcribed and the identity is unverified. Witnesses: Dr. Mack, Dr. Phillip Resnick.

Rebuttal phase. Speaker labels in this transcript are partly truncated and the witness list needs verification.

The opposing opinion on criminal responsibility. Dr. Kirk Heilbrun: “Well, one of the things that I wanted to say about number eight is that I wasn't called up here just to make a diagnosis or talk about symptoms. This is a criminal responsibility evaluation. And one of the things that I take a look at very carefully when I'm d…”

The Commonwealth’s expert witnesses testify. 192 turns in this transcript lost their timestamp during scraping and cannot yet be synced to the video. Witnesses: Dr. Kirk Heilbrun, Dr. Gregory Saathoff.

Heilbrun (prosecution): criminally responsible, “out of love.” Saathoff (rebuttal, FBI BAU): voice unconvincing. Resnick (defense, filicide): clearly psychotic, command hallucinations, “last chance.”

Argument between court and counsel, with no witness testimony recorded in the transcript.

Judge Sullivan charges on first and second degree murder, manslaughter, McHoul and involuntary intoxication. Sprague and Reddington close. The jury of twelve is sent out to deliberate in the late afternoon. Deliberations continued on Friday 28 August, Monday 31 August and Tuesday 1 September, when the jury reported it could not reach a unanimous decision and was sent back in.

Closing arguments, followed by Judge Sullivan’s charge to the jury. The jury began deliberating on Thursday afternoon.

The jury deliberated a second day and was dismissed for the weekend without reaching a verdict.

The jury sent its first question. Judge Sullivan called counsel to a sidebar and did not read the note aloud in open court. Reporters saw him hand a courtroom clerk two plastic bags holding Clancy's prescription bottles. Boston.com puts the question at around 10:20 a.m., the Globe's live blog at 10:29 a.m. Both may be right: one is likely the time the note arrived, the other the time the sidebar began.

Judge Sullivan brought the jury back in to send them home for the weekend, telling them it had been a long day for everybody, and warning them again not to talk about the case, listen to anything, or read anything about it before Monday. “It's been a long day for everybody.”

Reddington spoke to reporters outside the courthouse. He described his client as frightened, and said she is facing three consecutive life sentences. “Nervous, scared deep down, as usual.”

A third full day of deliberations ended without a verdict, bringing the jury to roughly seventeen hours across three days. Judge Sullivan dismissed them shortly before 4 p.m.

Judge Sullivan sent the jury home until Tuesday at 9 a.m., repeating the instruction not to discuss, read about, or research the case. “Just stay the course, all right?”

Reddington told reporters that supporters have sent Clancy enough letters to fill three banker's boxes, and that she reads every one. He described the jury as extremely attentive, with perfect attendance through the whole trial. “They're working hard. They've been incredibly hard-working, paying attention through the whole trial.”

About an hour into a fourth day the jury sent Judge Sullivan a note saying it could not reach a unanimous decision. He declined to declare a mistrial and sent it back with the Tuey-Rodriguez charge, the Massachusetts instruction to a deadlocked jury. The jury had deliberated roughly 23 hours across four days when it was sent home. Separately, State Police arrested a woman outside the Plymouth courthouse that afternoon on a witness-intimidation charge; police have not said whether it relates to this case.

The jury sent Judge Sullivan a note reporting that after many hours it could not reach a unanimous decision. At that point it had deliberated close to eighteen hours. “After many hours of deliberation, we are unable to come to a unanimous decision.”

Sullivan sent the jury back rather than declaring a mistrial, in the instruction Massachusetts gives a deadlocked jury, known as the Tuey-Rodriguez charge and informally as the dynamite charge. It tells jurors there is no reason to think another jury would be better placed to decide the case, or that either side could put the evidence more clearly at a retrial. “I’m going to ask you to go back out and to continue your deliberations at this time.”

Massachusetts State Police arrested Dawn Light, 56, of Sutton, outside Plymouth District Court, on one charge of intimidation of a witness, juror or person furnishing information in connection with a criminal proceeding. She was expected to be arraigned the following day. State Police said she was taken into custody and would face a judge, and gave no further detail about what she is alleged to have done. When this was first reported, State Police would not say whether the arrest had anything to do with this trial, and this archive recorded the two as unconnected events on the same afternoon. The arraignment the following day changed that: a State Police report filed in court alleges she filmed jurors on her phone as they left, and the bail conditions bar her from contact with jurors or witnesses in this case. The allegation is denied and untested. See Day 26.

The jury reported for a second time that it could not reach a unanimous decision, roughly 28 hours in. Judge Sullivan read it the Tuey-Rodriguez charge, the instruction Massachusetts gives a deadlocked jury and one of the last steps before a judge may find a jury hung. It kept deliberating, then asked to be excused early and was sent home after about 30 hours across five days. No mistrial has been declared. Dawn Light, arrested outside the courthouse the previous afternoon, was arraigned on a juror intimidation charge, pleaded not guilty and was released on personal recognizance.

The jury sent a second note reporting that it still could not reach a unanimous decision, roughly 28 hours into deliberations. “After much deliberation, we are still unable to come to a unanimous decision.”

Dawn Light, 56, of Sutton, was arraigned in Plymouth District Court on one count of intimidating a witness, juror or person furnishing information. A not-guilty plea was entered on her behalf. Judge Shelby Smith refused the prosecution request for $50,000 bail and released her on personal recognizance, ordering her to stay away from Plymouth Superior Court, to have no contact with jurors or witnesses in this case, and not to share anything she recorded outside the courthouse on Tuesday. A State Police report filed in court alleges she filmed jurors on her phone as they left. She denied recording anyone, and said she had gone into the restricted court parking area hoping to see Lindsay Clancy leave. She has been charged and has pleaded not guilty. Everything above about what she is said to have done is an allegation in a police report, which is untested and which she disputes. It is recorded here because the bail conditions attach it to this case, not because anything has been proved.

A sixth day of deliberations, and the first on which the deadlock got a face. After an afternoon note whose wording was never read out in court, defence counsel told the judge that one juror would not follow the instruction on reasonable doubt, and moved that the juror be removed. The Commonwealth objected. Judge Sullivan questioned every juror individually under oath, each said they could follow his instructions, and he refused to remove anyone, saying it was not for him to take a side in the deliberations. No mistrial was declared. The jury had deliberated more than 35 hours across six days and returns Friday morning.

Kevin Reddington told the court the foreperson had indicated there was one juror who would not follow the instruction he had been given on reasonable doubt, and moved that the juror be removed. He argued it would be a shame for the case to end in a mistrial because a single juror would not follow the law, and said plainly that a mistrial was not what the defence wanted. “Refuses to listen to the law that you have given him or her on reasonable doubt.”

ADA Jennifer Sprague opposed removing the juror, arguing that there was no way for the court to know what was happening inside the deliberations. “No way to determine what the deliberations are.”

Sullivan questioned every juror individually, under oath, at sidebar, about whether they could follow his instructions. Each confirmed they could. He then declined to remove anyone and sent the jury back to deliberate. “I do not feel that it is proper for me to side with one side or the other of the deliberations.”

The jury returned for a seventh day of deliberations and could not agree. Judge Sullivan declared a mistrial. The case returns to where it stood before the trial: Lindsay Clancy remains charged with three counts of first-degree murder, and it falls to the Commonwealth to decide whether to try her again, drop the charges, or seek another resolution. A mistrial is neither a conviction nor an acquittal and settles nothing about the charges.

Before the jury reported for the last time, Kevin Reddington objected in open court that the judge had not put the instruction on reasonable doubt to the jury forcefully enough the day before, and accused him of glossing over whether the holdout juror was refusing to apply the law as directed. Sullivan answered that he had considered the question long and hard and would not remove the juror. The exchange was sharp on both sides. “You did it yesterday, you did it soft, you didn’t do it forcefully.”

Sullivan said he intended to declare a mistrial and first granted Kevin Reddington an hour to go to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. The application is a petition under Chapter 211, Section 3, which asks a single justice to review a lower court decision before the ordinary appeal process runs. What Reddington wanted reviewed was the refusal to question the holdout juror further or remove them. A single justice denied it. CORRECTED. This archive first recorded the hour as time to state grounds for an appeal, written from an account given while the hearing was still running. It was a Chapter 211, Section 3 petition to a single justice of the SJC, which is a specific and unusual step and not a notice of appeal. The petition was denied, so the mistrial followed from a ruling rather than from the hour simply running out.

With the emergency petition refused, Judge Sullivan declared a mistrial on Friday afternoon and discharged the jury, which had reported for a third time that it could not reach a unanimous verdict. It had deliberated seven days after a trial of nearly six weeks. “It is with a heavy heart that we report we are unable to come to a unanimous decision.”

The case returns to where it stood before the trial. Clancy remains charged with three counts of first-degree murder, and the decision rests with Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz, who said on the day that no decision had been made and that he would meet his team in due course. Reporting sets out four courses open to him: retry the first-degree murder charges to a new jury, proceed on second-degree murder in a way that would allow a trial before a judge rather than a jury, seek manslaughter, or negotiate a resolution. “No decision has been made at this time.”

Judge Sullivan set 29 September 2026 to determine the next steps in the case. Outside court, Kevin Reddington said his client had been robbed by the lone juror and spoke warmly of her. District Attorney Timothy Cruz said the evidence and the law had merited the first-degree murder charges and that the Commonwealth would say later whether it would try the case again. Patrick Clancy, the children’s father, said through his attorney that he was grateful to the court and to the jurors, and that the prospect of living through another trial was extraordinarily painful. “Children were murdered, and it is our job to seek justice.”