The Most Shocking Moments From The Lindsay Clancy Trial
On Friday, the defense rested in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, who has admitted to strangling her three young children to death. Closing arguments are expected early next week, after which the case will go to the jury.
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The 36-year-old former labor and delivery nurse is on trial for three counts of first-degree murder in the January 2023 deaths of her children at the family’s home in Duxbury, Massachusetts. Clancy’s children were 5 years old, 3 years old, and 8 months old. She has pleaded not guilty.
The case has become a lightning rod with the public, largely because Clancy’s defense argues that she had postpartum psychosis at the time of the killings. Clancy’s defense team is relying on what’s commonly referred to as the insanity defense to argue that she was not criminally responsible because of her mental state. The state says Clancy was aware of what she was doing when she killed her children.
Here are the most shocking moments from the trial so far:
The 911 call
One of the most emotional moments of the trial came when jurors heard Patrick Clancy’s frantic 911 call after he returned home and discovered his three children had been strangled.
The call has not been released to the public after the judge granted Patrick’s request to keep the recording private, meaning jurors and those inside the courtroom were among the only people to hear it. During the call, Patrick could be heard searching for his children before discovering them in the basement and screaming that “she killed the kids.”
The recording prompted tears and visible distress in the courtroom, with Lindsay Clancy herself sobbing as she listened. Several jurors were visibly shaken, and the judge called a recess.
‘Go to God’
A state psychiatrist delivered chilling testimony about what Clancy said happened as she killed her children, telling the court that she said “Go to God” repeatedly as she strangled her 3-year-old son, Dawson, with an exercise band.
Dr. Avram Mack testified that Clancy told him she had heard a male voice telling her, “You should kill the kids. This is your last chance so you can kill yourself,” before she took Dawson to the basement and killed him, then went on to strangle her other two children.
Mack said he believed Clancy was capable of being held criminally responsible for the killings, arguing that she acted “methodically” when she killed her three children before attempting to take her own life.
Bloodied Baby Clothes
Another shocking moment occurred when prosecutors displayed the bloodied clothing the children were wearing on the night they were killed.
Jurors were shown 5-year-old Cora’s pajamas and pink robe, 3-year-old Dawson’s long-sleeve shirt and dinosaur underwear, and 8-month-old Callan’s red snowflake onesie. The clothing was presented to the jury in evidence bags alongside the exercise bands Clancy used to strangle the children.
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Clancy did not look up as the evidence was displayed, while the courtroom was visibly shaken.
Clancy’s 57 bpm Heart Rate
Clancy had a heart rate of just 57 beats per minute just before, or potentially as, she started to fatally strangle her three young children.
Testimony from digital forensic specialist Ian Whiffin revealed that Clancy’s Apple Watch recorded a heart rate of 57 bpm at 5:23 p.m. on the day of the killings. Prosecutors’ digital timeline appears to place the killings in the roughly 5:23-5:38 p.m. window, although the Apple Watch did not record a heart rate throughout that period.
The data offers a glimpse into Clancy’s physiological state around the time of the killings and prompted intense reaction online. Some suggested it showed Clancy’s methodical and planned approach, while others viewed it as evidence that could bolster the defense’s case that Clancy was experiencing psychosis rather than acting in a fit of rage.
Clancy Supporters
Hundreds of women have lined up outside the courthouse in support of Clancy. As highlighted by The Daily Wire, women dressed in pink held a silent vigil for her, standing in a circle for a moment of silence in Clancy’s honor.
She has also received a flood of support online from mothers who insist they relate to her mental health struggles. Clancy’s defense maintains that she suffered from postpartum psychosis, which is far less common and more serious than postpartum depression.
Supporters wave and cheer for Lindsay Clancy, who killed her 3 young children, as her defense team and family members arrive
The demonstration involved moments of silence, prayer, and applause
pic.twitter.com/wKii0iMWlR— Defiant L’s (@DefiantLs) August 20, 2026
Clancy’s parents have raised nearly $1 million in the wake of the children’s murders.
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