A Massachusetts labor and delivery nurse who allegedly strangled three young children to death last year and then attempted to take her own life is seeking an insanity defense, according to court documents.
Lindsay Clancy was charged with murder and strangulation in September 2023 after prosecutors said she used an exercise band to strangle her 5-year-old daughter Cora, 3-year-old son Dawson, and 8-month-old baby. He was charged with three crimes. Curran before attempting suicide at her home in Duxbury.
Ms. Clancy's attorney, Kevin J. Reddington, filed a notice in Plymouth Superior Court on Dec. 13, stating that “the defendant's statements regarding her mental state will be relied upon by the defendant's expert witnesses, and the defendant I intend to testify in court.” Defending lack of criminal responsibility in court. ”
court documents It offers a glimpse into the events leading up to the 32-year-old's alleged decision to kill her children.
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Undated photo of Lindsay and Patrick Clancy with two of their three children (Lindsay Marie Clancy/Facebook)
Plymouth District Court has unsealed 299 pages of records revealing 11 search warrants issued in January 2023 and kept confidential.
The warrant was used to collect exercise bands, medication, computers, notebooks, phones, belts, bathrobes, pajamas, and a silver knife.
In the documents, the mother of three told her husband of six years, Patrick Clancy, that she was “uneasy” about returning to her job at Massachusetts General Hospital, where she was a labor and delivery nurse. He said that he felt that
Lindsay Clancy case timeline
Undated photo of Lindsay Clancy with two of her three children (Lindsay Marie Clancy/Facebook)
Patrick told police that Lindsay saw a psychiatrist and was prescribed multiple medications, including Zoloft, Valium, Trazodone, Ativan, Klonopin, Prozac and Seroquel.
According to records previously obtained by Fox News Digital, Patrick confided in a family friend about his wife's mental health struggles, expressing concern that she was suffering from withdrawal symptoms from a prescription for anxiety a month ago.
The documents also shared Clancy's actions before he allegedly killed the three children.
On the morning of Jan. 24, Clancy took her daughter to the pediatrician, called the local CVS store for a prescription for stool softeners, and ordered dinner at ThreeV restaurant in Plymouth.
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On January 25, 2023, Duxbury police investigate the deaths of three children in Duxbury, Massachusetts. (David L. Ryan/Boston Globe, Associated Press)
She also used Apple Maps on her phone to “determine how long it would take to travel from her home in Duxbury to Three V in Plymouth,” according to court documents.
Clancy also texted her husband asking if she could pick up takeout from a restaurant and medication from CVS.
When Patrick arrived at the home, there was “silence,” according to court documents.
Eventually, he finds blood on the floor and notices that the window is open.
According to court documents, the man ran outside to the backyard, found Lindsey conscious on the ground with cuts to her wrists and neck, and immediately called 911.
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Boston 25 News reported that Assistant District Attorney Jennifer L. Sprague also filed a request in Plymouth Superior Court last week seeking a September trial date.
“While DNA testing results and expert reports are excellent, it is reasonably believed that this discovery will be complete.”[d] long before September 2025,” she wrote in a filing obtained by the station.
Fox News Digital's Sarah Rumpf-Whitten and Chris Eberhart contributed to this report.
