{"id":12266,"date":"2026-07-21T05:36:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T00:36:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=12266"},"modified":"2026-07-21T05:36:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T00:36:20","slug":"trial-begins-for-mom-accused-of-killing-her-3-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=12266","title":{"rendered":"Trial begins for mom accused of killing her 3 children"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" data-testid=\"prism-article-body\">\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">The first jurors were selected Monday in the trial of a Massachusetts <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodmorningamerica.com\/news\/story\/husband-asks-forgiveness-wife-charged-connection-childrens-deaths-96755007\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"ltr\">mother accused<\/a> of strangling her three young <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodmorningamerica.com\/family\/story\/dad-runs-boston-marathon-memory-3-slain-children-109309024\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"ltr\">children<\/a> to death in 2023.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Lindsay Clancy, a former nurse, has pleaded not guilty to three murder charges in connection with the deaths of her 5-year-old daughter Cora, 3-year-old son Dawson and infant son Callan on Jan. 24, 2023.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Clancy attempted suicide on the night of her children&#8217;s deaths at the couple&#8217;s house in Duxbury, a small seaside town about 30 miles south of Boston, according to local authorities.<\/p>\n<div class=\"oLzSq QrHMO fnRUo pvsTF EhJPu vPlOC zNYgW OsTsW RMeqy daRVX ISNQ sKyCY eRftA acPPc MENS nFwaT MCnQE mEeeY SmBjI xegrY rPLsU iulOd NIuqO zzscu lzDCc aHUBM IEgzD OjMNy eQqcx SVqKB GQmdz jaoD VWDdR ONJdw vrZxD OnRTz gbbfF roDbV GPGwb oMlSS gfNzt oJhud eXZcf zhVlX \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"InlineImage GpQCA lZur asrEW \" data-testid=\"prism-inline-image\">\n<figure class=\"kzIjN GNmeK pYrtp dSqFO \" data-testid=\"prism-figure\">\n<div class=\"GpQCA lZur \" style=\"padding-bottom:63.19444444444444%\" data-testid=\"prism-ratio-frame\">\n<div class=\"FvQLF iLTd NqeUA UzzHi iWsMV \"><picture data-testid=\"prism-picture\"><source media=\"(max-width: 414px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/2933c257-65c8-489e-8fc4-727f1352c47a\/Clancy-ap-er-260720_1784574581979_hpMain.jpg?w=375, https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/2933c257-65c8-489e-8fc4-727f1352c47a\/Clancy-ap-er-260720_1784574581979_hpMain.jpg?w=750 2x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 415px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/2933c257-65c8-489e-8fc4-727f1352c47a\/Clancy-ap-er-260720_1784574581979_hpMain.jpg?w=750, https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/2933c257-65c8-489e-8fc4-727f1352c47a\/Clancy-ap-er-260720_1784574581979_hpMain.jpg?w=1500 2x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"hsDdd NDJZt sJeUN IJwXl vBqtr KrDt itslR SjwtZ hakZw HlUVI \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/2933c257-65c8-489e-8fc4-727f1352c47a\/Clancy-ap-er-260720_1784574581979_hpMain.jpg\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<div class=\"nMMea bNYiy Mjgpa dGwha DDmxa jgKNG RGHCC aBIU PriDW aiQHS lZur \" data-testid=\"prism-caption\">\n<p><span class=\"hsDdd OOSI GpQCA lZur VlFaz \" data-testid=\"prism-truncate\"><span><span class=\"gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ \">Lindsay Clancy sits as jury selection starts in her murder trial where she is charged in the 2023 killing of her three children, July 20, 2026, in Plymouth Superior Court in Plymouth, Mass.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ YNujN JGtjI aZFDu rkKLh \">Greg Derr\/Pool\/The Patriot Ledger via AP<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">First responders rushed to the home that night after receiving a 911 call from a man about his wife&#8217;s suicide attempt and subsequently found three young children inside the home who were &#8220;unconscious with obvious signs of severe trauma,&#8221; Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz said when charges against Clancy <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/US\/massachusetts-mother-accused-killing-2-children-injuring-infant\/story?id=96682890\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"ltr\">were announced<\/a> in 2023.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Clancy was left paralyzed as a result of the suicide attempt and is being held at a state hospital. She appeared in court Monday in a wheelchair.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Clancy&#8217;s husband Patrick Clancy has<!-- -->\u00a0<a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodmorningamerica.com\/news\/story\/husband-asks-forgiveness-wife-charged-connection-childrens-deaths-96755007\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"ltr\">said previously<\/a>\u00a0<!-- -->that he forgives his wife.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;Our marriage was wonderful and diametrically grew stronger as her condition rapidly worsened,&#8221; he wrote in a statement shared on Jan. 28, 2023. &#8220;I took as much pride in being her husband as I did in being a father and felt persistently lucky to have her in my life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Patrick Clancy did not share details at the time on his wife&#8217;s &#8220;condition.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Lindsay Clancy&#8217;s lawyers are expected to present an insanity defense, <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcvb.com\/article\/lindsay-clancy-trial-july-20-2026\/72018311\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"ltr\">according to<\/a> ABC Boston affiliate WCVB-TV.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">During a <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/US\/mom-accused-killing-children-built-snowman-morning-deaths\/story?id=96959550\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"ltr\">court hearing<\/a> in 2023, Clancy&#8217;s defense attorney, Kevin Reddington, argued that the killings &#8220;were not planned by any means&#8221; and were a product of mental illness. He added that Clancy had previously mentioned having suicidal thoughts and checked herself into a mental health facility for five days in early January.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">During the same hearing, prosecutors said on the day of the deaths, Lindsay Clancy took a child to the pediatrician&#8217;s office and built a snowman with her kids in their backyard. Later in the day, she called the restaurant to place a pick-up order before asking her husband to drive to get the meal, according to prosecutors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Lindsay Clancy&#8217;s trial is expected to last six to eight weeks, according to WCVB-TV.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \"><em class=\" \">If you or someone you know is struggling with thoughts of suicide, call or text 988 or chat<\/em><em class=\" \">\u00a0<\/em><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/988lifeline.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"ltr\"><em class=\" \">988lifeline.org<\/em><\/a><em class=\" \">. Free, confidential help is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You are not on your own.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first jurors were selected Monday in the trial of a Massachusetts mother accused of strangling her three young children to death in 2023. 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