Stop Turning Lindsay Clancy Into a Culture War
In the early evening hours of Jan. 24, 2023, then 32-year-old Lindsay Clancy killed her three children in the family’s Massachusetts home. When her husband Patrick Clancy arrived back after running errands and getting takeout, he found his wife hurt in the backyard. She had jumped out of the upstairs window. Patrick then found his three children, 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson, and 8-month-old Callan. They had all been strangled with exercise bands.
TL;DR
- Lindsay Clancy killed her three children on January 24, 2023.
- The children were strangled with exercise bands.
- Clancy's defense cites mental illness, including postpartum psychosis, as a reason for criminal non-liability.
- The prosecution believes Clancy planned the murders and was aware of her actions.
- The case is described as a tragedy that is difficult to comprehend.