The outcome of Lindsay Clancy’s trial could hinge on a crucial piece of evidence that was brought up in court
THE outcome of Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial could all hinge on ‘code blue’ evidence raised in court on Friday.
The killer mom who is accused of strangling her three children with exercise bands at her Massachusetts home on January 24, 2023, faces life in prison without parole if found guilty of three counts of murder.
Lindsay Clancy’s murder cases largely rests on ‘code blue’ evidence that puts into question the prosecution’s claims that she staged her suicide attemptCredit: Reuters
The Massachusetts nurse is accused of strangling her three children with exercise bands while her husband was out running errandsCredit: Facebook/ Lindsay Marie Clancy
Clancy sobbed in court as her ex-husband’s 911 call was played of the moment he found her outside and the bodies of their three children in the houseCredit: Reuters
The defense argue that Clancy was suffering from undiagnosed postpartum psychosis with a voice telling her to kill the childrenCredit: Facebook
The trial began on Monday with the jury of 12 women and six men forced to follow the footsteps of what took place at the home while her husband Patrick ran errands at CVS.
Heart wrenching testimonies from Clancy’s ex-husband Patrick, and first responders, have revealed the horror details of the deaths of five-year-old Cora, three-year-old Dawson and eight-month-old Callan.
Patrick’s harrowing 911 call was played to the court of the moment he discovered the bodies of his children and found Clancy lying on the ground outside the home.
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She had cuts to her wrists and neck after throwing herself out of the bedroom window leaving her paralyzed from the waist down.
The former labor and delivery nurse had allegedly crushed up pills, cut herself and then threw herself out of the window in a botched suicide attempt after a voice told her to kill the children.
Her defense team are arguing she is not-guilty by reason of insanity, claiming the 35-year-old is not criminally responsible for her children’s deaths as she was suffering from extreme and undiagnosed post-partum psychosis at the time.
As a result, the case hinges on if the jury find that Clancy killed her children with intent and pre-meditation or if she was mentally incapable of knowing what she was doing.
The trial has revealed details about Lindsay’s mental health struggles in the months leading up to her children’s deaths, during which she was prescribed 13 different medications and hospitalized several times.
Patrick, who has since remarried, filed a wrongful death suit in January 2026 against Lindsay’s healthcare providers.
Now, a key piece of evidence in this insanity defense argument is whether the jury are convinced that Clancy’s attempt to take her own life was genuine.
On Friday her defense attorney Kevin Reddington cross-examined Duxbury Police Officers Marc Maffeo and Richard Lippard in an attempt to quash the prosecution’s suggestion that Clancy staged a suicide attempt try and cover up her crimes.
Testimony from first responders earlier in the week focused largely on Clancy’s injuries, notably those to her wrists and neck, in which the court heard that they were “superficial” and “not actively bleeding.”
“Were the medical staff and the emergency department actively treating the wounds to her neck and her wrists?” the prosecutor asked Maffeo.
“No they were not,” he replied.
However, under cross examination, Reddington pointed to the severity of her injuries asking Maffeo: “Do agree that there was certainly blood on the interior and exterior clothing that she was wearing, right?”
Patrick Clancy filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Clancy’s health providers after she was prescribed 13 different medications and hospitalized several times but discharged weeks before the killingsCredit: AP
Lindsay Clancy Murder Trial
Lindsay Clancy is accused of strangling her three children, Cora, five, Dawson, three, and eight-month-old Callan, with exercise bands inside their Duxbury, Massachusetts, home on January 24, 2023.
The former labor and delivery nurse does not deny killing them, but has pleaded not guilty and claims she was not criminally responsible because she was suffering from postpartum psychosis.
Prosecutors argue Clancy deliberately sent her then-husband Patrick out to collect medicine and dinner so she could be left alone with the children.
The trial began with Patrick on the witness stand, describing Clancy’s declining mental health before recounting how he returned home, found her injured outside and discovered the children in the basement. Jurors have since heard his harrowing 911 call, seen the bands that were removed from the children’s necks and viewed their pajamas and other evidence from the home.
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial is expected to last between six and eight weeks, meaning testimony could continue well into September.
Proceedings are scheduled to begin at around 9am ET on sitting days and normally continue through the afternoon, with morning, lunch and afternoon breaks.
Prosecutors will present their case first, calling first responders, police officers, investigators, medical professionals and other witnesses connected to the killings.
The state listed more than 180 potential witnesses, although prosecutors are not expected to call everyone named.
Jurors are also expected to visit the Clancy family’s former Duxbury home with the judge and lawyers to see the scene for themselves.
Once prosecutors rest, Clancy’s defense will begin calling its own witnesses, including people who knew her and experts expected to testify about her medication, mental health and alleged postpartum psychosis.
The defense listed more than 60 possible witnesses, but some overlap with the prosecution’s list and may not be called twice.
After both sides finish presenting evidence, lawyers will deliver closing arguments before the judge instructs jurors on the law.
The jury will then decide whether Clancy is guilty of murder or was not criminally responsible because of her mental state when she killed her children.
“That’s correct,” Maffeo replied.
In a preliminary hearing in 2024, lead prosecutor Jennifer Sprague claimed that the cuts on Clancy’s wrists and neck were “minor scratches” and that she “slid down” the wall rather than leap from the window.
Patrick’s haunting 911 call revealed how he said there was “blood everywhere” in his bedroom.
When prosecutors showed him pictures of the room with no blood on the walls or bedding, he confirmed that was correct but said “On those walls and the bedding.”
The defense also noted that a lack of blood found on the ground at the scene could be due to the unusually cold temperatures where Clancy was found outside.
Meanwhile, under cross examination, Officer Lippard who flew Clancy to hospital, confirmed that she suffered a medical code overnight in which she nearly died.
Lippard stayed with Clancy for 16 hours ensuring no one visited her while she was under sedation.
He initially said there was a medical incident but that he wasn’t “sure what that was.”
In cross-examination he admitted he heard the term “code blue.”
“That meant she was dead or dying, right?” Reddington asked.
“Yes,” Lippard responded.
Grim photographs were also shown to the court of Clancy’s injuries and of the mom near-death and intubated in her hospital bed.
“She had no motive. She loved her children,” Reddington said in his opening statement.
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“She intended to kill herself. She didn’t fake that.”
SOURCE: THE SUN
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