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Lindsay Clancy live updates from Aug. 3: Killer mom was ‘desperate to get a mental break,’ she journaled before strangling 3 kids

Nypost · · 1681 words · By Priscilla DeGregory
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A “completely overwhelmed” Lindsay Clancy was “so desperate to get a mental break from taking care of everyone” while she grappled with “horrible insomnia and anxiety” two months before fatally strangling her three young children, according to excerpts from…

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Claim 1: “Defense attorneys for the labor and delivery nurse argue that she is not criminally responsible for her children’s deaths because she was suffering at the time from the rare, severe phenomenon of postpartum psychosis exacerbated by a dangerous cocktail of 15 psychiatric medications”
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Multiple sources confirm she was a labor and delivery nurse and that her defense is arguing postpartum psychosis. While the specific number '15 medications' is not in the snippets, the general defense strategy and her profession are corroborated.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Clancy is the seventh studio album by the American musical duo Twenty One Pilots, released on May 24, 2024, through Fueled by Ramen and Elektra Records. Titled after the protagonist introduced in thei…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clancy_(album)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Rainbow Six is a techno-thriller novel written by Tom Clancy and released on August 3, 1998. It is the second book to primarily focus on John Clark, one of the recurring characters in the Ryanverse, a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_Six_(novel)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Teeth of the Tiger is a thriller novel, written by Tom Clancy and released on August 11, 2003. Set in a post-9/11 world, it is the first book to feature The Campus, a covert intelligence agency cr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Teeth_of_the_Tiger
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Claim 2: “Biswas said she met with Clancy on Jan. 26, 2023 — two days after killing her children — at Brigham and Women's Hospital when she was still intubated.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding Psychiatrist Jhilam Biswas or a meeting on January 26, 2023.
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Claim 3: “Clancy did ask to [sign a DNR], but wasn't allowed because of her recent suicide attempt.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding a request for a DNR order.
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Claim 4: “Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months”
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The names and ages of the children (Cora 5, Dawson 3, and Callan 8 months) are consistently reported across multiple news sources and Wikipedia.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dancing with the Stars is an international television franchise based on the format of the British television series Strictly Come Dancing, itself a successor to the show Come Dancing (1950–1998). It …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancing_with_the_Stars
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On January 6, 2021, the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. was attacked by a mob of supporters of President Donald Trump. Academic debate exists about whether to characterize the event as a cou…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_6_United_States_Capito…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On January 24, 2023, Lindsay Clancy strangled her three young children to death and attempted suicide at her home in Duxbury, Massachusetts. Clancy pleaded not guilty to charges of murder, with the de…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_the_Clancy_children
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Claim 5: “On Nov. 18, 2022, she wrote: "It’s like I’m so desperate to get a mental break from taking care of everyone that my mind is trying to make something physically wrong with me."”
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While multiple sources mention that her journals were used as evidence and that she expressed desperation for a break, the specific quote and date (Nov 18, 2022) are not explicitly mirrored in the provided evidence snippets.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Debt of Honor is a techno-thriller novel, written by Tom Clancy and released on August 17, 1994. A direct sequel to The Sum of All Fears (1991), Jack Ryan becomes the National Security Advisor when a …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debt_of_Honor
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dexter: New Blood is an American crime drama mystery television miniseries developed by Clyde Phillips for Showtime. A continuation of the television series Dexter (2006–2013), it features Michael C. …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dexter:_New_Blood
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Rainbow Six is a techno-thriller novel written by Tom Clancy and released on August 3, 1998. It is the second book to primarily focus on John Clark, one of the recurring characters in the Ryanverse, a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_Six_(novel)
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Claim 6: “Clancy was "delirious" on Jan. 29, 2023, when Shah first met with her”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 7: “the decision to remove the baby from life support three days after the mentally ill mother’s horrific act on Jan. 24, 2023.”
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Wikipedia confirms the date of the killings as January 24, 2023. While the specific detail about the baby being removed from life support three days later is not explicitly in the provided snippets, the date of the event is verified.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — January is the first month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days. The first day of the month is known as New Year's Day. It is, on average, the coldest month of the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in the Gregorian Calendar; 364 days remain until the end of the year (365 in leap years). This day is also known as New Year's Day since the day marks t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_1
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — January Kristen Jones (born January 5, 1978) is an American actress. She is best known for playing Betty Draper in Mad Men (2007–2015), for which she was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards for Best…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_Jones
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Claim 8: “fatally strangling her three young children”
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Multiple independent sources (AOL, ABC News, YouTube/News report, and Wikipedia) confirm that Lindsay Clancy strangled her three children to death.
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web search NEUTRAL — Lindsay Clancy was prescribed at least nine medications in the months before she allegedly strangled her three children to death and then attempted to take her own life.
https://www.aol.com/lifestyle/lindsay-clancy-allegedly-stran…
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web search NEUTRAL — A Massachusetts 32-year-old woman charged with strangling her three young children to death last month planned the killings, prosecutors argued on Tuesday, disclosing new details about the alleged act…
https://abcnews.com/US/mom-accused-killing-children-built-sn…
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web search NEUTRAL — A 32-year-old nurse allegedly strangled her three kids to death before attempting to kill herself by jumping out of the second-floor window of the family's home in Duxbury, Massachusetts on January 24…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URf-7EC8ti4
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Claim 9: “Staffers also knew Clancy had a history of postpartum depression”
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Claim 10: “The "code blue" happened around 3:30 a.m. the morning after Clancy killed her three kids and tried to kill herself.”
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Claim 11: “She also said she had "horrible insomnia and anxiety," and that she was "completely overwhelmed trying to take care of the three kids every day."”
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The provided evidence mentions she complained of postpregnancy mental health issues and couldn't sleep, but the specific quotes regarding 'horrible insomnia and anxiety' are not explicitly corroborated across multiple sources in the snippets.
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web search NEUTRAL — Guided by Oprah Winfrey, Lohan was the subject of the docu-series Lindsay (2014). She made her stage debut in the London West End production of Speed-the-Plow (2014), and appeared in the comedy series…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindsay_Lohan
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web search NEUTRAL — Lindsay (/ ˈlɪnzi /) is both an English and Scottish surname and a given name.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindsay_(name)
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web search NEUTRAL — 4 days ago · Follow live coverage of the Lindsay Clancy trial in Massachusetts, where the mom is charged with murder for strangling her three young kids while postpartum in 2023.
https://nypost.com/2026/08/03/us-news/lindsay-clancy-trial-a…
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Claim 12: “Clancy at that time asked for her healthcare proxy to be changed from her husband Patrick Clancy to her parents”
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Claim 13: “Clancy described the guilt she felt sleep training her youngest, son Callan, then six months old, and feeling bad about her choice to stop breastfeeding him.”
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Evidence from multiple sources (Metro News, other web search results) mentions her journal entries regarding the guilt and PTSD associated with sleep training her son Callan.
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web search NEUTRAL — Read excerpts from Lindsay Clancy’s journal from the months before the killings. Lindsay Clancy listens to medical testimony from doctors who treated her children on Aug. 3, 2026.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/08/04/metro/lindsay-clancy-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Lindsay Clancy sobbed as her former nanny described her son Callan as the “happiest, sweetest, easiest baby.”Clancy wrote in the journal that she had “horrible PTSD from sleep training Callan.” “Heari…
https://nypost.com/2026/08/05/us-news/lindsay-clancy-sobs-as…
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web search NEUTRAL — Lindsay Clancy is on trial for killing her three children (Picture: REUTERS). A Massachusetts mother who killed her three young children with exercise bands before attempting to take her own life was …
https://metro.co.uk/2026/08/04/diary-entry-written-weeks-mum…
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Claim 14: “The nurse acknowledged that Clancy arrived with a fractured spine and ribs, and that her body temperature was dangerously low.”
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Claim 15: “Clancy had "increased confusion," "agitation" and was "picking at lines and drains" attached to her body the morning after she was extubated”
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Claim 16: “Clancy, 35, is charged with three counts of murder and faces life in prison without parole if convicted.”
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Multiple sources (AOL, mlive.com, The Mirror US) confirm she is 35 years old, charged with three counts of murder, and faces life in prison without parole.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Peadar Clancy (Irish: Peadar Mac Fhlannchadha; 9 November 1888 – 22 November 1920) was an Irish republican who served with the Irish Volunteers in the Four Courts garrison during the 1916 Easter Risin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peadar_Clancy
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Postpartum psychosis (PPP), also known as puerperal psychosis or peripartum psychosis, involves the abrupt onset of psychotic symptoms shortly following childbirth, typically within two weeks of deliv…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postpartum_psychosis
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Makem and Spain was an Irish-American folk music band. The band was founded as "The Makem Brothers" in February 1989 by Rory, Shane, and Conor Makem, the three sons of "The Godfather of Irish Music" …
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Claim 17: “Amede confirmed that Clancy went into cardiac arrest and needed multiple blood transfusions.”
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