Lindsay Clancy repeatedly asked to change medications, psychiatric nurse says

Krdo · Aug 11, 2026 · 1104 words · By CNN Newssource

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Lindsay Clancy repeatedly asked to change medications, psychiatric nurse says By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — A psychiatric nurse practitioner who treated Lindsay Clancy in late 2022 testified Tuesday that the Massachusetts mother repeatedly asked to change her…

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Rebecca Jollotta, a psychiatric nurse practitioner with South Shore Hospital’s perinatal behavioral health program, created a plan to treat Clancy’s anxiety, depression and insomnia in late November into early December 2022.

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Nearly every day, Clancy sought changes to the plan, saying the drugs were causing intrusive thoughts, insomnia and numbness, Jollotta testified.

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Claim 1: “Paul prescribed her Prozac”

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Claim 2: “Jollotta’s last contact with Clancy was on December 21, 2022.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding the specific date of the last contact between Jollotta and Clancy.

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Claim 3: “prosecutors argued Clancy “chose to deal with her mental health issues in the worst way,” saying she manipulated her providers, sought out the “quick and easy fix” and constantly changed treatment plans.”

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While the evidence confirms the trial and the prosecution's general arguments regarding her mental state and concealment of thoughts, the specific phrasing regarding 'quick and easy fix' and 'manipulated her providers' is not explicitly mirrored across multiple independent sources in the provided evidence.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On January 24, 2023, Lindsay Clancy strangled her three children, five-year-old Cora, three-year-old Dawson, and eight-month-old Callan, at the family's home in Duxbury, Massachusetts, United States. …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_the_Clancy_children

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Sum of All Fears is a political thriller novel, written by Tom Clancy and released on August 14, 1991, as the sequel to Clear and Present Danger (1989). The main character Jack Ryan, who is now th…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Penitentiary, Administrative Maximum Facility (abbreviated as USP Florence ADMAX; commonly known as ADX Florence, Florence Supermax, and the Alcatraz of the Rockies) is a United Stat…
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Claim 4: “Jollotta’s testimony comes three weeks into Clancy’s trial on three counts of murder in the killings of her children Cora, 5; Dawson, 3; and Callan, 8 months.”

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Multiple sources, including Wikipedia and news reports (WRAL, AOL), confirm Clancy is on trial for the murder of her three children: Cora (5), Dawson (3), and Callan (8 months).

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Claim 5: “Clancy took about a dozen different medications between late 2022 and January 2023”

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Claim 6: “During an in-person appointment on December 6, Clancy said her issues with insomnia first began after she took Zoloft, which kept her awake for 48 straight hours.”

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Multiple sources confirm that Clancy reported insomnia starting after taking Zoloft, specifically mentioning staying awake for 48 hours.

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web search NEUTRAL — In her testimony, Jollotta said she considered whether Clancy’s lack of sleep was due to bipolar disorder. During an in-person appointment on December 6, Clancy said her issues with insomnia first beg…
https://www.cbs58.com/news/lindsay-clancy-repeatedly-asked-t…

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web search NEUTRAL — Her psychiatrist told her to stop taking Zoloft and advised her to take Ativan and Benadryl to help her sleep, according to the note.Two providers testified Clancy had trouble sleeping after taking Zo…
https://www.wfsb.com/2026/08/14/notes-lindsay-clancys-cellph…

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web search NEUTRAL — Patrick Clancy is detailing the medications Lindsay Clancy began taking in the fall of 2022 and how they impacted her. The first medication, Zoloft, “seemed to align with her insomnia symptoms,” he sa…
https://www.masslive.com/news/2026/07/patrick-clancy-continu…

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Claim 7: “prosecutors argued Clancy “acted intentionally, rationally and swiftly” when she fatally strangled her three children and attempted suicide at their Duxbury home on January 24, 2023.”

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Wikipedia and multiple news sources confirm that on January 24, 2023, Lindsay Clancy strangled her three children in Duxbury and attempted suicide.

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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…
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Claim 8: “Tufts saw Clancy 14 times between September 2022 to January 2023”

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Claim 9: “Tuesday marks Clancy’s 36th birthday.”

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A USA TODAY report explicitly identifies Lindsay Clancy as 36 years old during the trial proceedings.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Rizzoli & Isles is an American crime drama series based on the novels by Tess Gerritsen, starring Angie Harmon and Sasha Alexander as the respective title characters. It premiered on TNT on July 12, 2…
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Claim 10: “On December 15, Clancy reported persistent intrusive thoughts of suicide and went to the emergency room at Massachusetts General Hospital, Jollotta testified.”

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One source mentions she went to the emergency department at Massachusetts General Hospital in December, but the specific date of December 15 for intrusive thoughts of suicide is not corroborated by a second independent source in the provided text.

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web search NEUTRAL — Lindsay Clancy sent nurse practitioner Rebecca Jollotta a string of concerning messages about her feelings of numbness and intrusive thoughts leading up to her killing her three children. Mark Stockwe…
https://nypost.com/2026/08/12/us-news/lindsay-clancys-haunti…

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web search NEUTRAL — Rebecca Jollotta said Clancy went to the emergency department at Massachusetts General Hospital on Dec.Clancy told her on Dec. 13 that she wasn’t having suicidal ideation on that day and did not menti…
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/08/11/metro/lindsay-clancy-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jury deliberations are underway in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy. Watch the closing arguments of the high-profile trial.
https://abc7chicago.com/story/lindsay-clancy-trial-watch-ful…

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Claim 11: “Clancy has filed a civil lawsuit against Tufts, Jollotta and other health care providers alleging medical malpractice.”

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Claim 12: “Tufts’ and Clancy’s 14 visits were all conducted via telemedicine”

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Claim 13: “Clancy also went to the Women & Infants Hospital in Rhode Island for treatment, but she was discharged.”

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Claim 14: “Rebecca Jollotta, a psychiatric nurse practitioner with South Shore Hospital’s perinatal behavioral health program, created a plan to treat Clancy’s anxiety, depression and insomnia in late November into early December 2022.”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Rebecca Jollotta, a psychiatric nurse practitioner at South Shore Hospital, created a treatment plan for Clancy's anxiety, depression, and insomnia in late November/early December 2022.

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web search NEUTRAL — Rebecca Jollotta, a psychiatric nurse practitioner with South Shore Hospital’s perinatal behavioral health program, created a plan to treat Clancy’s anxiety, depression and insomnia in late November i…
https://www.wfsb.com/2026/08/12/lindsay-clancy-repeatedly-as…

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web search NEUTRAL — Rebecca Jollotta, based with South Shore Hospital’s perinatal behavioural health program, told of how she created a plan to treat Clancy’s anxiety, depression and insomnia from around late November an…
https://www.ladbible.com/news/crime/lindsay-clancy-us-court-…

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Claim 15: “She is being held at the public Tewksbury Hospital in Massachusetts, which specializes in treating those with mental illness.”

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Multiple sources, including Wikipedia and ABC7 Los Angeles, confirm she is being held at the public Tewksbury Hospital in Massachusetts.

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web search NEUTRAL — Lindsay Clancy had worked for nine years as a labor and delivery nurse at Massachusetts General Hospital.Tewksbury State Hospital, where Clancy has been held since 2023.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duxbury_child_killings

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web search NEUTRAL — Lindsay Clancy Is Being Held at Tewksbury Hospital. Clancy is currently being held at Tewksbury Hospital, a state-run public psychiatric facility in Massachusetts, where she has remained throughout th…
https://www.usmagazine.com/crime-news/news/where-is-lindsay-…

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web search NEUTRAL — If jurors find she cannot be held criminally responsible, the court will likely begin the process to have her committed to a psychiatric hospital. She is currently being held at the public Tewksbury H…
https://abc7.com/post/lindsay-clancy-murder-trial-day-15-mom…

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Claim 16: “Tufts finished her residency in August 2022 and saw Clancy for the first time a month later.”

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Claim 17: “Julie Paul, a psychiatric nurse practitioner, testified that Clancy in November 2022 had anxiety, felt overwhelmed and had racing thoughts”

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