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Grisly Details Surface As Lindsay Clancy Appears In Court For Kids' Murders Grisly Details Surface As Lindsay Clancy Appears In Court For Kids' Murders
Grisly Details Surface As Lindsay Clancy Appears In Court For Kids' Murders Prosecutors allege that a 32-year-old mother from the South Shore intended on killing her children, but her defense attorney claims a mental illness drove her to do it.  Appearing on Zoom from her bed at a Boston hospital, Lindsay Clancy was arraigned in Plymouth District Court on Tuesday, Feb. 7. The Duxbury mother is charged with the deaths of her three children: 5-year-old Cora Clancy, 3-year-old Dawson Clancy, and 8-month-old Callan Clancy.  She pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder and three counts each of strangulation and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, the Plymout…

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More Than $1 Million Donated On Behalf Of Lindsay Clancy's Husband Patrick More Than $1 Million Donated On Behalf Of Lindsay Clancy's Husband Patrick
More Than $1 Million Donated On Behalf Of Lindsay Clancy's Husband Patrick As more than $1 million dollars have been donated to a man whose wife is accused of murdering their three children, conversations about mental health are also on the rise.  The GoFundMe for Patrick Clancy, husband of Lindsay Clancy, has raised $1,009,380 from more than 15,000 donations as of Friday morning, Feb. 3. The campaign was launched last week.  "This GoFundMe is intended to help Pat pay for medical bills, funeral services, and legal help," the campaign reads. "This assistance is especially needed because Pat will be unable to work for the foreseeable future as he weathers this pain…

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Third Child Allegedly Strangled By Massachusetts Mother Dies: Report Third Child Allegedly Strangled By Massachusetts Mother Dies: Report
Third Child Allegedly Strangled By Massachusetts Mother Dies: Report An 8-month old baby that was hospitalized after he and his two siblings were found unconscious in their South Shore home this week has died, reports said. Callan Clancy passed away just after 11 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 27, WPRI reports citing Plymouth County District Attorney Tim Cruz. The baby boy was discovered along with his older siblings Cora and Dawson Clancy "with obvious signs of trauma" at a home at 47 Summer Street in Duxbury on Tuesday, authorities said. Cora, age 5, and Dawson, age 3, were taken to a local hospital where they were pronounced dead later that night.  Just foun…

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Support Surges For Lindsay Clancy's Husband Amidst 'Unimaginable Tragedy' Support Surges For Lindsay Clancy's Husband Amidst 'Unimaginable Tragedy'
Support Surges For Lindsay Clancy's Husband Amidst 'Unimaginable Tragedy' The South Shore community is coming together to support the husband of a woman who is charged with killing her three young children.  A GoFundMe campaign has been launched to help Patrick Clancy, husband of Lindsay Clancy, "as he navigates an unimaginable tragedy," the campaign reads.  Patrick came home to find his wife had attempted suicide by jumping out of a second-story window at the couple's house at 47 Summer Street in Duxbury on Tuesday night, Jan. 24.  Read More: 'Unimaginable': 2 Children Found Dead At Duxbury Home, Officials Say Lindsay, who was taken to the hospital for treatm…

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Mom Was Battling Postpartum When She Killed Kids At Mass Home, Reports Say Mom Was Battling Postpartum When She Killed Kids At Mass Home, Reports Say
Mom Was Battling Postpartum When She Killed Kids At Mass Home, Reports Say New details suggest that a woman charged with killing her two young children and injuring a third at their South Shore home this week was allegedly fighting a mental illness that impacts new mothers.  Lindsay Clancy, age 32, was possibly suffering from postpartum psychosis, sources told the WBZ-TV I-Team. The mental illness occurs in approximately .1-.2% of births, according to Postpartum Support International (PSI). The onset of PPD is usually sudden, most often within the first two weeks postpartum, according to the PSI's website. However, symptoms can appear in the first year, with rese…

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by David Cifarelli