A jury is to determine whether Lindsay Clancy is criminally responsible for killing her three children in 2023 in Duxbury, Massachusetts. She was being treated for postpartum mental health issues when she killed the children: Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, who was 8 months old. Plymouth County Superior Court Judge William Sullivan is presiding over the jury trial, which began on July 27 and is expected to last six to eight weeks.
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Susan Clancy is a labor and delivery nurse and the mother of Patrick Clancy. She testified in her former daughter-in-law Lindsay's trial today (Tuesday, August 18, day 15) for the alleged murders of her grandchildren, 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson and 8-month-old Callan. Defense attorney Kevin Reddington questioned her in direct-exam. "Obviously, you and your husband were the grandparents of the three little kids?" "Yes." "And how was your relationship with with the babies?" "Beautiful." "And tell us how how frequently, to your memory, you were able to visit with your son, Lindsay and of course your grandchildren?" "At least a couple times a month we would see them." 01:20 "38 years in labor and delivery?" "Correct." "Helping women that were having babies, and obviously you kept up with the studies and continuing education and things." "Yes, I did." 02:56 "And as time went by, dealing with your job, your family, your son, daughter-in-law, grandchildren. Did you notice in 2022, after Callan was born, any change in the personality, if you will, of Lindsay?" "Several months after that, I did." 03:35 "Can you tell the jurors about how you saw her acting with her children as a mother?" "She was very nurturing, very loving. She was a wonderful mother. Wonderful." "Did she love Dawson in your opinion?"= "She loved her children, all of them, very, very much." 04:10 "She reached out to me in November and told me that she felt unwell." "Did she describe any symptoms for me?" "She did. She felt mostly she had insomnia. She was losing her appetite. She was very anxious and sad." 05:27 "Did you find that that Lindsay was interested at all times in trying to get better?" "Very much so." 07:00 "They appear to be texts between you and Lindsay..." 08:39 cross-exam by Assistant District Attorney Shanan Buckingham 09:54 "And you actually met her there at the emergency room." "Yes." "Was she by herself or with Patrick?" "She was by herself." "Did you know how she got there?" "She drove." "She drove herself to the hospital?" "Correct." 11:00 "Did she tell you that she had consumed a weed gummy before going to the ER that day?" "She did not." 11:51 "And so, fair to say, after that ER visit, you you remained in pretty constant contact with her, at least via text message, right? And that you would check in with her pretty much daily, and that's all in these texts." "Yes." 14:15 "Did the kids come to stay at your house overnight so that she could get some sleep?" "No, they didn't." 14:45 "We decided together it was best for them to be in their own beds at their own house with all the belongings, and Lindsay's parents were very actively involved in staying over and helping out. So it was the best decision that they stay home in their own beds." 15:19 "And as far as kind of watching the kids or taking the kids outside of the house during the daytime, did you often take Cora on kind of day trips out to lunch?" "Yeah, we used to go to lunch together." "How about Dawson? Did you take him one on one out to?" "Not as much. He was younger." 15:40 "And are you aware that Lindsay told one of the therapists that she wasn't close with you as in-laws?" "I didn't know that." 15:50 "she said she doesn't generally allow the in-laws to watch her children." "I did watch the kids." "Okay, but are you aware that she told the therapist that?" "No." "Are you aware she told the therapist that she didn't have any particular reason why, and that they don't bug me about it either?" "I don't. I didn't know any of that." 18:30 "That would be on November 29, where she says, "I just deep down inside of me feel that I have developed a benzod dependence after just two weeks of using it, and I feel like no one is hearing that and addressing it, and we keep throwing different meds in the mix that aren't really addressing the real issue. Do you recall that message?" "Sounds familiar." 20:41 "You're aware she wasn't prescribed all the medications at one time, but just a lot of different combinations were kind of thrown around as options, right?" "It seemed confusing." 22:12 "Do you remember telling the grand jury that during Thanksgiving things were better?" "I don't recall." "Well, do you remember her saying that she she said things were better?" "Do you remember that?" "Vaguely." 22:38 Thanksgiving "I approached and asked her how she was doing, and she said, "I'm trying hard to get better. I'm still working at it. I asked about her sleep. I thought that was important, and also the fact that she lost some weight. She didn't have an appetite, and she said things were getting better." 24:32 "Now, are you active member in the Catholic Church?" "Yes." "So you're aware that murder is considered a mortal sin?" "Counsel, could I see you over here?"