# Patrick Clancy

Type: Person

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## Timeline

- **2026-09-04**: Mistrial declared after jury deadlocks — On the seventh day of jury deliberations, a judge declares a mistrial in Plymouth, Mass., leaving Clancy charged with murder and in a psychiatric hospital pending resolution.
- **2026-08-17**: Prosecution rests its case — After 13 days of testimony and nearly 70 witnesses, the prosecution rested with final witness Ian Whiffin of Cellebrite testifying about Apple health data.
- **2026-08-13**: Judge says trial 'well on track' — Judge William Sullivan told jurors before the weekend that the case was on schedule.
- **2023-01-31**: Clancy reports auditory hallucination — Patrick Clancy said Lindsay told him about a man's voice telling her this was her last chance, one week after the killings.
- **2023-01-24**: Children killed and Clancy injured — Lindsay Clancy allegedly strangled her three children, Cora, Dawson and Callan, in Duxbury, Massachusetts, then jumped from a second-floor window, leaving her partially paralyzed.
- **2023**: Clancy kills three children and attempts suicide — Lindsay Clancy strangles her three young children, the youngest 8 months old, then attempts suicide. She is later charged with murder.

## Recent coverage (2 stories, network-wide)

### Clancy mistrial after 7-day deadlock: legal implications for retrial
2026-09-05 12:18:34 · Sector: legal · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 4

A Massachusetts judge declared a mistrial in Lindsay Clancy's murder case after jurors deadlocked for seven days, leaving prosecutors to weigh a retrial. For legal professionals, the case highlights how postpartum psychosis defenses and jury-instruction disputes can produce hung juries and unresolved criminal responsibility.
Full story: https://getlegalbrief.com/story/clancy-mistrial-7-day-deadlock-legal-implications

### Prosecution Rests in Clancy Trial After 70 Witnesses
2026-08-18 02:34:02 · Sector: legal · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 4

The prosecution has closed its case in the Lindsay Clancy triple-murder trial after 13 days and nearly 70 witnesses, punctuated by Cellebrite testimony on Apple health data. The defense now shifts to a postpartum psychosis lack-of-criminal-responsibility argument.
Full story: https://getlegalbrief.com/story/prosecution-rests-lindsay-clancy-70-witnesses

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