The sixth day of the Lindsay Clancy murder trial was marked by harrowing and emotional testimony from her ex-husband, Patrick Clancy, as he completed his time on the witness stand. The jury heard the anguished 911 call he made upon discovering his three young children dead in their Duxbury, Massachusetts home, a recording that left the courtroom, including Lindsay Clancy herself, visibly shaken and sobbing .

The 911 Call: "She Killed the Kids!"

The most dramatic moment of the day came when prosecutors played the 911 call Patrick Clancy made on January 24, 2023. The court had previously granted his request to keep the audio from being publicly broadcast, so it was heard only by those present in the courtroom . According to reports from inside, the call captures Patrick Clancy arriving home, discovering his wife Lindsay injured outside, and then running to the basement to search for their children . The jury heard his repeated screams of horror as he found his children, followed by his anguished cry, "She killed the kids!" . Lindsay Clancy, who was in the courtroom in a wheelchair, was seen hunched over the defense table, crying loudly, and the court took a recess as she was wheeled out sobbing .

Patrick Clancy's Testimony: Details of the Tragedy

Earlier in the day, Patrick Clancy had described the sequence of events leading to the discovery. He testified that on the day of the murders, he left the house to pick up a takeout order that Lindsay had requested . On his way, he stopped at a CVS pharmacy to pick up a medication for one of the children . When he returned home around 6 p.m., he noticed the house was "really quiet," which was unusual . After calling out and receiving no answer, he checked the kids' rooms and bathrooms, eventually finding his bedroom door locked, which he said, "That's when I knew something was wrong" .

He described forcing the door open and seeing "blood everywhere" and the window open, with blood looking as if it had been "sprayed, almost like with a hose" . He then went outside and found his wife on the ground with "deep cuts on her wrists" and a red line across her neck . She told him she had tried to kill herself . After first responders arrived, Patrick ran to the basement where he found his children—5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson, and 8-month-old Callan—each with exercise bands tied around their necks . He said Cora was the first child he found, and that he attempted CPR on all three before first responders arrived .

Defense Case: Focus on Mental Health and Motherhood

In the afternoon, defense attorney Kevin Reddington cross-examined Patrick Clancy, focusing on Lindsay's mental state and her efforts to seek help. Patrick testified that Lindsay's mental health had been deteriorating in the months before the murders, describing her as "very depressed" and experiencing "intrusive thoughts" . He recalled her condition getting "worse and worse" in December 2022, when she began to lose a significant amount of weight and struggled with severe insomnia . He also testified that she had been prescribed 13 different medications and had sought help from multiple doctors, including a stay at McLean Hospital for psychiatric treatment about a month before the killings . Patrick also described Lindsay as a "very dedicated" mother who "did everything" for her children, and that she showed no signs she planned to hurt herself or the kids in the hours leading up to the tragedy .

The Trial and Its Central Question

Lindsay Clancy, a former labor and delivery nurse, has pleaded not guilty to three counts of first-degree murder, but does not dispute that she killed her children . The central question for the jury is her mental state at the time. The prosecution argues she acted "intentionally, rationally, and swiftly" and is criminally responsible . The defense maintains she was suffering from a severe postpartum mental illness, and that she heard a voice telling her to kill the children and herself . Her attorney Kevin Reddington has framed the case as one about "women's health and postpartum psychosis" . If convicted of first-degree murder, Lindsay Clancy faces life in prison without the possibility of parole. If found not guilty by reason of insanity, she would be committed to a state psychiatric hospital .