A HEARTBROKEN dad has relived the life-altering moment he spoke with his wife after she strangled their three children and lept from their bedroom window.
After nearly two years mourning the deaths of his kids, devastated dad Patrick Clancy came to the resolution conclusion his wife Lindsay, 35, isn’t a “monster.”
Lindsay Clancy, 35, strangled her and husband Patrick’s three young children with exercise bands in January 2023[/caption]
Patrick has opened up about his year and a half spent recovering from the horrific tragedy in a bombshell interview[/caption]
Lindsay’s attorney argued she was driven to murder by post-partum psychosis, but prosecutors have accused her of plotting the killings[/caption]
Patrick and other family members have come forward to say Lindsay was a loving mom and not the monster she’s been made out to be[/caption]
On January 24, 2023, Patrick found his wife with broken bones and gashes on her wrists in the backyard of their Duxbury, Massachusetts, home, an hour south of Boston.
She then led them to their basement, where he found his three kids – Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and 7-month-old baby Callan – had been strangled with exercise bands.
Lindsay’s been charged with murder, and prosecutors are seeking the death penalty. However, her defense lawyer claims she was driven to the unthinkable after suffering a psychotic break.
Friends of Lindsay wrote letters to the Massachusetts court to protest the charges, saying she was a respected labor and delivery nurse and treasured community member.
Just four days after the killings, Patrick boldly urged the public to forgive his wife in a GoFundMe where he described her as a loving and attentive mother.
Now, he’s opened up about the day of the killings in a bombshell interview with The New Yorker.
On January 24, Lindsay asked Patrick, who worked remotely in software sales, to go pick up takeout for dinner and a laxative for their eldest daughter.
Lindsay was having a good day, which was a big deal as she’d been suffering from mental health issues on and off since having kids.
Weeks earlier, she’d admitted herself to a psychiatric facility for insomnia and depression but was discharged after four days as doctors said she wasn’t a danger to herself or others.
Patrick said he would have been wary about leaving her alone around that time, but things appeared to be getting better, and she’d just been running errands with the kids that morning.
While he was at the store getting the treatment, Lindsay called him to confirm which brand he was picking up. He said it sounded like she was busy with something.
At around 6 pm, Patrick came home with dinner and found the house was empty and quiet.
He thought Lindsay might be giving the kids a bath and went upstairs to their bedroom, but the door was locked.
He banged on the door and busted it down when he couldn’t get an answer. Then, he saw blood on the floor, a bloody knife on the nightstand, and a shattered window.
The terrified father raced to the backyard, where he found Lindsay covered in blood with broken bones from the fall but still conscious.
He screamed, “What did you do?” before she responded, “I tried to kill myself.”
Patrick called 911 to get his wife help, and she told him that the children were in the basement.
He went to check on them and screamed out in agony at what he found before desperately trying to rip the exercise bands from their necks.
Reflecting on the dark day, he remembers the sinking feeling of having to decide which child he could save.
“What do you do when you have three kids like that?” he told the paper.
“How do you pick?”
HOPE FOR THE FUTURE
Patrick now lives in New York City and is taking extended leave from his job at Microsoft.
Right after the killings, he lived with his parents and slowly visited their now abandoned home to go through the items.
In his Manhattan apartment, he keeps only a few spare photographs and toys that once belonged to his beloved children.
Patrick’s taken solace in newfound relationships with dads whose wives were driven to infanticide because of mental health crises.
After taking months to travel and process, Patrick reconnected with Lindsey, who is still receiving psychiatric treatment at Tewksbury Hospital in Massachusetts.
In their first conversation, she sounded disturbed and told Patrick that “voices” told her to murder the kids, he said.
However, now she’s become more coherent, and the two of them have been able to talk about carrying on their lives without the kids.
He still has hope for her recovery.
Prosecutors are still looking to pin murder charges on Lindsay, saying in court that she researched for ways to kill on her phone.
However, she said this was for herself since she was suicidal at the time.
Patrick still wishes for the public to forgive his wife and is hoping for a plea deal to be met.
“I’m still hurting, but I can smile, and even laugh sometimes, and it’s true for Lindsay too, because humans are resilient,” he said.
“She’s worried people just won’t understand if she’s a somewhat normal person.”
Lindsay’s been charged with three counts of murder, and she will appear in court for a status review conference on December 18.
All about Lindsay Clancy
Lindsay Clancy, a mom-of-three, had reportedly been suffering from mental health issues before allegedly murdering her children.
Lindsay is a nurse from Duxbury, Massachusetts.
Before her arrest, she worked in the labor and delivery department at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Lindsay and her husband, Patrick, were dating for a while before they tied the knot in 2013.
The couple eventually welcomed three children: Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan Clancy, 7 months.
In the early evening of January 24, 2023, Lindsay allegedly killed her kids.
Her husband came home to find his wife lying in the backyard after throwing herself out the window. He later discovered his lifeless children in the basement of their home.
The Clancy kids had been strangled. Cora and Dawson were pronounced dead at the hospital and Callan died three days later due to his injuries.
Lindsay’s suicide attempt resulted in a spinal injury that left the mom paralyzed as she awaits trial.
