{"id":1656,"date":"2026-06-12T04:14:05","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T04:14:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/humanitystories.pics\/?p=1656"},"modified":"2026-06-12T04:14:05","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T04:14:05","slug":"postpartum-mom-lindsay-clancy-killed-3-kids-with-extreme-atrocity-and-cruelty-using-common-household-item-prosecutors-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/humanitystories.pics\/?p=1656","title":{"rendered":"Postpartum mom Lindsay Clancy killed 3 kids with \u2018extreme atrocity and cruelty\u2019 \u2014 using common household item, prosecutors say"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"single__header\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"single__content entry-content m-bottom\">\n<p>Massachusetts mom Lindsay Clancy showed \u201cextreme atrocity and cruelty\u201d when she\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/06\/us-news\/mass-mom-lindsay-clancy-will-admit-she-killed-three-kids-if-jury-allowed-to-decide-her-mental-fitness-her-lawyer-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">killed her three kids<\/a>\u00a0with exercise bands prosecutors argued, Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Evidence from the scene \u2014 including the fact that her husband Patrick Clancy was able to quickly remove the bands from his children\u2019s throats after finding them dead at their Duxbury home on Jan. 24, 2023 suggests that the killings were savage and deliberate, according to prosecutors.<\/p>\n<p>Patrick was on the phone with a 911 dispatcher when he finally discovered Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and 8-month old Callan in the basement \u2013 and as police were headed down the stairs \u2013 crying, \u201cShe killed the kids!\u201d according to court papers from last week.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"39650639\"><\/button><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-39650639\" 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/patriot-ledger-130620779.jpg?resize=29,50&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 29w\" alt=\"Lindsay Clancy, seated in a wheelchair and wearing a black cardigan, looks ahead while a correctional officer pushes her from behind.\" width=\"346\" height=\"590\" data-modal-image=\"39650639\" \/><figcaption>Massachusetts mom Lindsay Clancy showed \u201cextreme atrocity and cruelty\u201d when she killed her three kids with exercise bands prosecutors argued, Thursday.<span class=\"credit\">Greg Derr\/The Patriot Ledger \/ USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Patrick found the children, each with an exercise band around their necks, but by the time first responders got to the basement, \u201ceach band [was] lying next to each child,\u201d the filing alleges.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe brief time between finding each child and the fact that Mr. Clancy was able to remove each band so quickly\u201d suggested the theory that Lindsay may have tied the bands in a knot and walked away couldn\u2019t be true, prosecutors claimed.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<div class=\"inline-module inline-module--more inline-module--explore-more inline-module--more--thirds\" data-source-unit=\"Explore More - Tag\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Instead, the evidence suggested \u201cshe manually pulled the bands around each child\u2019s neck until they died,\u201d showing \u201cthe deliberateness of her acts and the extreme atrocity and cruelty of her acts,\u201d the court papers alleged.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"39650641\"><\/button><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-39650641\" 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/midwife-charged-strangling-two-children-5748386.jpg?resize=1200,1200&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/midwife-charged-strangling-two-children-5748386.jpg?resize=58,58&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 58w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/midwife-charged-strangling-two-children-5748386.jpg?resize=156,156&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 156w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/midwife-charged-strangling-two-children-5748386.jpg?resize=50,50&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w\" alt=\"A woman crouching between her two young children, one on a tricycle and the other in a stroller.\" width=\"590\" height=\"590\" data-modal-image=\"39650641\" \/><figcaption>Clancy pictured with her two children.<span class=\"credit\">Facebook \/ Lindsay Marie Clancy<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Prosecutors revealed the evidence as they sought for Patrick\u2019s 911 call to be admitted into Lindsay\u2019s July trial, claiming it\u2019s a critical piece of evidence in helping to prove their case, Court TV first\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.courttv.com\/news\/prosecutors-clancy-911-call-proves-mom-killed-kids-deliberately\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--nypostbusinessunit aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Morning Report\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<form class=\"inline-module__form wp-block-gtf-editor-newsletter-signup-form\" data-nypost-editor=\"newsletter-block\" data-newsletter-list-id=\"52710\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__notice\">\n<p class=\"m-bottom-none \">By clicking above you agree to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/terms\">Terms of Use<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/privacy\">Privacy Policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A lawyer for Lindsay, a 35-year-old former nurse, has said they don\u2019t plan to dispute that she\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/02\/22\/us-news\/lindsay-clancy-boston-nurse-accused-of-killing-her-3-children-appears-in-court-for-first-time\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">carried out the horrific slayings\u00a0<\/a>but rather will argue she was overmedicated and suffering from severe postpartum psychosis at the time.<\/p>\n<div class=\"comments-inline-cta\" data-comment-count=\"\" data-prompt=\"What do you think?\"><\/div>\n<p>She is planning to ask a jury to find her not guilty by reason of insanity.<\/p>\n<p>Both Lindsay and Patrick have filed lawsuits against the doctors who were treating Lindsay claiming they failed to properly diagnose her and gave 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