Lindsay Clancy trial: Patrick Clancy's chilling 911 call leaves courtroom in tears

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Inside Lindsay Clancy trial (Image via 48 Hours)
Inside Lindsay Clancy trial (Image via 48 Hours)

The Lindsay Clancy trial came to an emotional turn on Wednesday as Patrick Clancy, Lindsay's ex-husband, took the stand and testified about the horrific aftermath of the January 2023 tragedy.

Lindsay Clancy is the Massachusetts woman who is currently on trial for killing her three children, Dawson, three, Cora, five and eight-month-old Callan, by strangulation using fitness bands. Moments after the tragedy, Lindsay attempted su*c*de by jumping from the second-floor building, which left her paralyzed from the waist down, as she appears in a wheelchair in the court. Lindsay has pleaded not guilty, with her legal team arguing that she was "suffering from psychosis at the time" of the killings.

Patrick Clancy testified in the Lindsay Clancy trial on Wednesday, revealing gruesome details about that fateful night. Patrick, who was out for takeout and medicine for the kids, was shocked to return to an eerily quiet home. He suspected the first signs of tragedy when he found the bedroom door closed and discovered ''blood everywhere'' inside the bedroom.

The horrific details and the 911 call between Patrick Clancy and the dispatcher left the courtroom in tears. Lindsay was visibly emotional too, covering her face with her hands as the prosecutors played the recording and presented the children's bloodied clothes from the night of their murders.

More on this in our story.


Lindsay Clancy trial: The chilling 911 call made by Patrick Clancy

Lindsay and the courtroom were left in tears as prosecutors presented the 911 call from that fateful night in the Lindsay Clancy trial. The call, which lasted for about 6 minutes, began with Clancy discovering his ex-wife in the yard as she jumped from the second-floor window after killing her three children. As a distressed Patrick checks on his wife, he can be heard asking about the kids on the call.

The 911 call recording revealed that Patrick reported that his wife had "deep cuts on her wrists... and a red line across her neck". During the Lindsay Clancy trial, Patrick testified that his ex-wife revealed that the kids were in the basement. The call recording revealed that he was headed there next, as he told the dispatcher:

"I've got to go check on my kids."

Moments later, Patrick was heard screaming before telling the dispatchers:

"I need help in the basement right now ... She killed the kids."

This was the horrific moment that Patrick discovered his three kids. He testified that he saw her 5-year-old daughter Cora first, who was lying face down with a band around her neck. As Patrick tried to take the band off of an ''unresponsive'' Cora, he discovered an 8-month-old Callan with another band around his neck. The shocking discovery was followed by a 3-year-old Dawson, who was found in his office with another band around his neck.

Patrick concluded his testimony by revealing that he went back and forth between his kids, doing CPR, before the first responders took over, but all three children were dead.


Lindsay Clancy trial: The aftermath of the tragedy

Lindsay Clancy with her children (Image via Prime Video)
Lindsay Clancy with her children (Image via Prime Video)

While Patrick testified to the horrific events of that fateful night during the Lindsay Clancy trial, he maintained that Lindsay was a devoted and loving mother who read books and sang songs for her children. However, in the months leading up to that tragedy, Lindsay's mental health deteriorated and she suffered from chronic insomnia, anxiety and intrusive thoughts.

As Patrick testified, Lindsay called him a week after the tragedy, revealing that she had psychosis. This is what Patrick testified in court about his ex-wife's condition:

"She said she heard a man's voice telling her if she didn't do it now she would lose her chance, or something like that. I didn't know what psychosis was until after this happened.''

Lindsay's defense and legal team, who are trying to build a case around her psychosis and mental health struggles, showed a long list of medications prescribed to Lindsay to keep her hallucinations and delusions in check.

Additionally, Patrick testified that while his ex-wife was admitted to McLean Hospital for psychiatric treatment, a month before the tragedy, she had "one of her best days" before the tragic deaths of their children.


With prosecutors likely calling more witnesses soon, the Lindsay Clancy trial is expected to run for weeks. If found guilty, Lindsay faces life imprisonment for the triple murder of her children, without the possibility of parole.

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Edited by Aashna