Lindsay Clancy

Lindsay Marie Clancy (née Musgrove; born August 11, 1990) is an American woman from Duxbury, Massachusetts who allegedly strangled her three children on the evening of January 24, 2023. Two of the children, 5-year-old Cora Clancy and 3-year-old Dawson Clancy, were pronounced dead at the hospital on January 24, 2023, while a third child, 7-month-old Callan Clancy (who turned 8-months old while hospitalized), died on January 27, 2023. After she strangled the children she attempted to kill herself by jumping from a window. She is now permanently paralyzed from the waist down. Experts for the defense believe Clancy may have suffered from postpartum psychosis and that she may have been "overmedicated." Her attorneys reported that, in the 4 months leading up to the incident, Lindsay had been prescribed 13 different psychiatric medications. Prior to the incident Clancy worked as a labor and delivery nurse at Massachusetts General Hospital. She also made videos for newborn mothers. Prior to the incident, she struggled with various facets of her mental health, seeking treatment from one psychiatrist and a psychiatric nurse practitioner, she is was admitted to McLean Hospital less than three weeks before the killings. Impact The incident ignited a discussion on social media platforms such as TikTok about postpartum psychosis and various others struggles mothers face after a birth. This had led to many mothers speaking out about their own stories, opening up on social media or to various press outlets about their experiences. Several bills were introduced to the Massachusetts state legislature in an attempt to better address postpartum illnesses in the community. See also