The State Police fingerprint examiner testified that the knife contained some friction-ridge impression, but not enough characteristics or minutiae for a comparison. The knife therefore did not yield an identifiable fingerprint belonging to Lindsay, Patrick or anyone else; the three exercise bands likewise yielded no usable fingerprints for identification. DNA is a separate type of evidence: mixtures on portions of the bands included statistical support for members of the Clancy family, including Lindsay and Patrick, but a mixed DNA result is not a fingerprint and does not by itself establish who handled a band at the relevant time.
Record ↗Commonwealth v. Lindsay Clancy
What is on the record about the deaths of Cora, Dawson and Callan Clancy, the care Lindsay Clancy received beforehand, and what the Commonwealth will do after the mistrial?
Overview
On 24 January 2023 Cora, Dawson and Callan Clancy died at the family home in Duxbury, Massachusetts. Lindsay Clancy was charged with their murders, and the 2026 trial focused largely on criminal responsibility and her mental state. The jury deadlocked and a mistrial was declared on 4 September 2026.
Source attribution: A substantial amount of the public narrative about the household before the deaths, Lindsay’s reported statements and behavior, the errands on 24 January, Patrick’s return home, and what he found afterward comes from Patrick Clancy’s testimony, interviews, 911 call, or other statements. QUA4U treats those details as Patrick’s account unless the same point is independently supported by phone records, surveillance, receipts, medical records, another witness, or other evidence. A statement being repeated in court or media does not by itself make it independently verified.
Other portions of the record come directly from clinicians, first responders, investigators, forensic evidence, digital records and other witnesses. The page is intended to keep those source types distinct.
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Sourced points of dispute, unresolved questions and conflicting accounts connected to the case.
Crime-scene testimony documented blood droplets on the nightstand and at its lower area. A linear transfer stain matched the bloody edge of the knife, showing that the knife rested in one position long enough to leave the stain and was later moved. The analyst could not determine who moved it, when it was moved, or whether the stained position was its first position.
Record ↗“If Patrick took only 2 steps in, who moved the knife?!” Patrick testified that he went only one or two steps into the bedroom and immediately turned around. The forensic testimony establishes that the knife moved at some point, but it does not identify the person who moved it or establish that the movement occurred after Patrick returned home.
Record ↗Patrick described crushed medication or powder in a wine tumbler, but the residue was not chemically tested and no pill-crushing device was identified. The record therefore does not establish what substance was in the tumbler.
Record ↗Patrick testified that a bag of Lindsay’s prescription bottles kept in his vehicle contained discontinued prescriptions that providers had told him to remove or discard. He later turned those bottles over to investigators. This is established testimony; it does not by itself show that the medication detected in Lindsay’s blood came from those bottles.
Record ↗Patrick testified that Dawson was eating chicken nuggets and green beans before he left. A public allegation later circulated that the children’s autopsies showed empty stomachs.
Record ↗Lindsay’s recorded core temperature at South Shore Hospital was 82.1°F. Trial testimony described wet clothing, frozen ground and severe spinal-cord injury as factors that could accelerate cooling and impair temperature regulation. Public discussion has questioned whether the temperature fits the reported outdoor interval.
Record ↗Wet clothing is in the trial record. Claims that a connected outdoor hose, an unusual winter hose position or water marks on the siding prove Lindsay was hosed down have circulated publicly.
Record ↗Patrick testified that Lindsay told him she had tried to kill herself and that the children were in the basement. On the 911 recording, reporters and a prosecution expert who later listened to it described hearing moaning or grunting rather than a clear verbal response, and first-responder testimony described her as nonverbal or largely unresponsive. The difference is part of the trial record and is presented here as a conflict in the evidence, not a finding that either account was false.
Record ↗Callan arrived at Beth Israel Plymouth in cardiac arrest. Dr. Benjamin Kaufman testified that it took about 10 minutes after hospital arrival to regain a heartbeat. Some reconstructed public timelines place return of circulation around 6:40–6:45 p.m.
Record ↗Patrick testified that he left around 5:15 p.m. The original search-warrant affidavit calculated the drive from the house to CVS at about three minutes. A work email from Patrick’s account was sent at 5:24 p.m.; he testified that it could have been sent from his iPhone. CVS surveillance shows him entering at 5:32:32 p.m. He said he did not know exactly when he reached the parking lot.
Record ↗Patrick testified that when he tried to call 911, “it took a few minutes because my phone was switching between wifi and 911,” and he said he almost called out to the neighbors before the emergency call connected. The same day, a work email from his account was sent at 5:24 p.m.; Patrick testified that it could have been sent from his iPhone.
Record ↗Surveillance stills from CVS and ThreeV have prompted public questions because Patrick’s clothing and footwear appear different in the two locations.
Record ↗Timeline
Add24 January 2023
Detailed timeline of the day
Times below are drawn from trial testimony, digital records, surveillance evidence, emergency-response records and contemporaneous witness reporting. Where an exact minute is approximate or disputed in the source record, the entry says so.
Duxbury, Massachusetts
On 24 January 2023, Cora Clancy, age 5, Dawson Clancy, age 3, and Callan Clancy, age 8 months, were strangled in the family home. Lindsay Clancy later acknowledged causing their deaths; the criminal case centered on whether she was legally criminally responsible at the time. She also attempted suicide and sustained severe spinal injuries.
4:53 p.m. — A text from Lindsay to Patrick said she had not cooked and that it had been a long day; the evening plan shifted to takeout.
About 5:10 p.m. — The ThreeV takeout order was placed before Patrick left the house.
5:13:16 p.m. — Digital-forensics evidence showed Lindsay’s iPhone was unlocked. Safari activity and a search related to Pedia-Lax were recorded around this period.
5:14:47–5:15:08 p.m. — Messages activity was recorded on Lindsay’s iPhone, including a message to Patrick concerning Pedia-Lax liquid stool softener.
About 5:15 p.m. — Patrick left the house to pick up children’s medication at CVS and the takeout order, leaving Lindsay at home with Cora, Dawson and Callan.
5:15:12 p.m. — Lindsay’s iPhone locked. Digital-forensics testimony indicated it was not recorded as unlocked again that evening; the later return call could be initiated from the locked-screen missed-call interface.
5:23:52 p.m. — Lindsay’s Apple Watch recorded a heart rate of 57 beats per minute. It was the last heart-rate reading reported from the watch that day.
Massachusetts
5:24 p.m. — An email was sent from Patrick’s work account. Patrick testified that he could not remember whether he sent it from his Surface Pro or his iPhone.
Kingston, Massachusetts
5:32:32 p.m. — CVS surveillance recorded Patrick entering the Kingston store.
Duxbury, Massachusetts
About 5:33 p.m. — Patrick called Lindsay and the call was not answered.
5:33:34 p.m. — Health data from Lindsay’s iPhone recorded a completed flight of stairs.
About 5:34 p.m. — Lindsay called Patrick back. The call lasted approximately 14 seconds. Digital-forensics testimony indicated the callback could be made from the locked-screen interface.
Kingston, Massachusetts
5:36:12 p.m. — CVS surveillance showed Patrick reaching the register.
5:37:08 p.m. — CVS surveillance recorded Patrick leaving the store after buying Pedia-Lax and Skittles.
Duxbury, Massachusetts
5:38:33 p.m. — Lindsay’s iPhone recorded a second flight-climbed event. Digital-forensics testimony described the two stair events as occurring at approximately 5:33 and 5:38 p.m.
About 5:50 p.m. — A neighbor’s son was reported to have seen Lindsay lying on the ground outside the Clancy home and contacted his father. The observation is retained in the timeline so its timing and significance can be evaluated alongside the digital, surveillance and emergency-response evidence.
Plymouth, Massachusetts
5:54:14 p.m. — ThreeV surveillance recorded Patrick entering the restaurant to collect the takeout order.
5:55:01 p.m. — Patrick paid for the ThreeV order with an American Express card.
Duxbury, Massachusetts
About 6:00–6:09 p.m. — Patrick returned home. His account of the next minutes was that the house was unusually quiet, the bedroom door was locked, he entered the bedroom and saw blood and an open window, then found Lindsay injured outside below the window.
6:11 p.m. — Patrick called 911. During the emergency call he asked where the children were, went to the basement and found Cora, Dawson and Callan with exercise bands around their necks. He removed the bands and began trying to revive them as police and EMS responded.
Plymouth, Massachusetts
About 6:35–6:45 p.m. — Callan arrived at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital Plymouth in cardiac arrest. He was intubated and received CPR, and clinicians obtained return of spontaneous circulation before he was transferred to Boston Children’s Hospital.
Massachusetts
6:45 p.m. — Massachusetts State Police Sgt. Joshua McKelligan testified that this was when he first learned of the incident. This is a separate event from Callan’s hospital resuscitation.
Questions tied to the evening timeline
- Travel gap: Patrick said he left around 5:15 p.m.; the search-warrant affidavit estimated about three minutes from the house to CVS; he sent a work email at 5:24 p.m. and entered CVS on surveillance at 5:32:32 p.m. He said the email could have been sent from his iPhone and did not remember when he reached the parking lot.
- Speech: Patrick testified that Lindsay spoke to him outside. The 911 recording and first-responder evidence describe moaning, grunting or nonverbal behavior. That conflict remains visible in the record.
- Callan: He arrived at the hospital in cardiac arrest and regained a heartbeat about ten minutes after arrival. Public reconstructions place this roughly around 6:40–6:45 p.m.
- Bedroom: Patrick testified he took only one or two steps into the room. Forensic testimony established that the bloody knife had rested in one position on the nightstand and was later moved, but did not establish who moved it or when.
Other case developments
· Plymouth County, Massachusetts
The Plymouth County District Attorney charged Lindsay Clancy with two counts of homicide and three counts each of strangulation and assault and battery; a third homicide charge followed after Callan died.
· Duxbury, Massachusetts
Days after the deaths, Patrick Clancy wrote in a GoFundMe post that the real Lindsay was generously loving and caring, and that all he wished for her was that she could somehow find peace.
· Scituate, Massachusetts
A joint funeral was held for Cora, Dawson and Callan at St. Mary of the Nativity in Scituate. Reverend Bob Deehan presided over the service.
· Tilarán, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Reported immigration records place Patrick Clancy in Costa Rica from 21 to 26 February 2023. An AllTrails review attributed to him was dated 21 February for Manakin Waterfalls Nature Reserve. The trip began 18 days after the children’s 3 February funeral. Separate reporting described a solo Central America trip followed by travel in Europe that month.
· 47 Summer Street, Duxbury, Massachusetts
Patrick Clancy sold the former family home at 47 Summer Street to Michael C. Phippen for $675,000 in January 2024. Phippen had served as a Plymouth County Assistant District Attorney from 2016 to 2018, years before the January 2023 deaths. In 2026, Phippen objected through attorney Peter Maguire to a jury view of the property; Judge William Sullivan later permitted a limited view.
· New York, USA
By February 2024, Patrick Clancy was in a relationship with Dr. Rachel Danis. This is the earliest relationship timing independently established by the reporting used for this record.
· New York, USA
In an October 2024 New Yorker interview Patrick Clancy said he had not been married to a monster but to someone who got sick, and that he hoped to root out lies and misinformation about the case.
· Plymouth Superior Court
Prosecutors moved to obtain the notes and recordings of the New Yorker reporter who interviewed Patrick Clancy, saying he reported statements Lindsay Clancy made about the crime itself. Defence counsel Kevin Reddington did not object.
· Duxbury, Massachusetts
The Clancy Family Playground opened at Wadsworth Field Park in memory of Cora, Dawson and Callan after a volunteer build organized through the HEARD Foundation and Where Angels Play. Rachel Danis was by Patrick Clancy’s side during the June 2025 project; published photographs were reported to show the two working with volunteers before the ribbon-cutting ceremony.
· New York, USA
Patrick Clancy and Dr. Rachel Danis married in Central Park in April 2026 in a small ceremony attended by close friends and family.
· Plymouth Superior Court
Patrick Clancy testified that Lindsay had expressed thoughts about harming the children and herself but appeared to be improving just before the killings. He described returning home to find his wife on the ground outside and the children strangled in the basement; jurors heard his 911 call.
Patrick Clancy testified that Lindsay had expressed thoughts about harming the children and herself and, in his view, appeared to be improving shortly before the deaths. He also gave the jury his account of leaving for errands, returning home, finding Lindsay outside, locating the children in the basement, and calling 911. These are Patrick’s reported observations and recollections; the 911 audio and portions of the errand timeline were separately supported by records and other witnesses.
Patrick Clancy testified that Lindsay’s mental health began deteriorating around September 2022, describing increased stress and anxiety. He also testified about intrusive thoughts, psychiatric treatment and medication changes he said he observed or discussed with her. These details are Patrick’s recollections unless independently supported by medical records, Lindsay’s own writings or another witness.
Patrick testified that he believed Lindsay generally took prescribed medication as instructed, while acknowledging that he did not personally observe every dose. He said partially used prescriptions found in his car were medications that had been discontinued and that he had been told to discard. This is Patrick’s explanation of that evidence, not an independent finding about medication adherence.
Patrick testified that after another emergency-room visit around New Year’s 2023 he urged Lindsay to enter McLean Hospital, and that he believed she seemed to be improving after her stay. The existence and content of the treatment itself are documented separately in medical records and clinician testimony; Patrick’s view that she was improving is his observation.
· Plymouth Superior Court, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Hundreds of supporters, many dressed in pink, gathered outside Plymouth Superior Court in a demonstration supporting Lindsay Clancy and calling attention to postpartum and maternal mental-health care.
· Plymouth Superior Court
After five weeks of testimony and seven days of deliberation, the jury told Judge William Sullivan it was hopelessly deadlocked. The Supreme Judicial Court denied a last-minute defence request and the judge declared a mistrial.
Plymouth, Massachusetts
District Attorney Timothy Cruz said the case had always been about the three children and that his office would decide later whether to retry it.
New York, USA
Through attorney David Meier, Patrick Clancy thanked the court and jurors and said the loss of his children is something from which he will never recover, and that reliving the tragedy through another trial would be extraordinarily painful for him and his family.
Massachusetts, USA
Patrick Clancy has a wrongful-death lawsuit pending against several mental-health providers who treated Lindsay Clancy in the weeks and months before the killings.
· Massachusetts
Foreperson Roni Carlson and jurors Kellie Farina and Paula Devlin described the deliberations publicly. Carlson said the lone holdout acknowledged reasonable doubt but still would not join the other eleven jurors in a verdict of not guilty by reason of lack of criminal responsibility.
· Massachusetts
Records reported after the mistrial raised questions about the holdout juror’s jury-selection disclosures: a 2021 domestic-assault-and-battery charge involving his then-wife had been dismissed; a police report recorded an allegation by his nephew that he saw the juror grab his wife by the throat and throw her into a dresser; and a later civil restraining order obtained by the nephew remained active during the trial. A pending housing-court eviction matter was also reported. The completed juror questionnaire is not public, so what the juror disclosed during selection is not established by the public record.
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Context & developments
A public review attributed online to a Rachel Danis praised a local fishing charter and said it was the reviewer’s third year going out with the same captain. Reporting could not independently verify that the reviewer was the same Rachel Danis, and the review does not name Patrick Clancy. It therefore does not establish who “our” referred to or prove a relationship in 2022. The item was dated 12 August 2025, not 2024.
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