Lindsay Clancy Trial: Patrick Clancy Breaks Down Describing His Kids on the Stand

**SPEAKER_1** (0:00)
This is live courtroom coverage of the trial of Lindsay Clancy from the Hidden Killers podcast in True Crime Today. Now, back to the courtroom.

**SPEAKER_2** (0:11)
This court's now a session.

**Patrick Clancy** (0:12)
Please proceed.

**SPEAKER_2** (0:13)
Your Honor, for the purpose of the record, we return back to the trial in the matter of Commonwealth versus Lindsay Clancy. All parties are present, including the defendant.

**SPEAKER_1** (0:20)
All right.

**SPEAKER_4** (0:21)
Thank you. Thank you, members of the jury. Trudy Sprague.

**SPEAKER_5** (0:24)
Thank you, Your Honor. Sir, before the break, we were talking about Lindsay Stay at McLean Hospital, correct?

**Patrick Clancy** (0:33)
Correct.

**SPEAKER_5** (0:34)
Were you aware that she was discharged on January 5th, 2023?

**Patrick Clancy** (0:39)
Yes.

**SPEAKER_5** (0:40)
Did you, in fact, bring her home that day?

**Patrick Clancy** (0:43)
I picked her up, yeah.

**SPEAKER_5** (0:46)
Were you aware that she had a follow-up appointment with Dr. Jennifer Tufts the following day?

**Patrick Clancy** (0:51)
Yes.

**SPEAKER_5** (1:02)
I want to show you some photos here of the children and just ask if this is a clear and accurate depiction of how they looked in January of 2023

**Patrick Clancy** (1:20)
Yes.

**SPEAKER_5** (1:26)
You could have them mark this in its core exhibits.

**Patrick Clancy** (1:29)
All right.

**SPEAKER_4** (1:30)
It may be marked.

**Patrick Clancy** (1:47)
Thank you.

**SPEAKER_5** (1:50)
Sir, showing you, just at nine, Cora, correct? Can you tell us a little bit about what Cora was like in January of 2023, what her interests were?

**SPEAKER_1** (2:06)
I'm gonna object to this one.

**SPEAKER_4** (2:08)
Council, could I see your sidebar?

**SPEAKER_5** (2:21)
So, sir, if you could just tell us a little bit about Cora's interests at that time.

**Patrick Clancy** (2:28)
Cora was into princesses, and she got a lot of friends, and she just liked taking care of people.

**SPEAKER_5** (2:45)
And showing to you, is Dawson correct?

**Patrick Clancy** (2:52)
Yes.

**SPEAKER_5** (2:54)
What kind of things was Dawson interested in?

**Patrick Clancy** (2:59)
Using the fire fighters and trucks. And, he liked Paw Patrol.

**SPEAKER_5** (3:13)
Exhibit 11, Helen. He's only eight months old, correct?

**Patrick Clancy** (3:19)
Correct.

**SPEAKER_5** (3:22)
Um, do you have any stories?

**Patrick Clancy** (3:25)
Here's just a happy baby. Happy baby.

**SPEAKER_5** (3:28)
And then, um, this show to you, it's a bit late, exhibit 12 Does this picture fairly indicate their sizes in relation to each other in January of 2023?

**Patrick Clancy** (3:38)
Yes.

**SPEAKER_5** (3:52)
After Lindsay was released from McLean Hospital, was there a birthday party for Cora on January 7th, 2023?

**Patrick Clancy** (4:02)
Yes.

**SPEAKER_5** (4:03)
And who had organized that birthday party?

**Patrick Clancy** (4:08)
I think we both did.

**SPEAKER_5** (4:10)
And where was it?

**Patrick Clancy** (4:13)
It was at Nova in Plymouth.

**SPEAKER_5** (4:16)
And was Lindsay present for the party?

**Patrick Clancy** (4:19)
Yes.

**SPEAKER_5** (4:23)
And do you recall who got all the supplies and everything for the party?

**Patrick Clancy** (4:28)
I think Lindsay did.

**SPEAKER_5** (4:32)
We can play a video. I'm going to ask you to look at a video and just tell me if you recognize this as a video from the party. Was that from the party?

**Patrick Clancy** (4:56)
Yeah.

**SPEAKER_5** (4:57)
And was that Cora seated in front of Lindsay while singing Happy Birthday?

**Patrick Clancy** (5:01)
Yeah.

**SPEAKER_5** (5:03)
And there's a second clip. Again, was that Cora and Lindsay?

**Patrick Clancy** (5:10)
Yeah.

**SPEAKER_5** (5:15)
Hope to have the birthday videos as the next exhibit.

**SPEAKER_4** (5:18)
That may be admitted.

**SPEAKER_5** (5:21)
Thirteen so far. From Cora's birthday party until January 23rd, 2023, did you check on and check in with Lindsay?

**Patrick Clancy** (5:42)
Every day.

**SPEAKER_5** (5:43)
And how did you do that?

**Patrick Clancy** (5:45)
I would ask her in the morning how she's feeling, how she slept.

**SPEAKER_5** (5:50)
And did she tell you that she was sleeping better?

**Patrick Clancy** (5:54)
Maybe a little bit better, but she's still struggling.

**SPEAKER_5** (6:03)
And did you ask her during that time if she had suicidal thoughts?

**Patrick Clancy** (6:09)
Yeah.

**SPEAKER_5** (6:10)
And what was her response?

**Patrick Clancy** (6:12)
She told me no.

**SPEAKER_5** (6:13)
She told you what?

**Patrick Clancy** (6:14)
She said no.

**SPEAKER_5** (6:15)
No? Did she ever tell you during that time period that she was having thoughts of harming the children?

**Patrick Clancy** (6:23)
No.

**SPEAKER_5** (6:27)
Did you as a family go to the Museum of Science on January 8th, 2023?

**Patrick Clancy** (6:32)
Yes.

**SPEAKER_5** (6:34)
Was the defendant able to participate in activities with the children while at the museum on January 8th?

**Patrick Clancy** (6:40)
Yes.