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Lindsay Clancy judge shields 911 call, autopsy photos in mom’s triple-murder trial

Patrick Clancy's 911 call and autopsy photos of his three children will be shielded from public broadcast as Lindsay Clancy's murder trial begins.

Published July 24, 2026, 5:40 PM
Updated July 24, 2026, 5:52 PM3.5K
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Lindsay Clancy judge shields 911 call, autopsy photos in mom’s triple-murder trial

Lindsay Clancy trial: Husband seeks to restrict 911 call, kids photos

Criminal defense attorney David Gelman offers insights into the impending Lindsay Clancy trial, where opening statements are set for Monday. Gelman examines Patrick Clancy's motion to keep sensitive evidence, like 911 calls and children's photos, from the public. He highlights the emotional toll on the jury and the complex defense of potential postpartum depression.

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A Massachusetts judge has partially granted a grieving father’s request to shield some of the most graphic evidence expected to surface at the murder trial of his now-ex-wife, who is accused of strangling their three young children inside the family’s home.

Plymouth Superior Court Judge William Sullivan ruled Friday that the media and public may not record, display, reproduce or distribute Patrick Clancy’s initial 911 call or autopsy photographs of 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson and 8-month-old Callan Clancy.

The evidence may still be presented to jurors during Lindsay Clancy’s trial, which is set to begin Monday with opening statements.

LINDSAY CLANCY’S HUSBAND COULD TESTIFY FOR HER AT TRIAL OVER DEATHS OF THEIR THREE CHILDREN

Reporters may also describe what is heard or shown in court but cannot broadcast or publish the recording or images themselves, according to the two-page order.

Massachusetts mother accused of killing her three children looks on during court proceedings

Lindsay Clancy, charged with the murder of her three children in Duxbury in 2023, appears in Plymouth Superior Court on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026. (Greg Derr/The Patriot Ledger / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

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Lindsay Clancy is charged with murder in the January 2023 deaths of her three children inside their Duxbury, Massachusetts home.

Lindsay and Patrick Clancy

Lindsay and Patrick Clancy with two of their three children in this undated photo (Lindsay Marie Clancy/ Facebook)

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Prosecutors allege Clancy strangled the children inside the family’s home before attempting to take her own life. Her attorneys have argued that she was suffering from severe mental illness and postpartum psychosis at the time.

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