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Prosecutors Say Nurse Planned Killing of Three Children

8/18/2026

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Nurse Lindsay Clancy killed three children on Jan. 24, 2023, in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
Prosecutors say Nurse Lindsay Clancy planned the murders by sending husband Patrick Clancy to fetch takeout and pharmacy items.
Mother Paula Musgrove and Clancy’s sister said her mental health declined in Oct. 2022, showing anxiety, paranoia and suicidal thoughts.
Defense attorney Kevin Reddington says Lindsay Clancy suffered psychosis and bipolar disorder and that antidepressants worsened her condition.

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Nurse Lindsay Clancy killed three children on Jan. 24, 2023, in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
Prosecutors say Nurse Lindsay Clancy planned the murders by sending husband Patrick Clancy to fetch takeout and pharmacy items.
Mother Paula Musgrove and Clancy’s sister said her mental health declined in Oct. 2022, showing anxiety, paranoia and suicidal thoughts.
Defense attorney Kevin Reddington says Lindsay Clancy suffered psychosis and bipolar disorder and that antidepressants worsened her condition.