Lindsay Clancy killed her three children by strangulation in the family basement in January 2023 and attempted suicide the same night, resulting in paralysis; she and Patrick Clancy later divorced. In the fourth week of the murder trial in Plymouth Superior Court, Susan Clancy, Patrick Clancy's mother and a former labor and delivery nurse, testified that Lindsay Clancy had been begging for help amid increasing anxiety, paranoia, and suicidal ideation since fall 2022, while describing her as a wonderful, nurturing mother. Lindsay Clancy's mother and sister testified the previous day.