Disturbing phone note reveals Lindsay Clancy 'resented' her children before killing them
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DUXBURY, MASSACHUSETTS: Lindsay Clancy, a Massachusetts mom accused of killing her three children, reportedly wrote a disturbing note on her phone about "resenting" them. The bodies of the two children allegedly killed by Clancy, 32, were found in the basement of their home. Clancy pleaded not guilty to killing the children — Cora, five, Dawson, three, and seven-month-old Callan, who died later in the hospital.
Clancy faces two counts of first-degree murder, three counts of strangulation and suffocation, and three counts of assault with a deadly weapon following the slayings. While she is accused of killing Callan, she does not face charges in connection with his death at present.
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'I sort of resent my other children'
Prosecutors have now discovered a chilling note on Clancy's phone, where she usually wrote down details of her mental state, medication, and daily tasks. "I think I sort of resent my other children, because they prevent me from treating Cal like my first baby," the note read, according to The US Sun. "And I know that’s not fair to them. I know that."
"I was feeling so depressed last evening when Cora and Dawson came home from school. I know it runs off on them, so we had a pretty rough evening. I want to feel love and connection with all of my kids," the note added.
The children were found in the basement
Clancy's children were found lying in the basement of their house and were discovered by Patrick. Assistant District Attorney Jennifer Sprague explained Patrick came back after he went out to get takeout food for the family in Duxbury, and found his bedroom door locked, according to WCVB. However, he managed to get in and subsequently found that his wife had allegedly slit her wrists and jumped out the second-story window.
"He called 911. During this time, he asked the defendant [Clancy], ‘What did you do?’ She responded to him, ‘I tried to kill myself and jumped out the window'," Sprague told the court. She added, "During the 911 call, Patrick can be heard asking the defendant, ‘Where are the kids?’ He later told police that she replied 'in the basement'."
Patrick then headed downstairs to the basement and reportedly screamed as he found Cora, Dawson, and Callan on the ground. All the children had an exercise resistance band around their necks that was used to strangle them, Evie Magazine reported. Clancy is now being treated for spinal injuries. She has been left paralyzed from the waist down.