Judge Denies Move for Duxbury Mom's Murder Trial

A judge has ruled that Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts nurse accused of murdering her three children, will stand trial in Plymouth County. Despite her attorney's plea to relocate the trial due to intense local publicity and concerns about jury impartiality, the request was denied. The trial's commencement has been rescheduled from February 9 to July 20, a decision made to avoid potential conflicts with defense counsel's vacation plans.

Clancy is accused of strangling her children, Cora, five, Dawson, three, and eight-month-old Callan, in their Duxbury home in January 2023. Her husband discovered the scene upon returning home, finding the children deceased and Clancy with self-inflicted wounds. The defense plans to argue an insanity defense, citing postpartum depression, but prosecutors have presented evidence suggesting Clancy researched methods of harm and that her suicide attempt may have been staged.