Judge Restricts Public Access to 911 Call, Autopsy Images in Clancy Murder Trial

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A Plymouth Superior Court judge on Friday imposed restrictions on how the media and public may access certain evidence in the upcoming murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, accused of killing her three young children. Judge William Sullivan determined that the 911 call Patrick Clancy placed and photographs from the autopsies of the victims cannot be recorded, displayed, reproduced or distributed to the public.

The three children—Cora, 5; Dawson, 3; and Callan, 8 months old—died in January 2023 at their family home in Duxbury, Massachusetts. Prosecutors contend Clancy strangled each child before attempting suicide, while her defense team maintains she was experiencing severe mental illness and postpartum psychosis at the time of the deaths.

Although jurors will be permitted to view the restricted evidence during trial proceedings, journalists may only describe the content of the recordings or images in their reporting rather than broadcast or publish them directly. Clancy’s trial is scheduled to begin Monday with opening arguments.

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