Lindsay Clancy's attorney has denied that his client will testify in her ex-husband Patrick Clancy's civil lawsuit, pushing back against claims made by Patrick's lawyer that she would reveal she had "homicidal ideation" before strangling their three children.
Defense attorney Kevin Reddington stated that Lindsay Clancy never informed any of her healthcare providers that she harbored homicidal thoughts toward her children, nor did she indicate any intention to testify in Patrick Clancy's lawsuit. Reddington emphasized that Patrick Clancy's counsel "does not speak for Lindsay Clancy."
These comments followed the first hearing in Patrick Clancy's wrongful death lawsuit against Lindsay Clancy's former doctors. Both Patrick and Lindsay Clancy filed separate lawsuits earlier this year, accusing mental health providers of ignoring her pleas for help in the months leading up to the triple homicide. The lawsuits allege that Lindsay Clancy, during a mental health crisis exacerbated by inadequate treatment and medication, used exercise bands to strangle the children in their Duxbury, Massachusetts, home in January 2023.
Patrick Clancy's lawsuit names several medical providers, including Dr. Jennifer Tufts and nurse Rebecca Jollotta, alleging that their negligence led to the deaths of his children. His filing states, "If Defendants had not acted negligently, and rather had provided adequate care, it is more likely than not that Patrick and Lindsay's children would still be alive today."
During the court hearing, Patrick's lawyer, Howard Cooper, had stated his expectation that Lindsay Clancy would testify for the first time once issues related to her Fifth Amendment protection against self-incrimination were resolved. Cooper claimed Lindsay Clancy would testify that she explicitly told the defendants she had homicidal ideation and feared for her children's safety.
Attorneys for the medical providers, however, have denied these allegations and filed motions to dismiss the case. They argue their clients are immune from liability under Massachusetts law and that Lindsay Clancy never communicated homicidal thoughts about harming her children to them. Tim Sweetland, Jollotta's lawyer, told the court that the complaint did not allege that Mrs. Clancy ever communicated such intentions to the defendants. Tufts' attorney, Mary Azzarito, added that Lindsay Clancy told her mother and husband, but "there is no clear evidence that she told her providers."
The judge is considering the dismissal motions and is expected to issue a decision later. No ruling has been made as of Wednesday.
This civil hearing comes just over a month after a mistrial was declared in Lindsay Clancy's criminal trial for the January 2023 killings of her children: Cora, five; Dawson, three; and Callan, eight months. Lindsay Clancy, 36, pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to three counts of first-degree murder. The jury's mistrial resulted from a hung jury, with 11 of 12 jurors concluding she suffered from postpartum psychosis at the time of the deaths.
It remains uncertain if a second criminal trial will occur, with Lindsay Clancy's next court hearing scheduled for November 2. Following the criminal proceedings, Patrick Clancy has since remarried and recently ran in the Chicago Marathon with his pregnant new wife, Dr. Rachel Danis.