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Lindsay Clancy trial (updates): Jury sent home after Duxbury home tour, more emotional testimony

PLYMOUTH, Mass. — Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial left the courtroom Friday morning to visit the Duxbury home where prosecutors say Clancy killed her three young children before attempting to take her own life.

The jury also toured a CVS and restaurant where Patrick Clancy stopped before finding his strangled kids in January 2023.

The jury view came after three days of emotional testimony and evidence presentation in Plymouth Superior Court, where prosecutors and defense attorneys have laid out competing narratives surrounding the deaths of 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson, and 8-month-old Callan.

Testimony resumed after the view, with prosecutors calling more first responders and hospital workers who treated the children and Lindsay Clancy to the stand.

Plymouth Superior Court Judge William Sullivan dismissed the jury for the weekend shortly before 12:45 p.m.

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What has happened so far in the trial:

So far, jurors have been shown photographs of the exterior and interior of the family’s former home, including images of the second-floor window prosecutors say Clancy jumped from following the killings. They have also viewed photographs and 3D renderings of the basement, where Patrick Clancy discovered the children.

Friday’s visit gave jurors an opportunity to see the home firsthand and better understand its layout and the physical locations referenced throughout testimony.

Boston criminal defense attorney Elyse Hershon said jury views are designed to help jurors observe a scene for themselves, but strict rules limit interactions and commentary during the visit.

“Neither lawyer is allowed to say, ‘This is where she jumped out the window,’” Hershon explained. “They are allowed to point things out for the jurors to observe, but they are not allowed to communicate information beyond directing attention to areas they want jurors to notice.”

The jury visit follows testimony Thursday from first responders who were called to the Clancy home after Patrick Clancy returned from running errands and found the children unresponsive.

Witnesses described desperate efforts to save the children. According to testimony, baby Callan was found with a faint pulse and rushed to a hospital. Cora and Dawson were later pronounced dead, while Callan died days later.

Prosecutors allege Lindsay Clancy strangled each child with exercise bands after sending her husband out to pick up takeout and medication. They say she then jumped from a second-floor window in what they describe as an attempted suicide.

The trial could last up to eight weeks.

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