PLYMOUTH, Mass. — In the Lindsay Clancy triple murder trial, the family nanny testified that Lindsay Clancy told her about her struggles with postpartum, but added she appeared to be a good mother.
“Did you have any concerns about her interacting with the children?” prosecutor Shanan Buckingham asked.
“None at all. She was a wonderful mom,” Rossi testified.
Elaine Rossi, a nanny for the Clancy family, provided for the jury a glimpse inside the Clancy household in the weeks before the murders.
Rossi testified that for three months, September through Thanksgiving 2022, she worked three days a week to help care for the newborn Callan Clancy as Lindsay prepared to return to work at Mass General Hospital.
Rossi shared with Lindsay a brief video of herself bottle feeding Callan and said Lindsay Clancy seemed to be a good mother.
“Did you ever have any concerns that the children were not safe?” Buckingham asked.
“No,” Rossi answered.
On January 24th, 2023, Lindsay Clancy strangled all three of her children with exercise bands, she’s facing three counts of murder.
In openings, a prosecutor said Lindsay was controlling, manipulative, overwhelmed, and wanted to get out of her situation.
Her lawyer claims Lindsay was in the grip of postpartum psychosis and is not criminally responsible for the children’s deaths.
Rossi testified that at one point, Lindsay Clancy admitted to her something was wrong.
“Come to find out that Lindsay was having some issues?” Buckingham asked.
“I did,” Rossi said.
“Did she talk to you about that?”
“She did.”
“And what did she tell you about her issues?” Buckingham asked.
“She shared with me that she was suffering from postpartum.” Rossi testified.
Rossi testified that she was aware Lindsay was having trouble sleeping and that she was using prescription drugs.
But Rossi said Lindsay cared deeply for her children and kept care instructions in a notebook.
Under cross-examination, Rossi said there was nothing unusual in those written instructions.
“Did you find that to be overbearing?” Defense attorney Kevin Reddington asked.
“Not at all,” Rossi answered.
“You didn’t find that controlling that she was trying to exert control over you?” Reddington continued.
“Not at all,” Rossi testified.
When the testimony ended for the day, it appeared to us that Lindsay Clancy was still crying at the defense table.
Testimony resumes Thursday, when a medical examiner is expected to speak about how the three children died.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates as more information becomes available.
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