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Lindsay Clancy's chilling search results days before killing kids: ‘Can you turn airbags off’, ‘Can you treat sociopath’
Lindsay Clancy Googled about psychosis symptoms and hallucinations five days before she killed her three children and then tried to kill herself.
Lindsay Clancy's chilling search results have come into focus as she stands trial in Massachusetts for killing her three children – Cora, Dawson, and Callan. Five days before she killed her kids, she reportedly Googled about psychosis symptoms and hallucinations.
This information was shared with jurors, based on what was found on her phone. State Police Trooper Timothy Chiappini analyzed Lindsay's phone and spoke about the contents when he took the stand.
He read out notes dated October 23, 2022 and then modified on November 3, 2022. Here's what Lindsay Clancy had written.
What did Lindsay Clancy write in her notes?
Lindsay had reportedly written “I’m sad and depressed because I’m not able to parent my third child like my first. I think I sort of resent my other children because they prevent me from treating him like my first,” as per Boston Herald.
“Cal was so very planned and desired, I want to give him all the love he deserves,” she had added, referring to their third child. While she'd expressed a wish to have more children Lindsay wanted to find a good therapist. She wrote in another instance “I have just fallen out of the habit of doing anything fun, for myself, with Pat.”
Lindsay Clancy Google searches and texts
On January 20, 2023, four days before her children's killings, Lindsay had searched “How to slit your throat to die”. She had also searched “Can you turn airbags off on KIA Sorento” and “Can you treat a sociopath?”.
When Patrick Clancy, who Lindsay was married to, returned home, he had found her in the backyard after she tried to kill herself by jumping out of the window. He found the kids in the basement, strangled with exercise bands.
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However, in the month before the killings, Lindsay had searched things like “world’s best organic baby food,” “best kids movie,” “unicorn picture free coloring,” “Paw Patrol,” “Chuck-E-Cheese,” and “fluffy slime recipe.”
She had also looked up medications, along with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. One search read “On seroquel, feel like I can’t have a conversation.”
Lindsay's text messages with her mother gave some insight as well. Lindsay had initially said she was feeling better at the start of the month, after some time in McLean mental hospital during New Years. However, on January 14, she texted her mom, saying “Hanging in there and waiting for the day I wake up feeling like myself.”
These messages and notes serve to provide an insight into Lindsay Clancy's mind, as her attorney Kevin Reddington tries to argue insanity, saying she was suffering from postpartum psychosis and can't be held criminally responsible for the deaths of her children.
