In the high-profile murder trial unfolding in Plymouth Superior Court in Massachusetts, explosive new details from the Lindsay Clancy case have emerged, leaving the public stunned. On January 24, 2023, Lindsay Clancy, a former labor and delivery nurse, allegedly strangled her three young children—Cora (5), Dawson (3), and Callan (8 months)—with an exercise resistance band inside the family’s Duxbury home. Hours before the murders, she sent her husband, Patrick Clancy, a seemingly mundane text asking for takeout while he ran errands. Forensic analysts have now uncovered a hidden voice memo recorded moments after that message, exposing a disturbing second individual inside the house—a chilling twist that prosecutors say ties directly to her claim of postpartum psychosis.

The final text exchange, read aloud in court on August 14, 2026, paints an eerily normal scene. At 4:53 p.m., Lindsay texted Patrick: “Any chance you want to do take out from ThreeV. I didn’t cook anything. It’s been a long day.” Patrick replied simply, “Yeah.” She responded, “Okie dokie. Check the menu when you can.” Later, while discussing dinner, she added, “It was just a short nap” about their baby Callan. At 5:07 p.m., she ordered a Mediterranean Power Bowl; Patrick chose scallops and pork belly risotto. Surveillance footage shows Patrick stopping at CVS for medication and picking up the food before returning home around 6 p.m.

What happened next is horrific. Patrick found his wife, Lindsay, injured outside the locked bedroom window after she allegedly jumped about 20 feet, sustaining cuts to her wrists and neck. He called 911, describing her as having tried to commit suicide. The harrowing recording captures his frantic footsteps, screams, and desperate pleas for help in the basement. There, he discovered Cora and Callan with the resistance band around their necks, followed by Dawson in the office. Patrick was heard sobbing, “She killed the kids!”

Forensic experts have now analyzed audio from Lindsay’s phone and revealed a hidden voice memo created shortly after her 4:53 p.m. text. The memo captures a second person’s voice inside the home—a man instructing her to act, claiming it was “her last chance” to kill the children and herself. This aligns with statements Lindsay made to hospital psychologist Dr. Paul Zeizel in the days following the tragedy. On one call, she reportedly said she heard a male voice ordering her: “Kill the children and then kill yourself.” She has not disputed the murders, but her defense argues she was experiencing extreme postpartum psychosis—a rare mental illness causing hallucinations, delusions, and extreme mood swings—that rendered her not criminally responsible.

Lindsay’s team maintains she was not faking the voices and that the defense never suggested the hallucination. Prosecutors counter that she appeared lucid during phone calls ordering food, searched for laxative online, and planned the outing with Patrick, suggesting cold calculation. The trial continues to examine her mental health history, including past suicidal thoughts and medication use.

This case has shocked the nation. A seemingly ordinary family dinner order, followed by a “normal” day that ends in unimaginable horror, underscores the devastating impact of untreated postpartum psychosis. As more evidence unfolds—including the voice memo—questions linger: Was Lindsay’s mind truly fractured, or did reality blur in ways no one could foresee? The court will decide, but the chilling final texts and hidden memo serve as a grim reminder of how quickly tragedy can strike.