A COURTROOM observer at Lindsay Clancy’s explosive murder trial says husband Patrick’s harrowing 911 call blows apart disturbing conspiracy theories surrounding the grieving dad.
Kimberly Souza, 58, has repeatedly attended the high-profile trial at Plymouth Superior Court and believes the devastating audio exposes the truth behind rumors that have swirled online.
Patrick Clancy’s voice in the 911 call reduced some jurors to tears, a courtroom observer told The U.S. Jattvibe Credit: Reuters
Clancy strangled Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and baby Callan who was just eight-months old Credit: Facebook
Souza, a longtime Plymouth-area resident who now lives about 20 minutes away, first went to court on the seventh day of the trial and has since spent five days inside the courtroom.
She was also pictured holding up a sign outside honoring five-year-old Cora, three-year-old Dawson and eight-month-old Callan.
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The case has spawned a wave of conspiracy theories on TikTok and other social media platforms, with some armchair detectives going as far as baselessly accusing Patrick of killing his children and framing his mentally ill wife.
Online sleuths have picked apart everything from Patrick’s clothing and shoes on the night of the killings to his demeanor, his subsequent divorce from Lindsay and his remarriage earlier this year.
There is no evidence Patrick, who now lives in New York City, was involved in the killings and he has never been charged in connection with the deaths.
The speculation has become so intense that his attorney, Howard Cooper, has publicly put influencers and celebrities on notice over what he called defamatory claims about the grieving father.
After a mistrial was declared in Clancy’s trial on Friday, her defense attorney Kevin Reddington spoke out about the conspiracies.
“I think Patrick, you heard the 911 call. I think you can judge his credibility by that 911 call.
“I don’t know what is in Patrick’s mind I mean he testified, and the jury was able to evaluate him.”
Others have questioned details surrounding Patrick’s frantic 911 call, including whether Lindsay was able to speak after she slashed her wrists and neck and jumped from a second story window, leaving her paralyzed from the waist down.
But Souza said hearing the harrowing audio inside the courtroom left her in no doubt about Patrick’s reaction that night and believes his anguish should silence some of the rumors that have dogged him online.
“The biggest moment obviously was the 911 call,” Souza told The U.S. Jattvibe.
“I understand that Patrick wanted it blocked from the public and I understand why now. It’s devastating, it’s heart-wrenching.
“People wouldn’t question him after hearing that.”
Patrick’s voice, she said, was particularly difficult to hear.
“The gut-wrenching voice of Patrick just got me the most, not even exactly what was happening, just to hear it in his voice,” she recalled.
Kimberly Souza, 58, spoke to The U.S. Jattvibe outside of Plymouth Superior Court Credit: The U.S. Jattvibe
Clancy and defense attorney Kevin Reddington show their emotion during the dramatic trial Credit: via REUTERS
“I can’t imagine faking that. It was absolutely real to me.”
Souza said some jurors were reduced to tears as the call was played.
She claimed, “You absolutely hear Lindsay say ‘basement.’ Then you hear his screams. And him talking about the children, ‘She killed the [f***ing] kids.’
“I don’t know how other people would assume you would react other than being in that position.
“Judging how he reacted and everything, I’m surprised he didn’t do anything to Lindsay himself because those were his three children. It was really hard to hear.”
Souza said she has become increasingly frustrated by claims circulating on social media.
“These controversies on TikTok or social media or whatever, that she couldn’t talk, is all false. She could absolutely talk, even for a brief moment, she could talk. I’m sick of all the conspiracy theories.
“I feel so bad for the man. He’s been going through hell, he’s gone through hell for three and a half years now. He doesn’t want to be here [at the trial]. It’s the last place he wants to be.
“I can’t wrap my brain around it. It’s as if they didn’t do any research themselves. And it doesn’t take much.”
Clancy, 36, has admitted to killing her three children at the family’s Duxbury home on January 24, 2023.
Jurors were tasked with deciding whether she was criminally responsible for their deaths.
Her defense argued that she was suffering from severe mental illness and undiagnosed postpartum psychosis, while prosecutors acknowledge she was mentally ill but argue she understood her actions were wrong and that the killings were planned.
The jury’s deliberations entered a seventh day on Friday after dramatic scenes in court Thursday when the foreperson raised concerns about one juror’s approach to reasonable doubt.
Reddington unsuccessfully pushed for the juror to be removed before Judge William Sullivan clarified the law and sent the panel back to deliberate.
Jurors ultimately remained deadlocked, and the judge declared a mistrial, bringing the end to the weeks-long trial.
Souza said she cannot understand how some people continue to make claims about the case without considering the evidence heard in court.
“I just can’t imagine talking like that without all the facts behind you. And not believing that the police did their due diligence, and the toxicology reports, and the GPS and everything else that has come forward.
“And her own lawyer has said several times during the trial that she did it.”
But Souza doesn’t have a great deal of sympathy for Clancy, telling The U.S. Jattvibe, “I never want her out.
“Just because she’s paralyzed does not mean she’s not a criminal. I think she should be [held] criminally responsible. I think she just couldn’t take her life anymore.”
But others who have attended the trial have a very different view.
Tiffany Ahearn, 39, has been making the trip to court from Woburn and, having previously served time for drug and alcohol offenses, fears for Clancy if she is sent to jail.
She said, “Prison doesn’t do well with people who have or allegedly have murdered their children. No matter what. You’ll forever have that label in a prison.
“In a place like that, you are at risk.”
Amanda Aikulola, of the nonprofit Cherished Mom, has also attended court to raise awareness about maternal mental health and postpartum conditions and met with Clancy’s sister.
The organization focuses on postpartum psychosis, the condition Clancy’s defense contends she was suffering from, maternal suicide and other perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.
Aikulola said she had spoken briefly to Clancy’s family and argued that the case should prompt a broader discussion about maternal mental health.
“My thoughts on the case are that this is not an isolated incident. These things are happening and have been happening for a long time.
“What we hope to see is continued interest in these types of situations, the fractured mental health system that’s been exposed throughout the case, and the conversation around maternal mental health. We want to make sure that it doesn’t end with the verdict.
“When someone is asking for help, like Lindsay was, we need resources and we need healthcare providers educated.”
Asked whether she believes Clancy was failed by medical professionals, Aikulola said she did, but stressed that the problem was broader than any one individual.
“Yes. I wouldn’t say one medical professional, but I think it’s a very complicated system.
“I think we could look at the case, learn from it and understand how to reform and change the system and add additional stopgaps.”
Aikulola also addressed the intense online debate surrounding the case.
“I think a lot of things in our society have highly opinionated people without the understanding, education or context to have the opinions that they sometimes have, but that is just the world we live in.”
She said postpartum psychosis can be difficult to comprehend for people who have never experienced a psychiatric crisis themselves.
“When they go off the rails in any type of way, whether you have a stroke, a neurological issue or a psychiatric issue, and your brain isn’t working well, it’s hard to understand that experience unless you’ve lived it.”
Aikulola stressed that the Clancy case represents an extreme outcome but said there are many people who survive postpartum psychosis and recover.
“This is the worst-case scenario. It was like a perfect storm that brought this outcome to this family, but there are a lot of survivors.
“They share their stories, they teach and they educate, and that lived experience is really helpful for understanding what really happened here.”
If you or someone you know has been affected by the issues raised in this story, call or text the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988, or text the Crisis Text Line at 741741.
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