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Nanny says Lindsay Clancy appeared to be a loving mother before killing her 3 children

Headline from WMUR, from the development of Aug 5, 2026

Newest development Aug 6, 2026 · 3 reportsUpdate on Lindsay Clancy murder trial as former father-in-law testifies

The former nanny for Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother accused of strangling her three children, gave emotional testimony at her murder trial.

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    Nanny says Lindsay Clancy appeared to be a loving mother before killing her 3 children

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    Update on Lindsay Clancy murder trial as former father-in-law testifies

    Headline from CBS News ·

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  1. NBC Boston

    Lindsay Clancy trial recap: Nanny says she ‘was a wonderful mother' (opens NBC Boston)

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    NBC Boston's feed description

    Editor’s note: Testimony in this trial may be graphic and difficult for some viewers to hear. What to Know It was an eventful day in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial on Tuesday, as Clancy spoke openly in court for the first time as she agreed to stipulate to certain facts that the judge said would be…

  2. WPRI Providence

    Nanny takes stand in Lindsay Clancy murder trial: 'She was a wonderful mother' (opens WPRI Providence)

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    WPRI Providence's feed description

    Testimony resumed Wednesday in Lindsay Clancy's triple murder trial, with the family's nanny describing her as a loving mom who doted on her children.

  3. News Nation Now

    Lindsay Clancy's former nanny calls her a 'wonderful mother' (opens News Nation Now)

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    Elaine Rossi, who worked as a nanny for the Clancy family in 2022, took the stand Wednesday.

  4. WMUR

    Nanny says Lindsay Clancy appeared to be a loving mother before killing her 3 children (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    The former nanny for Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother accused of strangling her three children, gave emotional testimony at her murder trial.

  5. Court TV

    Lindsay Clancy was ‘a wonderful mom who loved her kids,’ nanny testifies (opens Court TV)

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    PLYMOUTH, Mass. (Court TV) — The woman who helped care for the Clancy family’s three young children testified on Wednesday that their mother was doting and attentive in the weeks and months before she killed them.

  6. CBS News

    Clancy family nanny testifies that Lindsay was "a wonderful mom" (opens CBS News)

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    The last nanny who worked for the Clancy family testified at trial that Lindsay was a wonderful mom who loved her children.

  7. The Boston Globe

    Lindsay Clancy’s nanny: ‘I observed a wonderful mom who loved her kids’ (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The nanny testified that Clancy shared that she "was suffering from postpartum," and had been seeing various doctors.

  8. New York Post

    Lindsay Clancy sobs as nanny describes slain son Callan, 3, as ‘happiest, sweetest, easiest baby’ (opens New York Post)

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    The nanny said Clancy first shared with her "that she was suffering from postpartum" depression in early December 2022.

  9. The Boston Globe

    Lindsay Clancy’s ex-father-in-law testifies in her murder trial that he knew she was struggling before children died. Follow live updates. (opens The Boston Globe)

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    Before Chris Clancy took the stand, Lindsay’s former colleagues and friends testified that she expressed to them that she was in a “difficult mental place,” feeling “tired and anxious,” and receiving psychiatric care.

  10. PBS NewsHour

    Former Clancy nanny testifies about mother's mental health issues before killings (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    Months before Lindsay Clancy strangled her three children, she lost significant weight, couldn't sleep and complained of postpregnancy mental health issues, the family's former nanny testified at her murder trial Wednesday.

  11. CBS News

    Update on Lindsay Clancy murder trial as former father-in-law testifies (opens CBS News)

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    Lindsay Clancy's former father-in-law testified in her murder trial Thursday. Clancy has admitted to killing her three children, but she's pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder charges, with her attorney arguing she was experiencing extreme postpartum psychosis. CBS News' Shanelle Kaul reports.

  12. The Boston Globe

    Lindsay Clancy trial: Father-in-law describes ‘All-American Family’ (opens The Boston Globe)

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    Clancy’s lawyer alleges she desperately sought help, but was misdiagnosed and overmedicated by numerous medical providers.

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