Trial Testimony Portrays 3 Clancy Children as Active, Happy and Close-Knit
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Updated · The New York Times · Sep 3
Trial Testimony Portrays 3 Clancy Children as Active, Happy and Close-Knit
1 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Sep 3
Summary
Three children killed in the Lindsay Clancy case were described at trial in intimate detail: Cora, 5, loved princesses and caring for others; Dawson, 3, loved trucks and “Paw Patrol”; Callan, 8 months, was “a happy baby.”
Patrick Clancy and the family’s nanny told jurors Cora was a “girly girl” who liked arts and crafts, while Dawson was energetic, funny and rambunctious, offering a rare portrait of the children behind the murder case.
Photos and testimony showed an active family life, with the older children doing gymnastics, swimming and skiing, and recent outings including Boston’s Museum of Science and a Cape Cod indoor water park.
Jan. 24, 2023, was recounted as an ordinary day before the killings: Cora had a doctor’s appointment, Dawson dressed himself alone for the first time, and the children built a snowman and did art projects with their mother.