Jurors in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy conducted a court-supervised visit on Friday, August 3rd, 2026, retracing the route taken by her ex-husband, Patrick Clancy, and touring the Massachusetts home where the couple’s three children were killed.

The 18-member jury panel was driven past locations including the ThreeV restaurant in Plymouth and the CVS pharmacy in Kingston, which Patrick Clancy visited earlier in January. Following this, jurors were escorted in groups of six through the family’s former home in Duxbury during a roughly 40-minute visit. They viewed the basement where the children—Cora, 5; Dawson, 3; and Callan, 8 months—were found, as well as the yard beneath the second-story window where Lindsay Clancy was discovered seriously injured after an apparent suicide attempt.

Jack Lu, a retired Massachusetts Superior Court and Boston Municipal Court judge, noted that such site visits, or "views," are typical in Massachusetts homicide trials, especially those involving multiple deaths. He said, "The reality is, on a homicide case, they’re always, always going to do a view."

This approach mirrors a similar procedure used during Karen Read’s 2025 retrial in Massachusetts, where she was charged with killing her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O'Keefe. Read was ultimately acquitted of the top charge.

Lu also commented on the emotional weight of the Clancy case, stating, "Even among high-profile cases, the emotionalism of this case is extraordinary," and added that Massachusetts judges are trained to privately support jurors after verdicts to help them process the emotional toll.

If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, contact the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255).

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