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Day 3 Recap: First Responders Testify on Discovery of Children and Emergency Medical Care

Day 3 focused on firsthand accounts from police officers, firefighters, and paramedics who responded to 47 Summer Street on January 24, 2023. Officers Stephen Hall and Brian Josephine detailed finding Lindsay Clancy on the ground outside with superficial, non-actively bleeding cuts to her neck and wrists, alongside evidence of an open second-story window. Inside the home and basement, responders described discovering Patrick Clancy screaming and finding three-year-old Dawson, five-year-old Cora, and eight-month-old Callan motionless and pulseless. Responders recounted extensive CPR and life-saving measures administered at the scene and in ambulances, though none of the children regained a pulse. Paramedics also detailed assessing and treating Lindsay Clancy before transport.

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The Hot Points

What mattered today

Police officers and paramedics found Lindsay Clancy lying in the backyard near a window well with cuts on her wrists and neck that were not actively bleeding.

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Officer Stephen Hall observed an open second-story window above the backyard scene with blood marks around the frame and on roof shingles below, which were admitted into evidence as photographs.

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Witness PJ Hussey saw Patrick Clancy through a basement window unwrapping an object in a circular motion from around three-year-old Dawson Clancy's head and neck.

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Multiple first responders documented finding exercise bands tied to a closet door in the workout area and near the children on the basement floor.

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First responders performed continuous CPR, intubation, and administered medications on Dawson, Cora, and Callan Clancy, but none regained a pulse at the scene or during hospital transport.

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Paramedic Jennifer Stratton observed deep strangulation marks spanning the entire circumference of eight-month-old Callan Clancy's neck.

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Biggest Moment

What stood out

Officer Brian Josephine described entering the home after hearing screaming and encountering Patrick Clancy in the basement, who frantically shouted, 'She killed the fucking kids.' Josephine found three-year-old Dawson Clancy lying motionless near a gym bag with severe physical trauma, blue lips, and popped blood vessels in his eyes. As Josephine carried Dawson to an awaiting ambulance, mucus and foam leaked from the child's mouth. Responders subsequently located Cora and Callan nearby, both pulseless and showing signs of strangulation.

Witnesses

Stephen Hall Brian Josephine PJ Hussey Loring Nudd Keith Nette Patrick Dwyer Jennifer Stratton Robert Costanzo Daniel Dougherty Vincent Cahill

Prosecution

Points emphasized

First responders established that Lindsay Clancy's neck and wrist cuts were superficial, non-life-threatening, and not actively bleeding upon their arrival.

Responders testified that all three children exhibited severe physical signs of strangulation and asphyxiation, including dark neck marks, facial discoloration, and popped blood vessels.

Exercise bands were found near the children and tied to a workout room closet door, supporting physical evidence of strangulation.

Defense

Points emphasized

Defense counsel questioned paramedic Robert Costanzo regarding his assessment of Lindsay Clancy's neck wounds, highlighting that he observed them through a cervical collar hole in a dark backyard for approximately seven minutes.

Paramedic testimony confirmed Lindsay Clancy was nonverbal and largely unresponsive to stimuli, but became agitated and began reaching and grabbing after receiving Narcan for a suspected opioid overdose.

Worth Knowing

Other developments from court

Officer Stephen Hall noted that Lindsay Clancy repeatedly removed her oxygen face mask while being treated by paramedics outside, requiring him to repeatedly replace it.

Officer Brian Josephine observed that Patrick Clancy initially held a cell phone by his side while attempting to communicate with Lindsay in the backyard before walking past officers toward the house.

Police officers noted no ripped or torn window screens on the ground in the backyard beneath the open second-story window.

Patrick Dwyer testified that emergency medical personnel administered a cardiac shock via defibrillator to Cora Clancy inside an ambulance, but she remained pulseless.