{
  "id": 901897,
  "title": "How long was Patrick Clancy gone on the day of killings? Questions on role in deaths answered amid trial",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/how-long-was-patrick-clancy-gone-on-the-day-of-killings-questions-on",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T19:03:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times - World News",
    "slug": "hindustan-times-world-news",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/how-long-was-patrick-clancy-gone-on-day-of-killings-questions-on-role-in-childrens-death-answered-amid-lindsays-trial-101786729692644.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On the day of the killings, Patrick Clancy was gone for less than an hour. On January 24, 2023, he left the house to buy stool softener and dinner while his wife Lindsay Clancy stayed home with their three young children. When he returned, he found the house unusually quiet and discovered blood on the floor and an open window. Inside, he found his children tied with exercise bands. Cora and Dawson were ruled dead, with Callan dying later after being placed on life support. Prosecutors claim Lindsay Clancy intentionally, rationally, and swiftly killed her children, while her defense argues she suffered from postpartum psychosis and was overmedicated. Clancy himself has been cleared by police and not charged, as investigators found no evidence he knowingly failed to protect his children.",
  "summary": "Patrick Clancy's court testimony and newly revealed phone searches are raising fresh questions in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}