Clancy's mother and sister, before court ended for the day
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court → end → day
Massachusetts resumed Monday in Plymouth Superior Court, with the prosecution resting its case.
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prosecution → resume → case
The defense began calling witnesses, includingPaula Musgrove, Clancy's mother, took the stand around 12:40 p.m. and completed her testimony just before 3 p.m.
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defense → begin → p.m.
He finished his testimony about the injuries Clancy suffered, and court ended for the day.
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court → finish → day
Clancy, 36, has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the deaths of her three children, 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson and 8-month-old Callan, in their Duxbury home on Jan. 24, 2023.
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Clancy → plead → Jan.
The prosecution, led by Jennifer Sprague and Shanan Buckingham, alleges that Clancy planned the murders before faking a suicide attempt.
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Clancy → lead → attempt
Clancy
to killing her children.
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Clancy → kill → children
Clancy's defense attorney Kevin Reddington argues she should not be held criminally responsible because she was overmedicated and suffering from
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she → argue → ?
, Judge William Sullivan told jurors it's possible the
on Monday and allow the defense to begin calling witnesses.
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defense → tell → witnesses
That happened around 11:15 a.m."She told us that she had thoughts of harming the children"
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she → happen → children
Musgrove first took the stand just before the lunch recess.
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Musgrove → take → recess
She described her daughter as a loving mother who was dedicated to her children.
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who → describe → children
Musgrove said that around the second week of October 2022, she noticed a change in Clancy's demeanor.
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she → say → demeanor
Reddington displayed text messages for the jury.
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Reddington → display → jury
"Mom will you please come up and stay with me for a bit.
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you → come → bit
I had horrible insomnia all night and I just don't know how I'm going to get through the day.
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I → have → day
I started taking the medicine my doctor prescribed for anxiety and I think it's made things worse.
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things → start → anxiety
It's just really scary and I don't want to be alone," Clancy wrote.
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Clancy → want → ?
Reddington's final question involved a conversation Musgrove had with Clancy and her husband at the time, Patrick.
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Musgrove → involve → time
"I remember her being very nervous.
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her → remember → ?
I remember her saying, 'I just have to tell you guys something.'
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I → remember → something
And then she told us," Musgrove said.
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Musgrove → tell → us
"She told us that she had thoughts of harming the children."
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she → tell → children
On cross-examination, Sprague asked Musgrove about the conversation.
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Sprague → ask → conversation
She asked if Musgrove had any concerns about the children's safety.
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Musgrove → ask → safety
"No, because I was there," Musgrove said.
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Musgrove → say → ?
Sprague asked if Musgrove had any thoughts about having Clancy committed to a mental health facility.
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Clancy → ask → facility
She said she did not.
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she → say → ?
On cross-examination, the prosecutor read several text messages between Musgrove and Clancy from January 2023, in the weeks leading up to the children's deaths.
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prosecutor → read → deaths
In several of the messages, Musgrove would ask how Clancy was feeling.
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Clancy → ask → messages
In the messages read by Sprague, Clancy answered several times that she was going "good" and feeling "a little bit" better.
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she → read → Sprague
On Jan. 22, 2023, Lindsay and Patrick Clancy took their two older children to a friend's party and Musgrove stayed at the Duxbury home with Callan, the youngest child.
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Musgrove → take → Callan
After the party, Musgrove wrote to her daughter, "Enjoyed seeing everybody this weekend.
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Musgrove → write → everybody
Nice to see you doing better."
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you → see → ?
She was asked about the message by Sprague.
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She → ask → Sprague
"The text from me was meant to encourage her, because I didn't think it did any good to discourage her.
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it → mean → her
So the text was meant not necessarily what I observed that weekend, but it was meant to encourage her because I was encouraging her to do things with the kids to kind of try to get back to normal.
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I → mean → kids
So it's not necessarily a representation of what I observed that weekend," Musgrove said.
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Musgrove → observe → what
Sprague asked Musgrove if she remembered her interview with police the day after the children were killed.
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children → ask → police
"I do not recall.
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I → recall → ?
…and 57 more, not listed.
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