The murder trial of Massachusetts mother Lindsay Clancy took another disturbing turn Thursday when a hospital chaplain revealed the haunting words Clancy allegedly spoke about her three young children after their deaths.

Clancy, 36, is accused of killing her children — Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and 8-month-old Callan — inside the family’s Duxbury home in January 2023.

Prosecutors allege Clancy strangled the children using exercise bands before attempting to take her own life.

She survived that attempt but was left paralyzed and now uses a wheelchair.

The former labor-and-delivery nurse faces three counts of first-degree murder and could receive life in prison without parole if convicted.

But her defense has argued that Clancy should not be held criminally responsible because she was suffering from severe postpartum psychosis and bipolar disorder that had allegedly gone undiagnosed.

Her attorneys have also pointed to the powerful combination of psychiatric medications she had been taking before the tragedy, arguing that her deteriorating mental state was exacerbated by treatment involving 13 different medications.

On Thursday, jurors heard from Sheila Cavanaugh, a chaplain who has visited Clancy more than 200 times since the killings.

Cavanaugh testified that Clancy made a chilling statement to her just days after the deaths.

According to the chaplain, Clancy said she was “glad my children are safe.”

The revelation came as the defense prepared to wrap up its case following nearly four weeks of emotionally charged testimony.

Clancy has repeatedly become visibly distressed in court as witnesses described the deaths of her children and graphic evidence was presented to jurors.

Her attorney, Kevin Reddington, said Thursday that the trial had taken a significant emotional toll on his client.

“She is so beat up and just so sad,” Reddington said, while expressing hope that the supporters gathering outside the courthouse would provide Clancy with encouragement.

The courtroom proceedings have also drawn an unusual wave of public support.

Hundreds of women wearing pink gathered outside the Plymouth County Superior Court Thursday to rally behind Clancy and her defense team.

Supporters carried messages reading “Peace for Lindsay” and “Justice for Lindsay,” while some formed a prayer circle.

The supporters say Clancy’s case highlights what they view as failures in the treatment of postpartum mental illness and the experiences of women seeking psychiatric care.

Clancy’s defense has emphasized that she sought help repeatedly before the killings.

According to testimony, she struggled with insomnia, anxiety, depression and intrusive thoughts and sought psychiatric treatment, called a suicide hotline twice and spent five days in a mental health facility.

Jurors have also heard that she received roughly 30 prescriptions involving 13 psychiatric medications before the killings, with six of those medications later detected in her system.

Prosecutors, however, have presented a dramatically different picture.

They argue that Clancy deliberately planned the killings and was not experiencing psychosis when she attacked her children.

The trial has featured testimony from roughly 80 witnesses, including family members, medical professionals, psychiatrists and other experts.

The jury was questioned individually by the judge Thursday morning in a closed sidebar proceeding. It was not immediately clear why the questioning took place or what, if anything, resulted from it.

With testimony nearing its conclusion, Reddington said closing arguments could begin as soon as Monday.

The jury is expected to hear additional testimony before the case moves toward its final arguments.

The case has captivated the country not only because of the deaths of three young children, but also because of the central legal question facing jurors: whether Clancy was suffering from a severe mental disorder that left her unable to understand or control her actions at the time of the killings.

Prosecutors and defense attorneys are expected to make their final arguments over that question before the jury begins deliberating.

Clancy remains presumed innocent unless and until she is found guilty in court.

Source: nypost.com