Lindsay was reportedly suffering from “overwhelming mental illness” at the time of the children’s murders. A friend also informed reporters that the mom of three had been attending a five-day-per-week mental health program for postpartum depression and possible postpartum psychosis at the time of the tragedy.
In the weeks that followed his children’s deaths, Patrick Clancy begged for the public to find it in their hearts to forgive Lindsay.
In a lengthy GoFundMe post, Patrick Clancy wrote that their marriage was “wonderful and diametrically grew stronger as her condition rapidly worsened,” adding, “I took as much pride in being her husband as I did in being a father and felt persistently lucky to have her in my life.”
“I want to ask all of you that you find it deep within yourselves to forgive Lindsay, as I have,” he continued. “The real Lindsay was generously loving and caring towards everyone — me, our kids, family, friends, and her patients. The very fibers of her soul are loving. All I wish for her now is that she can somehow find peace.”
Lindsay has pleaded not guilty to three counts of first-degree murder and is undergoing mental health treatment at Tewksbury State Hospital. According to her attorney, the attempted suicide caused irreversible harm to her spinal cord, which left her partially paralyzed. If convicted of first-degree murder, she faces an automatic life sentence in Massachusetts.
After finishing the Boston Marathon on Monday, Patrick Clancy reiterated that he has forgiven his wife.
“I said I forgive my wife and I do. I’ll just leave it at that,” he told WCVB.
