By New York Post (U.S.) | Created at 2026-08-13 16:26:02 | Updated at 2026-08-13 17:38:25
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Lindsay Clancy wanted a fourth child despite being overwhelmed by her three kids and suffering from postpartum mental illnesses including severe postpartum anxiety, jurors learned Thursday.
“I really want a fourth child but I need a good therapist before then,” Clancy wrote in a lengthy journal-like entry on her phone’s Notes app on Nov. 3, 2022, two months before she strangled Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months old.
Patrick and Lindsay Clancy with their children Cora, Dawson and newborn Callan in a 2022 family photo. Courtesy Patrick ClancyFollow The Post’s live updates on the Lindsay Clancy trial
“I don’t want Cal to be our last but I have a lot of figuring out to do,” the mother, who gave birth just six months earlier, wrote.
The revelation came as Timothy Chiappini, a state trooper, testified about analyzing her cellphone.
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