Their names had been Cora, Dawson and Callan Clancy and so they lived on Summer season Avenue in Duxbury.
On Saturday the neighborhood joined collectively to construct a playground of their reminiscence: the brand new Clancy Household Playground at 495 Tremont St.
“This playground will be more than just a place to play — it will be a lasting tribute, filled with love, laughter and light. A space where families come together, children play freely, and the spirit of these three cherished souls live on in every joyful sound,” an invite to assist construct the playground acknowledged. “Together, let’s create a place where their memory continues to inspire and uplift our community.”
The kids’s father Patrick Clancy received to do the ribbon-cutting honors. He had moved away from Duxbury following the Jan. 24, 2023 tragedy that shattered his world.
That night, prosecutors say, their mom Lindsay Clancy, who was a labor and supply nurse at Massachusetts Common Hospital, strangled every of them with train bands within the basement.
Lindsay Clancy is charged with homicide for the deaths of every of them. 5-year-old Cora and three-year-old Dawson had been pronounced useless that evening whereas their youthful brother died at 8 months previous three days later.
A lot of the protection has been targeted on the mom, who tried suicide that very same evening, and her protection lawyer’s claims that she was affected by post-partum psychosis, was misdiagnosed and over-medicated and stays “extremely emotional” and “suicidal.” She has participated within the comparatively few courtroom hearings from hospital beds as her case slowly strikes by way of the courtroom system. Her subsequent pretrial convention is scheduled for Dec. 1 with a trial date set for Jan. 5, 2026.
However because the authorized system slowly churns alongside in her case, entire generations of Duxbury kids will know the names of Cora, Dawson and Callan any longer.
Employees Picture By Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald
Youngsters get the primary run of the slide because the Clancy Household Playground holds a ribbon chopping in reminiscence of the Clancy kids on Saturday. (Employees Picture By Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald)
Employees Picture By Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald
Patrick Clancy, middle, is helped by police and volunteers to boost the The place Angles Play flag because the Clancy Household Playground holds a ribbon chopping in reminiscence of the Clancy kids on Saturday. (Employees Picture By Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald)
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