Lindsay Clancy’s ex-husband details ‘big spiral’ as expert says one part ‘scared me’ in mom’s murder trial

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Patrick Clancy, the father of three young children strangled inside their Massachusetts home, became the first witness Monday in his ex-wife’s murder trial, offering jurors a harrowing account of the mental health decline he witnessed before their deaths.

He was the first witness called in the trial of Lindsay Clancy, who faces murder charges in...