The Duxbury, Massachusetts, home where Lindsay Clancy’s three children were found dead was bought by former Plymouth County Assistant District Attorney Michael Phippen for $675,000 in January 2024, property records obtained by Daily Mail show. Phippen had worked as an assistant district attorney in Plymouth County from 2016 to 2018, years before the January 2023 killings. The sale came about a year after Patrick Clancy returned to the house and found Lindsay injured after a suicide attempt and their three children dead in the basement. The property later became part of Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial, with jurors visiting it in July.
Tragic Incident Leads to Loss of Three Children
On January 24, 2023, Patrick returned home after picking up dinner and medication, only to discover a heartbreaking scene. He found his partner, Lindsay, injured outside after she had jumped from a second-floor window. Inside the basement, he tragically discovered the bodies of their three children: Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months.
In the aftermath of this devastating event, Patrick has since taken on a prominent role, leading the criminal defense department at Stark and Lattuca while also managing his own criminal defense practice. CT Insider reported on the details of his recent purchase and highlighted his previous position as a prosecutor in Plymouth County.
Reflecting on the profound loss, Patrick remarked, “There’s no house anymore. There are no kids. All that’s left is me and Lindsay.”
Phippen purchased the three-bedroom, two-bathroom house at 47 Summer Street in Duxbury in January 2024, according to property records. The Clancys had bought the property for $500,000 in 2018, before they had children. However, he had already left the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office in 2018, about five years before Lindsay Clancy was accused of killing her children. Patrick Clancy spoke about the sale in an October 2024 interview with The New Yorker, saying the home had been sold earlier that year. On July 31, jurors visited the house in groups.
Because the house is tied to the case, phippen’s past work as a prosecutor has drawn attention. As of Friday, August 28, 2026, the 12 jurors had not reached a verdict and were due to continue deliberations Monday.
His lawyer , Peter Maguire, argued that the visit would be “massively disruptive” for Phippen’s partner, pets and neighbors. He did not identify the buyer at the time. Lindsay Clancy is accused of killing the three children before attempting suicide. She has pleaded not guilty by reason of lack of criminal responsibility, with her defense arguing that she was suffering from postpartum psychosis. The former prosecutor later became part of another development involving the property. Phippen objected to plans for jurors to visit the house during Lindsay Clancy’s trial. Judge William Sullivan rejected the objection and allowed the jury to inspect the property. They saw the exterior, rooms inside, the second-floor window from which Lindsay Clancy jumped and the basement where the children were found. The jury is now considering Lindsay Clancy’s fate after closing arguments.
