​NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!. A Massachusetts mother accused of strangling her three young children is offering to formally admit she killed them in a dramatic legal move that could shift the focus of her trial to her mental state — and potentially keep her out of prison.. Lindsay Clancy, who was a Duxbury labor and delivery nurse, is willing to formally admit in writing to her role in the killings, according to a new motion filed by defense attorney Kevin Reddington.. The filing, obtained by WCVB5, comes just one week after a judge denied Clancy’s request to split her trial into separate phases that would have divided the question of whether she committed the acts from her mental state at the time.. In asking the court to reconsider, Reddington argued that Clancy’s admission would leave her mental condition as the central issue for a jury to decide. The filing states that she is willing to formally acknowledge her involvement in the conduct that led to the deaths of her three children.. UTAH CHILDREN’S BOOK AUTHOR KOURI RICHINS CONVICTED IN HUSBAND’S MURDER. If she is ultimately deemed mentally unfit to stand trial, she could be committed to a secure mental health facility rather than face prison under Massachusetts law.. Prosecutors have not agreed to the proposal. They previously opposed the idea of separating the trial, arguing that the evidence presented in each phase would be nearly identical.. Clancy was indicted in September 2023 on three counts of murder and strangulation in connection with the deaths of her children, 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson and 8-month-old Callan.. Prosecutors allege that Clancy used exercise bands to strangle the children inside the family’s Duxbury home on Jan. 24, 2023, before attempting to take her own life.. MASSACHUSETTS MOTHER ACCUSED OF STRANGLING HER 3 CHILDREN SEEKS INSANITY DEFENSE. Her husband, Patrick Clancy, returned home to what court documents describe as silence. He found blood on the floor and an open window before discovering his wife outside with cuts to her wrists and neck. She survived the apparent suicide attempt.. Previously unsealed records, spanning nearly 300 pages, detail Clancy’s actions in the hours leading up to the killings.. FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON X. According to court documents, she had taken one of her children to a pediatrician appointment earlier that day and contacted a CVS pharmacy about a prescription. She also ordered takeout from a local restaurant and used Apple Maps to calculate travel time from her home.. SIGN UP TO GET TRUE CRIME NEWSLETTER. Investigators say she then asked her husband to pick up the food and medication, leaving her alone with the children.. Authorities later executed multiple search warrants and collected items from the home, including exercise bands, medications, electronic devices, notebooks, clothing and a knife.. SEND US A TIP HERE. Clancy’s defense team has indicated it will argue she was suffering f  

​NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Boston announced the arrests of five illegal immigrants over the past month who are wanted for murder and other violent crimes in their home countries, including several subjects of Interpol Red Notices.. The agency said in a series of posts on X that ‘‘each illegally entered the United States during the Biden administration’s disastrous open border policy.’’. ICE said the migrants were apprehended in New England and are wanted overseas for serious violent offenses, including homicide and attempted homicide.. ‘‘ERO Boston has always been—and will continue to be—strongly committed to targeted enforcement actions against the most dangerous criminal aliens, ensuring the safety and security of our New England communities,’’ ICE Boston said.. ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT ACCUSED OF FATAL HIT AND RUN THAT KILLED NORTH CAROLINA MOTORCYCLIST. The arrests underscore ICE’s focus on detaining foreign nationals accused of serious crimes abroad and highlight ongoing concerns about public safety tied to illegal border crossings.. Officials identified the suspects as Magno Jose Dos Santos, who was arrested on March 22 in Worcester, Massachusetts, and is wanted in Brazil on charges of homicide and attempted homicide tied to a May 12, 2021, incident.. ICE SEEKING DETENTION OF 3 ALLEGED MS-13 MEMBERS ACCUSED OF MURDERING 14-YEAR-OLD BOY. Bryan Rafael Gomez was arrested on April 4 in Worcester, Massachusetts, and is the subject of an Interpol Red Notice for homicide, wanted by authorities in the Dominican Republic. An Interpol Red Notice is an international request to locate and provisionally arrest a person pending extradition.. Altieris Chaves Paiva was arrested on April 5 in Falmouth, Massachusetts, and is also the subject of an Interpol Red Notice for homicide, wanted by authorities in Brazil.. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP. Kele Cristian Alves-Pereira was arrested on March 13 in Everett, Massachusetts, and is wanted in Brazil for murder, with Interpol issuing a Red Notice for her arrest. She has a ‘‘777’’ tattoo on her neck and a teardrop tattoo beneath her eye, an image released by ICE shows.. Danny Granados-Garcia was arrested on March 10 in Waterbury, Connecticut, and is a wanted fugitive in El Salvador, facing an arrest warrant issued Feb. 11, 2026, for aggravated homicide and alleged membership in a terrorist organization.  

​NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!. The son of a victim of the accused Gilgo Beach serial killer has filed a lawsuit against Rex Heuermann and members of his family over the alleged torture and dismemberment of his mother – just days before he is expected to plead guilty to the brutal killings of seven women.. On Monday, attorney John Ray filed a wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of Benjamin Torres, the only child of Valerie Mack, according to court documents obtained by Fox News.. The civil filing alleges that Mack’s death deprived Torres of his “mother’s care, guidance, protection, nurture, society and economic support.”. ACCUSED GILGO BEACH SERIAL KILLER REX HEUERMANN EXPECTED TO PLEAD GUILTY IN MURDER CASE: REPORTS. Mack, a 24-year-old from Philadelphia, vanished when her son was just 6 years old in 2000. Her partial remains were discovered in Manorville, New York after a group of hikers stumbled upon a suspicious black bag that November.. According to the lawsuit, Mack was “tortured ferociously” before allegedly being killed and dismembered by Heuermann.. REX HEUERMANN’S FAMILY KEPT GRUESOME PIECE OF EVIDENCE, SOURCE SAYS. As a result, Torres is seeking unspecified “recovery for the wrongful torture and murder of Valerie Mack, for the terror, restraint, pain, mutilation, and dismemberment inflicted upon her before and after death, for the concealment and mutilation of her remains, and for the profound and prolonged harm thereby inflicted,” the lawsuit said.. EX-WIFE OF ALLEGED GILGO BEACH KILLER STILL DEFENDS HIM, BUT DAUGHTER SAYS HE ‘MOST LIKELY’ DID IT. The suit also aims to seek compensation from Heuermann’s ex-wife, Asa Ellerup, and daughter Victoria Heuermann stemming from profits made from the Peacock documentary, “Gilgo Beach Killer: House of Secrets.”. The family received over $1 million from the documentary, according to Newsday.. FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON X. “Asa Ellerup and Victoria Heuermann at some point in time knew of, concealed, deliberately ignored, or consciously avoided learning of material facts concerning the assault, murder, dismemberment, concealment, and disposal of Valerie Mack,” the lawsuit added.. SIGN UP TO GET TRUE CRIME NEWSLETTER. The lawsuit also addresses New York’s two-year deadline for wrongful death lawsuits to be filed, arguing the limit should be waived for Torres due to his age at the time of his mother’s murder and authorities’ delay in identifying her remains.. SEND US A TIP HERE. Heuermann was charged with Mack’s death in late 2024, marking the seventh and final victim prosecutors say he killed between 1993 and 2010.. LISTEN TO THE NEW ‘CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO’ PODCAST. He is expected to plead guilty to all seven counts of murder as part of a plea deal offered by Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney. He is due back in court on Wednesday.. LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? FIND MORE ON THE TRUE CRIME HUB. Heuermann is accused of killing Mack, Megan Water  

​NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!. Washington, D.C. authorities arrested nearly a dozen juveniles over the weekend in connection with a series of “teen takeovers,” in which swarms of youngsters were taken into custody for allegedly brawling in the streets and assaulting police officers.. The incidents began around 8:30 p.m. Saturday, when police responded to multiple disturbances within the southwest area of the city, FOX 5 reported.. Investigators said various large groups of teens gathered between the Navy Yard curfew zone and the Wharf, located just blocks away from the designated curfew zones established by authorities for the weekend.. WILD BODYCAM VIDEO SHOWS COPS STORM CHAOTIC TEEN ‘TAKEOVER’ AS BUSINESSES TRASHED: ‘THEY COME TO FIGHT’. “They’re coming from Maryland, they’re coming from Virginia, they’re coming from all over just to be disrespectful here in Ward Six, we’re like some ‘Meeting Zone,’” one local resident told FOX 5.. The first fight broke out in the 1300 block of Canal Street, where officers took a 17-year-old boy, a 15-year-old girl and a 12-year-old girl into custody, the outlet reported.. Just minutes later, a second fight started near First Street and N Street SW, resulting in a 15-year-old boy being arrested for allegedly assaulting a police officer.. TEEN MOBS SWARM DOWNTOWN IN CHAOTIC TAKEOVER—FIGHTS ERUPT, CARS TARGETED BEFORE CURFEW CRACKDOWN HITS. Another large altercation broke out in the same area around 9 p.m., in which multiple juveniles began attacking officers, the outlet reported.. The fight resulted in the arrests of two girls, aged 15 and 16, for allegedly fighting in public.. VIRAL ‘TAKEOVER’ CHAOS ERUPTS AS TEEN BRAWL BREAKS OUT, MULTIPLE ARRESTS AFTER MALL MELEE CAUGHT ON VIDEO. Additionally, two 14-year-olds, one boy and one girl, were taken into custody on charges of assaulting a police officer, fighting and resisting arrest, FOX 5 reported.. GOT A TIP?. Video taken by a bystander in the area shows a mob of juveniles throwing punches on the street, with one group surrounding an officer before scattering in different directions.. FOLLOW US ON X. Ultimately, authorities arrested eight teens in connection to the fights over the weekend, according to the outlet.. “The parents need to get more involved, you know,” one resident told FOX 5. “Kids are going to be kids, but the parents really, really need to focus on what their children are doing.”. GET BREAKING NEWS BY EMAIL. The brawls came as the Department of Parks and Recreation hosted evening events geared toward teens Friday and Saturday, while also enacting five juvenile curfew zones throughout D.C. over the weekend.. CLICK HERE FOR MORE US NEWS. The order reportedly restricts anyone under the age of 18 from gathering in unsanctioned groups of nine or more in public spaces, with a separate citywide curfew being enacted nightly from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m.. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP. Currently, the Juvenile Curfew Seco  

​NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!. Boston officials spent the years after George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter protests pushing a mental health-first response model meant to reduce the role of police in psychiatric emergencies. But that strategy came under scrutiny Saturday after police said a man in crisis stabbed an officer.. The city’s flagship approach built on the long-running Boston Emergency Services Team, or BEST, a partnership that Boston police say has been in place since 2011.. After the 2020 unrest, however, City Hall moved to expand and elevate that model. In April 2021, Boston launched a pilot explicitly aimed at increasing the role of mental health workers and decreasing the role of police in crisis calls.. The policy shift was on display on Saturday.. CLICK HERE FOR MORE US NEWS. Police Commissioner Michael Cox said officers were called around 10:45 a.m. after a man reported that four armed people outside his apartment near Northwestern University wanted to harm him.. Officers could not find anyone matching that description, but spoke with the caller through the door and then requested EMS and a mental health clinician, through the BEST program, after concluding he was in immediate need of psychiatric help.. GOT A TIP?. According to Cox, EMS and the clinician spent roughly 35 to 45 minutes talking with the man from outside the apartment and trying to persuade him to come out for treatment.. FOLLOW US ON X. Instead, police said, he suddenly emerged carrying a sword, stabbed a Boston officer in the arm and knocked the clinician to the ground.. “One or more officers fired a Taser and their firearm at the individual, bringing the person to a halt,” the commissioner said. “EMS immediately provided medical attention. Unfortunately, the person succumbed to the injuries.”. GET BREAKING NEWS BY EMAIL. The person has not been immediately identified.. The officer stabbed was given a tourniquet on scene before being taken to the hospital. Several officers and two EMS clinicians were also taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden.. “Today serves as a reminder of the dangers inherent in this work and the sacrifice our members make every day. Members of Boston EMS show up to save lives — not to be assaulted. No one should face violence for simply doing their job,” Boston EMS said in a statement.. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP. “Our thoughts are with our injured members, the Boston Police officers, and everyone affected by today’s incident.”. Boston Police are investigating.. Fox News Digital reached out to the police and mayor for comment.