Lindsay Clancy Jury Pauses 3-Child Murder Deliberations Until Friday
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Updated · The Boston Globe · Aug 27
Lindsay Clancy Jury Pauses 3-Child Murder Deliberations Until Friday
3 articles · Updated · The Boston Globe · Aug 27
Summary
Jurors in Lindsay Clancy’s trial deliberated Thursday afternoon, then were dismissed around 4:30 p.m. and told to return at 9 a.m. Friday.
12 jurors began weighing whether Clancy, 36, was criminally responsible after closing arguments and lengthy instructions on verdict options ranging from first-degree murder to manslaughter or not guilty by reason of insanity.
Defense lawyer Kevin Reddington argued Clancy was a devoted mother in postpartum psychosis who sought help repeatedly, while prosecutors said she planned the killings, sent her husband out to create time, and knew her actions were wrong.
Clancy has admitted killing her 3 children and attempting suicide in January 2023; the closely watched case has drawn broad attention to postpartum mental health and how criminal responsibility is judged.