Lindsay Clancy Jury to Deliberate 3-Child Murder Case After 21 Days of Testimony
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Updated · The Boston Globe · Aug 26
Lindsay Clancy Jury to Deliberate 3-Child Murder Case After 21 Days of Testimony
3 articles · Updated · The Boston Globe · Aug 26
Summary
12 jurors are set to begin deliberations Thursday in Lindsay Clancy’s trial after closing arguments, legal instructions and the random dismissal of six alternates from the 18-member panel.
84 witnesses testified over 21 trial days in a case centered on whether Clancy, 36, was criminally responsible when she killed her three children in Duxbury on Jan. 24, 2023.
Gregory Saathoff, the prosecution’s final witness, told jurors Wednesday that Clancy had Bipolar II disorder but still knew right from wrong, describing the killings as planned and methodical.
Defense lawyer Kevin Reddington attacked that opinion by noting Saathoff evaluated Clancy only by Zoom this year, while defense experts have backed her claim of a postpartum psychotic break and command hallucinations.
Jurors can weigh verdicts ranging from first- or second-degree murder to manslaughter, or find Clancy not guilty by reason of lack of criminal responsibility.