Kevin Reddington, 75, Wins Clancy Supporters as Defense Targets Healthcare Failures
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Updated · The New York Times · Sep 3
Kevin Reddington, 75, Wins Clancy Supporters as Defense Targets Healthcare Failures
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Sep 3
Summary
Kevin Reddington’s defense of Lindsay Clancy has made the 75-year-old Massachusetts lawyer a hero to many supporters who see him as exposing a healthcare system that failed her.
His appeal drew on a long focus on mental-health defenses and female defendants, including a landmark Massachusetts acquittal more than 30 years ago using battered women’s syndrome.
Reddington joined Clancy’s case soon after prosecutors said she killed her 3 children in 2023, and he has framed her actions through the lens of severe psychological distress.
In last week’s closing argument, he named Cora, Dawson and Callan before accusing prosecutors of having “ripped the soul” out of Clancy, underscoring the emotional force that resonated with supporters.