Plymouth Mother Defendant's Defense Lawyer Expresses Concerns Amid Jury Deliberations
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PLYMOUTH, Mass. — Lindsay Clancy is “scared” as the jury continues its second day of deliberations to determine whether she is guilty of killing her three children in 2023, her defense lawyer said Friday.
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BBC NewsThe fate of US mother Lindsay Clancy is now in the hands of a Massachusetts jury, who must decide if she is guilty of first-degree murder - the intentional and premeditated killing of another person - in the deaths of her three children.
ABC NewsClancy’s defense attorney claims she was suffering from postpartum psychosis when she strangled her children and attempted to take her own life. Prosecutors argue that Clancy -- who has pleaded not guilty to three counts of first-degree murder -- is criminally responsible for her children's deaths.
New York PostA group of Lindsay Clancy supporters enter Plymouth Superior Court on Monday, Aug. 24, 2026, in Plymouth, Mass. Clancy is on trial for the death of her three children. Josh Reynolds for NY Post
New York TimesJury Deliberations Underway in Lindsay Clancy Murder Trial In order to reach a verdict, jurors must agree on whether Ms. Clancy should be held criminally responsible for killing her three children.
USA TodayClancy's attorney Kevin Reddington argues that she is not guilty because she lacks criminal responsibility – more commonly known as an insanity defense – because she was suffering from postpartum depression and psychosis at the time of the killings.
PBS NewsHourLindsay Clancy trial draws attention to postpartum mental health Jurors are deliberating in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, a case that has raised questions about maternal mental healthcare. Clancy does not deny killing her children, but she pleaded not guilty, arguing she can't be held criminally responsible because the murders occurred while she was suffering from postpartum psychosis. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Shelley Murphy of The Boston Globe.
The Daily WireClancy has admitted to murdering her three young children but argues she was suffering from postpartum psychosis at the time.
The FederalistWhether Clancy lacked criminal responsibility because of genuine mental incapacity must be judged according to evidence and due process. The scandal is that the culture answered that question in her favor before the jury could, directing its emotional energy toward her rather than her three dead children.
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Both the prosecution and the defense offered their closing arguments Thursday morning, and the jury began deliberating that afternoon.
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BBC NewsAttorneys for both sides made closing arguments on Thursday before the jury began deliberating.
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Clancy’s mother, father and sister sat in court Friday behind her. Reddington, however, told reporters in Plymouth that the jury wanted to see the bag of pills he showed during closings, as well as some other pill bottles and a knife that were all entered as evidence in the case.
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USA TodayThe jury asked Judge William Sullivan to view empty pill bottles and the knife found on the nightstand in the Clancys' upstairs bedroom, defense attorney Kevin Reddington told The Patriot Ledger, part of the USA TODAY Network.
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01 ABC News Pushing back on the suggestion that the trial is a referendum on the healthcare system, Sprague argued that Clancy had better-than-average access to medical care but did not properly use it.
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02 New York Post Dr. Avram Mack, who worked at Nemours Children’s Health in Delaware, resigned on Monday – the same day he took the witness stand in the closely watched case.
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03 The Federalist Three children are dead at Lindsay Clancy’s hand, yet a rotten culture has rallied to make her the central victim. That reflex exposes a deep connection between Big Pro-Life, feminism, and wokeness. We cannot establish justice until we confront it.
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04 BBC News In the state of Massachusetts, a first-degree murder conviction carries a mandatory life in prison sentence without the possibility of parole.
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05 USA Today A jury of 12 – nine women and three men – plus six alternates began deliberations on Thursday, Aug. 27, after hearing weeks of testimony from more than 80 witnesses.
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06 NBC News “She’s nervous. Sad. Scared. Same as she has been,” Clancy’s attorney Kevin Reddington told reporters at the courthouse Friday, according to NBC Boston.
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07 The Daily Wire The nine women and three men asked to see two bags of pills that were entered into evidence, along with the knife Clancy used in her suicide attempt after killing her three young children.
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