After five weeks of testimony from more than 80 witnesses, jurors are currently weighing whether Clancy is legally liable for the deaths of her three children. The jury in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy continued deliberations for a second full day on Friday without reaching a verdict.
Clancy, 36, is charged with killing Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months at the family’s home in Duxbury, Massachusetts, on January 24, 2023. On Friday morning, the jury submitted its first question to Judge William Sullivan at 10am after deliberations began at 9:15 am. Clancy’s attorney, Kevin Reddington, later told reporters that jurors wanted to review evidence introduced during closing arguments, including a bag of pills, additional medication bottles and a knife admitted during the trial.
Reddington also said Clancy remained emotionally distressed while waiting for the verdict. Same as she has been,” he told reporters outside Plymouth Superior Court, according to NBC Boston. They said she acted under the influence of auditory hallucinations which also led her to attempt suicide by jumping from a second-floor window which left her permanently paralyzed.
She has pleaded not guilty. Her defense has argued that she was suffering from severe postpartum psychosis and lacked criminal responsibility at the time. The question prompted a sidebar with the opposing attorneys which eventually led to a recess. The question was not made public, and the jury was never brought into the courtroom. “She’s nervous. Sad. Scared. Instead, prosecutors or another authority would likely seek her commitment to a secure psychiatric facility for further evaluation and treatment. Defense attorneys have argued that Clancy was experiencing postpartum psychosis, a rare psychiatric emergency that can involve hallucinations and delusions.
Judge Sullivan previously instructed jurors that a finding of not guilty by reason of lack of criminal responsibility would not automatically result in Clancy’s release.
