Key Facts

• Lindsay Clancy is charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of her children aged 5, 3, and 8 months.
• The trial has lasted 21 days with testimony presented in Plymouth Superior Court.
• Clancy’s defense says she suffered from postpartum psychosis and was overmedicated, impacting her responsibility.
• The prosecution argues Clancy planned the murders and that her suicide attempt afterward was not serious.
• If found guilty, Clancy faces life in prison without parole; if found not criminally responsible, she will be sent to a psychiatric hospital.
• The judge in the case is William Sullivan, who refused a mistrial request after a witness mentioned Clancy’s religious beliefs.
• The defense attorney described his upcoming closing argument as spontaneous and unpredictable.
• There is a large public and media interest in the trial, with over 90 people waiting to enter the courthouse on one day.