Mother of Three On Trial for Murder
The Trial of Lindsay Clancy Comes To a Close
Lindsay Clancy, age 36, is currently on trial for the murder of her three children, Cora, Dawson and Callan. The children were found strangled via exercise bands in their home in Duxbury, Massachusetts on the night of Jan. 24, 2023. The trial was waived until July 20, 2026 and is still ongoing as of Aug. 30 2026. Clancy pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, which means the “defendant admits to committing a criminal act but claims they are not criminally responsible because a severe mental illness prevented them from understanding their actions or knowing right from wrong at the time.”
Clancy’s attorney Kevin Reddington is a heavily experienced criminal defense lawyer based in Brocton, Massachusetts. He has provided a compelling case, arguing that Clancy should be charged as not guilty by reason of insanity. The defense brought up Clancy’s extensive use of medications, prescribed for her postpartum depression. Reddington has gone to argue that she was dealing with postpartum psychosis, which led her to commit the act. However, the prosecution argues that she was fully aware of what she was doing at the time and that there is a severe difference between being under a heavy amount of stress and legal insanity.
The closing arguments of the case were presented on Aug. 27, 2026. Since then, the jury, composed of nine women and three men, have been trying to reach a verdict. The jurors face five options for Clancy: murder of the first degree, murder of the second degree, manslaughter, not guilty by reason of legal insanity or not guilty. Each charge faces its own unique consequences; if convicted of first degree, second degree or manslaughter, Clancy would go to prison.
"I don't think we're seeing a verdict before Monday or Tuesday of next week. Just by the sheer fact that they didn't come back [Thursday] at 4:20 means they are not unanimous," WBZ-TV legal analyst Jennifer Roman said. "Even if it's not guilty by reason of insanity, it has to be unanimous. Even if she's found not guilty by reason of insanity, she's not walking.”
If the jury fails to reach a unanimous decision, the trial is declared as a mistrial. This would cause the entirety of the arguments made by the defense and prosecution to have no effect on the trial of this case. The court essentially restarts the whole process from the beginning.
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