Editor’s note: Testimony in this trial may be graphic and difficult for some viewers to hear.
What to KnowWeek 2 of the Lindsay Clancy murder trial began with a full day of testimony from police investigators, medical experts and psychiatrists. More experts are expected to take the stand on Tuesday.Prosecutors say Lindsay Clancy strangled her children — Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months — on Jan. 24, 2023, after sending her ex-husband Patrick out for some errands. She then jumped out of the home’s second-story window and was paralyzed from the waist down in the fall.If convicted of murder, Lindsay Clancy faces life in prison without parole. If found not guilty due to a lack of criminal responsibility, she would be committed to a state mental health facility.Watch “Commonwealth Confidential” in the video player atop this story at 7 p.m. for a full recap and more analysis.
We’re hearing more testimony from experts Tuesday in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, after the Duxbury, Massachusetts, mother agreed to stipulate to certain facts that the judge said would be introduced during the course of the trial.
Prosecutors say Lindsay Clancy strangled her three children — Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months — after sending her then-husband, Patrick, out for some errands. She then tried to end her own life and was paralyzed from the waist down after jumping from the home’s second-story window. Clancy’s defense says she was a loving mother who suffered from postpartum psychosis.
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