PLYMOUTH, Mass. — The jury is now set in the highly anticipated murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, with opening statements scheduled for Monday in a case that is expected to feature emotional testimony and intense legal arguments.
Before the trial begins, Plymouth Superior Court Judge William Sullivan will decide on two key issues, including one that involves a request from Patrick Clancy, Lindsay Clancy’s husband, who is also the expected first witness in the trial.
Patrick Clancy and his attorney are asking the court to impound several pieces of evidence, including the 911 call, photographs of the children before their deaths, autopsy photos, and images of the clothing the children were wearing when they were killed.
While the defense supports the request, prosecutors argue jurors should be allowed to see the evidence as part of the case.
Defense attorney Kevin Reddington criticized the prosecution’s plan to present graphic evidence.
“What I can’t fathom is the district attorney’s intent to put a circus in front of this jury that’s calculated to just inflame the passions of the jury,” Reddington said during Thursday’s hearing.
Prosecutor Jennifer Sprague pushed back on that characterization.
“I’d just like to say that I understand why defense counsel would want to brush past what happened to these children, whitewash away what happened and focus on something else. Here’s what we’re going to do. We’re going to end that now,” Sprague said.
Lindsay Clancy is charged with three counts of murder in connection with the deaths of her 5-year-old daughter, Cora, her 3-year-old son, Dawson, and her 7-month-old baby, Callan. She has pleaded not guilty.
Prosecutors allege Clancy used exercise bands to kill her kids before jumping out of a second-floor window in a suicide attempt at her Summer Street home in Duxbury on the evening of Jan. 24, 2023.
Clancy survived the attempt but is now paralyzed.
Her attorneys have indicated they will pursue an insanity defense, arguing she suffered from postpartum psychosis, was heavily medicated, and was not criminally responsible for her actions.
Jury selection concluded Thursday with 18 jurors seated. The panel consists of 12 women and six men.
Boston 25 legal analyst Peter Elikann said it’s unclear whether the gender makeup of the jury will favor either side.
“The conventional wisdom is that a female would be more sympathetic to this female going through postpartum issues. However, I’m not so sure it would be helpful either way, male or female,” Elikann said. “A lot of men would sympathize with the husband here, who was seeking help for his wife at many steps along the way and they were failed by the system.”
Another issue awaiting a ruling from the judge involves the prosecution’s request to call 18 first responders to testify about what they encountered inside the Clancy home. Reddington argues jurors should hear from only one first responder rather than multiple witnesses describing the same scene.
“What I can’t fathom is the district attorney’s intent to put a circus in front of this jury. That’s calculated to just inflame the passions of the jury,” Reddington said.
Patrick Clancy is expected to take the stand Monday following opening statements as the trial officially gets underway.
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