There is now one week to go before the trial of Lindsay Clancy, the Duxbury woman charged with three counts of murder for the strangulation deaths of her three young children back in 2023, begins.
[ Lindsay Clancy faces final pretrial hearing before murder trial begins next week ]
Her lawyer is expected to argue that Clancy is not criminally responsible because she was suffering postpartum depression and psychosis and was not being properly treated.
In the 11th hour, Clancy’s lawyer sought to call as witnesses other women who have suffered postpartum depression to tell the jury their stories. The judge denied that.
Though Clancy’s lawyer said it was important evidence he was trying to get in front of a jury.
“Some of them actually carried through on their plan, some of them had been acquitted, some of them went to jail. And they all heard command voices and auditory visual delusions. So I felt it was important for the jury to be able to evaluate that,” Defense attorney Kevin Reddington said.
This trial is expected to last up to eight weeks, and more than 200 people are listed in court documents as potential jurors. However, in an unusual request, it’s expected 18 people, 12 deliberating jurors and 6 alternates will hear the case.
That’s more than a typical Superior Court trial.
Boston defense attorney Elyse Hershon tells Boston 25’s Bob Ward that in such an emotionally charged case, it’s a practical request.
“I imagine that’s to prevent perhaps losing some of the jurors before the end of the trial due to unforeseen medical circumstances, family emergencies, vacations, any sort of thing that could come up in such a long trial,” Attorney Hershon said.
At a previous pre-trial hearing, Clancy’s lawyer suggested that when sensitive crime scene evidence is introduced, she might sit out parts of her trial.
But on Monday, Attorney Kevin Reddington said Lindsay Clancy told him she intends to stay in the courtroom for every witness and every piece of evidence.
Jury selection begins Monday at 9 AM.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates as more information becomes available.
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