PLYMOUTH, Mass. — A full jury in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial was seated Thursday afternoon after a four-day selection process that began on Monday.
Two jurors were excused at the beginning of the day, temporarily dropping the jury count down to 15, but three new ones were later added.
Clancy’s jurors are made up of 12 women and six men. Their identities haven’t been revealed.
The court had sought a total of 18 jurors, including 12 deliberating jurors and six alternates.
Opening statements are scheduled for Monday.
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Clancy, a Duxbury mother, is charged with three counts of first-degree murder in the January 2023 deaths of her three young children. Prosecutors allege she strangled the children with exercise bands inside the family’s home.
Her defense team is expected to argue that Clancy was suffering from postpartum psychosis and was overmedicated, leaving her not criminally responsible for her actions at the time of the killings.
Legal experts say selecting jurors capable of handling the emotional testimony expected during the trial has been one of the court’s biggest challenges.
“You really have to suss out who is going to be able to listen to this testimony,” Boston criminal defense attorney Elyse Hershon said. “It’s going to be very difficult evidence, obviously horrific, the deaths of children. This is an unusual case because the dispute is not whether she did it or how she did it. The dispute is what was her mental capacity and intent at the time.”
If the final juror is selected Thursday, opening statements could begin on Friday. Clancy’s former husband, Patrick Clancy, is expected to be among the first witnesses called to testify.
The high-profile trial is expected to last between six and eight weeks.
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