Jurors are expected to resume deliberations on Monday, Aug. 31, in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, a Duxbury mother accused of killing her three young children in 2023.
Clancy, 36, is accused of killing 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson and 8-month-old Callan in January of that year. Prosecutors allege Clancy strangled them with exercise bands in the basement of their home while her husband, Patrick Clancy, was out running errands.
Clancy's defense attorney, Kevin Reddington, has argued that she was overmedicated and lacked criminal responsibility due to mental illness, including postpartum depression and psychosis. She was left paralyzed from a jump from a second-story window the night the children were killed.
On Thursday, Aug. 27, after nearly five weeks of witness testimony, both the defense and the prosecution gave their closing arguments.
Judge William Sullivan instructed jurors on three different possible verdicts: first-degree murder, second-degree murder and manslaughter. Sullivan also explained the prosecution's burden to prove that Clancy was criminally responsible, meaning she could appreciate the wrongfulness and illegality of her acts and conform her conduct to the law.
Jurors began deliberations on Thursday, which continued through Friday, Aug. 28, without a verdict. The jury asked Sullivan Friday to view empty pill bottles and the knife found on the nightstand in the Clancy's upstairs bedroom, Reddington said.
The jury is set to return at 9 a.m. Monday.
You can watch the Lindsay Clancy trial livestream below, as jury deliberations resume. You can also follow our coverage from the courtroom here.
Six of the 18 jurors were selected as alternates as deliberations began Aug. 27. The jury could come back with a verdict as soon as today, Aug. 31.
Clancy's murder trial began with jury selection on July 20, with the opening statements and first witness testimony taking place on July 27. The prosecution rested on Aug. 17, while the defense rested on Aug. 21. A few rebuttal witnesses were then called for the prosecution.
The defense called witnesses including Clancy's former coworker Margaret Hamp, Clancy's sister Allison Ozga, her mother Paula Musgrove, her mother-in-law Sue Clancy and emergency medicine doctor Michael Vulfovich. Several forensic psychiatrists have also testified.
Prosecutors called Patrick Clancy, a CVS general manager, a Three V restaurant hostess, the family's nanny, friends, teachers and several police officers, first responders, toxicologists, and medical professionals to the stand. The 911 call Patrick Clancy made in January 2023 when he found his children was also played for the courtroom.
On July 31, jurors viewed the family's former home on 47 Summer St. in Duxbury, as well as the store and restaurant Patrick Clancy visited the evening the children were killed.
Clancy also addressed the judge for the first time on Aug. 4, saying she agreed to stipulate some of the facts in evidence and did not need to see certain witnesses testify.
Peter Blandino and Maria DeVita of The Patriot Ledger and Amelia Stern of The Brockton Enterprise contributed to this report.
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