PLYMOUTH, Mass. — After weeks of testimony, the fate of Lindsay Clancy is now in the hands of a Plymouth County jury after closing arguments in her high-profile murder trial took place Thursday morning.
Closing arguments took approximately two hours, with the prosecution and defense each receiving one hour to present their final case to jurors.
Defense attorney Kevin Reddington was first to deliver his closing argument, telling jurors that Clancy was experiencing postpartum psychosis when she killed the children. He also told them that Clancy had been a loving mother before her mental health spiraled.
Prosecutor Jennifer Sprague delivered her closing argument for the Commonwealth. Sprague alleged Clancy sent her then-husband to get some take-out food at a local restaurant to give her time to kill the children, reiterating to the jury that she even checked a map to see how long it would take him to collect the food and return home.
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After closing arguments, the judge instructed the jury on the law. They were then sent off to deliberate just after 12:30 p.m.
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Aug. 27, 12:35 p.m.
at 1234PM the #LindsayClancy jury left the courtroom to begin deliberation in this triple murder trial. @boston25
— Bob Ward Boston 25 (@Bward3) August 27, 2026
Aug. 27, 12:33 p.m.
The deliberating 12 jurors in #lindsayclancy triple murder trial are selected. After a side bar they will leave the courtroom and deliberations will begin. @boston25
— Bob Ward Boston 25 (@Bward3) August 27, 2026
Aug. 27, 11:53 a.m.
Closings in #LindsayClancy triple murder trial are now over. Judge Sullivan is delivering part 2 of his instructions on rule of law. Soon, 6 jurors will find out they are alternates. Deliberating jury of 12 will soon begin its work. @boston25
— Bob Ward Boston 25 (@Bward3) August 27, 2026
Aug. 27, 11:51 a.m.
Sprague: She killed them. She left them on the floor with bands around their necks. She left them discarded on the basement floor like broken toys. You know she is guilty. Sprague's closing is finished. @boston25 #lindsayclancy
— Bob Ward Boston 25 (@Bward3) August 27, 2026
Aug. 27, 11:43 a.m.
Sprague; Why did she do it? It's what she had to do to end her misery. It was her choice, a horrible choice. But it was the choice she made. She knew it was wrong because she sent Patrick out so she could do it. @boston25 #lindsayclancy
— Bob Ward Boston 25 (@Bward3) August 27, 2026
Aug. 27, 11:41 a.m.
Sprague: #LindsayClancy killed those kids as soon as Patrick left the house. When she got call from Patrick, she already strangled them. She lied, stayed calm. she had complete control over her emotions. She need to finish the plan. @boston25
— Bob Ward Boston 25 (@Bward3) August 27, 2026
Aug. 27, 11:24 a.m.
Sprague: #LindsayClancy called CVS, she added to Patrick's errand. She wants to make sure she has time to do what she needs to do. This was planning. @boston25
— Bob Ward Boston 25 (@Bward3) August 27, 2026
Aug. 27, 11:22 a.m.
Sprague: See #LindsayClancy planning at 4pm.
— Bob Ward Boston 25 (@Bward3) August 27, 2026
Defense wants you to think she google distance to make sure Patrick wouldn't be gone long. Why have him leave at all? What she needed to know sp. on that night it woudl take for him, she knew she had limited time. @boston25
Aug. 27, 11:20 a.m.
Sprague: Every person #LindsayClancy interacted with on 1/24/26 showed she could control herself and her behavior. @boston25
— Bob Ward Boston 25 (@Bward3) August 27, 2026
Aug. 27, 11:19 a.m.
Sprague All the way up to January 23, #LindsayClancy denied to Dr. Tufts she was having suicidal/homicidal thoughts. @boston25
— Bob Ward Boston 25 (@Bward3) August 27, 2026
Aug. 27, 11:18 a.m.
Sprague: Patrick the same thing, she was getting better. That's what she wanted them to see. @boston25 #lindsayclancy She only told Dr. Tufts still depressed. Why she slowly raised prescription to a level "even a child could take"
— Bob Ward Boston 25 (@Bward3) August 27, 2026
Aug. 27, 11:16 a.m.
Sprague: from January 1st to January 21st, #LindsayClancy mother and sister never come to the house to intervene. They are in touch every day.She tells them she is feeling better, moving in right direction. @boston25
— Bob Ward Boston 25 (@Bward3) August 27, 2026
Aug. 27, 11:15 a.m.
Sprague: All January 2023, #LindsayClancy conformed her behavior to the law. As seen in video of birthday party, Boston Science Museum, Cape Codder she was able to control her behavior. you couldnt pick her out as someone who would kill her kids. @boston25
— Bob Ward Boston 25 (@Bward3) August 27, 2026
Aug. 27, 11:13 a.m.
Sprague Every doctor she saw from September to January 23rd. none of them saw psychosis. They are all wrong? That doesn't make sense. @boston25 #lindsayclancy
— Bob Ward Boston 25 (@Bward3) August 27, 2026
Aug. 27, 11:12 a.m.
Sprague: After #LindsayClancy left McLane Hospital 1/5/26, all of the drugs giving her a hard time were out of her system. She left McLane to go to Cora's birthday. She knew she needed help. @boston25
— Bob Ward Boston 25 (@Bward3) August 27, 2026
Aug. 27, 11:09 a.m.
Sprague: She lied to every provider when they asked if she was having suicidal/homicidal thoughts. #lindsayclancy @boston25
— Bob Ward Boston 25 (@Bward3) August 27, 2026
Aug. 27, 11:08 a.m.
Sprague: #LindayClancy told her mother and patrick she had thoughts of harming her kids. But never told a single provider. Why? They'd take the kids away. That's a rational thought. She knew it was wrong. @boston25
— Bob Ward Boston 25 (@Bward3) August 27, 2026
Aug. 27, 11:06 a.m.
Sprague McLean offered #lindsayClancy a bed. She turned it down. "She wants help in a certain way. " @boston25 #lindsayclancy
— Bob Ward Boston 25 (@Bward3) August 27, 2026
Aug. 27, 11:06 a.m.
Sprague: Women and Infants didn't turn #LindsayClancy away. They offered her three options.
— Bob Ward Boston 25 (@Bward3) August 27, 2026
its the opposite of turning her away. Her response: I'll talk to my provider, never discussed the options with them. She didnt want to do it @boston25
Aug. 27, 11:02 a.m.
Sprague: Lindsay didn't follow prescription/therapies from providers. "She wanted help, but she wanted it on her own terms. As a nurse she knew that was not the right way to do this." #lindsayclancy @boston25
— Bob Ward Boston 25 (@Bward3) August 27, 2026
Aug. 27, 10:58 a.m.
Sprague: #LindsayClancy was depressed, she was trying to get help. This wasnt the fault of providers who were doing the best they could with the information she gave them. @boston25
— Bob Ward Boston 25 (@Bward3) August 27, 2026
Aug. 27, 10:57 a.m.
Sprague #LindsayClancy had support from both families, nanny, health insurance. This is not a woman suffering from lack of care, lack of resources. she had all that and more. @boston25
— Bob Ward Boston 25 (@Bward3) August 27, 2026
Aug. 27, 10:56 a.m.
Prosecutor Jennifer Sprague is closing.
— Bob Ward Boston 25 (@Bward3) August 27, 2026
"Theres no dispute #LindsayClancy suffered mental health issues. That's not on trial" @boston25
Aug. 27, 10:55 a.m.
Reddington has wrapped up his closing, reminding jury the Gov't has the burden. #lindsayclancy @boston25
— Bob Ward Boston 25 (@Bward3) August 27, 2026
Aug. 27, 10:52 a.m.
Reddington on #LindsayClancy googling distance to 3V and CVS "She didn't want him out of the house long. she was in distress. she wanted patrick home for help." @boston25
— Bob Ward Boston 25 (@Bward3) August 27, 2026
Aug. 27, 10:50 a.m.
Reddington: on #LindsayClancy getting turned away after calling suicide hotline twice" MyGod what does she have to do? she reaches out for help. She doesnt get it." @boston25
— Bob Ward Boston 25 (@Bward3) August 27, 2026
Aug. 27, 10:48 a.m.
Reddington:holding up #LindsayClancy's journals. In september they detail her drugs and how she feels. By January, "its just chicken scratch. Her mind was gone." @boston25
— Bob Ward Boston 25 (@Bward3) August 27, 2026
Aug. 27, 10:37 a.m.
Reddington: I asked Paul Z to try to help #LindsayClancy he has been by her side for 3 years. Chaplain Sheila (who LC first told about a voice) is not a hired gun. She loves Lindsay.She's a good kid, beautiful soul. @boston25
— Bob Ward Boston 25 (@Bward3) August 27, 2026
Aug. 27, 10:34 a.m.
Reddington: #LindsayClancy talked to gov't witnesses, three years after the incident. She ws cooperative, pleasant friendly. she never ran from anything. @boston25
— Bob Ward Boston 25 (@Bward3) August 27, 2026
Aug. 27, 10:32 a.m.
Reddington: How can you ruin a man's reputation to put him in a position where he tells a broken young woman (about a voice) who is vilified by society for killing 3 children? disgusting. @boston25 #lindsayclancy
— Bob Ward Boston 25 (@Bward3) August 27, 2026
Aug. 27, 10:30 a.m.
Reddington: Prosecutors manipulated evidence. And they manipulated Paul Zeizel, claiming he told #LindsayClancy to claim she heard a voice. @boston25
— Bob Ward Boston 25 (@Bward3) August 27, 2026
Aug. 27, 10:27 a.m.
Reddington: the drawer contained empty pill boxes@boston25 #lindsayclancy
— Bob Ward Boston 25 (@Bward3) August 27, 2026
Aug. 27, 10:25 a.m.
Reddington: as he shows jury night stand drawer. I found this w/PAtrick a couple of days later. "Why wouldn't the police grab this?" Great investigation. @boston25 #lindsayclancy
— Bob Ward Boston 25 (@Bward3) August 27, 2026
Aug. 27, 10:20 a.m.
Reddington This was a lousy investigation. Did they test the blood? Did they test the cup (found in the bedroom) @boston25 #lindsayclancy
— Bob Ward Boston 25 (@Bward3) August 27, 2026
Aug. 27, 10:18 a.m.
Reddington: her throat was crushed. You heard the 911 call. You determine if #LindsayClancy told Patrick the children were in the basement. @boston25
— Bob Ward Boston 25 (@Bward3) August 27, 2026
Aug. 27, 10:18 a.m.
Reddington: the exercise bands, according to Patrick, were knotted. but prosecutor said Lindsay held them tight. "This prosecution is a mess" @boston25 #lindsayclancy
— Bob Ward Boston 25 (@Bward3) August 27, 2026
Aug. 27, 10:16 a.m.
Reddington: on Lindsay's suicide attempt. Pointed at prosecutor: "I challenge you to tell this jury why we spent a week." Judge stopped him on that. Reddington kept moving. @boston25 #lindsayclancy
— Bob Ward Boston 25 (@Bward3) August 27, 2026
Aug. 27, 10:10 a.m.
Reddington she was a nurse, daughter, wife and a darned good mother. #lindsayclancy @boston25
— Bob Ward Boston 25 (@Bward3) August 27, 2026
Aug. 27, 10:07 a.m.
Reddington: this is a prosecution that has ripped the soul out of this girl. As he holds up picture of the Clancy family. How does this turns into this? as he holds up photo of lindsay in hospital. "it was the damn medicine and lousy care she got." @boston #lindsayclancy
— Bob Ward Boston 25 (@Bward3) August 27, 2026
Aug. 27, 10:03 a.m.
Reddington: is thanking jurors for their service. Called the evidence some of the toughest, most gut wrenching a person can consider. @boston25 #lindsayclancy
— Bob Ward Boston 25 (@Bward3) August 27, 2026
Aug. 27, 10:01 a.m.
Kevin Reddington is going first. #lindsayclancy @boston25
— Bob Ward Boston 25 (@Bward3) August 27, 2026
Aug. 27, 10:00 a.m.
Judge Sullivan is instructing the jury about the elements of Murder 1, Murder 2, Manslaughter, the charges the #LindsayClancy jury will consider. Closings will begin after part 1 of jury instruction is finished. @boston25
— Bob Ward Boston 25 (@Bward3) August 27, 2026
Aug. 27, 9:26 a.m.
Huge media presence in the courtroom for #LindsayClancy closings. DA Timothy Cruz, Lindsay's parents are here. Many spectators too. There is no empty seat in the courtroom. @boston25
— Bob Ward Boston 25 (@Bward3) August 27, 2026
Aug. 27, 9:25 a.m.
I am in a packed courtroom in Plymouth Superior Court for #LindsayClancy triple murder trial. Greatly anticipated closings are taking place today. Defense Atty Kevin Reddington has several photos on foam board set up for his presentation. @Boston25
— Bob Ward Boston 25 (@Bward3) August 27, 2026
What verdict options will jurors consider?
Jurors will be instructed on several possible verdicts before beginning deliberations. They will be able to consider first-degree murder, second-degree murder, manslaughter, or find Clancy not guilty. Jurors could also determine that Clancy was not criminally responsible for the deaths of her three children.
Clancy’s defense team has centered its case on an insanity defense, arguing that the former labor and delivery nurse was suffering from severe postpartum psychosis and failed to receive appropriate mental health treatment in the months leading up to the killings.
Defense attorney Kevin Reddington has sought to convince jurors that Clancy was not criminally responsible when her children died, arguing that her mental state prevented her from understanding the wrongfulness of her actions.
Prosecutors, however, contend Clancy carefully planned and carried out the killings before attempting to take her own life. The Commonwealth has argued Clancy was not suffering from psychosis and remained capable of making rational decisions.
What happened in court on Wednesday?
The prosecution’s final witness, a forensic psychiatrist, testified Wednesday that Clancy suffered from bipolar II disorder but was not psychotic at the time of the children’s deaths.
During cross-examination, Reddington challenged the psychiatrist’s conclusions and questioned his expertise. At one point, Reddington read a passage outlining the prosecution’s theory of the case without initially identifying it as language taken from the prosecution’s opening statement.
When asked whether the evidence supported the theory that Clancy believed no one could care for her children the way she could, the psychiatrist pushed back.
“I think that statement that you read really minimizes what she was going through,” the witness testified.
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