Lindsay Clancy trial (live updates): Jury has a question on 2nd day of deliberations

PLYMOUTH, Mass. — Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial resumed deliberations Friday morning as they continue weighing the fate of the Duxbury mother accused of killing her three young children.

After nearly four hours of deliberations Thursday, the 12-member jury returned to Plymouth Superior Court to continue reviewing more than three weeks of testimony and evidence presented during the closely watched trial.

The second day of deliberations officially began at 9:12 a.m., but about 40 minutes later, the jury asked to review several pieces of evidence.

Defense attorney Kevin Reddington told Boston 25’s Bob Ward that the evidence included two bags containing pill bottles and a knife used in the case. Reddington noted one of the bottles was found in a nightstand but not entered into evidence, while the second had been in the console of Patrick Clancy’s truck and surrendered to police.

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Clancy faces three counts of first-degree murder in connection with the January 2023 deaths of her children, Cora, Dawson, and Callan Clancy. Prosecutors allege she strangled the children before attempting to take her own life.

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The jurors and verdict options

The jury, made up of nine women and three men, heard emotional and often contentious closing arguments Thursday before beginning deliberations. Six alternate jurors also remain assigned to the case but will not take part in the verdict.

Jurors have five possible verdict options to consider:

• First-degree murder
• Second-degree murder
• Manslaughter
• Not guilty
• Not criminally responsible by reason of mental illness

When can we expect a verdict?

Defense attorney Kevin Reddington said Lindsay Clancy appeared “sad and scared” as she awaited a verdict in her murder trial.

Speaking outside court, Reddington said he could not predict how long it would take the jury, made up of nine women and three men, to reach a decision.

“No idea. There are something like 290 exhibits and five weeks of testimony,” Reddington told reporters. “Obviously, a lot of work. I don’t know how long it’s going to take.”

Closings arguments

Defense attorney Kevin Reddington argued Clancy was suffering from severe postpartum psychosis and was failed by the healthcare system despite repeatedly seeking treatment and help.

“Visiting doctors, seeing doctors, going to Rhode Island, calling the suicide hotline, calling another suicide hotline. My God, what does she have to do? She was reaching out for help,” Reddington told jurors during his closing argument.

Prosecutors, however, contend Clancy was depressed but understood her actions and should be held criminally responsible for the deaths of her children.

“She was depressed. She was exhausted. She was done. She didn’t want to try anymore,” prosecutor Jennifer Sprague said during closing arguments.

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What Clancy faces

The stakes are significant for Clancy. A conviction on first-degree murder charges would carry a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole.

If jurors determine Clancy was not criminally responsible because of a mental disease or defect, she would be committed to a state psychiatric hospital rather than sent to prison.

Boston 25 News will continue to provide updates as the jury works toward a verdict.

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