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Following jury selection, the murder trial for Lindsay Clancy commenced on Monday July 27, 2026.
DAY ONE :
Opening statements were delivered on day one. The jury were told that some of the evidence would be difficult to hear.
Plymouth County Assistant District Attorney Shanan Buckingham said Lindsay “deliberately and meticulously” killed her children. The DA acknowledged that Lindsay had been suffering from mental health issues, but argued that she was ‘not in the throes of psychosis’ at the time of the killings.
Lindsay’s defense attorney Kevin Reddington said that Lindsay was ‘suffering from psychosis’ at the time of the killings. “This is a young woman who, with her husband, tried very hard to get the help she needed,” the defense attorney said.
Patrick Clancy, Lindsay’s now ex-husband, took the stand on day one.
Patrick testified that Lindsay had struggled after the birth of the third child, Callan. He testified that Lindsay told him she was having suicidal thoughts and also intrusive thoughts about harming the children.
Patrick told the court that between September 2022 and January 2023, Lindsay had been prescribed multiple different medications by at least three medical practitioners. Prosecutors said that it appeared Lindsay had only taken a small fraction of the medication that she had been prescribed. Patrick testified that he was not aware of the amounts of medication that Lindsay had or had not taken.
Patrick said that Lindsay’s ‘big spiral’ started around December 2022. She had started to take a new medication at this time. Patrick said he was not concerned for the safety of the children at that time as she did not show any ‘intention’ of harming them.
Patrick also said that Lindsay spent time in psychiatric hospitals in December 2022 and January 2023 because she was still having suicidal thoughts. He said that when she was discharged, she seemed ‘much better’ and that she was no longer having those thoughts.
In the hours before the killings, Patrick said Lindsay built a snowman and played with the kids. He said ‘She was having one of her best days.”
Patrick told the court that as he left to pick up dinner for the family, he kissed one of his children and said he would ‘be right back.’
Source list:
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/07/27/us/live-news/lindsay-clancy-trial-opening-statements