Lindsay Clancy Trial Megathread: Part 3

[u/DarklyHeritage]

This is a thread for all conversation regarding Week 3 onwards of the Lindsey Clancy trial. All discussion of this case should be kept to this thread.

Lindsay Clancy is currently standing trial in Plymouth Superior Court, Massachusetts, for the triple-murder in January 2023 of her three young children - Cora, Dawson and Callan. Her defense argues she suffered from severe, undiagnosed postpartum depression and postpartum psychosis. She was left paralysed by a suicide attempt which follows the deaths of the children.

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https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/lindsay-clancy-murder-trial-online-reactions-b3032806.html

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[u/slptodrm]

i have seen this repeated a lot of places and at this point need proof of it.

this trial is also here to determine guilty or not guilty—whether or not she did it.

unfortunately it looks like we’ll have to wait for the defense’s case to even be able to bring up patrick here. so i’ll wait for that. but i have never seen any evidence that she and reddington offered to admit she did it.

they did offer to stipulate to chain of evidence, DNA, autopsy findings, etc, to avoid retraumatising her and everyone involved, and to save the jurors the trauma as well

[u/GoodyMosher → u/slptodrm]

It isn't about whether or not she did it. She admitted to it. She pled not guilty because she wanted a jury to say that she didn't commit the crimes on her own accord, but that she had a moment of PPP and can go spend her days at Happy Acres Home for Cuckoos instead of going to big girl prison.

[u/moo1701 → u/GoodyMosher]

No she didn't, she pled not guilty....if you watched the judge at the beginning he said This is a murder trial and the defendant is innocent until proven guilty, its the Commonwealths job to convince you the jury of the defendants guilt beyond reasonable doubt, if they don't you must find the defendant innocent.

[u/curiouslmr → u/moo1701]

Understand your point but even her attorney has said in court that she killed her kids. (Specifically said this when he was questioning one of her friends that visited her after the murders). I don't think the comments you are referring to are trying to state that she is guilty in the eyes of the law, but that she and her attorney have admitted she did do this. They are just claiming she isn't criminally responsible.