Somber mood in court during closing arguments in Lindsay Clancy's trial
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Attorneys delivered closing arguments Thursday in the trial of Lindsay Clancy, who is accused of murdering her three young children. CBS News' Shanelle Kaul was in the courtroom and has more.
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Plymouth, MA – August 18: Lindsay Clancy listens to testimony at Plymouth Superior Court on August 18, 2026. (Photo by Jonathan Wiggs/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
Watch live coverage as the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, who is accused of killing her three young children, resumes in Massachusetts after the defense rested its case.
The prosecution in the Lindsay Clancy trial continues to call rebuttal witnesses, mainly focusing on the psychological aspects of Clancy's state of mind when she killed her 3 children. CBS News' Shanelle Kaul and legal contributor Jessica Levinson have more.
At the center of a case that is gripping the nation stands the question: Is Lindsay Clancy criminally responsible for killing her three children? The prosecution and defense made clear the competing narratives they would present to the jury in their opening statements.
By Eric Levenson, Nicki Brown, CNN Plymouth, Massachusetts (CNN) — A psychologist testified Lindsay Clancy killed her children in January 2023 because she planned to attempt suicide and “wanted her children ‘with’ her so they wouldn’t be separated (and) wouldn’t have to suffer after she was gone.
PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — After nearly a month of testimony, jurors in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial are set to hear from the final witnesses in a case that has largely been about her mental state when she strangled her three young children.
After nearly a month of testimony, jurors in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial are set to hear from the final witnesses in a case that has largely been about her mental state when she strangled her three young children.
The prosecution's final rebuttal witness is expected Tuesday in the trial of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother who admitted to killing her children in a state of postpartum psychosis. Closing arguments are expected Wednesday.
One more day of testimony expected as closing arguments set for Thursday and jury likely begins deliberations Friday One more day of rebuttal testimony was expected this week in the trial against Lindsay Clancy, followed by closing statements likely on Thursday.
Defense attorney Kevin Reddington, center questions prosecution witness Kirk Heilbrun, left. At right is Judge William Sullivan, who is presiding over the Lindsay Clancy murder trial in Plymouth Superior Court on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026.
Defendant Lindsay Clancy wipes away tears as she listens to testimony. The Lindsay Clancy murder trial in Plymouth Superior Court, Plymouth, Mass. continues with final witnesses and arguments on Tuesday, August 25, 2026 Pool Photo Greg Derr/ The Patriot Ledger
All trial testimony has concluded in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy. Closing arguments are scheduled to begin Thursday. She is accused of strangling her three young children in a case that has drawn attention to postpartum mental health.
The prosecution resumed questioning its final witness Wednesday in the murder trial against Lindsay Clancy, with an FBI psychiatrist returning to the stand before the defense questions him and closing arguments begin. Dr.
The prosecution resumed questioning its final witness Wednesday in the murder trial against Lindsay Clancy, with an FBI psychiatrist testifying that the choices she made while killing her three children indicated she remained in control of her actions.
By Eric Levenson, Nicki Brown, CNN Plymouth, Massachusetts (CNN) — The prosecution in Lindsay Clancy’s triple-murder trial rested its rebuttal case and testimony is now over as the case moved toward its final stages.
The final witness testified Wednesday in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial for the killings of her three young children. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson has more.
FBI psychiatrist Gregory Saathoff says he’s treated only two women with postpartum psychosis, both decades earlier The Lindsay Clancy trial was heading for closing arguments Wednesday, as a final witness for the prosecution laid out that he believed the Massachusetts mother knew right from wrong whe…
PLYMOUTH, Mass. (CNN) — The prosecution in Lindsay Clancy’s triple-murder trial rested its rebuttal case, and testimony is now over as the case moved toward its final stages. The final witness was an FBI psychiatrist who said Clancy could still appreciate right from wrong and control her behavior wh…
Testimony concluded on Wednesday in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother who admitted to killing her children but pleaded not guilty, arguing she had postpartum psychosis. CBS News correspondent Shanelle Kaul reports.
