Lindsay Clancy trial testimony ends after 85 witnesses, closing arguments set for Thursday
Updated on: August 26, 2026 / 11:37 PM EDT / CBS Boston
TL;DR
- Testimony in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial has concluded after 85 witnesses testified.
- Closing arguments are scheduled for Thursday, followed by jury deliberation.
- The jury can find Clancy guilty of first-degree murder, second-degree murder, manslaughter, or not guilty by reason of insanity.
- The defense attorney admitted Clancy killed her children but claims she was overmedicated and suffering from postpartum psychosis.
- Prosecutors argue Clancy was not psychotic and planned the murders.
- Dr. Gregory Saathoff, a forensic psychiatrist, testified that it is his medical opinion that Clancy was criminally responsible.
- Saathoff noted inconsistencies in Clancy's story and highlighted evidence of planning in the murders.
- The judge denied the defense's request for a 'Bowden instruction' regarding police investigation consequences.
- Clancy is accused of strangling her three children in their Duxbury home on January 24, 2023.