politics
Lindsay Clancy murder trial closing arguments expected early next week as testimony winds down
Updated on: August 20, 2026 / 6:16 PM EDT / CBS Boston
TL;DR
- Closing arguments in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial are likely to begin Monday or Tuesday.
- Clancy has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the deaths of her three children.
- A defense witness testified that Clancy claimed to hear a male voice ordering her to kill her children.
- Prosecutors allege Clancy planned the murders and attempted suicide.
- Supporters gathered outside the courthouse advocating for improved postpartum healthcare and mental health treatment.
- Clancy, who remains paralyzed, attends court in a wheelchair.