Escalation: Defense Rests in Lindsay Clancy Trial

The defense’s presentation remained focused on Clancy’s mental state in the months before the killings, arguing postpartum psychosis, bipolar disorder and problems with medication and sleep. Susan Clancy, the defendant’s former mother‑in‑law, testified that Lindsay was a loving, nurturing parent who had become increasingly anxious; jurors were shown a Nov. 30, 2022 text from Lindsay that read, “I’m not okay and I’m terrified of taking meds tonight.”

A tense courtroom moment came when a prosecutor asked Susan Clancy whether she knew murder is a “mortal sin.” The judge immediately called a sidebar, ordered the question stricken from the record, and the courtroom reacted audibly.

The judge refused the defense’s request to add a former McLean Hospital social worker to the witness list but allowed the defense to introduce certain records about the hospital’s staffing and programs. The defense continued laying groundwork around Clancy’s treatment and state of mind as the case moved toward closing arguments scheduled for the coming Monday, with supporters staging visible demonstrations outside the courthouse.

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