Lindsay Clancy Trial: Two Witnesses, One Question — Did Anyone See This Coming?

The Lindsay Clancy murder trial heard from two people who knew her well today — her longtime friend and her father-in-law — and neither account made the case any easier to sit with. Clancy, 34, of Duxbury, Massachusetts, stands accused of strangling her three children — 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson, and 7-month-old Callan — with exercise resistance bands inside the family's Summer Street home on January 24, 2023. She's pleaded not guilty to three counts of murder and three counts of strangulation. Her attorney, Kevin Reddington, is arguing insanity, pointing to severe postpartum psychosis and psychiatric overmedication.

Amy Bevins, a licensed behavior analyst for autistic children and a friend of Clancy's for 29 years, said Dawson's delivery had been hard on her — but that in the days right before the killings, Lindsay seemed hopeful. Under cross-examination, Bevins acknowledged the two had exchanged texts multiple times about how difficult the prescribed medications were to manage, and that afterward, on the recommendation of Clancy's providers, they stopped talking about the kids entirely.

Christopher W. Clancy, Patrick's father, followed with a portrait of a daughter-in-law who doted on Callan but showed clear frustration with Dawson. He described sleepless nights and at least one ER visit, but told jurors that overall, Lindsay seemed to be in good spirits. It's the kind of testimony that doesn't hand either side a clean win — a woman who looked fine to the people closest to her, right up until she wasn't.

Prosecutors maintain Clancy understood her actions. She allegedly attempted suicide afterward by jumping from a second-story window and is now paralyzed from the waist down. Her husband, Patrick, was out running errands at the time and has since relocated to Manhattan. The trial continues in Plymouth Superior Court and is expected to run several weeks.

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