Just before the jury in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial began deliberations for a third day on Monday, defense attorney Kevin Reddington told reporters outside Plymouth Superior Court that he was nervous about the outcome. When asked how he felt before court, Reddington said he felt “typical, nervous.” Reporters later asked Reddington if Clancy is ready for the trial to end. “I think everyone is,” he said Monday. He also criticized the media for picking apart Clancy’s case and the symptoms she said she was facing at the time of the murders. “This weekend has been horrible with coverage,” Reddington said. “And by that I mean (Sean) Hannity, with his men, discussing every inch of Lindsay’s symptoms and criticizing. Nancy Grace, to coin a phrase, the queen of evil, who twists the facts.” “And these things hurt. These things hurt people. If you’re going to be a journalist, do it well,” he said. Monday marks the third day of deliberations for the jury, which must determine whether Clancy is criminally responsible for the murders of his three children, Jan. Oct. 24, 2023. Reddington and prosecutors representing the Commonwealth of Massachusetts offered their closing arguments Thursday morning, paving the way for the start of deliberations that afternoon. On Friday there was a full day of deliberations that produced no verdict, but one question. Jurors asked the judge to review pill bottles and a knife that were presented as evidence, Reddington said last week. On Monday, he told reporters that the jury was never able to see that evidence, so he didn’t read much into his request to see it, calling the jury “very thorough.” Defense attorney Kevin Reddington appeared in court last week. Greg Derr / Pool via The Patriot Ledger Reddington said Friday that Clancy was “nervous. Sad. Scared.” He did not comment on his condition Monday. She was seen in court wearing a dark green long-sleeved blouse. Her relatives were sitting behind her in court as they waited for the verdict. Clancy, 36, is accused of strangling her three young children (Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months) more than three years ago in the basement of their home in Duxbury, Massachusetts, while her then-husband was out running errands. When he returned, he found Clancy on the frozen ground outside her home, under a second-story window, after a suicide attempt that left her paralyzed from the waist down. Her lawyers have argued that she was in a state of psychosis and was forced to act based on auditory hallucinations at the time of the murders. The hallucinations, they said, were a symptom of postpartum psychosis, a serious but rare mental illness that can affect new mothers and cause hallucinations. But prosecutors have said Clancy was not suffering from psychosis and was aware of his actions at the time of the murders. They have argued that she planned the murders in advance and acted with intent, indicating that she was not psychotic at the time. Prosecutors have pushed for a conviction of first-degree murder. If convicted of first-degree murder, she faces life in prison. The jury, made up of nine women and three men, also has the option of convicting Clancy on lesser charges, including second-degree murder and manslaughter. Jurors can also acquit Clancy of the crime, or they can find her innocent by lack of criminal responsibility, meaning they believe she killed the children, but was unable to control her actions because she was in psychosis. Judge William Sullivan has said that if Clancy is found not guilty by lack of criminal responsibility, the district attorney or other authority will likely ask the court to commit her to a mental health facility. It is unclear what her sentence will be like if she is convicted of a lesser charge. Asked Monday what he thinks is a fair verdict for his client, he told reporters: “Well, put it this way: If I were representing you, I don’t think you’d be very happy if the jury said you were guilty, would you?” Asked Monday if he had any idea what was going to happen as he headed to court, Reddington responded: “Do you think you have any idea who’s going to win the World Series? I have no idea.” “If I knew that, I think I would probably win the lottery, right?” said. Reddington also said it’s “a little common” to be labeled a feminist icon.
