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Key moments from Lindsay Clancy's trial as jury weighs the case
Confirmed
For five weeks, the trial has gripped the country as Clancy's lawyers have argued that she was suffering from postpartum psychosis when she killed her children, who ranged in age from eight months to five years. During the first day, he described his then-wife's mental health struggles and said that, despite those issues, Lindsay Clancy had had "one of her best days" in the hours before the killings.
In the entry, Lindsay Clancy mentioned being "on the fence" about starting a new medication, and said she wanted "to be able to relax and take care of my kids. On the second day of his testimony, Patrick Clancy described leaving the house to pick up takeout food that Lindsay Clancy had ordered.
He ran outside, he said, and found Lindsay Clancy on the ground with "deep cuts on her wrists" and a red line across her neck. Officer Stephen Hall said he heard a male voice, identified as Patrick Clancy's, calling for help from the backyard.
Lindsay Clancy said she had tried to die by suicide, Patrick Clancy said.
What's confirmed
- For five weeks, the trial has gripped the country as Clancy's lawyers have argued that she was suffering from postpartum psychosis when she killed her children, who ranged in age from eight months to five years.
- In the entry, Lindsay Clancy mentioned being "on the fence" about starting a new medication, and said she wanted "to be able to relax and take care of my kids.
- He ran outside, he said, and found Lindsay Clancy on the ground with "deep cuts on her wrists" and a red line across her neck.
- Lindsay Clancy said she had tried to die by suicide, Patrick Clancy said.
What's still developing
- During the first day, he described his then-wife's mental health struggles and said that, despite those issues, Lindsay Clancy had had "one of her best days" in the hours before the killings.
- On the second day of his testimony, Patrick Clancy described leaving the house to pick up takeout food that Lindsay Clancy had ordered.
- He ran outside, he said, and found Lindsay Clancy on the ground with "deep cuts on her wrists" and a red line across her neck.
- Lindsay Clancy said she had tried to die by suicide, Patrick Clancy said.
- Officer Stephen Hall said he heard a male voice, identified as Patrick Clancy's, calling for help from the backyard.
- In the entry, Lindsay Clancy mentioned being "on the fence" about starting a new medication, and said she wanted "to be able to relax and take care of my kids.
- For five weeks, the trial has gripped the country as Clancy's lawyers have argued that she was suffering from postpartum psychosis when she killed her children, who ranged in age from eight months to five years.