Lindsay Clancy’s Attorney Now Argues There Isn’t Enough Evidence She Murdered Her Children
Lindsay Clancy’s defense attorney is now arguing Clancy should be found not guilty based on the “total and complete lack of evidence” that she killed her three children — a pivot from previously arguing about her mental state.
Clancy, along with her defense attorney, Kevin Reddington, and prosecution appeared in court Tuesday for a status hearing in the murder case after a Massachusetts state judge declared a mistrial earlier this month.
During the five-week trial, Reddington didn’t dispute whether Clancy killed the children or not, instead arguing she was experiencing postpartum psychosis when she did and shouldn’t be held criminally responsible. Ultimately, after seven days of deliberations, the jury could not come to a unanimous decision.
But on Tuesday, Reddington shifted his argument, saying there is “no evidence” that Clancy admitted to killing her children and that prosecution did not show probable cause.
He also questioned the police’s investigation, calling it “horrific” and “ridiculous,” explaining that while prosecutors argued Clancy crushed up medication, police did not recover a pill crusher from the scene or even analyze any residue in a lab.
“This entire case is based on speculation,” Reddington said. “Where is the admission? Where did she say that she did this?”
According to Reddington, Clancy has no memory of what happened. She was told after she woke up from a coma after she tried to kill herself.
He also speculated about her husband Patrick Clancy’s timeline and Lindsay Clancy’s low body temperature — things that have been at the center of online conspiracy theories. (Lindsay’s body temperature was recorded at the hospital at 82 degrees, something that has been pointed out to be suspiciously low for only being outside in the snow less than a hour.)
The prosecution called Reddington’s argument “laughable,” saying Lindsay was the only adult in the home with the children at the time of the killings, and how she told a hospital chaplain afterward that she had hallucinations and was happy the kids were safer now.
“There is plenty of information to support the essential elements of the charges of murder,” prosecutor Jennifer Sprague argued to Judge William Sullivan, who said he would consider both sides.
The trial, which started in July, took over social media with people sharing their own stories of postpartum psychosis, while others spewed conspiracy theories that the husband was the one who actually killed their three children. Patrick Clancy said the conspiracy theories are “deeply harmful to the legacy” of his children.
“It is a huge distraction from what really matters here, which is perinatal mental health,” he said earlier this month in a “60 Minutes” interview. “And it’s done real harm to real people, myself included but also others.”