The Trial of Lindsay Clancy

The Lindsay Clancy trial has been. everywhere. You've heard this woman's. name. >> [cheering]. >> It has been one of the most divisive. trials that I can remember in recent. time. >> It's sort of a a psychological case.

>> A lot of people like the whodunnit sort. of a trial. And this is a whydunnit. [music]. trial. >> Who's the real Lindsay Clancy? >> The Commonwealth must prove beyond a. reasonable doubt that the defendant was. criminally responsible at the time the. alleged crime was committed. >> [music]. >> So, what happened on January 24th, 2023? >> When Patrick leaves the house around. 5:15 that evening, everything is normal, seems normal. He sees Dawson eating chicken nuggets.

and green beans on the couch before he. walks out the door. That's when the clock starts, ladies and. gentlemen. >> [music]. >> What happens in the next 54 minutes has. and probably will divide this country. long after this case is done. >> Patrick Clancy [music] is a husband and. dad who sent out on errands. and who returns [music] to the. unthinkable.

>> When you realized it was really quiet, what did you do? >> Um I called out. >> And who did you call out to? >> Everyone. >> [music]. >> Did anyone answer? >> No. >> This was the start of something that. sounds like a horror movie. >> [music]. >> When you unlock the door to your. bedroom, did you go in? >> Yeah. >> And what did you see when you opened the. door and went in. >> I just saw blood everywhere.

And the window is open. >> And so now we are left asking the. question, why? >> I can't remember the last trial that. gripped the nation like this. >> Nobody can take their eyes off the drama. playing out in court. And those two. lawyers. >> This is a woman that was suffering from. psychosis at the time. that she went down to that basement. >> The evidence will show that this. defendant had a means and access to.

mental health that most people don't. And she chose to deal with her mental. health issues in the worst way. >> No, this was calculated, premeditated. She killed three of her children. >> Lindsay was not [music] supposed to live. to tell the tale, but she's here. And we. have her back. >> What in the world [music] happened in. this house while he was gone for less. than an hour? What happened to his. perfect family?

>> Duxbury, Massachusetts is an idyllic. seaside community south of Boston. It's. well-to-do. It's picturesque. It's a. beautiful place to raise a family. >> Lindsay grew up in Connecticut, settled. down in Duxbury. She was pretty. She did.

well in [music] high school. >> She played volleyball and did. competitive cheer. She was an honor. student. >> Went on to college where she had a lot. of friends. >> Patrick and Lindsay had what many would. consider to be a storybook relationship. >> Patrick and Lindsay met in 2013. It was. actually Patrick's cousin that set them. up. Patrick's cousin was actually. roommates with Lindsay.

>> He works in tech. He's from. Massachusetts. >> Then she becomes a labor and delivery. nurse. [music]. >> How did she like being a nurse? >> She loved it. I think it was her dream. >> She was the type of nurse that you. wanted taking care of you or your loved. one when you walked onto our unit. >> Patrick and Lindsay get married in 2016. They have three children, Cora, Dawson, and Callan. [music].

>> Family members and friends describe Cora. as almost mommy and daddy's little. princess. >> [music]. >> They say she was a girly girl. She loves. sparkly things and [music] Cora was. actually named after the first baby that. Lindsay [music] had delivered. >> Patrick and Lindsay were very loving. parents. According to family members and. friends, she would joke that she wanted. to have enough kids for sporting team.

>> She's very dedicated. [music]. She did everything. She started reading. them books at 3 months. She. made [music] up songs for them. Um. I remember she used to make green eggs. and ham for Cora cuz she liked that. [music] book. >> She was very nurturing. Very loving. >> She was a wonderful mother. Wonderful. >> She loved her children, all of them, very very [music] much. >> She always wanted to be a mother, have. many children, and I felt it was the.

best thing that ever happened to her. And she [music] would do anything for. her children. She was just a loving. mother. >> I observed a wonderful mom who loved her. kids, who was. she was very concerned with. um their safety. >> The Clancys seemed like. an ordinary family. That was the vibe. They seemed to have everything. Two. working parents, adorable kids, grandparents that are.

involved in their lives. >> And after each child, Lindsay did. struggle, especially with anxiety. And. especially with anxiety as she prepared. to go back to work. She didn't want to. leave [music] her baby too quickly, too. soon that she felt her children needed. her. >> It was always when she had to go back to. work. That's when she struggled. She. just had a really hard time being. separated from them. >> When she was stressed out, when she was. showing some anxiety, how how did that. manifest? >> I don't know. She would. >> [clears throat]. >> say, you know, I'm not looking forward. to going back to work. I remember once.

she said it's just. so unnatural to be. separated from your newborn. You know, stuff like that. >> January 24th, 2023 in the Clancy. household started like any other. Lindsay had to take her daughter Cora to. a doctor's appointment. [music] When. they came home, they built a snowman. together. >> And how was Lindsay's mood?

>> She seemed happy. >> Did she ask for help or or anything. that caused concern? [music]. >> No, she's she's having one of her best. days. >> A little after 5:00, that's when Lindsay. asks Patrick to go out and run some. errands. >> I took Callan for a minute and then I. rocked him by my knees. Kissed Cora on the head and I said, "Be. right back.". >> And what was Dawson doing when you were. leaving? >> He was eating chicken nuggets on the. couch.

>> Patrick goes to the CVS. It's around. 5:32 p.m. >> And he realizes they don't have the. medication. >> [music]. >> that he was looking for. So, he calls. Lindsay to ask about the medication. [music]. >> And what was her demeanor during the. call? >> She's pretty quiet. It sounded like she. was busy. I remember her hanging up. thinking she's probably in the middle of. giving baths or something like that. >> And did you in fact purchase some. Pedialyte. at CVS?

>> Yes. >> Did you purchase anything else while you. were there? >> I bought a pack of Skittles. >> About 5 minutes later at 5:37, he drives over to a restaurant called 3V. to pick up their carryout order. >> How long approximately did it take you. to get from CVS to 3V? >> Probably around 10 minutes. >> And when he gets home, his life devolves into hell.

>> No one [music] could be prepared for. what Patrick Clancy was about to find in. the basement of his home. >> Patrick Clancy comes home thinking he's. going to have dinner with his family. >> When Patrick gets home, he's home to a. place probably unfamiliar to him. He. doesn't hear the the pitter-patter of.

feet, the the crying and laughter of. children. >> And what he walks into instead is. absolute silence. >> I called out. >> And who did you call out to? >> Everyone. >> Did anyone answer? >> No. >> So, what did you do next? >> I started checking upstairs. >> And where did you check upstairs? >> First the bathroom. [music]. I thought maybe they were. taking baths, but there's no one there. >> And then where did [music] you go? >> The kids' bedrooms.

>> Was there anyone in the kids' bedrooms? >> No. >> And then did you go to your bedroom? >> Yeah. >> And [music] were you able to get into. your bedroom right away? >> No, the door was locked and that's when. I knew something [music] was wrong. Then. I started unlocking the the knob. >> When you unlocked the door to your. bedroom, did you go in? >> Yeah. >> And what did you see when you opened the. door and went in? >> I just saw blood everywhere and the. window is open. It was everywhere. It was. um. it looked like it was sprayed almost.

with like a hose and there was a huge. puddle in the middle of the room and it. was sprayed all over the pretty much. every surface. I remember it was on the doorknob. >> He runs outside, sees Lindsey on the. ground, blood covering her. >> She had slashed both of her wrists and. made slashes to her neck before jumping. out of a second story window. >> He runs over to her and calls 911 at. 6:11. >> And the 911 operator is saying, "Can you.

put pressure on her wounds?" And he. says, "Well, they've stopped bleeding.". [music] And Patrick is saying, "She's. going in and out of consciousness." And. he's also trying to speak to Lindsey. Lindsey, what are you doing? Lindsey, what did you do? Lindsey, stay with me. Lindsey, it's okay. Lindsey, what did. you do to your neck? >> She had deep cuts on her wrists and she. had a red line across her neck. >> Did you say anything to Lindsey [music]. when you found her in that state? >> Yeah, I said, "What happened?".

>> And what was her response? >> She said, "I tried to kill myself.". >> And he won't leave her side until first. responders arrive, which is about 4 to 5. minutes after he makes the call. >> Was she able to speak to you? >> Uh she wasn't, no. >> Was she making any sounds? >> Um she was just I'd say it sounded like. she was in pain. >> So, something like moaning or something. like that? >> Yes. >> Did you ask her anything else? >> I said, "Where are the kids?".

>> And what was her response? >> She said they're in the basement. >> It turned very chaotic. very quickly. >> He walks inside. He walks downstairs. and just starts screaming. Oh my god. Oh. my god. I was in the courtroom when they. played the 911 call and it's something. I'll never forget. I've heard screams. from a human I I've never heard before. He is screaming [music]. and screaming and screaming.

>> He screamed she killed the kids. >> What did you see? >> I saw Corrine. >> And how did she look? >> She had a band around her neck. >> And was that an exercise band? >> Yeah. [music]. I immediately ran over and tried to take. the band off. >> Was she responsive? >> No. >> And what did you see or do next? >> I saw Callan. >> And where was he? >> He was next to her. >> And how did he appear? >> He had a band around his neck. >> And did you remove that as well?

>> Yeah. >> What did you do next? >> I tried to find Dawson. >> And where did you go? >> I looked in the bathroom, >> [music]. >> on the other side of the couch, and then I went to the other side of the. basement and he was in my office. >> And when you saw Dawson, um what. condition was he in? >> Um I I knew he was gone. >> As EMTs arrived, they described him. trying to take the exercise bands from. around their necks. Almost as if he's. hoping he can still save his children.

>> He was in a circular motion taking. something off the head, around the head, around the neck. >> Paramedics desperately tried to. resuscitate the children. So did their. father. Everybody was rushed to the. hospital. >> Meanwhile, police are inside the house. collecting evidence, trying to figure. out what happened. >> They collect, of course, the exercise. bands. They collect swabs of blood. They. collect laptops,

cell phones, electronic devices to try. to understand exactly what happened and. they gather a lot of medication. A lot. of bottles of prescription medications. [music] prescribed to Lindsay. >> It's those medications that will become. a central part of her defense. Her. lawyer claims it was the mixing and. switching of multiple psychiatric. medications that contributed to her. downward spiral. >> Lindsay was prescribed somewhere around. a dozen or more medications and her. family says none of them seem to be.

working. In fact, they said she seemed. to be getting worse and worse the more. she asked for help. >> In September of 2022, Lindsay is really struggling with. depression and anxiety. >> In the final 4 months before Lindsay. killed the kids, she saw a number of. medical providers. She saw a. psychiatrist in September. She saw two. nurse practitioners and a therapist. >> She started to talk about the effect. medication she was prescribed and what. those were doing to her.

>> She is now spiraling. The symptoms are. actually worse instead of better. >> Lindsay even called the suicide. prevention hotline twice, but they. couldn't help her they said because she. didn't have an actual plan. to kill herself. >> We know that she went to the ER at least. twice. At one point, she even. voluntarily checked herself into a. psychiatric facility. >> The defense argued Lindsay Clancy was. spiraling and members of her family knew. it. There was her sister.

>> She told me she had had suicidal. ideation every day for a month. >> Her mother-in-law. >> Begging for help. Lindsay was. struggling. We were all very concerned. At one. point, she told both her mom and her. husband that she was having thoughts. about hurting her kids. >> How many times did she tell you this. that she had thoughts of harming the. kids? >> A couple times. [music]. >> And was that a couple times over the. course of a night or two in December? >> Yeah. >> And as a result of her telling you this. that she had thoughts of harming the.

kids, what did you do? >> [music]. >> Um her parents came up. and um. >> [clears throat]. >> I think I asked her at some point, you. know, do you feel like you need to be. kept away from them? And she said, "No.". And then, you know, it was very. confusing because a minute later she was. making them lunch or playing with them. or getting ready for bed or whatever it. was. >> By mid-January of 2023, Patrick said. Lindsay seemed to be improving. >> Her mood seemed better. She was more.

active and she was able to partake in. more things. >> Were you hopeful at that time that. things were getting better? >> Yeah. >> Lindsay Clancy barely survived the fall. from her window. She suffered severe. traumatic [music] injuries to her spine, her body temperature dropped. >> Lindsay's condition. >> [music]. >> actually gets worse while she's at the. hospital. She codes in the middle of the. night, she needs CPR, chest.

compressions, and she needed multiple. blood transfusions. [music]. >> As she's struggling to survive, Lindsay. Clancy is also placed under arrest. [music] There are police officers. at her door and she's handcuffed to her. hospital bed. And then, as she's in intensive care, is. when she begins to come to. >> So, she was intubated, so it was. difficult for her to really answer a lot. a range of questions, and so she. gestured she gestured to me to [music].

be able to write. >> And did you ask her about her mood that. day? >> I did ask her her mood. >> And what did she write? >> She wrote horrified. And then, uh. she wrote down, uh. "Do I have an attorney?". >> 7 days after [music] the children's. deaths, Lindsay's in the hospital. She's. coming to. And she talks to the hospital's. chaplain. >> [music]. >> And the chaplain is surprised. >> The first thing she said to me, she said. to me as I held her hand to comfort her,

"I am so glad my children are safe.". >> Was there any other conversation that. you had with her? >> I replied theologically to Lindsay and I. said, "Lindsay, [music]. your children are safe. They're safe in. heaven with God." And I held her hand. throughout that conversation [music]. and we prayed for them. >> Did she make any other statements to. you? >> She did. She alluded to having heard a. voice.

And the voice, according to Lindsay, told her that if she did not follow the. command, >> [music]. >> neither she nor her children would be. safe. >> That is a key moment in this case. Lindsay describing that she heard a. voice. And then, a few days later, she. mentions it again. >> [music]. >> Patrick Clancy did not go see his wife. in the hospital, but a psychologist. who's connected to her lawyer started to. visit with her. And at one point, she.

asked for his phone so she could call. her husband. >> She had told Patrick that she loved him. very much. She was. unable to express a lot of emotion, but. she expressed. love for him. And she had said. that she heard a male voice. ordering her. telling her. that she didn't have any choice.

but she had to kill. her children. and then kill herself. >> And what did the defendant say at that. time about what had happened with the. children? >> Uh she didn't talk about our kids. She. talked about what she went through. >> And what did she say about what she went. through? >> She said she heard a man's voice. telling her that if she didn't do it now.

she would. lose her chance. or something like that. >> Did she kill the children because she. couldn't help it? Because [music] she. was in the throes of deep psychosis? >> Psychosis is defined as a loss of touch. with reality. Like in postpartum. psychosis, the hallmarks of that are. having delusions, like fixed false. beliefs that something is true. >> [music]. >> that is not reality based. It may also. include hearing voices.

or believing you're seeing things that. aren't actually happening. >> For 3 years after Lindsay Clancy's kids. died, there are so many questions. >> And finally, with a trial, maybe some. answers. Was this murder or was this. madness? Can she be held criminally. responsible for killing her children. or was she simply too sick?

>> Three and a half years later after these. deaths, Lindsay is on trial for. first-degree murder. >> [cheering]. >> There's a groundswell of support. >> Well, my heart goes out to her cuz I. know she didn't want to do that. >> The system failed [music] her. We failed her. >> My heart just breaks more for her every. day. >> A lot of women are coming forward and.

saying, "I too suffered with postpartum. depression." And they're standing with. Lindsay and they're saying we believe. her and not only that but it's a moment. for women's health. And so many women are now being able to. stand up and say, "I am Lindsay Clancy. >> [music]. >> and we need more help.". >> Those are all things that I've said or. thought. >> It's shining light on the need for.

postpartum care. >> The basic facts are not in dispute. Both. prosecutors and Lindsay Clancy's defense. say she [music] killed her children and. she was struggling with her mental. health. >> The question at the center of this trial. is, is she a victim or is she a villain? Is this murder or is it madness? >> Lindsay Clancy has pleaded not guilty. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts. does not use the word insanity. The.

equivalent of their insanity defense is. she is not criminally [music]. responsible. >> That she was in this state where she. just had no understanding [music]. of right or wrong. >> In the courtroom, she's a diminutive. figure. She's paralyzed from the waist. down, so she's wheeled to the defense. table in a wheelchair and she's stuck. there listening to gut-wrenching. testimony that at times has overwhelmed. her and she has openly wailed in court.

such that the judge at times has had to. call time out. >> What about um. injuries? >> All right, counsel, can. All right. Let me take a break and stop. All right. >> All right. All right. >> Lindsay Clancy is front and center and. all eyes are on her. Whenever somebody. is testifying, the jury will quickly. look at the person testifying, but then. all turn to watch Lindsay's reaction. And I believe it's because the jury is.

trying to figure who the real Lindsay. Clancy is. >> The prosecution contends that Lindsay's. actions were premeditated, that she. planned all of this. >> The prosecution called doctor after. doctor, medical provider after medical. provider to say that Lindsay Clancy was. not in the throws of psychosis. >> Lindsay first sees a doctor by the name. of Dr. Tufts, who she sees regularly. >> Did you ask her if she had any homicidal.

ideation or thoughts? >> [music]. >> Yes. >> What was her response? >> No. >> Did you ask her if she was hearing any. voices or or seeing um any visual. hallucinations? >> Um I'm not sure if I asked that in that. [music] appointment, but she was very. clearly not psychotic. >> Over the next 4 months, Lindsay Clancy. sees more medical care. >> Did you ever have any concerns based on. your contact with Lindsay Clancy that. she was suffering from postpartum. psychosis? >> [music]. >> I did not. >> Did you ever uh see or observe any signs.

of mania, delusion, or paranoia? >> No. >> Any signs of psychosis observed by you? >> No. >> Then she checks into an inpatient. psychiatric facility for 5 days in early. January. >> Did you observe any signs [music] of. psychosis? >> No. >> And even the day before the deaths, she. saw Dr. Tufts. >> And did you notice any um symptoms or. signs of psychosis that day? >> No. >> Lindsay did change care quite a bit. The.

prosecution paints that out as as. Lindsay doctor hopping. >> They argue she was going from one to the. next, getting different prescriptions, not taking medication she had previously. been prescribed, and they say she was. basically self-sabotaging any medical. plan. >> Did she also tell you, and this is a. quote in the records on page 144, "I. think it's my problem. I keep reaching. out to different people and not sticking. with the plan. >> Um that's what I documented. [music] I.

advised that she have um one person who. is is managing the medications. >> The prosecution keeps pushing this idea. that Lindsay was planning their deaths. even on the day of the incident. Well, she's making snowmen in the yard and. texting her husband and sending him out. for food. This is all part of a master. plan. >> They called people who examined her. phone and found that she made some. searches online including how long it.

would take her husband to complete the. errands she had sent him on. >> Was there also a search for um an Apple. Maps for 3V? >> Yes. >> If you plug in 3V restaurant to Apple. Maps and it maps out a route to get. there, does it tell you from your. location to 3V how long it would take to. get there? >> Based on traffic conditions, yes. >> [music]. >> The prosecution says Lindsay knew how.

long her husband would be out running. the errands. By the time he gets the. medication from CVS, they say she already killed the kids and. then was on to the next step of her. plan, the suicide. >> And the trial is only heating up. >> No, I don't want to go to the sidebar. I. really don't want to go to the sidebar. >> I need to know what you're going to talk. about.

>> In addition to playing out in the. courtroom, this trial is absolutely. playing out in the court of public. opinion. >> There are thousands of people online who. think they know better. >> I have been up for the past three nights. until 2:00 a.m. trying to put this. together like a puzzle. >> This is absolutely insane. >> The online conversation about this case. has devolved significantly into outright. conspiracy theories. >> People are throwing out that Patrick was. a bad husband and somehow coerced.

Lindsay into killing her kids or that he. might have killed them himself. >> The response to this trial that I've. seen on this app has genuinely had me. outraged. >> People are clutching at straws trying to. come up with alternative theories. So. they are studying the jacket and the. shoes of Patrick walking into the CVS. Did he change his clothes? Why would he. do that? >> At 5:37 he leaves CVS. Takes him 17. minutes to get [music] to 3V which is. only an 8 to 10 minute drive and now.

he's completely changed [music] into a. full zip sweater and he's got lace. sneakers on. >> We have found absolutely nothing to. indicate that Patrick was involved. >> The way they're twisting this evidence. just wild. >> Obviously [music] conspiracy theories. never make it into court, but it really. is just a sign this country is fixated. on this trial. >> Believe it or not this trial is even. creating social media celebrities like. Lindsay's 75-year-old lawyer Kevin. Reddington.

>> Kevin Reddington's becoming somewhat of. an icon and. people are so impressed at the way he is. defending her so fiercely. >> You. >> Yes. >> Let me tell you something. >> Yes. >> I don't want to talk to you again. >> Reddington. brought a whole different energy and. approach in the courtroom. >> This is a prosecution that has ripped. the soul out of this girl. >> A bit more bombast perhaps.

>> She did not have pressured speech. I wrote that but you're misinterpreting. my note. >> But he's out to prove to the jury that. she was sick and cannot be held. criminally responsible for the murders. >> One of the most tense moments of this. trial was when defense Kevin Redington. went after Jennifer Tufts. He attacked. Dr. Tufts mostly for her inexperience, but he also indicted the health care. system as well to basically say, "Why. couldn't she get a more experienced.

psychiatrist than Dr. Tufts?". >> So, you want to stand that if in fact it's. determined that you advertised as an. expert in post part. and if post part psychiatry and you had. a month experience plus a residence, would you consider that to be negligent. or misrepresentation? >> I do not believe that I have been. negligent. >> Do you understand what misrepresentation. means?

>> Yes. >> For the month that you developed plus. your residency, you really want to. experience me that you were an expert. You advertised that? >> I I just think um the wording was that. it's an interest of mine. >> The defense says Lindsey sought help and. that instead of actually helping. Lindsey, what they did was just. prescribe more medication. >> Kevin Redington brought up an entire. chart of medications to show what. Lindsey was on. >> You started her on buspirone, right? >> Yes. >> [music].

>> You also, a week later, wrote a script for diazepam 5. 5 mg. Is that correct? >> Correct. >> Did you prescribe more drugs for her? >> At. this occasion, I [music] prescribed. Valium. >> They were just throwing drugs at her. according to Kevin Redington. Seeing what would stick, seeing what. would work, tapering her off some drugs. while increasing other drugs. >> The prosecution portrayed Lindsey as.

someone who kept going from doctor to. doctor not [music] because she wasn't. getting the help that she wanted. She. was doctor shopping to find who would. give her the best medicines [music] and. prescriptions that she wanted. >> But the defense pointed to Lindsay's. notebooks where she was [music] keeping. track of her medications. They're saying. she took her pills as prescribed and. that any pills she wasn't taking were. discontinued prescriptions. >> And then the defense puts on their key. witness, Dr. Paul Zeisel, who saw.

Lindsay Clancy 11 days after the death. of her children. >> And he has seen Lindsay over 60 times in. the last 3 years. >> My opinion is that she did have indeed a. mental disease or defect. She had. bipolar disorder with postpartum. psychoses. In addition, [music]. she was unable to conform her behaviors. to the rule of law. as she had no appreciation for the. wrongfulness of her act. >> When he looked [music] at all of her.

records and her behaviors, he says that. it was predictable that all the signs. were there, that she could end up in. postpartum psychosis. [music]. This perfect storm was brewing, but. nobody helped. >> And is it your understanding to a. reasonable degree of medical certainty. that a person who's in a psychotic state. is able to. drive a car for a short distance, go to. an appointment, and interact and talk to. people? >> Yes, they can do everyday tasks of. living. >> But on cross-examination, the.

prosecution attempted to poke holes in. Dr. Zeisel's testimony because he only. had the opportunity to evaluate her. after the incident, not before. >> Are you familiar with the concept of. confirmation bias? >> Of course. >> I'm afraid to say that. clinicians are warned that they may lean. towards to support their own theories. and overlook contradictory evidence. And. they have to be aware of that, correct? >> Yes. >> The defense rests their case, but the. prosecution has a chance to present a. rebuttal.

>> I do. >> And they bring up a theory called. altruistic filicide [music]. with their own forensic psychologist who. analyzed Lindsay for 3 days this past. April. >> Altruistic filicide is a term that's. used. that means killing your kids out of. love. This was a serious suicide attempt. and she wanted the children to be with. her so she wouldn't be separated from. them and so they wouldn't have to suffer.

after she was gone. >> He found it unusual, very odd that. Lindsay heard this male voice, had this. hallucination one time. And he raised. the possibility of how convenient. [music]. and suspicious that was. >> Why are you careful when someone tells. you that they only experience this voice. during a criminal offense? >> Well, because it provides a convenient. way of.

of lessening your own culpability. >> For both sides, it's an uphill battle. There is no smoking gun. There is no one. magical doctor who knows everything, right? [music]. >> Everything that happened that day, every. person she interacted with, every. situation she was in, shows you she knew. the difference between right and wrong. and she could conform her behavior to. the law. She is guilty.

>> This young lady is not guilty of the. killing of her children. cuz she was suffering from a disease and. defect. as his honor instructed you. And they're not going to be able to. prove otherwise. >> This truly is two competing sides trying. to prove who's right. >> And now it's up to the jury [music] to. decide what to make of Lindsay Clancy. >> Court is back in session. May be seated. >> But what happened next was just so. unbelievable. I'm just trying to find. out what it is [music] that you're. asking for it.

>> People have been [music] called back. into the room. Every single seat in the. room is filled. >> All right. All right. Jurors entering. >> Uh it does seem [music] that the judge. is now bringing in the jurors uh one by. one. >> The judge is pulling the jurors. individually. >> The plot thickens. Something must have. happened in the [music] jury room. >> We begin with breaking news of a.

dramatic day in the Lindsay Clancy. murder trial in Plymouth, Massachusetts. >> The jury had been deliberating for six. long days, more than 35 hours, and. they've already told the judge twice. that they're deadlocked. >> You have to remember that a 5-year-old, a 3-year-old, and an 8-month-old. have lost their lives. These jurors have. been trying to determine what justice. should look like in this case. >> We all thought there was going to be a. conclusion, some sort of resolution to. this case. But instead, we find that one.

juror is supposedly not following the. instructions of the judge. At this point, everyone seems to be. tired, [music] even frustrated. Defense. attorney Reddington seems especially. irritated. >> The whole week, the whole period of. deliberations has been a roller coaster. ride. But today there was even more chaos and. more drama. >> Over the defendant's objection, uh. I'm going to declare a mistrial at this. point. >> The judge says he's going to have to.

declare a mistrial, and then out of the. blue we have this sort of bombshell. maneuver when he stood up and said, "I. want to file another motion. I want to. go to the Supreme Court of the state.". >> Effectively, to force Judge Sullivan to. allow the jury to keep deliberating. >> They rushed an emergency hearing, but. ultimately the 11th-hour Hail Mary by. Reddington doesn't work. >> [music]. >> The court denies the motion, and a. mistrial was actually declared. >> that the emergency request for relief.

was denied and that the temporary stay. [music] is lifted. Members of the jury, uh at this point I'm going to declare. that the jury is [music]. deadlocked and I'm going to declare a. mistrial. >> A mistrial has finally been declared. >> And with [music] that, uh you're. discharged. >> Now, the question is, what happens next? Will we see a retrial of Lindsay Clancy. or will there be some sort of. negotiation, a plea deal, or something. else? After court, Lindsay leaves the same way. she has for the last 7 weeks, in a.

marked Sheriff's Office van. And the courtroom battle is not done. The fight continues on outside with both. the DA and Redington defending their. cases. >> Children were murdered. And it's our job to seek justice. >> I do know that one of the questions that. are out here right now regarding. retrials, I will let you know that there'll be no. decisions made today regarding that. >> It's a very sad case. I'm representing a woman who is a. fantastic, wonderful.

individual. Absolutely. >> something you would do differently with. the second trial? >> Why would I? I I won the case. I'm not going to have Lindsay. sitting there under a cloud of of a. first-degree murder indictment when she. won the case and everybody literally in. the world knows that she was acquitted. >> Even with this trial over, the. litigation doesn't end when it comes to. Lindsay and Patrick. >> Both Patrick and Lindsay have filed. civil against mental health care. providers. Patrick Clancy is filing a wrongful.

death suit on behalf of his children. Lindsay is suing for medical malpractice. and negligence. All of Lindsay Clancy's. providers have denied any wrongdoing. >> Just after the Clancy children were. killed, Patrick, the husband, shared a. statement online writing, quote, "I want. to ask all of you that you find it deep. [music] within yourselves to forgive. Lindsay as I have. The real Lindsay was. generously loving and caring towards. everyone, me, our kids, family, friends, and [music] her patients.

>> Good evening and welcome to Holy Family. Parish. >> A year after the tragedy, a memorial. service was held at their church, Holy. Family in Duxbury. >> My hope is that today we can begin a new. chapter in continuing to remember Cora. Dawson and Callan, but also inspire. the world to carry on their legacy of. kindness. >> Patrick Clancy started a nonprofit in. honor of his children. >> Patrick Clancy has begun a new life for. himself. He filed for divorce, he sold.

the house where his children were. killed, and he has gotten remarried in. New York. >> This is a really tragic story and a. really tragic trial, but if there is one. bright spot, I think it's the conversation that this. case [music] has started around mental. health care and support for new mothers. >> Instead of suffering in silence, [music]. women are now talking a lot more about. postpartum mental health and wellness.

>> Women need better postpartum support. They need earlier follow-up, and we need. a village that checks in on us. >> It should not take a tragedy like this. for people to pay attention. >> One to two per thousand new moms will. have postpartum psychosis. It's. uncommon, but it happens. Postpartum psychosis is. temporary, treatable, and one can fully. recover from it. 90% upwards of cases. will have full recovery. I hope that we.

can learn from this. I never wish this. to happen, and we need to be talking. about this night and day. >> We have a crisis in in our hands, and we. got to figure it out.

>> Mhm.