A jury is to determine whether Lindsay Clancy is criminally responsible for killing her three children in 2023 in Duxbury, Massachusetts. She was being treated for postpartum mental health issues when she killed the children: Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, who was 8 months old. Plymouth County Superior Court Judge William Sullivan is presiding over the jury trial, which began on July 27 and is expected to last six to eight weeks.
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Assistant District Attorney Jennifer Sprague began her cross-examination of Lindsay Clancy's mother today by questioning her testimony that her daughter told her she had thoughts of harming her children. Paula Musgrove said in direct-exam that Lindsay told her about the troubling thoughts in December, a month before she killed 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson and 8-month-old Callan in what prosecutors allege was premeditated murder. Clancy's lawyer wants her declared not guilty, arguing she is not criminally responsible because she was in a postpartum psychosis and did not know what she was doing. You can watch Musgrove's direct-exam testimony here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJphYKgNwRM "Now, you testified in direct examination about the statements that Lindsay made in December about having thoughts about harming the children. When in December was that?" "I don't exactly remember. I would say early to mid December, probably maybe earlier rather than mid December. I don't exactly remember when." "Okay, and when she made the statement that she had thoughts of harming the children, did either you or Patrick ask her what she meant by that?" "I believe I remember Pat asking her if she felt like she couldn't be alone with the children, and she said no." 00:47 "And after she made those statements, did did you have any thoughts about committing her?" "No." "Did you have any thoughts about having her come stay with you in Connecticut, away from the children?" "No." "Were you concerned for the children's safety at that point in time?" "No, because I was there." 02:48 "So, were you already home at that point when you were asking her how she was doing on the 24th?" "I must have been home at that point. I honestly don't remember. I was back and forth so many times, so the time frames are really jumbled in my head as far as how long I stayed any particular time." "And so you would go and help out when they asked you to, and then you would go home when things were calmed down a little bit. Is that right?" "Not exactly right." "No, and she did say on the 24th that she was doing good that day. Correct?" "I don't recall, but if that's what the text says, then you can look at it." 04:03 "Now you talked about a time when you went to her home, and you actually ended up sleeping with her because she didn't want to be alone. Was that that October 20 visit?" "No." "When was that?" "That was I can't exactly remember when. I'm going to say probably sometime in November, the latter part of November, maybe the early part of December." "Did she tell you why she was afraid to be alone?" "She just said she was afraid to be alone. She, and one reason I believe she said she didn't know if she was going to be able to sleep, but mainly she was afraid to be alone." 11:18 "So again, we texted so many times daily, twice daily, maybe three times daily. So, I can't say that I remember the specific texts." 11:59 "And then January 13 again. You're checking in with her. Hi, Lindsay. How are you today? She said, "Hi mom, pretty good today. How about you? You asked about the little ones, and she said, "All good. Went to the gym this morning, just hanging out, and now they have no school today" 13:33 "And then the following day, on the 16th, you actually texted her how was the water park yesterday. She said it was fun. Cora and Dawson enjoyed. Callan didn't know what to think of it." 16:18 "And so on the 19th of January again. You're checking in and say, "How are you feeling today? Can you tell if anything's different with the new medication? She says, "I'm feeling all right. Nothing new really yet because it takes weeks to really work, but I'm okay." 17:56 "And then on the 22nd, that Sunday, Lindsay, Pat, and the older kids-they go to the Carneys' house for that bonfire and get together. And you stayed home with Callan, right?" "Correct." "And then after after they get home, you you and your husband left. Is that correct?" "Yes." "And on the way home, you texted on January 22, 2023, at 750 5p.m. Enjoyed seeing everyone this weekend. Nice to see you doing better. Is that correct?" "If that's what that says, yes, that's correct. I don't exactly remember the text, but yes, if that's what it says, yes." 20:19 "And from January seven through up through january 22, Lindsey repeatedly told you she was doing okay. She was feeling a little bit better, not completely better, not 100% but she kept telling you, "I feel a little bit better. I feel a little bit better. You even asked her, "Is the better you're feeling now better than a few weeks ago? And she said, "Yes." 21:19 "Do you remember telling the police that Lindsay seemed to be improving since leaving McLean?" "I do not recall." 23:00 re-direct by Kevin Reddington