Defense rests in Clancy murder trial as closing arguments near

Prosecutors call rebuttal witnesses in triple-child homicide case

The defense rested its case Friday in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy after presenting further testimony about her mental state in the period before the strangulation, the Associated Press reported. Prosecutors immediately began calling rebuttal witnesses, and closing arguments are expected as the trial enters its final phase.

Clancy, 36, has pleaded not guilty to murder charges in the deaths of her three young children. They are identified in the case as Callan, Dawson and Cora Clancy, who ranged in age from 8 months to 5 years old. The children’s bodies were found in the basement of the family’s home in coastal Duxbury, Massachusetts, the AP reported.

After strangling the children, Clancy jumped from a second-story window at the home and remains paralyzed from the waist down, according to the AP.

The defense’s presentation focused on Clancy’s mental state before the killings. The AP did not identify the specific witnesses called Friday or the content of their testimony.

Closing arguments are expected after the prosecution finishes its rebuttal case. The trial is likely entering its final days, the AP said.

The AP story included an editor’s note directing readers experiencing distress to the national suicide and crisis lifeline, reachable by calling or texting 988.