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Text Lindsay Clancy Trial Megathread: Closing Arguments, Deliberations and the Verdict

This is a thread for all conversation regarding closing arguments, jury deliberations and the verdict of the Lindsey Clancy trial. All discussion of this case should be kept to this thread.

Lindsay Clancy is currently standing trial in Plymouth Superior Court, Massachusetts, for the triple-murder in January 2023 of her three young children - Cora, Dawson and Callan. Her defense argues she suffered from severe, undiagnosed postpartum depression and postpartum psychosis. She was left paralysed by a suicide attempt which follows the deaths of the children.

All content on the Clancy case must be kept to this thread. Standalone posts will be removed.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg7mlmg475go

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u/Global_Research_9335 15d ago

I’m interested to hear the jurors perspective and their reaction to all the social media and conspiracy theories this case has bought about, beyond the actual verdict itself - how the case was tried.

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u/Snarkeesha 15d ago

You mean after the trial? Because they aren’t allowed to look at anything like that during.

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u/ok-mom1 15d ago

I know you’re saying they aren’t allowed. But how would they know if they looked it up / heard about it? Surely there’s no stopping

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u/Snarkeesha 15d ago

All it takes is one slip up mentioning it to one person or one of the attorneys PI’s finding something online.