Lindsay Clancy's begins Monday with opening statements and testimony from her ex-husband, Patrick Clancy.
Clancy is accused of murdering her three young children inside her Duxbury, Massachusetts home in 2023.
What to know about Lindsay Clancy murder trial
- The 35-year-old Clancy has pleaded not guilty to three counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of her children - 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson and 8-month-old Callan.
- All three children were found dead in the family's home on . Prosecutors say Clancy killed them with exercise bands.
- Clancy was paralyzed after trying to take her own life that night and attends court hearings in a wheelchair.
- Prosecutors allege that Clancy planned the murders, sending her now ex-husband Patrick to pick up takeout food and medications so she could have time to kill her children. Clancy's defense attorney Kevin Reddington admits that Clancy killed the children, but he argues she was overmedicated for mental health issues and was suffering from extreme portpartum psychosis.
Court begins, judge calls sidebar
Just before 9:30 a.m., court was called into session.
Immediately after Judge William Sullivan called the case, he summonsed attorneys to sidebar.
Who are the attorneys and judge in the Lindsay Clancy trial?
Jennifer Sprague is the lead prosecutor for the case.
Kevin Reddington is serving as Lindsay Clancy's defense attorney.
Judge William Sullivan is overseeing the trial, which is taking place in Plymouth Superior Court.
Patrick Clancy expected to be first witness on stand
Patrick Clancy, who was married to Lindsay Clancy at the time of the children's deaths, is expected to be the first witness to take the stand after opening statements.
The couple is now divorced and Patrick Clancy has remarried.
On Friday, Judge William Sullivan Patrick Clancy's motion to suppress media access to his 911 call and pictures of his deceased children at the trial. The photos and call will be presented to the jury.
What to expect from opening statements
WBZ-TV legal analyst Jennifer Roman spoke about what can be expected from opening statements, which are set to be presented Monday morning.
"Both sides are going to lean into the very gruesome nature of this alleged crime. But they're going to take a very different approach," Roman said. "The prosecution is going to show signs that they think show premeditation, that she had been planning this and thinking about it and being methodical about it. The defense is going to throw the question, I think, back at the jury. How could somebody that's otherwise been known to be a loving and devoted mother, a caregiver, how could she have done this to her children unless she was suffering from a mental defect."