Lindsay Clancy didn't show 'break with reality' as jury weighs psychosis defense: Susan Smith prosecutor
Prosecutor in Susan Smith case breaks down key differences in Lindsay Clancy trial.
Prosecutor in Susan Smith case breaks down key differences in Lindsay Clancy trial.
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- If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
- Lindsay Clancy sits next to her defense attorney, Kevin Reddington, during her murder trial at Plymouth Superior Court on Aug.
- SUSAN SMITH ELIGIBLE FOR PAROLE AGAIN AFTER BEING DENIED RELEASE FOR DROWNING HER 2 SONS IN 1994.
- Prosecutors rested their rebuttal case on Wednesday afternoon, with closing arguments scheduled for Thursday before the jury begins deliberating.
- Her defense attorney argues that Clancy was experiencing postpartum psychosis when killing her children, a claim that has been heavily refuted by prosecutors.
Tommy Pope, who prosecuted Susan Smith, notes he doesn't see a "break with reality" in the Lindsay Clancy case and points to motive and mental health as the biggest differences between the two mothers' cases. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!
Meanwhile, the prosecutor who secured a conviction for Susan Smith. This person drowned her two sons, notes Lindsay Clancy's defense never proved a "break with reality" as jurors prepare to deliberate after Thursday's closing arguments.
Clancy, 36, faces three counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of her children – Cora, Dawson and Callan, all under age 6 – who were discovered strangled at the family's home in January 2023. Prosecutors rested their rebuttal case on Wednesday afternoon, with closing arguments scheduled for Thursday before the jury begins deliberating.
Lindsay Clancy sits next to her defense attorney, Kevin Reddington, during her murder trial at Plymouth Superior Court on Aug. 11, 2026. (Jonathan Wiggs/The Boston Globe via Getty Images).
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