LIVE UPDATES: Day 1 of jury selection in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial

PLYMOUTH, Mass. — Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial is underway. The 35-year-old Massachusetts woman is charged with three counts of murder for the strangling deaths of her three children — ages 5, 3 and 8 months — in January 2023.

Clancy is expected to be present in the courtroom every day, bound to a wheelchair after a jump from her home’s second-story window, an alleged suicide attempt immediately after the murders, left her paralyzed.

Clancy’s defense lawyer claims she was insane when she killed the children, suffering from postpartum psychosis, and could not appreciate the wrongfulness of her actions. She faces a potential sentence of life in prison without parole if she is convicted.

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Times notes are Eastern Daylight Time. Please forgive typos.

Live Updates:

4 PM: Court is in recess until Tuesday at 9 AM. So far, the court has seated five jurors: three women, two men.

3:52 PM: Juror #66, a white female who appears to be about 40 years old, is questioned and excused. Juror #68, a white female in her late 40s, is excused. Juror #70, a white female in her 50s, is questioned and excused.

3:41 PM: Juror #58 returns and is questioned some more, then. Juror #63, a white male in his 20s, is excused. Juror #64, a Black female, is questioned and excused. Juror #65, a white male in his 40s, is excused.

3:34 PM: Juror #58, a Black male, is questioned and asked to go to the jury room. Juror #59, a white male in his early 20s, is excused. Juror #60, a white female in her 20s, is questioned and excused. Juror #61, a white female, is questioned and excused.

3:20 PM: Juror #53, a white female in her 50s, is questioned and excused. Juror #54, a white female, is assigned seat #5 in the jury box.

3:18 PM: Juror #52, a white female in her 60s, is questioned and assigned a seat in the jury box (she’s the fourth juror seated). Those jurors who have been assigned a seat in the jury box do not go and sit in the jury box. Once they have received their assignment, they return to the jury room. Jurors who are released walk out of the courtroom doors. Presumably, seated jurors access a different exit.

3:13 PM: Juror #49, a black male, is questioned and excused. Juror #50, a white female in her late 70s, is excused. Juror #51, a white male, is questioned. During his questioning, Lindsay Clancy leans and huddles with her defense attorney. Juror #51 is excused.

3 PM: Juror #48, a white male in his 70s, is assigned to a seat in the jury box.

2:50 PM: Juror #41, a white male in his 60s, is questioned and excused. Juror #42, a white female in her 50s, is excused. Jurors #44 and #45, both middle-aged white males, are excused. Juror #47, a white female in her 40s, is questioned and excused.

2:45 PM: Juror #39, a white female, is questioned and excused. Juror #40, a Hispanic female, is questioned and excused.

2:34 PM: Jurors #34 and #35, both white males who appear to be in their 20s, are questioned and excused. Juror #36, a white male, is questioned and returns to the jury room. Juror #38, a middle-aged white female, is questioned and excused.

2:27 PM: Judge and lawyers and excused jurors #32 and #33, both white females in their late 40s.

2:21 PM: Court is back in session. Judge Sullivan is on the bench and has summoned the lawyers to the sidebar. Lindsay Clancy is seated in the witness box, from where she has been participating in jury selection. Occasionally, she has flipped through some papers — presumably the jury questionnaires.

2:02 PM: After the morning session of jury selection, two jurors have been qualified and seated. The judge is looking to seat 18 jurors who will hear the case. Each side gets 18 peremptories, which may be used to strike a prospective juror for any reason.

1:03 PM: Judge and attorneys have questioned more than 20 jurors. We’re up to Juror #29. The judge is taking a break, and jury selection will resume at 2:00 PM EDT.

12:38 PM: Juror #16 is excused. Juror #17, a white male, is questioned and excused. Juror #19, a white male, is questioned.

12:33 PM: Juror #15 is excused. Juror #16, a white male, is questioned.

12:31 PM: Juror #14 is excused. Juror #15, a white female, is questioned.

12:29 PM: Juror #13 is excused. Juror #14, a white male, is questioned.

12:24 PM: Juror #12 is dismissed. Juror #13, a white male, is questioned.

12:18 PM: Juror #11 is excused. Juror #12, a white female, is questioned.

12:13 PM: It’s worth noting that a court order bars cameras in the courtroom from transmitting any images of jury selection.

12:05 PM: Juror #9 is excused. Juror #10, a black female, is questioned.

12:00 PM: Juror #8, a white male, is assigned to seat #2 in the jury box. Juror #9 is questioned.

11:55 AM: Juror #7, a white male, is excused. Juror #8 is being questioned.

11:51 AM: Juror #5 is questioned and excused. Juror #7 is being questioned.

11:43 AM: Members of Lindsay’s family are present and sit behind the defense table.

11:39 AM: Juror #2 is questioned at the sidebar and leaves. Juror #3 is questioned. This process is expected to continue for the remainder of the day.

11:32 AM: Juror #1 was questioned at sidebar and dismissed.

11:17 AM: Judge Sullivan takes the bench and will begin interviewing jurors one at a time. Prospective jurors have been asked to fill out questionnaires and review the witness list.

10:34 AM: The judge’s next question: Do you have any bias that would affect your ability to sit on this case? Multiple jurors respond, “Yes.”

10:33 AM: The judge’s next question: Do you have any bias against any side? Jurors: no response.

10:32 AM: The judge’s next question: Are you employed or represented by any of the attorneys in this case? One juror says, “Yes.”

10:31 AM: The judge’s first group question: Are you related to Lindsay Clancy or anyone in her family? 4 jurors say yes.

10:29 AM: The judge tells jurors the case will go approximately 6 weeks.

10:22 AM: Judge Sullivan is instructing jurors. He tells prospective jurors he will read the allegations and let the attorneys introduce themselves. He’ll go over the length of the trial, ask group questions, and give out a questionnaire and a list of the witnesses. Once jurors have time to fill out the questionnaires and review the witness list, the judge says he will summon them one at a time.

10:20 AM: Prospective jurors are seated. The judge calls the case to order.

10:07 AM: We can expect a break until the prospective jurors get here.

10:04 AM: The judge leaves the bench; bailiffs clear the courtroom. Prospective jurors are being summoned.

10:01 AM: The judge has been hearing a motion by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (the prosecution) about excluding the defense’s undisclosed witnesses. He agrees to allow the motion, leaving room for the defense to renew the motion.

9:44 AM: Judge Sullivan takes the bench. Lindsay is seated next to her attorney. The judge calls attorneys to the sidebar to discuss changes to juror questionnaires.

9:38 AM: Two nurses who are responsible for taking care of Lindsay Clancy leave the detention area and take seats in the courtroom.

9:37 AM: Court bailiffs give media instructions on court rules. Jurors are not in the courtroom. Judge William F. Sullivan is expected to take the bench for some housekeeping matters.

9:35 AM: Media is being let in.

9:25 AM: 130 prospective jurors have been summoned for questioning.

9:14 AM: Potential jurors are being brought into the courtroom from the assembly room. Media will not be permitted into the courtroom until all jurors are seated. Jury selection will get underway shortly thereafter.

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