EVEN THE JURY WAS CRYING — THEN LINDSAY CLANCY WHISPERED FOUR WORDS THAT BROUGHT THE TRIAL TO A HALT For days, jurors had listened to testimony in one of Massachusetts’ most emotionally charged murder trials. But when a medical examiner began discussing the autopsy of Lindsay Clancy’s 5-year-old daughter Cora, the atmosphere inside the courtroom suddenly changed. Clancy folded over the defense table, sobbing and struggling to compose herself before saying, “I can’t do this.” The judge stopped proceedings and sent the jury out while she was wheeled from the courtroom. She wasn’t the only person overwhelmed. Reports from court said some jurors were also visibly crying, prompting the judge to later remind them that however emotional the evidence became, their verdict had to be based on the evidence and the law. But what made that day even more complicated was what jurors had already heard about Lindsay’s mental state and her attempts to seek help before her three children died — evidence now sitting at the heart of the battle over whether she was criminally responsible. What happened inside the courtroom after Lindsay broke down — and the testimony jurors heard about the weeks before the tragedy — is revealed below. 👇👇👇

Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial was brought to a standstill Wednesday — as the paralyzed mom whimpered, “I can’t do this” during heartbreaking testimony about her slain 5-year-old daughter’s autopsy. Clancy broke… Read more