Jurors in Lindsay Clancy's trial visit the home where she killed her children

Key Points:

• Jurors in Lindsay Clancy's trial visited the Massachusetts home where she strangled her three children in January 2023, including the basement where the children died and the yard where she was found after jumping from a second-story window.
• The visit, lasting about 40 minutes, allowed jurors to see locations relevant to the case, including the route her husband took to pick up takeout and medicine, which prosecutors say was a ruse to get him out of the house.
• Clancy's defense argues she was suffering from postpartum psychosis linked to bipolar disorder and antidepressant use, causing her to kill her children under the influence of a psychotic voice; prosecutors maintain she acted intentionally and is criminally responsible.
• If convicted, Clancy faces life in prison without parole; if found not guilty by reason of mental illness, she would be committed to a state mental health facility.
• Juror visits to crime scenes are rare but sometimes allowed to better understand spatial details; similar excursions have occurred in other high-profile trials such as those of Alex Murdaugh and Nikolas Cruz.