Lindsay Clancy's Appointment Prosecutors Never Mentioned

Plymouth Superior Court heard two competing openings in the Lindsay Clancy case, and neither one tells the full story on its own. Tonight we put both sides against the medical record and see what survives. 
The Commonwealth's opening statement leans on a timeline. A takeout order placed. A pharmacy stop made. A phone call that ran fourteen seconds. ADA Shanan Buckingham is telling the jury that this kind of organization rules out a mind in crisis. The clinical literature on postpartum psychosis, command hallucinations, and a psychotic person's ability to plan tells a very different story, and we go through what it actually says before the jury reaches a verdict. 
Then the defense answers. Kevin Reddington told jurors that Lindsay Clancy is paralyzed, with a burst fracture at the top of her spine and every rib broken, injuries the prosecution called superficial in the same courtroom. He read the prescription chart out loud, thirteen medications across five providers in four months, and had Patrick Clancy testify under oath that his wife disclosed suicidal thoughts months before their children died. 
We also cover the detail buried inside both openings that neither side dwelled on: an appointment scheduled for the day before the deaths, and the Massachusetts legal standard from 1967 that gives the defense two doors to walk through, both of which the Commonwealth has to close. If you or someone you know needs support, Postpartum Support International is reachable at www.postpartum.net or 800-944-4773. In crisis, call or text 988. Opening day only sets the terms. The medical record is what has to hold up over the next two months. 
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