Watch Live: Lindsay Clancy murder trial resumes with full day of testimony

The Lindsay Clancy murder trial resumed on Tuesday for a sixth day with more testimony from prosecution witnesses and an examination of the prescription pills found in her home. Clancy, 35, pleads not guilty to first-degree murder in the deaths of her three children – 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson, and 8-month-old Callan – at their Duxbury, Massachusetts home on January 24, 2023.

Massachusetts State Police Lt. Joseph Rabbit testified about finding four prescription pill bottles in a kitchen cabinet during a search warrant at the Duxbury home. Patrick Clancy, Lindsay's ex-husband, and a lawyer presented more prescription pill bottles in a CVS bag on February 6. Prosecutor Shanan Buckingham examined the pills, comparing the number prescribed to the amount left in each bottle.

The defense asserts that Clancy was overmedicated, while the prosecution emphasizes her mental health struggles. Several prosecution witnesses from the Massachusetts State Police Crime Lab testified about blood collected from the home, with jurors viewing the blood-stained knife found in Clancy's bedroom. Two Crime Lab technicians revealed that prescription drugs were detected in Clancy's blood and urine tests, though they couldn't specify the exact number of drugs in her system.

South Shore Hospital surgeon Dr. Cristina Karpio testified about treating Clancy's complex spinal injuries sustained in a fall from the second-story bedroom window. The defense questioned Dr. Karpio about the severity of her injuries, as she had to undergo massive transfusions after being transferred to Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston.

Lindsay Clancy agreed to a stipulation of facts before the jury entered the courtroom, which avoided days of testimony by establishing that the prosecution correctly performed toxicological tests on the three children. Both sides agreed that the blood, fluids, bands, DNA, and other evidence were handled properly. The trial has heard from 32 witnesses so far, with many of them being crime scene lab scientists providing scientific testimony about blood testing procedures.

The jury has heard entries from Clancy's diary, her state of mind before and after the murders, and her admission that she killed her children due to severe postpartum psychosis. Prosecutors argue that her suicide attempt was faked and planned, while the defense maintains she was overmedicated and experienced a postpartum psychosis that led to the killings.