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In today's newsletter:

  • Why experts disagree over Lindsay Clancy's mental state and responsibility
  • What Lindsay Clancy's lawyer said before delivering his closing argument
  • What options jurors have as Lindsay Clancy's case goes to deliberations

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Today's riddle: What did the tree say when Spring arrived? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Friday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-shower, with a high of 83 and low of 56 degrees.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 79, low: 56.
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📰 News we're reading

• Judge tells Lindsay Clancy trial jurors, 'Rest up and be ready for tomorrow' (bostonglobe.com) — Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy trial are preparing to begin deliberations while she continues long-term bipolar treatment at Tewksbury Hospital. Recent testimony centered on whether she understood right from wrong during her children's deaths, with experts sharply divided over her reported hallucinations and the extent of her postpartum mental health crisis.
   

• 'I've done my best' Clancy's attorney says before closing arguments (wcvb.com) — As closing arguments approach in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial, her attorney briefly addressed reporters while she continues to be held at Tewksbury State Hospital. Jurors will soon decide her criminal responsibility in the deaths of her three children, amid ongoing debate over her mental health and claims of catastrophic treatment failures.
   

• What we know about Lindsay Clancy's jury and the decisions they face (wcvb.com) — Jurors in a high-profile Massachusetts murder trial are now deliberating Lindsay Clancy's fate while she remains held at Tewksbury State Hospital. The panel must decide among several charges or lack of criminal responsibility in the deaths of her three children, weighing complex testimony about postpartum psychosis and state guidance on the insanity defense.
   

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