Lindsay Clancy: The Support Outside the Courthouse

A remarkable scene unfolded outside the Lindsay Clancy trial today as hundreds of supporters gathered in Plymouth, Massachusetts, many dressed in pink and cheering as Clancy arrived at court. In this special, episode, Billy speaks with Dina, a longtime Massachusetts court watcher and organizer who previously supported Karen Read and is now part of the growing public movement surrounding Lindsay Clancy. The conversation focuses on why so many women say the case has become about more than guilt or innocence. They discuss postpartum depression, postpartum psychosis, psychiatric medications, the failures of the mental-health system and the repeated attempts Lindsay reportedly made to seek help before the deaths of her three children. Billy and Dina also discuss defense attorney Kevin Reddington, the public reaction to his handling of the case, criticism of the prosecution and the intense debate surrounding the medical care Lindsay received. Billy then recaps key testimony from Day 17, including hospital chaplain Sheila Kavanaugh, who described her extensive contact with Lindsay after the deaths and testified about Lindsay’s grief, mental state and references to hearing a male voice. A different kind of Hot Mics episode — less about courtroom play-by-play and more about the movement forming outside the courthouse and the larger national conversation this case has ignited about women, motherhood and mental health. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.