Lindsay Clancy speaks up at her murder trial for first time in attempt to speed up proceedings

Lindsay Clancy spoke out in court Tuesday for the first time since the disturbing murder trial accusing her of strangling her three young kids began over a week ago.The 35-year-old Boston-area mom answered a series of questions from Judge Williams Sullivan before the jury was brought in for the day.She agreed not to contest certain pieces of evidence order to speed up the grueling trial.Clancy “stipulated” with prosecutors about facts tied to DNA, blood, the exercise bands she used to kill the kids and the chain of custody of that evidence, her lawyer Kevin Reddington said.“You agree that the Commonwealth doesn’t have to prove the facts that are in the stipulation?” Sullivan asked.“Yes, your honor,” Clancy said, nodding her head.“You are basically relieving the Commonwealth of its burden to prove certain facts.

Is that what you want to do?” the judge asked.“Yes, your honor,” Clancy said again.Clancy — who wore a pink short-sleeve blouse and a headband — answered numerous other similar questions from the judge.While she has been seen throughout the case leaning over and speaking to Reddington, it was the first time she spoke on the record in court since the Plymouth, Mass., trial kicked off last week.After, Reddington said “we have not contested the government’s case” in order to avoid them “having to bring in dozens of witnesses to prove chain of custody of bloods, fluids and all of that.”The defense attorney has previously said that Clancy wouldn’t contest at trial that she killed her children, and would instead ask the jury to find her not guilty by reason of insanity on the grounds she was suffering from severe postpartum psychosis, partly caused by being misdiagnosed and overmedicated.The stipulation could significantly shorten the trial as many witnesses will no longer be required to testify to prove basic details about key pieces of evidence.However, Reddington appeared to grow frustrated throughout the day Tuesday after ...