Could Lindsay Clancy go free? Her potential fates as jury decides whether shes criminally responsible for strangling 3 kids

Lindsay Clancy faces four dramatically different outcomes as the jury deliberates Thursday in her sensational triple murder trial.Clancy, 36, who strangled her three young children to death at her home in Massachusetts in 2023, argues she should be found not guilty because she was suffering from severe postpartum psychosis.Prosecutors say she planned the killings, ensuring her husband was out of the house when she killed little Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and 8-month-old Callan.In the first scenario, jurors could find her guilty of first-degree murder — which carries a mandatory sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole.In a second outcome, jurors could convict her of the lesser charge of manslaughter, which would put her behind bars for a maximum of 20 years for each charge.

In Massachusetts, manslaughter can be either involuntary or voluntary.Voluntary manslaughter is the killing of someone in the heat of the moment — like during a sudden fight.

Involuntary manslaughter involves killing someone without meaning to.Some outside observers didn’t think a manslaughter conviction was likely, with former prosecutor Neama Rahmani predicting her insanity defense would prevail.“I predict a defense verdict of not criminally responsible,” he told The Post.

“I was surprised [the judge] agreed to give manslaughter instruction.It doesn’t seem to fit the facts of this case.”Finally, she could be found not guilty by reason of insanity and be committed to a mental hospital until she’s deemed no longer a danger to herself or others.Judge William Sullivan on Thursday told jurors that if she’s found not criminally responsible, she would likely be committed to a mental institution or to Bridgewater State Hospital, and that her mental health status would be periodically reviewed.“The defendant may remain committed for the duration of her life,” Sullivan said.However, he added, one day she could go free.A fourth option, if the jury can’t make a ...