HUNDREDS IN PINK FLOOD THE COURTHOUSE TO SUPPORT LINDSAY CLANCY — AS HER FINAL DAYS IN COURT TAKE AN UNEXPECTED TURN

Hundreds of supporters gathered outside a Massachusetts courthouse Thursday, many dressed in pink, as Lindsay Clancy’s closely watched murder trial entered what could be its final days.

The powerful show of support came as Clancy continues to face charges in connection with the January 2023 deaths of her three young children. Her defense does not dispute that she killed the children, but argues that she was experiencing severe postpartum psychosis at the time and should not be held criminally responsible.

For those gathered outside the courthouse, the case has become about more than one woman.

Supporters say it has highlighted a much larger mental-health crisis involving mothers and women experiencing psychiatric emergencies. Some stood together in silence, while others gathered in pink as a visible sign of solidarity with Clancy.

Organizer Renee Kimball said the gathering was meant to show Clancy the support and peace she had wanted, while also drawing attention to women who may be struggling with serious mental-health issues.

But inside the courtroom, prosecutors are presenting a dramatically different picture.

The prosecution has argued that Clancy knew what she was doing when she killed her children and that she was not experiencing psychosis. Their case has focused heavily on her behavior before, during and after the killings, as well as testimony from psychiatric experts.

The defense, meanwhile, has presented experts who described Clancy as severely mentally ill, with one psychiatrist testifying that she was “frankly psychotic” and experiencing hallucinations that influenced her actions.

That clash has left the jury with two sharply different interpretations of the same devastating events.

And now, after four weeks of testimony, the trial is approaching its conclusion. Judge William Sullivan indicated that closing arguments could begin as early as Monday or Tuesday, meaning the jury could soon be asked to make the decision everyone has been waiting for.

Outside the courthouse, hundreds continue to stand behind Clancy.

Inside, prosecutors are asking jurors to focus on a completely different question:

Was Lindsay Clancy a mother overwhelmed by a devastating psychiatric illness — or did she understand that what she was doing was wrong?

The answer could determine the fate of one of the most closely watched criminal cases in Massachusetts.