Why hundreds showed up to support murder trial defendant Lindsay Clancy

NPR | By Deborah Becker ,

Ayesha Rascoe

Published August 23, 2026 at 8:02 AM EDT

Hundreds of people have been showing up outside a Massachusetts courthouse to show support for Lindsay Clancy, who's on trial after being charged with killing her three children in 2023.

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