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Rebuttal witnesses expected back on stand in Lindsay Clancy trial

WCVB Boston (Hearst) and WJW The Hill / Nexstar News Nation describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened Prosecutors will continue to present rebuttal witnesses on Monday in the ongoing murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother accused of strangling her three children in the family's Duxbury home in 2023.
The headline split WCVB Boston (Hearst) frames it as "Rebuttal witnesses expected back on stand in Lindsay Clancy trial". WJW The Hill / Nexstar NewsNation frames it as "Lindsay Clancy trial testimony to continue with rebuttal witnesses".
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WCVB Boston (Hearst)News report · Aug 24, 12:40 PM

Rebuttal witnesses expected back on stand in Lindsay Clancy trial

Prosecutors will continue to present rebuttal witnesses on Monday in the ongoing murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother accused of strangling her three children in the fam...

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WJW The Hill / Nexstar NewsNationNews report · Aug 24, 10:58 AM

Lindsay Clancy trial testimony to continue with rebuttal witnesses

Defense and prosecution experts have offered sharply different assessments of Lindsay Clancy's mental state.

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Aug 24, 10:58 AM: WJW The Hill / Nexstar NewsNation joined the source map.

Aug 24, 12:40 PM: WCVB Boston (Hearst) joined the source map.

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