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Who are Lindsay Clancy prosecutors? Meet Jennifer Sprague and Shanan Buckingham who are leading case against Duxbury mom
Assistant District Attorneys Jennifer Sprague and Shanan Buckingham are prosecuting Lindsay Clancy for the murder of her three children in Duxbury.
Assistant District Attorneys Jennifer Sprague and Shanan Buckingham are leading the prosecution against Lindsay Clancy, a mother from Duxbury, who is charged with the murder of her three young children in 2023.
Clancy, 36, faces allegations of murdering her 5-year-old daughter Cora, her 3-year-old son Dawson, and her 8-month-old son Callan in January of that year. Sprague and Buckingham contend that Clancy used exercise bands to strangle the children in the basement of their Duxbury residence while her husband, Patrick Clancy, was away running errands.
Lindsay Clancy trial:Here's what we know
Clancy's attorney, Kevin Reddington, has maintained that she was overmedicated and lacked the capacity for criminal responsibility due to her mental health conditions, such as postpartum depression and psychosis. She became paralyzed after jumping from a second-story window on the night the children were killed.
Sprague and Buckingham serve as assistant district attorneys (ADAs) for the Commonwealth, representing the Plymouth County District Attorney's office.
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ADAs in Plymouth County manage cases across various courts within the county and may also represent the Commonwealth in the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, Appeals Court, and courts in other counties, as outlined in a job description. Their responsibilities include handling criminal trials, arraignments, pre-trial hearings, and other judicial proceedings.
Throughout Clancy's murder trial, Sprague and Buckingham have alternated in questioning witnesses. Here is what you need to know about the prosecutors.
Who is Jennifer Sprague?
Assistant District Attorney Jennifer Sprague has been employed at the Plymouth County District Attorney’s office since December 2003, as stated on her LinkedIn profile.
Her profile indicates that she has participated in 28 homicide trials and over 40 Superior Court cases related to sexual assault, firearms, narcotics, and domestic violence, in addition to handling hundreds of District Court cases.
Sprague obtained her bachelor's degree in political science from Bridgewater State University in 1999 and later earned her Juris Doctorate from New England Law Boston in 2003.
She was officially admitted to the Massachusetts Bar on December 12, 2003, as recorded by the state's Board of Bar Overseers.
Throughout the trial, Sprague has introduced various pieces of physical evidence, such as the children's pajamas and the pill bottles that were prescribed to Clancy.
Who is Shanan Buckingham?
Assistant District Attorney Shanan Buckingham has been employed at the Plymouth County District Attorney's office since 2011, as per her LinkedIn profile.
She holds the position of chief of the Family Protection Unit within the district attorney’s office, according to her profile.
Buckingham obtained her bachelor’s degree in political science from Stonehill College in 2003 and later received her Juris Doctorate from Northeastern University School of Law in 2011.
On November 14, 2011, she was admitted to the Massachusetts bar, as reported by the state's Board of Bar Overseers.
During the prosecution's opening statement on July 27, Buckingham highlighted Cora, Clancy's 5-year-old daughter, and her fondness for wearing large bows in her hair. Throughout the trial, Buckingham has also sported several bows in her own hair.
