Everyone is talking about Lindsay Clancy, with Google alone reporting hundreds of thousands of searches in August. But one potentially decisive figure has largely escaped the spotlight: Kevin Reddington, the attorney representing the woman who killed her three children.
Reddington, once named Boston Magazine’s best criminal defense attorney in Massachusetts, first addressed the jury by thanking them for their time and service, noting that during the case they would be away from their own families. From the moment he gave his opening statement, jurors and the world learned that Reddington could explain things simply and plainly while coming off as authentic and kind.
But beneath the surface, Reddington’s life and track record reveal a tougher interior. Reddington holds a black belt in karate and reportedly displays skulls, swords, and daggers in his office. Additionally, he has multiple tattoos, with one in Latin that translates to “Never represent an informant” and one in Greek that says, “Come and take them.” He also enjoys riding his Harley-Davidson motorcycle.
Reddington’s track record speaks for itself, with his first major career win in 1989 when he rose to fame defending Therese Rogers. Reddington successfully convinced the jury that his client was delusional and that she exhibited signs of PTSD when she fatally stabbed her boyfriend. Reddington won another high-profile case in 1998 defending former Boston Red Sox star first baseman Mo Vaughn by convincing the jury that Vaughn’s failed sobriety tests weren’t evidence of drinking, but evidence of the disorientation of a man who’d just walked away from a car wreck.
But despite his five decades of practice, Reddington says the Lindsay Clancy case could end up being the most memorable and difficult one of his career.
In an effort to secure another high-profile win under his belt, Reddington worked to change the picture in the jury’s mind before he tried to convince them of anything. He set up the case, painting a picture of the Clancy family’s life, saying that “she and Patrick [Clancy] did have that achievement of a wonderful life. They had it all. They met in Boston. She was a nurse. He was working in his industry. They fell in love, ended up getting married, and bought a house.”
He told jurors they would see evidence of toys in every room of the house — evidence, he argued, that Clancy loved her children until the day they died. “She didn’t want to get rid of her kids because of her selfish life as the government indicates,” he said. “She loved those children right up until the time of their death.”
He then addressed the elephant in the room, saying that the details of the case are so horrific that, “You people, will never forget this case.”
On Monday, the prosecution rested its case. Reddington is now calling the defense’s witnesses to the stand. After Reddington has questioned his witnesses, the prosecution and defense will give their closing arguments, leaving the jury to decide whether Reddington’s defense of Clancy will prevail.
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