Matt Murphy: Lindsay Clancy Will Prevail!

In a Hot Mics EXCLUSIVE, ABC News legal analyst and former homicide prosecutor and ABC Legal Analyst, Matt Murphy joins Billy for a deep dive into the Lindsay Clancy trial — and makes a major prediction about the verdict.

Murphy breaks down the prosecution's case, Kevin Reddington's defense strategy, the state's unusual legal standard for criminal responsibility, and why he believes the jury is likely to find Clancy not criminally responsible for the deaths of her three children.

Murphy spent 17 years prosecuting homicide cases in the Orange County District Attorney's Office and brings a veteran prosecutor's perspective to one of the most closely watched trials in America.

At the center of the case is the question of Lindsay Clancy's mental state. The defense argues that Clancy suffered a psychotic break amid severe postpartum mental illness and extensive psychiatric treatment.

Billy and Matt also examine:

Kevin Reddington's courtroom strategy and why Murphy believes Clancy's defense attorney has delivered a masterful performance.

The prosecution's handling of the case and the challenges prosecutors face proving Lindsay Clancy was criminally responsible.

Postpartum depression and postpartum psychosis, Lindsay's psychiatric treatment and the numerous medications prescribed before the deaths.

Testimony from psychiatrist Dr. Jennifer Tufts and Reddington's aggressive cross-examination of the medical professionals who treated Clancy.

The controversy surrounding Patrick Clancy, what the forensic evidence actually shows, and the online theories questioning his actions.

Why Murphy says forensic evidence undermines claims that Patrick killed the children — while acknowledging serious questions about why Lindsay was left alone with them after disclosing thoughts of harming them.

The Apple Watch, Lindsay's body temperature, DNA evidence and other details that have fueled intense social-media speculation.

When online true-crime sleuthing helps solve cases — and when internet theories can go dangerously wrong.

The evidence overwhelmingly establishes that Lindsay Clancy killed her children. The legal question for this jury is something very different — was she criminally responsible under Massachusetts law given her mental condition at the time?

Billy and Matt also turn to the Nick Reiner case, comparing California's much tougher insanity standard with the law Lindsay Clancy faces in Massachusetts. Murphy explains why he sees the two cases very differently and discusses the challenge facing defense attorney Alan Jackson.

Matt Murphy is a former Orange County homicide prosecutor, ABC News legal analyst, trial attorney and co-host with Mark Geragos of In the Well on the MK True Crime network.

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