The murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother accused of killing her three children, has wrapped up a third week of testimony.

The case is not convening on Friday, Aug. 14, judge William Sullivan announced the day before in court.

Clancy, who turned 36 on Aug. 11, is facing murder charges in the January 2023 deaths of her three children – Cora, 5; Dawson, 3; and Callan, 8 months. She has pleaded not guilty to all three counts.

Prosecutors allege she planned the murders at the family’s Duxbury, Massachusetts, home by sending her husband to pick up takeout food and medicine, then strangling the children with exercise bands while he was gone. Afterward, Clancy cut her wrists and neck and jumped out of a second-story window, leaving her paralyzed.

Clancy’s defense is arguing what’s known as an insanity defense, alleging that she lacks criminal responsibility because she was suffering from postpartum depression and psychosis at the time of the killings.

Here’s what to know on Friday, Aug. 14.

Is Lindsay Clancy trial live in court today?

The Lindsay Clancy trial is not live in court on Friday, Aug. 14.

Sullivan told jurors on Thursday, Aug. 13, that the case would not convene the following day.

“You don’t have to come in. You can come in if you want, but we’re not going to be sitting on this case. So my suggestion would be not to come in,” he quipped to the jury.

Sullivan cited “the progress of the case” when telling jurors there would be a shorter day of testimony Thursday. He did not specify the reason the case did not reconvene on Friday, though he has previously indicated that the trial is on schedule.

When is Lindsay Clancy trial back in court?

Court will reconvene on Monday, Aug. 17.

It will mark the 14th day of testimony. Prosecutors are still presenting evidence against Clancy and are expected to call more witnesses before resting their case.

Lindsay Clancy trial week 3 highlights

Jurors heard from nearly a dozen witnesses during the third week of testimony from Aug. 10-13. Here are three highlights from court:

Lindsay Clancy: ‘I can’t do this’

On Aug. 12, prosecutors called two medical examiners – Dr. Renee Stonebridge and Dr. Barbara Olson, who reviewed the bodies of Cora, Dawson and Callan – to testify.

Clancy was heard loudly sobbing during the graphic testimony about the injuries to her children’s bodies. She had her head down on the defense table, at times holding her defense attorney, Kevin Reddington’s, hand.

While Olson explained certain injuries to Cora’s neck, Clancy could be heard saying, “I can’t do this,” through wails. Sullivan then called a recess.

After the break, Olson wrapped up her testimony as Clancy continued crying with her head down. Reddington did not cross-examine either Stonebridge or Olson.

Lindsay Clancy’s diary read in court

Timothy Chiappini, a Massachusetts State Police officer who analyzed data from Clancy’s iPhone, testified on Thursday, Aug. 13.

He read diary entries that Clancy wrote on her phone in the months before the killings.

“I’m sad and depressed because I am not able to parent my third child like my first. I want to treat any one of my babies like my first, but I know that’s not a feasible possibility,” she wrote in an entry from October 2022.

The entry continued: “I want to feel love and connection with all my kids. I’m also probably having a bit of an internal conflict because my whole life I’ve wanted to have a lot of kids. I still don’t want Cal to be our last, but I have a lot of figuring out to do before I have another.

“I’m on the fence about starting a new medication for anxiety/depression. I just want to feel happy. I want to be able to relax and take care of my kids,” it said.

Psychiatrist, nurse practitioners who treated Lindsay Clancy testify

Dr. Jennifer Tufts, a psychiatrist who oversaw Clancy’s medication use from September 2022 through January 2023, testified on Friday, Aug. 7, and Monday, Aug. 10.

Rebecca Jollotta, a psychiatric nurse practitioner who also prescribed medication to Clancy during that time, also testified on Tuesday, Aug. 11.

Tufts and Jollotta are both named as defendants in two separate civil medical malpractice lawsuits filed by Clancy and her ex-husband Patrick Clancy.

Throughout the four-month period before the killings, Clancy was treated primarily by Tufts and Jollotta, but saw both at different points.

Melina Khan is a national trending reporter for USA TODAY. Keep up with her on X @melinakh and Instagram @bymelinakhan.