Lindsay Clancy’s ‘Taylor Swift’ treatment is ‘disgusting’ – I’ve been sitting in a courtroom with ‘evil,’ protester says

A COURTROOM regular who has spent days watching Lindsay Clancy face justice at trial has angrily accused her supporters of treating the accused killer like Taylor Swift. Kimberly Souza, 58, who has lived in and around Plymouth, Massachusetts, for years, has repeatedly traveled to court to watch the high-profile murder trial. Lindsay Clancy’s trial has split opinions across the country and the jury is yet to deliver a verdict Credit: Reuters Kimberly Souza spoke to The U.S. Sun outside the courthouse and said she was appalled at the reception afforded to Lindsay Clancy Credit: The U.S Sun Souza told The U.S. Sun she sat in horror as gruesome evidence was delivered with “evil” Clancy looking on, describing the scene as “eerie.” Clancy, 36, has admitted to killing her five-year-old daughter Cora, three-year-old son Dawson and eight-month-old son Callan at the family’s Duxbury home on January 24, 2023. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! The central question for jurors is whether she was criminally responsible for the killings. Her defense argues that she was suffering from severe mental illness and postpartum psychosis and has urged jurors to find her not guilty by reason of lack of criminal responsibility. Read more on Lindsay Clancy Prosecutors acknowledge that Clancy was mentally ill but argue that she understood her actions were wrong. They contend the killings were planned and that Clancy deliberately sent her husband, Patrick, out of the house before attacking the children. While Clancy has received support online and from locals, often dressed in pink, not everyone in the area believes she is innocent. Mom-of-three Souza is among a slew of residents who want to see her spend the rest of her life behind bars, as opinion in the community remains divided. Most read in The Sun She told The U.S. Sun she has been showing up at court in honor of the three children who died and said seeing crowds laud Clancy as if she were pop superstar Taylor Swift was “disgusting.” “The first day the pink shirt people showed up, what I noticed was that they didn’t talk very much about the kids,” she said. “And when Lindsay showed up in the Sheriffs van, it was as if Taylor Swift showed up. It was absolutely disgusting to me. “I can’t wrap my brain around that. It’s been difficult. I’ve been in the court room a couple of times, surrounded by the people, but I felt it necessary to be here.” While the scenes in Plymouth haven’t resembled the almost circus-like atmosphere which surrounded the similarly infamous 2025 Massachusetts murder retrial of Karen Read – who was accused of killing policeman boyfriend John O’Keefe – emotional support for Clancy has been very evident. Women dressed in pink have been standing outside the courthouse, holding placards and pledging their backing for the accused. The reception Clancy has received has been likened to fans seeing pop superstar Taylor Swift Credit: Getty Tiffany Ahearn, 39, has been making a 100-mile round trip to the courthouse Credit: KATY FORRESTER FOR THE US SUN The U.S. Sun also saw two of the nine jurors wearing the color on the fourth day of deliberations, although it is not known whether they chose it in support of Clancy. Tiffany Ahearn, 39, has been making a 100-mile round trip to the courthouse and is among her most devoted supporters. Along with a group of 20 to 30 others, she has also made regular trips to the hospital in Tewksbury, 61 miles from Plymouth, to show Clancy “she is not alone.” On some days, they even make the journey after court has adjourned. “I have experienced mental health struggles and postpartum struggles myself,” said the mom of three. “I think even though you can’t see it, it’s still there. It’s still a really big struggle. “My biggest advocacy is for mental health for mothers. If a mother is not okay, a child is not going to be okay. And I know that firsthand. “With social media, it has two sides. But I think either way three little babies’ lives are lost, that’s a tragedy in itself. “My biggest hope is that Lindsay gets the help that she has always needed.” Amanda Aikulola from the non-profit Cheirished Mom has also been standing outside the courthouse saying she hopes to raise awareness. “This is my second day being on site, but we’ve been very closely following the trial and the case for a couple of years now. Not just her case, but all of these unfortunate tragedies that are happening,” she said. “This is not an isolated incident. These things are happening and have been happening for a long time. “What we hope to see is continued interest in these types of situations, the fractured mental health system that’s been exposed throughout the case, and the conversation around maternal mental health. We want to make sure that it doesn’t end with the verdict. “When someone is asking for help, like Lindsay was, we need resources and we need healthcare providers educated. “We also need new moms and dads and pregnant moms and dads to understand that this could happen to them and what to do if it does. “As a maternal mental health advocate and nonprofit representative, it’s really important that we don’t pass judgment. We’re not here to have an opinion,” Aikulola added. “What I will say about the case is that the way she has explained her experience, which they are calling psychosis, sounds a lot like the psychosis survivors we’ve talked to. “We’re not here to give any definite opinion on the case because I think the only people who have enough information to make a determination of guilt or innocence are the jury and the people in the courtroom. “More importantly, to honor the whole situation and the children who were lost, we need to work together and not let this happen to other families. “Seventy to 80 per cent of these cases are deemed to be preventable.” Amanda Aikulola from the non-profit Cheirished Mom has also been standing outside the courthouse Credit: KATY FORRESTER FOR THE US SUN Lindsay Clancy’s attorney Kevin Reddington is seen outside court in Plymouth this week Credit: Mel Musto for the US Sun. But the groundswell of support for a woman who has admitted killing her own children has enraged Souza, who also fears social media could influence perceptions of the case. “I think the kids are getting really lost in the chaos and this is really what it’s about, aside from better mental health services for everyone,” she said. “I totally believe in that. But it’s too late for these three, and I believe it’s not an excuse for murder. “In the end, there are three lives gone at the hands of their mother. And whether she was diagnosed with mental health issues or not, that’s beside the point, in my opinion. “I’m a mother of three and a grandmother of nine, and when there’s kids involved especially, I just want to advocate for them. “I’m hoping that was just a fashion choice, but you never know because they’re not sequestered. If they’re wearing pink for Lindsay I think they should be out, and alternates should come in. “It just doesn’t seem right to me. I was kind of surprised that pink shirts were allowed in the court even, as public observation.” Souza, who has watched Clancy intently in court, believes she is putting on an act. The suggestion that a case some have called “the saddest trial in the United States” has become a trial by TikTok, with conspiracy theories running wild online, has not been lost on Souza. “It was very eerie to be in the courtroom near her, I felt I was in the room with evil,” she said. “The crying fit I felt was performative, she hid her face a lot with the hair. “In my research, all I’ve heard was me, me, me, all she’s talked about is being concerned about herself. I wasn’t really surprised with that. Whether it was real or not, I felt it was performative, others feel different. “It was hard to hear [in the beginning] because of all of the misinformation out there and everything. “They were basically looking at TikTok crap. TikTok is so popular now, and I hope people don’t go down that hole. “For my own mental health I have to get off of there because I can’t listen to the people anymore, of her being supported, especially when I’m 20 feet away from her in the courtroom, it was eerie.” Clancy’s defense attorney Kevin Reddington has also become a fan favorite, with the 75-year-old black belt in karate happily talking to supporters at the end of the day. Souza thinks he “showed up like a celebrity” and although she appreciates he is just doing his job, ultimately she wants him to fail. “He’s waving outside his window and everything. That’s just hard to see,” she admitted. “But I want him to lose, for the kids.” She visited the Clancy Family Playground at Wadsworth Field Park in Duxbury, which opened last year as a memorial to Cora, Dawson and Callan. Patrick helped incorporate personal tributes to each child throughout the playground, which also features their photographs, names and three sets of angel wings. Souza said, “It was heartbreaking to see, but it’s a peaceful place, I can see why they picked that spot. “They deserved a life much longer than they got and I just can’t forget that. “I never want her out. Just because she’s paralyzed does not mean she’s not a criminal. “I wouldn’t want her watching my grandchildren and that could be quite the possibility in the future. She’s young. I think she should be [held] criminally responsible.” Asked why she thought Clancy killed her children, she said, “I think she just couldn’t take her life anymore. “I’m usually a good judge of character, and I just believe she’s as guilty as anything. And she hasn’t shown any remorse from what I’ve seen, she’s still talking about herself. It’s sickening.” If you have been affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call or text the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988, chat on 988lifeline.org, or text Crisis Text Line at 741741. Watch the Lindsay Clancy trial Follow The U.S. Sun’s YouTube account for our expert analysis on the trial dividing America including: Body language analysis on the first time Lindsay saw Patrick at trial, How Lindsay’s tattooed black-belt lawyer once hurled THROWING STARS in court, The original ‘Mindhunter’ reveals why she believes Lindsay should never be released, Our exclusive interview with the woman behind the silent rally supporting Lindsay Clancy. Comment now