Secret “#SideBah” Sticker Hidden on Lindsay Clancy’s Wheelchair: The Stunning Tribute to Her Black-Belt Lawyer Amid Explosive Trial Drama
In a quiet but striking detail that has captured national attention, Lindsay Clancy’s wheelchair now carries a small pink sticker reading “#SideBah.” Positioned on the drink holder beside a bottle of Diet Coke, the sticker was first noticed in official courtroom photographs during the ongoing jury deliberations in her triple murder trial in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
The phrase is a playful phonetic spelling of “sidebar,” the legal term for private discussions between the judge and attorneys held out of the jury’s hearing. It directly references the distinctive Boston accent of her lead defense attorney, Kevin Reddington, who repeatedly says “sidebah” during the proceedings. The expression has become a viral meme among online observers of the case.
Clancy, 36, is charged with the first-degree murders of her three children—Cora, 5; Dawson, 3; and Callan, 8 months—who were strangled with exercise bands in the family’s Duxbury home on January 24, 2023. She has admitted to the acts but maintains she is not criminally responsible due to severe postpartum psychosis. Immediately after the killings, she jumped from a second-story window in an apparent suicide attempt, leaving her paralyzed from the waist down. She has appeared in court throughout the trial confined to a wheelchair.
Reddington, a 75-year-old veteran criminal defense lawyer based in Brockton, has represented Clancy since shortly after the incident. Known for handling more than 100 murder cases over a five-decade career, he is also a black belt in karate. Supporters outside the courthouse and online have embraced him as a fierce advocate who highlights alleged failures in the mental-health system that treated Clancy. Many describe his plain-spoken style, emotional support for his client, and willingness to challenge prosecutors as rare in high-profile cases involving maternal mental illness.
The sticker itself has divided observers. Some view it as a subtle, personal gesture of gratitude toward the lawyer who has held Clancy’s hand during graphic testimony and spoken the names of her children with quiet gravity in closing arguments. Others call the lighthearted reference inappropriate given the gravity of the charges and the children’s deaths. Legal analysts not involved in the case have cautioned that any perceived levity could risk alienating jurors still deliberating after multiple days and reported disagreements over the standard of reasonable doubt.
Jury deliberations have stretched across several days with indications of deadlock, including reports of at least one juror reluctant to apply the legal definition of reasonable doubt. The case has already become a flashpoint for broader discussions about postpartum psychosis, medication regimens, and whether the healthcare system adequately supported Clancy before the tragedy.
Whatever the final verdict, the small pink sticker has become an unexpected symbol of the intense bond between defendant and counsel—and of the complex public emotions surrounding a case that continues to grip the nation.
