Lindsay Clancy Faces Trial

A Massachusetts mother’s murder trial centers on claims of postpartum mental illness.

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Updated Aug 20, 8:21pm ET

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At least 300 supporters of Lindsay Clancy, many wearing pink shirts with messages including “Believe” and “She Needed Help,” gathered outside Plymouth Superior Court on Thursday as her murder trial continued. Clancy has admitted killing her three young children at the family’s Massachusetts home in 2023, while jurors are being asked to decide whether she was criminally responsible. Her defense argues she should be found not guilty by reason of insanity because she was suffering from postpartum psychosis. A defense psychologist testified that Clancy reported hearing a male voice ordering her to kill the children and herself.

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Conspiratorial public discourseMostly Right

Online obsession with the Lindsay Clancy case has become distorted, irresponsible, and detached from the facts. Conspiracy-minded true-crime communities are unfairly targeting Patrick Clancy and warping the pursuit of justice.

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