Lindsay Clancy Faces Trial
A Massachusetts mother’s murder trial centers on claims of postpartum mental illness.
2 left4 center9 right
Updated Aug 20, 8:21pm ETBoth sides, every morning
The day’s biggest stories and how each side covered them. Free.
The reporting
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.
Analysis & opinion
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.
Also today
All of today's stories →- 1JD Vance Defends Ramaswamy Attack AdLeft & CenterLeft & Center102articles
- 2Russia Frees Stephen HubbardBalancedBalanced58articles
- 3Balanced58articles
- 4Balanced49articles
- 5OpenAI Finds PHP FlawBalancedBalanced44articles
- 6Meta Ordered To Pay $25BLeft & CenterLeft & Center37articles

