Lindsay Clancy Trial Probes Killings
Her murder trial features testimony on mental illness and the killing of her three children.
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At Lindsay Clancy's murder trial in Plymouth, Massachusetts, her former mother-in-law, Susan Clancy, testified for the defense Tuesday that Clancy was “begging for help” as her mental health worsened after giving birth. A psychologist said Clancy reported in the hospital that she heard a male voice ordering her to kill her children and die by suicide. Clancy, 36, is charged with murdering Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months, in January 2023. Her lawyers are pursuing an insanity defense after prosecutors rested following 72 witnesses.
Analysis & opinion
Undeserved sympathyMostly Right
Lindsay Clancy is being made into an object of public sympathy when she should not be. The support around her excuses or softens the reality that she is accused of killing her children.
Toxic online spectacleMostly Right
The internet response to the Lindsay Clancy case has become irresponsible, conspiratorial, and grotesque. True-crime sleuthing and viral theories are distorting a child-murder case into entertainment and misinformation.
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