Aug 24 WATCH: Forensic psychologist testifies that Lindsay Clancy has bipolar disorder By Michael Casey, Associated Press Kirk Heilbrun, who examined Clancy over three days this year, said he struggled to reach a diagnosis of bipolar 2 disorder “because of all the diagnoses in the records and all the symptoms that she experienced.”… Continue reading
Aug 21 WATCH: Lindsay Clancy's defense rests after testimony on postpartum psychosis By Leah Willingham, Michael Casey, Associated Press Clancy's lawyer, Kevin Reddington, hasn't disputed that she killed the children but says she should not be held criminally responsible because she had postpartum psychosis, a rare mental illness linked to the stress, sleep deprivation and hormonal changes that follow childbirth. Continue reading
Aug 20 Women rally in support of Lindsay Clancy at her trial By Michael Casey, Associated Press Several of the 300 women who gathered Thursday outside the courthouse said Clancy’s story resonated with them and that they wanted to raise awareness about how the mental health system treats women. Continue reading
Aug 20 Psychologist testifies Lindsay Clancy was not criminally responsible in killing of her 3 children By Michael Casey, Associated Press The testimony of Paul Zeizel is the strongest evidence yet to support the defense contentions that Clancy should not be held legally responsible for murder because she has bipolar disorder and was in the grip of a rare mental illness. Continue reading
Aug 18 Lindsay Clancy was 'begging for help' before killing her children, former mother-in-law testifies By Leah Willingham, Associated Press Susan Clancy told jurors Tuesday that Lindsay was struggling with insomnia and anxiety and feared she had become dependent on medications she was taking. Continue reading
Aug 12 Lindsay Clancy trial turns focus to medications prescribed before she killed her children By Michael Casey, Associated Press Clancy messaged one of her caregivers less than two months before she killed her three young children in 2023 to say she was having “intrusive thoughts I never had before,” “feeling completely hopeless” and worried about becoming addicted to some… Continue reading
Aug 11 Former U.S. Marine held in Russia for more than 4 years has been released, advocates say By Ben Finley, Associated Press Before he was flown out of Russia, Robert Gilman had been in “a dissociative stupor” for 47 days due to the abuse he has suffered in prison. Continue reading
Aug 06 Former Clancy nanny testifies about mother's mental health issues before killings By Michael Casey, Associated Press Months before Lindsay Clancy strangled her three children, she lost significant weight, couldn't sleep and complained of postpregnancy mental health issues, the family’s former nanny testified at her murder trial Wednesday. But the nanny never worried the Massachusetts mother might… Continue reading
Aug 04 Lindsay Clancy chronicled her desperation and 'brain fog' in her diary before the killings By Michael Casey, Associated Press Clancy described feeling anxious and overwhelmed with motherhood, including her struggles to get her newborn to sleep and constant worries of his being sick. Continue reading
Aug 03 WATCH: Massachusetts' U.S. Senate Democratic primary debate By News Desk Sen. Ed Markey and Rep. Seth Moulton are participating in a one-hour debate Monday, ahead of Massachusetts' Democratic primary for U.S. Senate on Sept. 1. Continue reading