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Lindsay Clancy murder trial at Plymouth Superior Court, in Plymouth

Nation Aug 31

Jurors in Lindsay Clancy trial deliberating for a third day

By Michael Casey, Associated Press

Nation Aug 27

Trial of Lyndsay Clancy in Plymouth, Massachusetts
WATCH: Jury deliberates in Lindsay Clancy trial after hearing closing arguments

While both sides agree she killed her children, Clancy’s defense team argued she suffered from postpartum psychosis, with defense attorney Kevin Reddington stating that “lousy medical care” exacerbated her condition. Prosecutors argued she intentionally planned the killings and that the…

By Associated Press

Nation Aug 26

The Plymouth Superior Court trial of Lindsay Clancy
What the Lindsay Clancy trial reveals about a broken postpartum mental health system

Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial hasn’t just dominated headlines for its tragic story and true crime fascination. For many, it has prompted a groundswell of recognition and outrage around the barriers women face when seeking care, the lack of research on…

By Maria Ramirez Uribe

Nation Aug 24

The Plymouth Superior Court trial of Lindsay Clancy
WATCH: Forensic psychologist testifies that Lindsay Clancy has bipolar disorder

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.”…

By Michael Casey, Associated Press

Health Aug 23

Lindsay Clancy's murder trial in Plymouth
As the Lindsay Clancy case highlights postpartum psychosis, a mom stricken by it shares her story of hope

Researchers estimate that the condition — a mental health emergency that is less common than postpartum depression — afflicts 1 to 2 out of 1,000 women after delivery.

By Laura Ungar, Associated Press

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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…

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