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Lindsay Clancy's murder trial at Plymouth Superior Court in Plymouth

Nation Aug 12

Lindsay Clancy trial turns focus to medications prescribed before she killed her children

By Michael Casey, Associated Press

Nation Aug 07

Lindsay Clancy murder trial at Plymouth Superior Court, in Plymouth
Lindsay Clancy trial spotlights psychiatric hospital stay before she killed her 3 children

Clancy's stay is a key chapter in both the prosecution and defense narratives about her mental state when she strangled the children in their suburban home and then jumped out a second-story window.

By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press

Health Aug 06

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What is postpartum psychosis? The condition at the center of Lindsay Clancy's murder trial

The murder trial of Massachusetts mother Lindsay Clancy has brought attention to a rare but severe mental health condition. Clancy killed her three children and attempted suicide in 2023. Her defense says she was experiencing postpartum psychosis, which can affect…

By Stephanie Sy, Azhar Merchant, Katie Marlow

Nation Aug 06

Lindsay Clancy murder trial at Plymouth Superior Court, in Plymouth
Former Clancy nanny testifies about mother's mental health issues before killings

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…

By Michael Casey, Associated Press

Nation Aug 04

Lindsay Clancy murder trial at Plymouth Superior Court, in Plymouth
Lindsay Clancy chronicled her desperation and 'brain fog' in her diary before the killings

Clancy described feeling anxious and overwhelmed with motherhood, including her struggles to get her newborn to sleep and constant worries of his being sick.

By Michael Casey, Associated Press

Aug 03

Trial of Lindsay Clancy, the mom who killed her 3 children, enters second week of testimony

By Associated Press

After an opening week of wrenching testimony and a jury trip to the home where Lindsay Clancy strangled her three children, her murder trial resumed Monday with more testimony about the killings in a coastal Massachusetts town in 2023.

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Jul 31

Jurors in Lindsay Clancy's trial visit the home where she killed her children

By Leah Willingham, Associated Press

Jurors in U.S. criminal cases often are expressly told not to visit the scene of the events in question.

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Jul 30

First responders testify about what they found after Lindsay Clancy killed her children

By Michael Casey, Leah Willingham, Associated Press

The testimony came a day after jurors listened to the anguished 911 call made by Clancy's then-husband.

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Jul 29

Lindsay Clancy's ex-husband testifies about the day she killed their 3 children

By Michael Casey, Leah Willingham, Associated Press

Lindsay Clancy had sought care from experts in postpregnancy mood disorders, was put on multiple psychiatric medications, and when nothing worked, checked in to a psychiatric hospital. She killed the children 19 days after she was discharged.

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Jul 28

As Lindsay Clancy goes to trial, here's what to know about postpartum psychosis

By Laura Ungar, Associated Press

Experts describe it as a mental health emergency affecting someone’s sense of reality.

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