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Defense in Lindsay Clancy case claims psychosis behind her killing her children

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Defense in Lindsay Clancy case claims psychosis behind her killing her children
Defense in Lindsay Clancy case claims psychosis behind her killing her children
While Clancy admitted to killing her children, the defense has argued that due to postpartum psychosis and overmedication, she should not be held criminally responsible.
The Guardian
The Guardian1 hrs ago
How ‘forensic fandom’ in Lindsay Clancy trial threaten postpartum psychosis awareness
Clancy’s live-streamed trial has become fodder for amateur sleuths to push viral conspiracy theories that threaten to undermine efforts to de-stigmatize illness, experts say Meghan Cliffel was riding the subway in New York City in December 2015 when she became convinced the entire city belonged to a cult that was plot
The Atlantic
The Atlantic2 hrs ago
Why Lindsay Clancy’s Insanity Defense Might Fail
These are the facts that no one disputes: On January 24, 2023, Lindsay Clancy strangled her three young children to death, then she attempted suicide by cutting her wrists and neck and jumping out of a second-story window in her Massachusetts home, which left her paralyzed from the waist down. The point of contention,
Hindustan Times
Hindustan Times1 days ago
Lindsay Clancy trial: Dr Rachel Danis, Patrick Clancy's new wife, blamed for killing children in bizarre theory
A bizarre theory online has shifted the blame for the murder of Lindsay and Patrick Clancy's children onto the latter's current wife, Dr Rachel Danis.
NPR
NPR1 days ago
Lindsay Clancy's trial highlights gaps in understanding, treating postpartum psychosis
The high-profile murder trial of Lindsay Clancy's has put the condition in the spotlight. Women who have had it call for more research and understanding of a difficult mental illness.
Fox News
Fox News2 days ago
Lindsay Clancy murder trial becomes social media obsession as TikTokers, sleuths debate controversial case
Attorney Peter Elikann calls the Lindsay Clancy murder trial a cultural obsession as TikTokers and social media sleuths dissect the controversial case.
CBS News
CBS News2 days ago
Key moments from last week of Lindsay Clancy's trial for killings of her 3 children
The last week of Lindsay Clancy's trial for the killings of her three young children, which her defense argues took place in a state of postpartum psychosis, saw mental health professionals and autopsy doctors deliver powerful testimonies, with Clancy breaking down on multiple occasions. CBS News reports.
The Daily Wire
The Daily Wire2 days ago
The Shocking Number Of Drugs Lindsay Clancy Was Prescribed
In the span of four months, Lindsay Clancy, the woman who took her three children to the basement of their home and strangled them to death one by one, was prescribed 13 different medications.  “I really don’t like the way I feel on the Remeron and I know that I can’t stick with taking it,” ...
Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune3 days ago
Trial lawyer Victor Henderson makes his case for Chicago school board president
Trial lawyer Victor Henderson makes his case for Chicago school board president  Chicago Tribune
Newsweek
Newsweek3 days ago
Biggest Bombshells From Lindsay Clancy Trial Testimony Thursday
Thursday's testimony in the Lindsay Clancy trial brought jurors chilling new details about her internet searches.
Lindsay Clancy searched about hallucinations, suicide methods weeks before killing her kids, trial hears
Clancy’s attorneys do not dispute that she killed the children, but they say the jury should not hold her criminally responsible because she was mentally ill
Lindsay Clancy admitted to killing her three children but her trial questions her sanity. The internet is buzzing with theories
While court witnesses recount a loving mother seeking psychiatric help, online creators are picking apart phone logs and errand timelines to build their own theories about what really happened in January 2023
New York Post
New York Post3 days ago
Lindsay Clancy’s final texts to husband before strangling their 3 children exposed in court
Lindsay Clancy's final text conversation with her then-husband before he returned home to find she'd killed their three kids was revealed in court Thursday.
ABC News
ABC News3 days ago
Lindsay Clancy searched 'can you treat a sociopath' prior to killing children
Lindsay Clancy searched "can you treat a sociopath" days before killing her children, according to testimony on Thursday.
CTV News
CTV News3 days ago
The Lindsay Clancy trial brings maternal mental health into the spotlight
Mental health issues are the leading underlying cause of pregnancy-related death in the United States, but they are often overlooked.
CNN
CNN4 days ago
The Lindsay Clancy trial brings maternal mental health into the spotlight
The Lindsay Clancy trial brings maternal mental health into the spotlight  CNN
NBC News
NBC News4 days ago
Lindsay Clancy breaks down in court during graphic testimony on her children's autopsies
Lindsay Clancy broke down in court during graphic testimony on her children's autopsies. Clancy's therapist also took to the witness stand and testified that the defendant called crisis support after having "intrusive" thoughts. NBC Boston's Sue O'Connell reports.
HuffPost
HuffPost4 days ago
The Lindsay Clancy Case, Explained — And The Question The Jury Has To Answer
The Lindsay Clancy Case, Explained — And The Question The Jury Has To Answer  HuffPost
PBS NewsHour
PBS NewsHour4 days ago
Lindsay Clancy trial turns focus to medications prescribed before she killed her children
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 medications.
STAT News
STAT News4 days ago
Opinion: The Lindsay Clancy case shows the limits of postpartum psychiatry
“Our understanding and treatment of postpartum psychiatric illnesses remain profoundly inadequate,” experts write.
The Hindu
The Hindu4 days ago
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CBC News
CBC News5 days ago
What to know about the trial of Lindsay Clancy, woman accused of killing her 3 children
Lindsay Clancy's legal team does not deny that the Massachusetts mother killed her children, but is arguing she shouldn't be held criminally responsible because she was mentally ill — in the grip of bipolar disorder and postpartum psychosis. Prosecutors say she plotted to get her husband out of the house so she could c
Forbes
Forbes5 days ago
The Biggest Takeaways From Inside The Courtroom Of The Lindsay Clancy Murder Trial: Reporter
The Biggest Takeaways From Inside The Courtroom Of The Lindsay Clancy Murder Trial: Reporter  Forbes
At Lindsay Clancy trial, focus turns to medications prescribed before she killed her 3 children
Lindsay Clancy messaged one of her caregivers less than two months before she killed her three young children in 2023 that she was having “intrusive thoughts I never had before,” “feeling completely hopeless” and worried about becoming addicted to some medications
AP News
AP News5 days ago
At Lindsay Clancy trial, focus turns to medications prescribed before she killed her 3 children
At Lindsay Clancy trial, focus turns to medications prescribed before she killed her 3 children  AP News
Variety
Variety🏁 first to report5 days ago
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