Lindsay Clancy trial update: Chris Benoit finds support online as fears about ‘copycat’ killings grow

Lindsay Clancy, accused of killing her children, found support during her trial, leading many online to wonder why Chris Benoit didn't get such support.

After nearly a month of testimony, jurors in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial are hearing Tuesday from the final witnesses in a case that has largely been about her mental state when she strangled her three young children.

Psychologist testifies Lindsay Clancy was criminally responsible for killing her 3 children  AP News

Kirk Heilbrun told jurors that he didn’t believe Clancy’s claim that she hallucinated a voice telling her to kill her children

Veteran child abuse prosecutor Jonathan Hatami says public support for Lindsay Clancy is overshadowing the three children she is accused of killing.

Psychologist: Clancy’s claim of hearing voice only during killings ‘unusual’  CNN

The bizarre fandom around Lindsay Clancy is the latest example of a moral rot infecting a small cohort of conspiracy-minded, self-engrossed women.

“She was in a serious psychiatric state and she was suffering,” Mack said.

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