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Jurors in Lindsay Clancy trial deliberating for a third day in child killings case

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PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy trial resumed deliberating for a third day Monday to determine whether to hold the former labor and delivery nurse criminally responsible for killing her three children in 2023 — a case that has drawn attention to maternal mental health after child…

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  1. Reasonable doubt in Lindsay Clancy hearing: Ex-prosecutor

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  2. Day 20 of Lindsay Clancy trial ends with more testimony expected

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  3. Lindsay Clancy knew right from wrong, prosecution expert says

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  4. ‘Are you kidding me?’: Tensions rise in courtroom during Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial

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  5. Jury in Lindsay Clancy trial to resume deliberations today

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  6. Jury in Lindsay Clancy trial ends second day of deliberations without a verdict

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    Jurors in Lindsay Clancy trial deliberating for a third day in child killings case

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  1. KRDO

    Psychologist doubtful of Lindsay Clancy’s hallucination claim as judge denies defense request for mistrial (opens KRDO)

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    By Eric Levenson, Nicki Brown, CNN Plymouth, Massachusetts (CNN) — A psychologist testified Lindsay Clancy killed her children in January 2023 because she planned to attempt suicide and “wanted her children ‘with’ her so they wouldn’t be separated (and) wouldn’t have to suffer after she was gone.

  2. Myarklamiss

    Lindsay Clancy didn't have acute psychosis when she killed her 3 children, psychologist says (opens Myarklamiss)

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    Lindsay Clancy did not have acute psychosis when she killed her three children but rather took their lives so they wouldn’t “suffer” after she took her own life, a forensic psychologist testified Monday in her murder trial.

  3. The Guardian

    Lindsay Clancy trial: psychologist says he doubts claim she was hallucinating (opens The Guardian)

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    Dr Kirk Heilbrun says he believes Clancy took children’s lives so they wouldn’t ‘suffer’ after she killed herself With just days to go before the murder trial for Lindsay Clancy concludes, a forensic psychologist called by the prosecution testified on Monday that he did not believe she was experienc…

  4. News Nation Now

    Reasonable doubt in Lindsay Clancy hearing: Ex-prosecutor (opens News Nation Now)

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    Whether Clancy was suffering from depression or had psychosis when she killed her children emerged as a key point Monday.

  5. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Lindsay Clancy admits to killing their children. So why is there an online groundswell blaming her ex-husband? (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — Lindsay Clancy admits to killing her three small children. Her own lawyers don’t deny she did it but say she should not be held criminally responsible for her actions, arguing that Lindsay was suffering from postpartum psychosis and extreme mental illness at the time.

  6. First Things

    Lindsay Clancy and the Trials of Modern Parenting (opens First Things)

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    The Lindsay Clancy case has taken an odd turn online. Clancy is facing three counts of first-degree murder after her children were found strangled in the family’s Duxbury home...

  7. NBC News

    Forensic psychologist testifies Lindsay Clancy is 'criminally responsible' for children's deaths (opens NBC News)

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    Forensic psychologist Kirk Heilbrun retook the witness stand Tuesday, testifying Lindsay Clancy had a "moral awareness" about the "wrongfulness" of killing her children. NBC News legal analyst Misty Marris explains why this line of questioning is important for the prosecution's case.

  8. Courthouse News Service

    Psychologist testifies Lindsay Clancy was criminally responsible for killing her 3 children (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    In the months before killing her children, Clancy had sought treatment for mental health problems from multiple providers and admitted herself to a psychiatric hospital.

  9. CBS News

    Where will Lindsay Clancy end up after her murder trial? Legal experts explain. (opens CBS News)

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    Lindsay Clancy has pleaded not guilty to three counts of first-degree murder in the January 2023 strangulation deaths of her children.

  10. CBS News

    Day 20 of Lindsay Clancy trial ends with more testimony expected (opens CBS News)

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    Two more witnesses testified in the Lindsay Clancy trial on Tuesday. Clancy, who has admitted to killing her children, has pleaded not guilty, arguing she had postpartum psychosis. CBS News correspondent Shanelle Kaul reports.

  11. New York Post

    Lindsay Clancy fans are fooling themselves — with false empathy (opens New York Post)

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    The reactions of Lindsay Clancy's passionate supporters risk reinforcing the stigma surrounding postpartum depression — and push her murdered children to the margins.

  12. CBS News

    Expert says he found inconsistencies in Lindsay Clancy's account about her mental state (opens CBS News)

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    Lindsay Clancy's murder trial is nearly over. A forensic psychiatrist called by the prosecution testified that he thought there were inconsistencies in Lindsay Clancy's account of her mental health the night her three children were murdered. CBS News' Shanelle Kaul reports.

  13. CBS News

    Prosecution witnesses cast doubt on Lindsay Clancy's postpartum psychosis defense (opens CBS News)

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    The prosecutors in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial are wrapping up their rebuttal testimony. CBS News legal contributor Rebecca Roiphe has more analysis.

  14. Mother Jones

    Did the Lindsay Clancy Trial Need to Happen? (opens Mother Jones)

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    Over the course of nearly a month, Lindsay Clancy has stood trial for the January 2023 killings of her three young children, a catastrophic tragedy that has riveted the country. The scenes unfolding in Judge William Sullivan’s courtroom in Plymouth, Massachusetts, have been excruciating.

  15. News Nation Now

    Lindsay Clancy knew right from wrong, prosecution expert says (opens News Nation Now)

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    Lindsay Clancy is accused of killing her three young children and has pleaded not guilty due to psychosis.

  16. Court TV

    ‘Are you kidding me?’: Tensions rise in courtroom during Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial (opens Court TV)

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    PLYMOUTH, Mass. (Court TV) — Tensions rose on Wednesday in a Massachusetts courtroom as Lindsay Clancy‘s defense attorney pressed the state’s final expert during cross-examination. Clancy, 36, has admitted that she strangled her three young children — Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months — with …

  17. PBS NewsHour

    What the Lindsay Clancy trial reveals about a broken postpartum mental health system (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    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 postpartum mental health conditions and little e…

  18. CBS News

    Why Lindsay Clancy wouldn't go free if she's found not guilty (opens CBS News)

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    Closing arguments in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial are set for Thursday. Clancy admitted to killing her children but says she isn't guilty, arguing that postpartum psychosis caused her actions. CBS News legal contributor Caroline Polisi joins with analysis.

  19. BBC News

    Key moments from Lindsay Clancy's five-week trial over children's killings (opens BBC News)

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    Closing arguments are about to start in a trial which has drawn global attention to the rare condition postpartum psychosis.

  20. WHDH Boston

    Lindsay Clancy’s attorney says she was in a deep psychosis when she killed her 3 children (opens WHDH Boston)

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    PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — Lindsay Clancy was in a deep psychosis when she strangled her three children in their Massachusetts home, her lawyer said Thursday, telling jurors...

  21. The Boston Globe

    Closing arguments set to begin in Lindsay Clancy murder trial (opens The Boston Globe)

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    After the prosecution and defense make their final cases to jurors, the jury will begin deliberations.

  22. KAAL Rochester

    Jury deliberates whether Lindsay Clancy is liable for the murder of her 3 children (opens KAAL Rochester)

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    Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial in Plymouth, Massachusetts, are deliberating whether the former labor and delivery nurse is criminally responsible for killing her three children in 2023. While both sides agree she killed her children, Clancy’s defense team argued she suffered from postpart…

  23. WNYT Albany

    Deliberations in Lindsay Clancy murder trial end for the day without a verdict (opens WNYT Albany)

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    Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial in Plymouth, Massachusetts, have started to deliberate whether the former labor and delivery nurse is criminally responsible for killing her three children in 2023. They deliberated for a few hours before the judge sent them home Thursday evening.

  24. WNYT Albany

    Lindsay Clancy’s attorney blames the medical system in his closing argument (opens WNYT Albany)

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    Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial in Plymouth, Massachusetts, are hearing closing arguments. They are tasked with deciding whether the former labor and delivery nurse is criminally responsible for killing her three children in 2023.

  25. WWLP Springfield

    Closing arguments underway in Lindsay Clancy's trial in the killings of her 3 children (opens WWLP Springfield)

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    PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — Lindsay Clancy was in a deep psychosis when she strangled her three children in their Massachusetts home, her lawyer said Thursday, telling jurors that she had been a loving mother before her mental health spiraled.

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