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A psychologist at Lindsay Clancy's murder trial says she has bipolar disorder

Headline from WCBD News 2, from the development of Aug 24, 2026

Newest development Aug 25, 2026 · 3 reportsPsychologist testifies Lindsay Clancy is criminally responsible for murdering her 3 children

Lindsay Clancy has bipolar disorder and was experiencing anxiety, depression, insomnia and suicidal thoughts in the weeks before she killed her three children, a forensic psychologist testified Monday in her murder trial Kirk Heilbrun, who examined Clancy over three days this year, said he came to a…

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  1. Lindsay Clancy updates: Mysterious jury drama as chaplain reveals killer mom’s haunting reaction to kids’ deaths…

    Headline from Revolver News ·

  2. ‘She was a puppet and someone else was pulling the strings’: Lindsay Clancy’s defense rests after doctor says she wasn’t psychotic ‘every minute’

    Headline from Court TV ·

  3. Lindsay Clancy "was frankly psychotic," psychiatrist recommends no criminal liability

    Headline from CBS News ·

  4. Names this update

    A psychologist at Lindsay Clancy's murder trial says she has bipolar disorder

    Headline from WCBD News 2 ·

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    Psychologist testifies Lindsay Clancy is criminally responsible for murdering her 3 children

    Headline from WHDH Boston ·

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  1. Newsweek

    Lindsay Clancy Murder Trial: Key Revelations From Wednesday (opens Newsweek)

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    A psychologist testifies that Clancy was not criminally responsible, as court ends early due to an “unforeseen circumstance.”

  2. CBS News

    Chaplain testifies Lindsay Clancy said "I am so glad my children are safe" after murders (opens CBS News)

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    Sheila Cavanaugh, a chaplain at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, testified on Day 17 of Lindsay Clancy's murder trial. CBS News' Meg Oliver has more details.

  3. Revolver News

  4. Court TV

    ‘She was a puppet and someone else was pulling the strings’: Lindsay Clancy’s defense rests after doctor says she wasn’t psychotic ‘every minute’ (opens Court TV)

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    PLYMOUTH, Mass. (Court TV) — Lindsay Clancy‘s defense rested its case on Friday after calling a psychiatrist who testified that the defendant suffered from psychosis. Clancy, 36, has pleaded not guilty to three charges of murder in the deaths of her young children.

  5. BBC News

    Lindsay Clancy suffering 'command hallucination' when she killed children, court hears (opens BBC News)

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    The defence brought their final witness - a forensic psychiatrist - to the stand to testify about the effects of postpartum psychosis.

  6. Local News 8

    Lindsay Clancy admits to killing their children. So why is there an online groundswell blaming her ex-husband? (opens Local News 8)

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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.

  7. New York Post

    Is Lindsay Clancy really too sick to be guilty? Why experts agree with the defense’s controversial claim (opens New York Post)

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    Her defense attorneys have put another defendant on trial: the mental health professionals and system responsible for her care.

  8. CBS News

    Lindsay Clancy "was frankly psychotic," psychiatrist recommends no criminal liability (opens CBS News)

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    Several medical experts testified in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy. Clancy admitted to killing her three children but claims she was experiencing postpartum psychosis. Shanelle Kaul reports.

  9. RealClear Investigations

    Women Online Don't Believe Lindsay Clancy Killed Her Kids (opens RealClear Investigations)

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    Suzy Weiss, Free Press Prosecutors, defense attorneys, and Clancy herself all say she did it, so why doesn't the internet agree? Suzy Weiss answers that and more.

  10. New York Post

    Miranda Devine: Lindsay Clancy’s sick fans are just normalizing the horror of a mother killing her three children (opens New York Post)

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

  11. New York Post

    Psychiatrist admits Lindsay Clancy ‘was in a serious psychiatric state’ before killing her 3 kids (opens New York Post)

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

  12. WCBD News 2

    A psychologist at Lindsay Clancy's murder trial says she has bipolar disorder (opens WCBD News 2)

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    Lindsay Clancy has bipolar disorder and was experiencing anxiety, depression, insomnia and suicidal thoughts in the weeks before she killed her three children, a forensic psychologist testified Monday in her murder trial Kirk Heilbrun, who examined Clancy over three days this year, said he came to a…

  13. New York Post

    Lindsay Clancy sympathizers: Letters to the Editor — Aug. 25, 2026 (opens New York Post)

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    NY Post readers discuss supporters of Lindsay Clancy, who says postpartum psychosis is why she killed her children.

  14. Fox News

    Lindsay Clancy trial: Postpartum is real, but child killing demands accountability, veteran prosecutor says (opens Fox News)

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

  15. The Boston Globe

    Forensic psychologist who evaluated Lindsay Clancy for prosecutors set to continue testimony in her murder trial (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The forensic psychologist testified that he rejects the Duxbuwy woman's claim that she killed her three children while following the commands of a male voice.

  16. WHDH Boston

    Psychologist testifies Lindsay Clancy is criminally responsible for murdering her 3 children (opens WHDH Boston)

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    More mental health experts hired by the District Attorney’s Office have now testified that Lindsay Clancy did have a mental health issue when she killed...

  17. WHDH Boston

    Psychologist testifies Lindsay Clancy criminally responsible for murdering her 3 children (opens WHDH Boston)

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    More mental health experts hired by the District Attorney’s Office have now testified that Lindsay Clancy did have a mental health issue when she killed...

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