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Lindsay Clancy's diary chronicled desperation and 'brain fog' before she killed her 3 kids

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The second week of testimony in the trial of Lindsay Clancy has resumed with a focus on her mental state when she killed her three children in 2023.

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  1. News Nation Now

    Lindsay Clancy diary: 'I'm drowning' entry revealed at murder trial (opens News Nation Now)

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    Clancy is charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of her children.

  2. ABC 7 Chicago

    Lindsay Clancy's diary chronicled desperation and 'brain fog' before she killed her 3 kids (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    ABC 7 Chicago's feed description

    The second week of testimony in the trial of Lindsay Clancy has resumed with a focus on her mental state when she killed her three children in 2023.

  3. CBS News

    Lindsay Clancy's diary excerpts read at trial: "I feel like I'm drowning" (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The Lindsay Clancy trial​ resumed with excerpts from her diary and testimony from doctors who treated Clancy and her children on the night of the murders.

  4. PBS NewsHour

    Lindsay Clancy chronicled her desperation and 'brain fog' in her diary before the killings (opens PBS NewsHour)

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

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