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Lindsay Clancy trial spotlights psychiatric hospital stay before she killed her 3 children

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Lindsay Clancy's murder trial zeroed on the nearly five days that the Massachusetts mother spent in a psychiatric hospital a few weeks before she killed her children.

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  1. Lindsay Clancy was ‘calm and cooperative’ days after killing her 3 children, psychiatrist says

    Headline from Local News 8 ·

  2. Prosecution focuses on bloodstains and pill bottles in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial

    Headline from Court TV ·

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    Lindsay Clancy trial spotlights psychiatric hospital stay before she killed her 3 children

    Headline from ABC 7 New York ·

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  1. The Daily Wire

    Lindsay Clancy Strangled Her Three Children. Why Some People Want Her Set Free. (opens The Daily Wire)

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    The murder trial of Lindsay Clancy has become one of the most hotly debated criminal cases in the country, raising difficult questions about standard practices for treating mental health issues, postpartum care, and personal accountability.

  2. Local News 8

    Lindsay Clancy was ‘calm and cooperative’ days after killing her 3 children, psychiatrist says (opens Local News 8)

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    By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Lindsay Clancy was “calm and cooperative” during a psychiatric examination days after killing her three children and attempting suicide, a psychiatrist testified at her murder trial Monday. Dr.

  3. Lamag

    Lindsay Clancy Trial Day 5: Private Journals, Medical Records and Desperate Efforts to Save Her Children (opens Lamag)

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    Doctors, nurses and investigators offered different pieces of the picture as jurors considered Clancy’s physical injuries and mental condition following the brutal deaths of her three children

  4. NBC Boston

    Livestream, live updates: More expert testimony today in Lindsay Clancy trial (opens NBC Boston)

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    Lindsay Clancy sits in the court room during the start of second week of her trial in Plymouth Superior Court on Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. Clancy is charged with murdering her three young children in 2023 at their Duxbury home.

  5. East Idaho News

    WATCH LIVE: Day 6 of Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial (opens East Idaho News)

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    PLYMOUTH, Mass. — Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial is underway in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Day 6 of the trial will begin Tuesday with testimony from witnesses. The 35-year-old woman is charged with three counts of murder for the strangling deaths of her three children, ages 5, 3, and 8 months old.

  6. East Idaho News

    LIVE UPDATES: Prosecutors continue to make their case against Lindsay Clancy on Day 6 of trial (opens East Idaho News)

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    Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial is underway in Massachusetts. The 35-year-old woman is charged with three counts of murder for the strangling deaths of her three children, ages 5, 3, and 8 months old. Clancy is present in the courtroom, bound to a wheelchair after she was paralyzed by injuries she sus…

  7. Mother Jones

    Stop Sharing Lindsay Clancy’s Medication List (opens Mother Jones)

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    As with countless courtroom proceedings that have been sensationalized, the agonizing testimony during the opening days of the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, the former labor and delivery nurse accused of killing her three young children in Massachusetts, has produced a wave of public commentary de…

  8. CBS News

    Latest news on Lindsay Clancy murder trial as stunning expert testimony continues (opens CBS News)

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    Law enforcement officials and medical personnel continued testimony on Day 6 of Lindsay Clancy's murder trial. CBS News' Shanelle Kaul has the latest.

  9. Rolling Stone

    Lindsay Clancy Speaks Out Loud in Court for First Time at Murder Trial for Killing Her 3 Children (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Clancy confirmed to the judge that she agreed to a stipulation of facts

  10. News Nation Now

    Lindsay Clancy tested positive for several psychiatric drugs after killings (opens News Nation Now)

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    Lindsay Clancy, 35, is charged with first-degree murder in the 2023 deaths of her children.

  11. Court TV

    Prosecution focuses on bloodstains and pill bottles in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial (opens Court TV)

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    PLYMOUTH, Mass. (Court TV) — Prosecutors trying to convince a Massachusetts jury that a mother murdered her three young children have turned their focus to blood evidence found in the family’s home. Lindsay Clancy, 35, has admitted to killing her three children but pleaded not guilty to murder charg…

  12. New York Post

    Lindsay Clancy speaks up at her murder trial for first time — in attempt to speed up proceedings (opens New York Post)

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    Lindsay Clancy spoke out in court Tuesday for the first time since the disturbing murder trial accusing her of strangling her three young kids began over a week ago.

  13. The Guardian

    Lindsay Clancy murder trial: toxicologist testifies about medications found in defendant’s blood (opens The Guardian)

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    Variety of prescriptions were found in blood of mother accused of strangling her three kids, according to testimony Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email The trial of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mom accused of killing her three children in January 2023, continued on Wednesday with …

  14. NBC Boston

    Lindsay Clancy trial livestream, updates: Ex-father-in-law, friends testify (opens NBC Boston)

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    At left, Christopher Clancy testified in Plymouth Superior Court on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, in the murder trial of his former daughter-in-law, Lindsay Clancy, seen at right earlier in the day.

  15. East Idaho News

    WATCH LIVE: Day 8 of Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial (opens East Idaho News)

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    PLYMOUTH, Mass. — Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial is underway in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Day 8 of the trial will begin Thursday with testimony from witnesses. The 35-year-old woman is charged with three counts of murder for the strangling deaths of her three children, ages 5, 3, and 8 months old.

  16. East Idaho News

    LIVE UPDATES: Day 8 – Lindsay Clancy’s friends testify she was a good and nurturing mother (opens East Idaho News)

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    Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial is underway in Massachusetts. The 35-year-old woman is charged with three counts of murder for the strangling deaths of her three children, ages 5, 3, and 8 months old. Clancy is present in the courtroom, bound to a wheelchair after she was paralyzed by injuries she sus…

  17. Daily Journal

    Lindsay Clancy sobs as jurors view autopsy photos of the youngest of her 3 children she killed (opens Daily Journal)

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    PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — Lindsay Clancy sobbed uncontrollably Thursday as jurors viewed autopsy photos of the youngest of her three children who she strangled in 2023, until the court eventually had to take an unscheduled break.

  18. Bangor Daily News

    Lindsay Clancy sobs during murder trial as jurors view autopsy photos of her youngest child (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — Lindsay Clancy sobbed uncontrollably Thursday as jurors viewed autopsy photos of the youngest of her three children who she strangled in 2023, until the court eventually had to take an unscheduled break.

  19. Washington Times

    Lindsay Clancy sobs at murder trial as jurors view autopsy photos of her youngest child (opens Washington Times)

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    Lindsay Clancy sobbed uncontrollably Thursday as jurors viewed autopsy photos of the youngest of her three children whom she strangled in 2023, until the court eventually had to take an unscheduled break.

  20. CBS News

    Lindsay Clancy cries during murder trial as jurors view autopsy photos of her youngest child (opens CBS News)

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    Lindsay Clancy broke down in court Thursday as jurors were shown autopsy photos of her youngest child. Clancy has admitted to killing her three young children, but has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder, arguing she was experiencing extreme postpartum psychosis.

  21. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Lindsay Clancy sobbed as jurors viewed autopsy photos of her youngest child (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    Lindsay Clancy ‘s mental health will be under the microscope today as her former medical providers are expected to take the stand in her murder trial. Watch a livestream of the proceedings and follow along with live updates on Friday here.

  22. NBC Boston

    Lindsay Clancy trial recap: Psychiatrists testify about how she was treated (opens NBC Boston)

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    Lindsay Clancy in court for her murder trial on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026. Clancy killed her children and faces murder charges; her attorney says she was in the throes of postpartum psychosis.

  23. WHEC Rochester

    Lindsay Clancy trial spotlights her psychiatric care before she killed her 3 children (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial is zeroing in on her psychiatric care before she killed her three children. Testimony has traced a monthslong path to a final psychiatric appointment the day before the tragedy. Two psychiatrists testified Friday.

  24. ABC 7 New York

    Lindsay Clancy trial spotlights psychiatric hospital stay before she killed her 3 children (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    Lindsay Clancy's murder trial zeroed on the nearly five days that the Massachusetts mother spent in a psychiatric hospital a few weeks before she killed her children.

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