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Lindsay Clancy trial jury weighs postpartum psychosis defense in deliberations

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Newest development Aug 31, 2026 · 2 reportsAs Lindsay Clancy Jury Deliberates, Another Killer Mom Walks Free on Insanity Plea

A psychiatrist says people in postpartum psychosis often don’t appear erratic, making it hard for jurors to evaluate.

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  1. Lindsay Clancy trial jury weighs postpartum psychosis defense in deliberations

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    As Lindsay Clancy Jury Deliberates, Another Killer Mom Walks Free on Insanity Plea

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  1. Fox News

    Prosecutor in infamous killer mom case says women on Lindsay Clancy jury may bring ‘strange twist’ to verdict (opens Fox News)

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    Rep. Tommy Pope, who prosecuted Susan Smith, says women jurors may be less sympathetic to Lindsay Clancy's postpartum psychosis defense than expected.

  2. CBS News

    Clinical psychologist explains Lindsay Clancy's postpartum psychosis defense (opens CBS News)

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    Heather Berlin, a neuroscientist, clinical psychologist and clinical professor at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, joins "The Daily Report" to explain the difference between postpartum depression and psychosis and what it means for Lindsay Clancy's murder trial.

  3. The Guardian

    What is postpartum psychosis, the condition central to the trial of Lindsay Clancy? (opens The Guardian)

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    Clancy’s defense team argues she killed her three children under the condition, and should not be convicted of murder Postpartum psychosis, a rare and severe mental health illness, is central to the trial of Lindsay Clancy, who has pleaded not guilty to three counts of first-degree murder.

  4. NEWS10 ABC

    Amid Clancy trial, New York lawmakers and advocates look to transform postpartum care (opens NEWS10 ABC)

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    The fate of Lindsay Clancy is now in the hands of 12 jurors who will decide whether the Massachusetts mom of three is guilty of strangling her young children to death in January 2023.

  5. News Nation Now

    Lindsay Clancy trial jury weighs postpartum psychosis defense in deliberations (opens News Nation Now)

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    A psychiatrist says people in postpartum psychosis often don’t appear erratic, making it hard for jurors to evaluate.

  6. STAT

    Opinion: The unintended consequences of the Lindsay Clancy case (opens STAT)

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    “We are concerned the [Lindsay] Clancy case could make psychiatrists more reluctant to treat mothers with mental illness,” write reproductive and forensic psychiatrists.

  7. Fox News

    Accused NC killer mom plans insanity defense — as retired judge says more may follow Lindsay Clancy strategy (opens Fox News)

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    Andrea Faust's insanity defense in her son's killing draws direct parallels to Lindsay Clancy's postpartum psychosis case as jurors deliberate.

  8. The Righting

    As Lindsay Clancy Jury Deliberates, Another Killer Mom Walks Free on Insanity Plea (opens The Righting)

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    While jurors consider the case of Massachusetts mother Lindsay Clancy, a New York City judge has found another […]

  9. Conservative Review

    Maternal instinct joins the dark side: Why so many mothers are backing Lindsay Clancy (opens Conservative Review)

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    The Lindsay Clancy murder trial has become a national true-crime spectacle. The Massachusetts mother who strangled her three young children with exercise bands in 2023 pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, citing postpartum psychosis, while prosecution argued the killings were premeditated and s…

  10. The Christian Post

    Abby Johnson warns Lindsay Clancy supporters against ‘conspiracy rot,’ ‘misguided compassion’ ahead of verdict (opens The Christian Post)

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    The case of Lindsay Clancy, a Massachusetts mother on trial for strangling her three children to death with exercise resistance bands in the basement of the family's Duxbury home, is shining a light on postpartum struggles.

  11. France 24

    Lindsay Clancy: The trial putting postpartum mental illness in the spotlight (opens France 24)

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    Jurors in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy notified the judge ​on September 1 that they were unable to reach a unanimous decision on whether to convict her for killing her three young children at her home in ​2023 – a ‌tragedy her attorney contends occurred while she was suffering ⁠from postpartum…

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