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Coverage dated August 12, 2026

Mental illness alone may not secure Clancy insanity verdict

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Cases in which defendants plead insanity rarely succeed, due to the often horrific nature of the crimes.

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  1. WFLA

    Mental illness alone may not secure Clancy insanity verdict (opens WFLA)

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    WFLA's feed description

    Cases in which defendants plead insanity rarely succeed, due to the often horrific nature of the crimes.

  2. The Boston Globe

    What’s unique about the insanity defense? The mechanics of how the Lindsay Clancy trial is unfolding. (opens The Boston Globe)

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    Prosecutors have the burden of proving Clancy was not criminally insane when she killed her three children.

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