Lindsay Clancy live trial today moved into a new phase Monday morning as prosecutors finished their case and the defense began arguing that she was experiencing postpartum psychosis when her children were killed. The case now shifts to the defense presentation in Plymouth Superior Court.
Cora, Dawson and Callan were all younger than 6 when they were discovered strangled at the family's home in January 2023. Clancy is charged with three counts of first-degree murder in connection with their deaths.
Bethany Mandel at Plymouth Superior Court
Hundreds of people stood outside Plymouth Superior Court on Thursday in support of Clancy, saying their presence was a stand for maternal mental health awareness and for mothers suffering from postpartum conditions. Bethany Mandel, a conservative columnist and mother of six, said the crowd had lost sight of the children at the center of the case.
“We all know her name. Very few people know the names of her children.” Mandel said to News Digital. She also said, “We don't see any of them standing out there with a button with the three children's faces on them. When you listen to interviews with all of the women who are standing out, they almost never mention the three child victims.”
Patrick's GoFundMe message
Patrick wrote on a GoFundMe page that he wanted people to forgive Lindsay. “I want to ask all of you that you find it deep within yourselves to forgive Lindsay, as I have...The real Lindsay was generously loving and caring towards everyone - me, our kids, family, friends, and her patients.”
The defense argument now places postpartum psychosis at the center of the trial, a mental health claim that can support an insanity theory rather than a simple denial of the killings. If a jury accepts a not-guilty verdict by reason of insanity, Clancy would not be released; she would be committed to a state psychiatric hospital and reviewed over time.
For readers following the case, the next courtroom step is the defense presentation of that theory before the jury weighs whether it fits the charges tied to the deaths of Cora, Dawson and Callan.
