Breaking down postpartum psychosis amid the Lindsay Clancy trial

Hundreds of Lindsay Clancy supporters rallied outside the courthouse on Thursday, where she's on trial for murder in the killings of her three children. Shanelle Kaul reports on postpartum psychosis, the rare, but treatable illness Clancy's defense team argues made her not responsible for the crime.

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Why is postpartum psychosis central in the Lindsay Clancy trial?

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Lindsay Clancy's defence argues that Clancy was suffering from postpartum psychosis when she killed her children. She has pleaded not guilty to murder.

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Lindsay Clancy murder trial and mistrial

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Lindsay Clancy's first-degree murder trial ended in a mistrial on September 4, and she remains under indictment. Her defense has asked the judge to investigate lone holdout juror Michael Desronvil over alleged cellphone use during deliberations and possible inaccuracies on his jury questionnaire, and plans to seek dismissal of the case at a September 29 status hearing.

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CBS Published 20 August 2026

Breaking down postpartum psychosis amid the Lindsay Clancy trial

BBC Published 20 August 2026

Why is postpartum psychosis central in the Lindsay Clancy trial?

Lindsay Clancy's defence argues that Clancy was suffering from postpartum psychosis when she killed her children. She has pleaded not guilty to murder.

CBS Published 19 August 2026

Psychologist who treated Lindsay Clancy testifies at trial

Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts woman on trial for killing her three children in 2023, has pleaded not guilty, citing her own struggle with postpartum psychosis. On Wednesday, a psychologist who treated Clancy after the killings testified about her state of mind the night of the tragedy. Shanelle Kaul reports.

BBC Published 19 August 2026

What is postpartum psychosis and why is it central in the Lindsay Clancy trial?

Clancy is accused of killing her three children in Massachusetts in 2023 and her defence team point to severe postpartum mental illness.

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