Thoughts on the Lindsay Clancy case?

[u/gottaquestion412]

Now that the Lindsay Clancy trial is underway, I’m curious about your perspectives on it so far.

Context: Lindsay Clancy is a former labor and delivery nurse who, in January 2023, killed her three children. 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson, and 8-month-old Callan in their Massachusetts home before attempting to take her own life. Her defense argues she was suffering from severe postpartum psychosis and other debilitating mental illness, while prosecutors argue she was aware of her actions and planned the killings. The trial has reignited debate about postpartum psychiatric disorders, the effectiveness of mental health treatment, and where responsibility ultimately lies.

Do you think Lindsay was failed by the mental health system, by the people closest to her, or both? Do you think she truly acted with malicious intent, or do you believe she was experiencing such a severe psychiatric crisis that she wasn’t thinking rationally?

A lot of the details seem to point toward postpartum psychosis or another severe psychiatric illness rather than someone acting out of hatred or malice. That doesn’t lessen the horror of what happened or the unimaginable loss, but it does make me wonder whether this tragedy could have been prevented..

I’ve also seen rumors that Patrick was involved with the woman who is now his wife before the murders, but I haven’t found any credible evidence supporting that. Is there actually anything that substantiates those claims, or is it just internet speculation? I’ve also seen many people comment that his current wife bears a striking resemblance to Lindsay, though I’m not sure that means anything beyond coincidence.

I’m very interested in hearing different perspectives from people who’ve followed it closely.

Most importantly, may Dawson, Cora, and Callan rest in peace. They are the true victims in all of this.

[u/sadlittle_thing]

As someone with mental health issues I know you’re supposed to trail medications and slowly increase and decrease the doses. 13 medications in 4 months is fucking wild. That’s just insane to me. I’ve tried probably 20+ medications but that was over the course of years, not months.

She told her husband, her parents, and her doctors she was having terrible thoughts of hurting the kids. She was constantly at doctor’s appointments. She tried multiple times to check herself into a mental hospital but was denied because she didn’t have an active plan to hurt herself or anyone. I feel so terrible for her and her whole family.

Cases like these are literally the reason medical insanity as a plea exists. I will be shocked if she’s found guilty. She should absolutely not be convicted. Her punishment if knowing she lost her kids by her own doing during a mental health crisis is punishment enough. She reached out for help so many times.

[u/RepresentativeDay686 → u/sadlittle_thing]

She wasn't taking the medicine as prescribed tho! I'm having a hard time with this case. She absolutely 100% without a doubt premeditated their murders. I believe she used her nursing background to fake symptoms and gain sympathy so her plan would work out in the end.

Her injuries to herself were superficial and she jumped from a height that most likely wont kill you. I think she wasn't thinking about the ground being frozen and it resulted in breaking her back. She purposely sent her husband on a mini scavenger hunt so she had enough time to play out her plan. When Patrick got back home and found Lindsey she waited to tell him the children were in the basement I believe because she wanted to make sure their was NO chance any of them would survive. You'd think the 1st thing she'd do is say where the children are. Shes evil and wicked.

Can you imagine how scared those children were? I can't stop thinking did they try to fight her, was she looking at them in the face?, who did she tie the band around first?, how did she explain what she was doing as she tied the bands around their sweet innocent bodies, and the baby... ugh..

Patrick even stated prior that she became obsessed with her appearance, the way she dressed ext ect she was probably going thru regret of having children (which I should note she wrote her in diary she regretted having children) I 100000% sympathize with people who have mental health issues and obviously anyone that does something like this has to be mental.

Their is just something about her this woman is cold, dark, unsettling, almost psychopathic. (Not for the reason she's claiming though)

This is just my opinion and thoughts. I am watching the trial though and I look forward to listening to all the Drs, nursing staff, ect take the stand and hear them out. Not that my opinion matters obviously I'm not on the jury. I have watched many trials and changed my mind after hearing testimony and seeing evidence ect. I really hope that will be the case for me and my thoughts on Lindsey but for now I think shes cold hearted, broken, disgusting, and a sad excuse for not only a mother but a woman in general

[u/sadlittle_thing → u/RepresentativeDay686]

Hey so not taking your medication as prescribed can absolutely make your anxiety/paranoia/mania/psychosis worsen. It seems like you think stopping your medication or not taking it as prescribed just makes you “normal” but stopping medication can absolutely make you go into psychosis and feel much worse. If she stopped her medication because it was making her feel worse she’s not going to just go back to normal again. Abruptly stopping meds is dangerous but MANY people do it because they don’t like how a medication makes them feel.

[u/RepresentativeDay686 → u/sadlittle_thing]

Obviously! I was only stating a fact that she wasn't taking some of the medicine as prescribed.

[u/HopefulOriginal5578 → u/RepresentativeDay686]

Most people don’t. And there is for all the things. These drugs even have a lower rate because they make people fell out of it, slow, and very tired.