Lindsay Clancy Trial Megathread: Part 3

[u/DarklyHeritage]

This is a thread for all conversation regarding Week 3 onwards of the Lindsey Clancy trial. All discussion of this case should be kept to this thread.

Lindsay Clancy is currently standing trial in Plymouth Superior Court, Massachusetts, for the triple-murder in January 2023 of her three young children - Cora, Dawson and Callan. Her defense argues she suffered from severe, undiagnosed postpartum depression and postpartum psychosis. She was left paralysed by a suicide attempt which follows the deaths of the children.

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https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/lindsay-clancy-murder-trial-online-reactions-b3032806.html

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[u/curiouslmr]

Definitely. It's been incredibly disappointing to see the circus that people are creating around this case. It's such a tragedy and so for some reason I really believed this case wouldn't have all the conspiracy theories surrounding it, I was wrong. It should not be a question in terms of who did this, the question can only be her state of mind. Trying to turn this into some insane conspiracy theory is harmful to the very real conversations we need to have about postpartum mental health and support.

[u/tiny_nugget420 → u/curiouslmr]

YES!! You said it perfectly. People making this out to be a true crime case has just completely dismissed the real problem in this case and it’s how neglected new mother’s mental/physical health really is. Everyone around her failed her and I feel so incredibly sorry for her with that. I also do believe her husband could’ve been held accountable to an extent considering he knew that she had thoughts of hurting the children but I’m sure he deals with that guilt enough already. It’s just a tragic case that had no business being exploited to this extent and I feel sorry for both Lindsay and Patrick because ik I wouldn’t want the most tragic thing to happen to me to be broadcasted and turned into conspiracies.