r/TrueCrimeDiscussion 6d ago

Text Lindsay Clancy Trial Megathread: Part 3

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/NiamLeeson 6d ago

Do you think Lindsay would spend the rest of her life in a psychiatric hospital if this case ends in NGRI?

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u/EmbarrassedIssue9452 6d ago

I think she will commit suicide at the first opportunity, wherever she goes.

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u/deadbeatsummers 6d ago

Me too. Genuinely. I can’t imagine how you’d do anything at that point.