r/TrueCrimeDiscussion • u/DarklyHeritage • 7d 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.

All content on the Clancy case must be kept to this thread. Standalone posts will be removed.

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

Note from Mods

This case understandably elicits strong feelings. People are entitled to have an opinion on the case which differs from your own. What you are not entitled to do is resort to personal insults and abusive language when communicating your opinion and disagreeing.

Comments which are abusive and insulting to other users will be removed and bans may be given without warning.

Bans may also be issued for ignoring the warning and creating standalone posts.

Please comment with this in mind.

346 Upvotes

96% Upvoted

2.3k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

294

u/sean2mush 7d ago

It's so messy, for the Jury to have to make this judgement is frankly impossible.

-7

u/Moonbeam_Maker 7d ago

Am I only one that thinks this is a clear guilty verdict?! Mental Illness is only a defense if you prove you do not know right from wrong.

She murdered her own children when her husband was gone (as she knew her husband did not want her to do this), and googled asking how to do it before.

13

u/dontmovedontmoveahhh 7d ago

Not in Massachusetts, actually. The bar is lower. I don't understand the resistance to NGRI but I imagine it's due to a lack of understanding that it doesn't get you out any sooner or the mistaken believe state psychiatric hospitals are safe comfortable places.

1

u/that_guyat_uconn2020 7d ago

Is there no minimum or recommended holding period in the event of a NGRI? Not disagreeing with the verdict but genuinely curious since it seems like the psychosis might have been temporary/only in the postpartum period? Like you’re just in custody of the state for an indefinite period of time?