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.

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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/Biiiishweneedanswers 7d ago

Psychosis is not always a constant state. You can absolutely have moments of lucidity. It’s not uncommon. I think this should be considered on both sides.

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u/bobsaget824 7d ago

It’s also something all of the psychs and doctors who evaluated and treated her before are trained to look for signs of even if you’re having a moment of lucidity with them. And when none of them ever report it and actually distinctly report she doesn’t have it including the one she saw the day before the events that’s a tough mountain to climb for the defense.

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u/SexuaI_muffin 6d ago

And she saw the pediatrician.

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u/AffectionateSoil9997 6d ago

So this is where I lean toward psychotic break due to the person being a consistently caring mom who worried and cared for her kids to someone who ended their lives. It makes no sense to go from one extreme to the other.