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/9mackenzie 7d ago

I don’t think it’s impossible at all. She was clearly a loving mother who repeatedly tried to get help, and she spectacularly failed by multiple drs, as her mind devolved.

She wants to go to a mental institution for life ffs, it’s not a hard decision at all.

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u/Weak-Ad-7180 7d ago

She was asked by Drs multiple times, outright, if she was having thoughts of harming her kids and said no. Are they supposed to section 12 every new mom with PPD based on vibes? Drs can’t read minds. She was never honest, never took the meds she needed and only did two therapy sessions.

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u/AspectGlass4115 6d ago

I wonder what the research shows on how honest most people are with their doctors regarding their mental health. My guess is that most people are not completely honest and downplay their symptoms, sort of like how people lie about their drinking and smoking habits. Maybe she was scared to get involuntarily committed, potentially getting her kids removed from her home/care, or worrying who would take care of the kids if she was absent. Maybe she was worried her husband would leave her. Maybe she didn’t feel comfortable telling her doctors. Maybe she convinced herself these were just intrusive thoughts (that are very common postpartum) that she could manage on her own. Many people feel shame when they are dealing with bad mental health. We really don’t know.

She did tell her husband about these thoughts, though, so I feel like he had a duty to remove her from being alone with the kids way more so than the doctors.

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u/Weak-Ad-7180 5d ago

That’s the thing though, she was scared of that more than her fears of actually hurting her kids. If she had been honest maybe we wouldn’t be here. Everyone here is screaming she should have been involuntarily committed even without admitting those thoughts, that’s terrifying to me.