Lindsay Clancy admits to killing their children. So why is there an online groundswell blaming her husband, Patrick? | CNN

EDITOR’S NOTE: This article contains graphic descriptions of child killings, suicidal ideation, and an attempt to die by suicide. Lindsay Clancy admits to killing her three small children. Her own lawyers don’t deny she did it but say she should not be held criminally responsible for her actions, arguing that Lindsay was suffering from postpartum psychosis and extreme mental illness at the time. She is suing her healthcare providers, alleging medical malpractice for their failure to adequately diagnose and treat her. A Massachusetts judge declared a mistrial in Clancy’s case after jurors repeatedly said they were deadlocked, drawing the trial that gripped the nation to a stunning close. Prosecutors have not yet said whether they plan to retry the case, but Patrick Clancy’s attorneys indicated in a statement Friday that a second trial would be harrowing for the family. The murder trial has captivated an audience far beyond the coastal Boston suburb where the 2023 family tragedy resulted in the deaths of Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and 8-month-old Callan and a suicide attempt by their mother that left her paralyzed from the waist down. The interest in the case has brought dozens of