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The Lindsay Clancy trial brings maternal mental health into the spotlight | CNN

Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial centered on the mental health issues the 36-year-old faced after giving birth to her third child. The judge declared a mistrial Friday after the jury couldn’t reach a verdict on whether the former Massachusetts labor and delivery nurse was criminally responsible when she strangled her three children, slashed her wrists and throat and then jumped from a second-story window of her suburban home in 2023. Prosecutors said Clancy had the capacity to appreciate the wrongfulness of her actions and could follow the law. Clancy’s attorney contended that she was not criminally responsible because she was experiencing postpartum psychosis, a rare mental health condition. Why there was a mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy case After the birth of her youngest child, Clancy had taken several medications for mental health problems, according to her providers, and sought help from a few mental health professionals. Mental health issues are the most common complication of pregnancy and parenting, affecting as many as 1 in 5 women in the United States during pregnancy and the year after birth. They are also the leading underlying cause of pregnancy-related death in th

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LISTEN: Chanley Painter Analyzes The Closing Arguments In The Lindsay Clancy Murder Trial

Fox News Anchor Chanley Painter joins Fox Across America With guest host Paul Gleiser to share her thoughts on the evidence presented by the prosecution in the closing arguments of Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial. “I thought the prosecutor…

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Aug 28, 2026·Fox NewsT2 · Outlet reportLATEST
LISTEN: Chanley Painter Analyzes The Closing Arguments In The Lindsay Clancy Murder Trial

Fox News Anchor Chanley Painter joins Fox Across America With guest host Paul Gleiser to share her thoughts on the evidence presented by the prosecution in the closing arguments of Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial. “I…

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Aug 27, 2026·Fox NewsT2 · Outlet report
Lindsay Clancy trial: Closing arguments Thursday as case goes to the jury

Closing arguments are set for Thursday in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial before jurors deliberate on whether she was criminally responsible for her children's deaths. Clancy admitted to killing her three kids, but argues…

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Aug 26, 2026·The GuardianT2 · Outlet reportKEY MOMENT
Final witness in Lindsay Clancy trial says he doesn’t believe she heard a voice during killings

FBI psychiatrist Gregory Saathoff says he has treated only two women with postpartum psychosis, both decades earlier Testimony finished in the Lindsay Clancy trial on Wednesday, as a final witness for the prosecution…

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Aug 26, 2026·CNNT2 · Outlet report
Testimony ends in Lindsay Clancy trial and closings set for Thursday | CNN

The prosecution in Lindsay Clancy’s triple-murder trial rested its rebuttal case and testimony is now over as the case moved toward its final stages. The final witness was an FBI psychiatrist who said Clancy could still…

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Aug 26, 2026·Fox NewsT2 · Outlet reportKEY MOMENT
Vanity Fair drops journalist Brittany Romano after viral wink during Lindsay Clancy murder trial

A video captured inside the courtroom during the Monday trial proceedings of Lindsay Clancy appears to show spectator Brittany Romano smiling, posing, and winking toward the camera. The behavior drew swift criticism…

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Aug 25, 2026·Fox NewsT2 · Outlet report
Lindsay Clancy trial: Expert who alleged 'fabricated' hallucinations resumes testimony

Forensic psychologist Kirk Heilbrun, who testified that parts of Lindsay Clancy's account of hearing voices showed "exaggerated or fabricated hallucinations," returns to the stand Tuesday as the prosecution finishes its…

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Aug 19, 2026·Fox NewsT2 · Outlet reportKEY MOMENT
Lindsay Clancy murder trial: Expert says crisis line rejected her over 'no plan'

Lindsay Clancy's defense expert testified Wednesday that she repeatedly sought help in the weeks before she killed her three children, including calling a suicide hotline that turned her away because she did not have a…

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Aug 13, 2026·Fox NewsT2 · Outlet report
Postpartum mom Lindsay Clancy on trial for murder brings court to a halt with sudden breakdown

Lindsay Clancy broke down in court as a medical examiner testified about her 5-year-old daughter’s autopsy during her murder trial. (Credit: Pool) Lindsay Clancy broke down in court on Wednesday when a medical examiner…

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The Lindsay Clancy trial brings maternal mental health into the spotlight | CNN

Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial centered on the mental health issues the 36-year-old faced after giving birth to her third child. The judge declared a mistrial Friday after the jury couldn’t reach a verdict on whether the…

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T2 · Outlet reportFox NewsAug 28, 2026

Fox News Anchor Chanley Painter joins Fox Across America With guest host Paul Gleiser to share her thoughts on the evidence presented by the prosecution in the closing arguments of Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial. “I thought the prosecutor…

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T2 · Outlet reportFox NewsAug 27, 2026

Closing arguments are set for Thursday in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial before jurors deliberate on whether she was criminally responsible for her children's deat

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T2 · Outlet reportThe GuardianAug 26, 2026

FBI psychiatrist Gregory Saathoff says he has treated only two women with postpartum psychosis, both decades earlier Testimony finished in the Lindsay Clancy trial on Wednesday, as a final witness for the prosecution laid out that he…

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The prosecution in Lindsay Clancy’s triple-murder trial rested its rebuttal case and testimony is now over as the case moved toward its final stages. The final witness was an FBI psychiatrist who said Clancy could still appreciate right…

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T2 · Outlet reportFox NewsAug 26, 2026

A video captured inside the courtroom during the Monday trial proceedings of Lindsay Clancy appears to show spectator Brittany Romano smiling, posing, and winking

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T2 · Outlet reportFox NewsAug 25, 2026

Forensic psychologist Kirk Heilbrun, who testified that parts of Lindsay Clancy's account of hearing voices showed "exaggerated or fabricated hallucinations," ret

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