The trial of Lindsay Clancy has begun in Massachusetts, with opening statements focusing on whether the former labor and delivery nurse was legally responsible for the deaths of her three children in January 2023. Clancy has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, and her defense argues that she was experiencing postpartum psychosis at the time of the killings. Prosecutors, meanwhile, contend that the evidence shows she intentionally planned and carried out the murders before attempting to take her own life.
Clancy is charged with the deaths of her children: 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson, and 8-month-old Callan, inside the family's home in Duxbury, Massachusetts. The central issue before the jury is that, because of an alleged severe mental illness, Clancy lacked criminal responsibility at the time of the offenses. The trial is expected to feature extensive testimony from psychiatric experts called by both the prosecution and the defense.
