Lindsay Clancy Trial Enters Closing Arguments Over Killings of 3 Children
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Updated · The New York Times · Aug 23
Lindsay Clancy Trial Enters Closing Arguments Over Killings of 3 Children
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Aug 23
Summary
Closing arguments are set to begin in Plymouth, Massachusetts, in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, who is accused of killing her three children, ages 5, 3 and 8 months.
Clancy has admitted the killings but says she was in a state of psychosis after months of seeking treatment for worsening postpartum mental illness.
Hundreds of supporters dressed in pink gathered outside the courthouse, arguing the case reflects failures to take postpartum mental illness seriously enough.
Prosecutors are pursuing first-degree murder charges carrying a mandatory life sentence, while critics say sympathy for Clancy overlooks the deaths of the three children.
The case has widened beyond the courtroom into a national argument over criminal responsibility, maternal mental health and how postpartum illness should be treated.