Three first-degree murder charges against Lindsay Clancy went to the jury Thursday after closing arguments in the trial over the 2023 deaths of her three children.
Postpartum psychosis is the defense’s central claim, but prosecutors argued Clancy never showed a true break from reality, pointing to actions such as ordering dinner, sending her husband away and using her phone.
Tommy Pope, the prosecutor in Susan Smith’s case, said he also does not see that break with reality, though he noted a key difference: Smith had an apparent motive, while Clancy’s end goal remains unclear.
Gregory Saathoff, a forensic psychiatrist who consults for the FBI, testified that financial strain and Clancy’s belief her brain was damaged may help explain the killings; under cross-examination, he also agreed severe insomnia can lead to psychosis.