Lindsay Clancy and the Trials of Modern Parenting

Something’s Different About The Lindsay Clancy Fandom

Even for true crime, the clickbait and conspiracies are out of control.

Letters: Society demands that mentally ill mothers diagnose themselves, seek the proper help

I have watched with horror as the trial of Lindsay Clancy in the killings of her three children has turned the internet into a self-appointed jury on motherhood, mental illness and moral worth.

Lindsay Clancy and the Trials of Modern Parenting

The Lindsay Clancy case has taken an odd turn online. Clancy is facing three counts of first-degree murder after her children were found strangled in the family’s Duxbury home in 2023. She has admitted to killing them. Nevertheless, since the trial began in July, a whole internet contingent—seemingly made up entirely of women—has formed around Clancy, convinced that she has been framed by her husband, Patrick. “He did it,” reads one comment on a…

Social media goes into overdrive with Lindsay Clancy conspiracy theories

Algorithms are responsible for fever pitch content surrounding trial, including misinformation, experts say

Lindsay Clancy and the Perennial Innocence of Killer-Mothers

By Janice Fiamengo Western criminal law has been soft on violent mothers for at least the past 250 years The headlines are standard: “Women in pink rally in support of Lindsay Clancy who is on trial for killing 3 children,’” “America’s saddest murder trial: mental health in focus in Lindsay Clancy case,” “Lindsay Clancy’s trial shows how badly the system fails mothers,” and “Everyone Failed Lindsay Clancy.” The headlines look away from the actua…