Daily Dose: New Autism Research, Lindsay Clancy Trial and Postpartum Psychosis and a Breakthrough for Heart Failure Patients
Prosecutors say Clancy planned the killings and understood the consequences, while defense experts argue postpartum psychosis drove the attacks.
- Jury deliberations began on Thursday in the murder trial of 36-year-old nurse Lindsay Clancy, who admits strangling her three young children with fitness bands in Duxbury, Massachusetts, in January 2023.
- Postpartum psychosis, a medical emergency affecting one to two women in every 1,000 births, prompted Clancy's insanity defense, according to Sally Wilson, national training coordinator at the UK-based charity Action on Postpartum Psychosis.
- Prosecutors acknowledged Clancy was "suffering from mental illness" but argued the killings were planned and "particularly cruel," while defense attorney Kevin Reddington claimed she received "lousy medical care" from doctors consulted before the incident.
- Supporters wearing pink gathered at the Plymouth courthouse to advocate for maternal mental health, with professor Juliet Williams of UCLA noting the case reveals how deeply "invested Americans and the world remain in the figure of the mother."
- The trial revived memories of the 2001 Andrea Yates case, where a Texas mother was found not guilty by reason of insanity 25 years ago, sparking renewed national debate on preventing future tragedies.
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PLYMOUTH (Massachusetts), Aug 29 — The high-profile US murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, a woman who says she suffered from postpartum psychosis before strangling her three young...
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A decade ago, Meghan Cliffel believed she was being watched by members of a cult who were out to kill her and her young daughters. In fact, she was experiencing postpartum psychosis, the condition at the heart of the Lindsay Clancy trial. But Cliffel got treatment and went on to have a third baby — because she advocated for support.
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Daily Dose: New autism research, Lindsay Clancy trial and postpartum psychosis and a breakthrough for heart failure patients
Groundbreaking new map of autism's biology, what a high-profile trial is teaching us about postpartum psychosis, plus a new at-home option for heart failure.
New autism research, what the Clancy trial reveals about postpartum psychosis and a breakthrough for heart failure patients
Groundbreaking new map of autism's biology to what a high-profile trial is teaching us about postpartum psychosis, plus a new at-home option for heart failure.
Murder case puts spotlight on postpartum psychosis
The murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, a woman who said she experienced postpartum psychosis before strangling her three children, has sparked a debate in the US over maternal mental health.The 36-year-old nurse does not deny strangling Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, eight months, with fitness bands i
US mother's child murder trial puts spotlight on postpartum psychosis
The 36-year-old nurse does not deny strangling Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, eight months, with fitness bands in their home in Duxbury, Massachusetts in January 2023. She then jumped out of a second-story window, leaving her paralyzed from the waist down and using a wheelchair. Clancy however has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, saying she heard a voice ordering her to kill her children. Her lawyers say this was caused by postpartum …
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