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Lindsay Clancy Faces 18-Member Jury, Claims Postpartum Insanity Defense

7/20/2026

Summary

Story summary

The trial will be heard by an 18-person jury and over 200 witnesses.
Lindsay Clancy pleaded not guilty to three first-degree murder counts while confined at Tewksbury Hospital.
Attorney Kevin Reddington will argue postpartum depression and medication caused a psychotic break, seeking an insanity defense.
Prosecutors dismissed three strangulation counts as redundant, consolidating the case.
Judge William Sullivan allowed the 911 call and barred defense witnesses on postpartum-psychosis.

History

Historical Context

Andrea Yates’s 2002 not-guilty verdict on postpartum-psychosis grounds sparked nationwide debate, leading to the 2005 appellate reversal and heightened advocacy by groups such as Postpartum Support International. The case helped shape the 2009 MOTHERS Act, which mandates screening for perinatal mood disorders, affecting 1-2 per 1,000 women. Today, attorney Kevin Reddington cites that precedent in Lindsay Clancy’s 2024 trial.

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Story summary

The trial will be heard by an 18-person jury and over 200 witnesses.
Lindsay Clancy pleaded not guilty to three first-degree murder counts while confined at Tewksbury Hospital.
Attorney Kevin Reddington will argue postpartum depression and medication caused a psychotic break, seeking an insanity defense.
Prosecutors dismissed three strangulation counts as redundant, consolidating the case.
Judge William Sullivan allowed the 911 call and barred defense witnesses on postpartum-psychosis.

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