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Massachusetts Nurse Lindsay Clancy Tried for Killing Three Children

7/28/2026

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Lindsay Clancy, a Massachusetts nurse, was tried on Jan. 24, 2023 for killing her three children.
Prosecutor Shanan Buckingham said Clancy acted intentionally and bears responsibility.
Defense attorney Kevin Reddington said Clancy suffered postpartum psychosis and heard voices urging to kill children.
She faces life without parole if convicted, or a mental-health facility placement if acquitted, in Illinois, the only state allowing postpartum depression or psychosis as a sentencing mitigation.

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Lindsay Clancy, a Massachusetts nurse, was tried on Jan. 24, 2023 for killing her three children.
Prosecutor Shanan Buckingham said Clancy acted intentionally and bears responsibility.
Defense attorney Kevin Reddington said Clancy suffered postpartum psychosis and heard voices urging to kill children.
She faces life without parole if convicted, or a mental-health facility placement if acquitted, in Illinois, the only state allowing postpartum depression or psychosis as a sentencing mitigation.