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Mother Who Killed Three Kids Trial Begins, Citing Postpartum Psychosis

7/28/2026

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Lindsay Clancy, 35, strangled her three children in January 2023 in Duxbury, Massachusetts, then attempted suicide and was left paralyzed.
Defense attorney Kevin Reddington says Clancy suffered postpartum psychosis, a rare condition affecting 1-2 per 1,000 women, and was over-medicated with Zoloft.
The trial began July 27, 2026 in Plymouth Superior Court with an 18-person jury that would impose a mandatory life sentence if Clancy is convicted of first-degree murder.

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Lindsay Clancy, 35, strangled her three children in January 2023 in Duxbury, Massachusetts, then attempted suicide and was left paralyzed.
Defense attorney Kevin Reddington says Clancy suffered postpartum psychosis, a rare condition affecting 1-2 per 1,000 women, and was over-medicated with Zoloft.
The trial began July 27, 2026 in Plymouth Superior Court with an 18-person jury that would impose a mandatory life sentence if Clancy is convicted of first-degree murder.