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Nurse Lindsay Clancy faces murder trial verdict after deliberations

8/29/2026

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Former nurse Lindsay Clancy is on trial for killing her three children.
She strangled 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson, and 8-month-old Callan on Jan. 24, 2023.
Clancy survived a second-story window jump, leaving her paralyzed from the waist down.
Defense argues she suffered postpartum psychosis, a disorder affecting 1-2 per 1,000 births.
Jury began deliberations on Aug. 27, 2026, with a verdict ranging from first-degree murder to not-guilty by insanity.

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Former nurse Lindsay Clancy is on trial for killing her three children.
She strangled 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson, and 8-month-old Callan on Jan. 24, 2023.
Clancy survived a second-story window jump, leaving her paralyzed from the waist down.
Defense argues she suffered postpartum psychosis, a disorder affecting 1-2 per 1,000 births.
Jury began deliberations on Aug. 27, 2026, with a verdict ranging from first-degree murder to not-guilty by insanity.