Does Lindsay Clancy remember what happened? Trial reveals what she said after the alleged killings: 'Is my body broken?'
As Lindsay Clancy's murder trial continues, testimony reveals what she said, wrote, and remembered in the days after killing her three children.
Lindsay Clancy, 35, is on trial for allegedly killing her three children - Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8-months - at their home in Duxbury, Massachusetts, on January 24, 2023. She has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. The main issue in the trial is Clancy's mental state at the time of the killings. Prosecutors allege she acted intentionally and was responsible, while her defense claims she suffered from postpartum psychosis and was not criminally responsible.
Before the tragic events, Clancy's diary and doctor's notes reveal her distress. In her diary, she expressed feeling disconnected from her children, writing "I feel like I'm drowning every day" and "I'm going through the motions every day." She also mentioned insomnia, anxiety, and depression. When questioned by a doctor, Clancy wrote "horrified" and "Is my body broken?" She asked about her mental state, visitor policies, and where her family was located.
A week after the killings, Clancy's mental health deteriorated further. She told a doctor she had felt delirious and experienced visual hallucinations in the hospital. She reported hearing voices that told her to kill her children and herself. Her defense attorney claims these voices were part of postpartum psychosis. The prosecution, however, maintains Clancy acted intentionally and rationally when she strangled her children with exercise bands in the basement.
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