Lindsay Clancy was 'begging for help' before killing her children, former mother-in-law testifies

Lindsay Clancy, now 36, stood before the murder trial on Tuesday, pleading not guilty to three counts of first-degree murder. Her former mother-in-law, Susan Clancy, testified that her daughter had been begging for help before the tragic killings of her three children, Cora, five, Dawson, three, and Callan, eight months old. Susan Clancy described Lindsay as a very nurturing, very loving mother, yet admitted that she had been suffering from insomnia, loss of appetite, anxiety, and sadness following the birth of her youngest son.

Defense lawyers argued that Lindsay's deteriorating mental health, possibly due to postpartum psychosis, led her to commit the killings. Lindsay has pleaded not guilty, claiming she was suffering from postpartum psychosis at the time of the murders. Her lawyer stated that she had been receiving medical treatment for psychiatric problems and had even checked herself into a psychiatric hospital for several days before the children's deaths.

However, prosecutors alleged that Lindsay had intentionally killed her children in a calculated decision. They claimed that she strangled the children with fitness bands in their Massachusetts home in January 2023, before jumping from a second-floor window. The prosecution also presented evidence that Lindsay had been experiencing suicidal thoughts every day during the month before the killings.