The trial of Lindsay Clancy resumed Wednesday in Massachusetts, focusing on her state of mind at the time she killed her three children. While her lawyers do not dispute that Clancy killed the children, the proceedings center on whether she should be held legally responsible for the murders.
Susan Clancy, the defendant's former mother-in-law, testified that Lindsay had been struggling for months as her mental health deteriorated. According to the testimony, Clancy was battling insomnia and anxiety and expressed fear that she had become dependent on the medications she was taking. Susan Clancy told jurors that her former daughter-in-law had been begging for help.
Furthering the defense's case for postpartum psychosis, a psychologist testified that Clancy reported hearing a voice ordering her to kill her children. This testimony is the strongest evidence yet supporting the defense's argument that Clancy should not be held legally responsible for the murders.