Lindsay Clancy is a Massachusetts mother accused of killing her three young children, Cora, Dawson and Callan, at the family’s home in Duxbury on January 24th, 2023. Clancy has pleaded not guilty to three counts of first-degree murder. Prosecutors allege the killings were deliberate, while her defense argues that she was suffering from undiagnosed postpartum psychosis at the time.
Due to the grim nature of the killings, the central role of mental health in the case and arguments presented at trial, the Lindsay Clancy case has generated significant discussion across social media platforms. Online users have debated the circumstances surrounding the killings, Clancy's mental health and the question of criminal responsibility, while those in
True Crime Communities have focused on developments and testimony from the trial.