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Tuesday, September 29, 2026

Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts woman charged with killing her three young children, was back in court Tuesday morning for a hearing that could determine the future of the case. Three weeks ago, a judge declared a mistrial in the case after the jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict as a result of one juror who didn't agree she's not responsible for the killings. During the trial, Clancy didn't deny that she killed her children, and her attorney, Kevin Reddington, argued that she was suffering from postpartum psychosis and was overmedicated when she strangled the children and attempted to take her own life.

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Typical Lawyer parsing.

She conceded that she killed them.

The trial was about whether she was "Legally" responsible, not whether she in Fact, Killed them.

This kind of shit is why "insanity" defenses are so sleazy.

She's Guilty. Possibly Insane,..so What.

The holdout juror was correct.

She knew what she did was wrong or she wouldn't have tried to kill herself.

If she had bragged about killing them that would be insane too.

Would 11 jurors have wanted to Aquit?

#1 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2026-09-29 01:31 PM | Reply

Her argument was never that she didn't do it. From where I sit, she had two choices.

1. She claimed mental insanity and went to the insane asylum for life

2. A plea deal to get life in prison without parole.

She killed her children and wasn't having either of those - no, she wants to walk like it was nothing more than 3 late-term abortions because of a bout with depression.

#2 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2026-09-29 01:37 PM | Reply

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