Psychotic smyptoms
Lindsay Clancy is a 36-year-old former labor and delivery nurse from Duxbury, Massachusetts, who was charged with first-degree murder for strangling her three young children in January 2023. [1, 2, 3]
Background and Case
The Incident: On January 24, 2023, Clancy fatally strangled her 5-year-old daughter Cora, 3-year-old son Dawson, and 8-month-old son Callan at their home. [1, 2]
Suicide Attempt: After the killings, she jumped from a second-story window in an attempt to take her own life, which left her paralyzed from the waist down. [1, 2]
Legal Defense: Clancy does not deny killing the children, but pleaded not guilty by reason of lack of criminal responsibility. Her defense team argued she suffered from severe postpartum psychosis and mental impairment.
Prosecution: The state argued the acts were planned and intentional, contending she was not in the throes of psychosis.
Trial Status: Her high-profile murder trial ended in a mistrial in September 2026 after the jury deadlocked following seven days of deliberations. She remains in custody at a psychiatric hospital pending further legal proceedings.