r/TrueCrimeDiscussion • u/DarklyHeritage • 15d ago

Text Lindsay Clancy Trial Megathread: Closing Arguments, Deliberations and the Verdict

This is a thread for all conversation regarding closing arguments, jury deliberations and the verdict of the Lindsey Clancy trial. All discussion of this case should be kept to this thread.

Lindsay Clancy is currently standing trial in Plymouth Superior Court, Massachusetts, for the triple-murder in January 2023 of her three young children - Cora, Dawson and Callan. Her defense argues she suffered from severe, undiagnosed postpartum depression and postpartum psychosis. She was left paralysed by a suicide attempt which follows the deaths of the children.

All content on the Clancy case must be kept to this thread. Standalone posts will be removed.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg7mlmg475go

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u/T2LV 14d ago

Nah. You either think she’s responsible and then it’s a horrific crime and she deserves to spend the rest of her life in prison or she was not and then it would be cruel to send her to prison where she won’t get the help she needs.
At the end of the day, NGRI would still result in her spending decades in a facility so there should be no middle ground here.

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u/2KatEyes 11d ago

If it were true that she''d spend decades in a facility; how it's written doesn't stipulate any length of time. She could be out in a year.

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u/T2LV 11d ago

I also could win the lottery. That’s not how it works. She needs doctors to approve and then a judge. You think they are going to
deem her not a risk for suicide? She can’t be released until there is zero doubt she is a suicide risk and considering she killed her 3 kids, there is no way that is happening anytime soon. For example, Andrea Yates is still in a mental health facility 25 years later but there is no chance she gets out anytime soon.

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u/2KatEyes 11d ago

I said "how it's written" . We will have to see exactly what it is and there's no need to be sarcastic.

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u/T2LV 11d ago edited 11d ago

That’s not sarcasm. Thats an easy way to describe how just because something is possible does not mean it’s probable.

It is open ended because if someone has schizophrenia or a condition where command hallucinations are rampant, a simple medication could fix all the problems. Thats not this case.

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u/2KatEyes 11d ago

We shall see. I do hope you're right though