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In a courtroom filled with raw emotion, Lindsay Clancy broke down as autopsy photos of her youngest child were shown — a moment in her harrowing trial for the 2023 deaths of her three children. While prosecutors allege she intentionally orchestrated her husband’s exit as part of a plan, her defense argues severe mental illness rendered her criminally insane. Paralyzed from a fall that night, Clancy’s case echoes another recent legal drama: Massachusetts’ highest court overturned convictions for Latarsha Sanders, ruling jurors should’ve heard more about her mental health history. Both cases spotlight the tangled intersection of postpartum psychosis, medication side effects, and the law’s struggle to define responsibility — as Clancy fights for a “not guilty by reason of mental defect” verdict, potentially leading to lifelong psychiatric care.

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