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Was She Mad or Murderous | Annapolis News
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The jury in the Lindsay Clancy trial now weighs whether she was criminally responsible for killing her three children — a case that hinges on one chilling question: Was it psychosis or premeditation? While all agree she committed the act, the defense paints her as a victim of inadequate mental healthcare and postpartum psychosis, citing desperate texts, family testimony, and flawed diagnoses. Prosecutors counter with experts who say she knew right from wrong, using her children to end her own suffering. A key psychological witness claimed she heard voices commanding murder — but prosecutors dispute that, insisting she remained lucid. With life in prison or a mental health commitment on the line, the jury must decide if Clancy’s actions were born of madness or malice — and whether she can be held accountable for either.
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