Lindsay Clancy’s Defense Rests At Trial Over Whether Postpartum Psychosis Drove Her To Kill Her Kids

The defense rested Friday in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial after days of testimony about her mental state before and after she strangled her three children, ages 8 months to 5 years, in Duxbury, Massachusetts. Clancy has pleaded not guilty, arguing postpartum psychosis left her not criminally responsible, while prosecutors contend the killings were planned.

Forensic psychiatrist Dr. Phillip Resnick, who also testified in the 2006 Andrea Yates trial, told jurors Clancy was 'clearly psychotic' and not in control of her actions, describing her case as involving both psychotic and what he called 'altruistic' filicide. Prosecutors have begun calling rebuttal witnesses, with closing arguments expected next week.

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