A Massachusetts jury began deliberating whether a mother who strangled her three young children was criminally responsible for their deaths, a question that hinges on whether postpartum psychosis stripped her ability to tell right from wrong. Lindsay Clancy, 36, sat in a Plymouth, Massachusetts, courtroom on Thursday as prosecutors and her defense attorney delivered closing […] The post Jury weighs whether Lindsay Clancy bears criminal responsibility for strangling her three children appeared first on American Almanac .
A Massachusetts jury began deliberating whether a mother who strangled her three young children was criminally responsible for their deaths, a question that hinges on whether postpartum psychosis stripped her ability to tell right from wrong. Lindsay Clancy, 36, sat in a Plymouth, Massachusetts, courtroom on Thursday as prosecutors and her defense attorney delivered closing arguments after more than four weeks of testimony. Clancy does not dispute that she killed five-year-old Cora, three-year-old Dawson, and eight-month-old Callan with exercise bands in the basement of the family's home in Duxbury, a coastal town south of Boston, in January 2023. She has pleaded not guilty by reason of lack of criminal responsibility. If the jury…Open
Reported by: Cherry Meigh TimbolNews Content Editor Published August 15, 2026 EDINBURGH, Scotland — A Scottish mother has been sentenced to six years in prison after being convicted of the culpable homicide of her three-month-old [...]
AI:A Scottish mother has been sentenced to six years in prison following her conviction for the culpable homicide of her three-month-old daughter. The incident involved a fatal event involving a hairdryer, resulting in the child's death and subsequent legal proceedings that concluded with the judicial ruling in Edinburgh.Open
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation said that both parents "jointly shared culpability for premeditated plans to kill their children and then themselves."
Lindsay Clancy broke down in tears Wednesday as a medical examiner described the injuries her children suffered from strangulation.
AI:The trial of Lindsay Clancy continues to reveal harrowing details as a medical examiner testified regarding the specific strangulation injuries sustained by her three children. During court proceedings, Clancy experienced an emotional breakdown while hearing the graphic descriptions of the trauma inflicted upon her offspring. The case centers on whether Clancy’s mental state constitutes a valid defense or if she should be held fully accountable for the premeditated killings, building upon earlier evidence that showed her conducting disturbing online searches regarding self-harm and sociopathic behavior prior to the murders.Open
Lindsay Clancy has admitted she strangled her three young children to death, but jurors must still decide whether she can be held criminally responsible. The prosecution has spent the last two weeks presenting witnesses who say Clancy showed no signs she wanted to harm herself or her children. The defense has also made accusations against the prosecution. Trial attorney Mark Eiglarsh breaks down the case. This episode originally aired on August 7, 2026. Chris Cuomo hosts "CUOMO," a no-nonsense show featuring the day's most important news from all perspectives. "CUOMO" airs weeknights at 8p/7C on NewsNation. #CUOMO NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
In March, a jury ordered Meta to pay $375 million in civil penalties, which is now on top of the $567 million payment, after determining that the company knowingly harmed children's mental health and concealed what it knew about child sexual exploitation on its platforms.
On Thursday’s “The Record with Greta Van Susteren,” Alan Dershowitz weighed in on the case of a father of a school shooter in Georgia, who was sentenced to 15 years in prison.
