Defense rests in Lindsay Clancy murder trial as psychosis debate grows
What's next: Prosecutors have started rebuttal witnesses, with closing arguments expected next week in the Massachusetts case.
The defense has rested in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother charged with killing her three children in 2023, as the case sharpens focus on postpartum psychosis. Clancy does not dispute the killings but has pleaded not guilty to murder charges, arguing she was suffering from severe postpartum mental illness, including psychosis, after the birth of her third child. Prosecutors contend the deaths of Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months, were deliberate and planned. Testimony has described hallucinations, delusions and prior thoughts of harming the children. Supporters in pink gathered outside the courthouse this week, saying they hope the trial draws wider attention to mental health complications after childbirth.