Lindsay Clancy's Trial: Supporters Rally Outside Courthouse Amid Postpartum Psychosis Debs
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Hundreds of Lindsay Clancy supporters, many wearing pink clothing emblazoned with phrases such as “Believe”, “She Needed Help” and “Peace For Lindsay”, gathered on Thursday outside the courthouse where she is on trial in the killings of her three children.
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Associated PressPLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — Hundreds of Lindsay Clancy supporters, many wearing pink, gathered Thursday outside the courthouse where she is on trial in the killings of her three children.
The Daily WireDressed in pink, and in some cases holding infants, supporters of Lindsay Clancy showed up outside the Massachusetts courtroom where she’s standing trial for strangling her three children to death.
PBS NewsHourWomen rally in support of Lindsay Clancy at her trial Several of the 300 women who gathered Thursday outside the courthouse said Clancy's story resonated with them and that they wanted to raise awareness about how the mental health system treats women.
New York PostThis is a developing story. Please check back for updates. Supporters of Lindsay Clancy stand outside Plymouth Superior Court where Clancy is on trial for the death of her three children on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026, in Plymouth, Massachusetts. AP Photo/Josh Reynolds
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Clancy, 36, has pleaded not guilty to murder charges in the deaths of Callan, Dawson and Cora Clancy, who ranged from eight months to five years old. Researchers estimate that postpartum psychosis – which is more serious and less common than postpartum depression – afflicts one to two cases per 1,000 women after delivery.
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Associated PressThe livestreamed trial has brought attention to postpartum psychosis, a rare mental illness Clancy’s attorney says she had that is linked to the stress, sleep deprivation and hormonal changes that follow childbirth. After strangling her children, Clancy jumped from a second-story window and remains paralyzed from the waist down.
New York PostClancy’s defense argues she was experiencing severe postpartum psychosis and hearing voices when she used elastic exercise bands to strangle Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and 8-month-old Callan before she tried to kill herself in their Duxbury, Mass. home.
The Daily WireBut there are also many followers of the case who believe that even if Clancy was suffering from postpartum psychosis, that’s not enough to excuse her from the consequences of her actions. They point out that if she is found “not guilty” by reason of insanity, there’s a chance she could be committed to a mental health facility for some time and could then be released. After that, she could theoretically have more children if she wanted.
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“Women are being dismissed, neglected and ignored when we speak up,” said April Vincent, a 52-year-old paralegal from Providence, Rhode Island. “We’re scared because nobody takes us seriously. Nobody wants to hear us and really we just need to be heard. I’ve been dismissed plenty of times.”
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The Guardian US“Women are being dismissed, neglected and ignored when we speak up,” said April Vincent, a 52-year-old paralegal from Providence, Rhode Island. “We’re scared because nobody takes us seriously.”
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01 New York Post The case has garnered national attention as many appear to sympathize with her mental health struggles in the four months before the killings and the fact she was desperately trying to get help for postpartum.
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02 The Guardian US Thursday’s rally was the first time during the nearly month-long trial that supporters have come out in such large numbers.
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03 Associated Press Thursday’s rally was the first time during the nearly monthlong trial that supporters have come out in such large numbers.
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05 The Daily Wire “We stand in silence, united hand in hand, wearing pink, to show Lindsay Clancy the peaceful support she deserved,” a website promoting the vigil says. Other flyers listed on the site promoted rallies in New York City, Phoenix, Fort Worth, and other cities around the country.
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