Lindsay Clancy ’s lawyer probed her psychiatrist's expertise, prescribing decisions and overall treatment as the defense sought Monday to sugg…
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Lindsay Clancy's murder trial remains focuses on her mental state during a psychiatric hospital stay before she killed her three children. Prosecutors argue she was an intentional killer, while the defense claims she was mentally ill and heard voices. Clancy, a former labor and delivery nurse, has pleaded not guilty to strangling her children, who ranged from 8 months to 5 years old. Her attorneys say she had undiagnosed bipolar disorder and postpartum psychosis. During Friday's questioning, a psychiatrist testified Clancy denied wanting to harm anyone. The defense argues she sought mental health help but was misdiagnosed. If convicted, Clancy faces life in prison. If not guilty, she could be committed to a mental health facility.
For his first feature, Jonathan Bucari adapted his short film Illness (2013), which focuses on a white, suburban family […]
