Lindsay Clancy killed her children. The jury will soon answer a more complicated question.

Clancy’s defense argues she shouldn’t be held criminally responsible for the 2023 deaths of her three children because she was mentally ill with postpartum psychosis.
Photo illustration of Lindsay Clancy in court with news headlines reading "A mother strangled her children," "Lindsay Clancy sought help before she killed her three children," and "Why Lindsay Clancy's insanity defense might fail."
Chelsea Stahl / NBC News; Reuters

She was a New England mother of three young children. Then, she killed them. Now, Lindsay Clancy is at the center of a closely watched murder trial that has captured the nation’s attention.

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