Mother's Trial Opens Amid Claims of Possible Insanity Defense

WHO:

ABC News - Lindsay Clancy is the individual facing charges.

US Magazine - Kevin Reddington is the attorney representing Lindsay Clancy.

WHAT:

ABC News - Lindsay Clancy is accused of strangling her three children to death.

US Magazine - Clancy's attorney stated that she may not be "criminally responsible" for the murders.

WHERE:

ABC News - The trial is taking place in Massachusetts.

WHEN:

US Magazine - The trial start date is Monday, July 20.

WHY:

US Magazine - Clancy's defense claims she was overmedicated for postpartum depression at the time of the killings.

HOW:

US Magazine - The method of the alleged killings involved strangulation.

(UPDATED July 20, 2026 23:18 UTC)

Lindsay Clancy is facing charges in Massachusetts for allegedly strangling her three children to death, with her attorney Kevin Reddington claiming she may not be "criminally responsible" due to being overmedicated for postpartum depression at the time. The trial is set to begin on Monday, July 20. The prosecution will present evidence of the alleged method of the killings, which involved strangulation.