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Lindsay Clancy’s defense rests at trial over whether postpartum psychosis drove her to kill her kids
Summary by The Piney Point Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Leah Willingham And Michael Casey, Associated Press , as published by KPRC 2 / Click2Houston (NBC)
· August 21, 2026
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Key points The children were between 8 months and 5 years old. The trial is for Lindsey Clancy, who has pleaded not guilty to murder charges.
A murder trial is nearing its end, with the defense resting its case. The trial is for Lindsey Clancy, who has pleaded not guilty to murder charges. She is accused of strangling her three young children, who were found in the basement of their home.
The children were between 8 months and 5 years old. The defense presented testimony about Clancy's mental state before the incident. After strangling the children, Clancy jumped from a second-story window and remains paralyzed from the waist down.
Prosecutors have begun calling rebuttal witnesses, and closing arguments are expected soon. Further details about the trial are available from the source.
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Published: August 21, 2026 ·
Source: KPRC 2 / Click2Houston (NBC) ·
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