Ep 19. The Defense Begins: Was Lindsay Clancy Criminally Responsible? | Part 3

Crime Snob Podcast · 24 августа 2026 г. · 47 мин

In Part 3 of our Lindsay Clancy trial coverage, the prosecution rests its case and the defense finally begins to answer the question at the center of this trial: what was happening in Lindsay’s mind on the night she killed her three children? We break down the first full week of the defense case, including emotional testimony from Lindsay’s mother and family members about the drastic changes they saw in the months leading up to the tragedy, her worsening anxiety and insomnia, medication concerns, and the moments they now recognize as warning signs. We also get into the battle of the experts. Mental health professionals offer dramatically different interpretations of Lindsay’s condition: including testimony about psychosis, command hallucinations, criminal responsibility, and whether she was capable of understanding the wrongfulness of her actions or controlling her behavior. Plus, we discuss the medical examiner’s testimony about Lindsay’s injuries from the fall, disputed accounts involving voices Lindsay allegedly heard, and some of the most important moments from cross-examination. This is not a question of whether Lindsay killed Cora, Dawson, and Callan. She did. The question the jury now has to answer is much more complicated: was she criminally responsible when she did it? We’re breaking down the testimony, the evidence, the contradictions, and the questions this case raises about postpartum mental health, psychiatric care, and whether this tragedy could have been prevented. This is Part 3 of Crime Snob’s coverage of the Lindsay Clancy trial.