Lindsay Clancy murder trial: defense rests after psychosis evidence

The defense in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial rested on August 21, 2026, after testimony from Dr. Phillip Resnick, a forensic psychiatrist who testified in the Andrea Yates case. Clancy admitted killing her three children in Duxbury, Massachusetts, claiming postpartum psychosis; medical experts testified she was experiencing severe mental illness at the time.

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Defense rests case in Lindsay Clancy trial

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The defense for Lindsay Clancy has rested their case in the murder trial over the killings of Clancy's three young children. CBS News legal contributor Rebecca Roiphe has more.

Psychiatrist in Andrea Yates case testifies for Lindsay Clancy's defense

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The defense rested Friday in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial after testimony from Dr. Phillip Resnick, a forensic psychiatrist who also testified Andrea Yates case after she killed her five children in Texas in 2001. Clancy has admitted to killing her three young children, but has pleaded not guilty, arguing she was overmedicated and suffering from postpartum psychosis. CBS News' Shanelle Kaul has m

Lindsay Clancy murder trial: rebuttal witnesses called after defense rests

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Closing arguments could come on Monday as prosecutors seek murder conviction over deaths of three young children Lindsay Clancy ’s defense in her murder trial rested on Friday after calling witnesses to testify about the ailing mother’s mental state and attempts to seek help before she killed her young children. The defense wrapped more quickly than some expected given that the prosecution rested

News Wrap: Defense rests in murder trial of Lindsay Clancy

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In our news wrap Friday, the defense rested its case in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, the editor-in-chief of Stars and Stripes says the Pentagon has fired him and President Trump paused on ground beef tariffs in an attempt to lower prices.

Defense Rests Case in Lindsay Clancy Murder Trial

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The two sides focused Friday on whether Ms. Clancy was experiencing psychosis when she strangled her three young children in 2023. Closing arguments could begin on Monday.