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Lindsay clancy trial

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Widowwith2 · 10/08/2026 21:04

Has anyone else been following the lindsay clancy trial? What is everyone thinkin? I dont think she done it

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placemats · 14/08/2026 11:14

No you asked people not to judge LC on one clip. In the same breath you asked everyone to judge PC.

In what way did I ask everyone to judge PC? You need to be clear.

placemats · 14/08/2026 11:16

To say no one checks out on a family activity for certain periods is disingenuous and only used to suit a narrative.

It was a video used by the prosecution.

Are you suggesting that the prosecution used this clip to suit the narrative?

Sometimeswinning · 14/08/2026 11:29

placemats · 14/08/2026 09:53

Understand that the video may well show that Lindsay Clancy was an engaging mother with seemingly no visible signs of psychosis, but the opposite effect is immediate.

It clearly shows how unsupported she was.

Here is where you asked us to see how unsupported she was. I don’t think it’s that difficult for you to see but hopefully your own words will make it more clear.

Or did you mean something completely different?

Sometimeswinning · 14/08/2026 11:32

placemats · 14/08/2026 11:16

To say no one checks out on a family activity for certain periods is disingenuous and only used to suit a narrative.

It was a video used by the prosecution.

Are you suggesting that the prosecution used this clip to suit the narrative?

Do I think the prosecution used evidence for their own narrative. Yes. Yes I do. Do I think to suit your narrative. No. No I don’t.

NeverLookInTheMirror · 14/08/2026 12:20

placemats · 14/08/2026 11:14

No you asked people not to judge LC on one clip. In the same breath you asked everyone to judge PC.

In what way did I ask everyone to judge PC? You need to be clear.

It clearly shows how unsupported she was. taken from your previous post.

one snapshot moment, and you’re saying it’s showing she was unsupported. How unsupported? In that instant? The split second of that video? A couple of minutes? What happened before and after the video was shot? Oh, wait, nobody knows, and yet you’ve made a judgement of his character based on that moment.

Based on that moment she on the other hand was showing as a devoted, normal, sane mother. No psychosis or mental illness anywhere. Therefore as much as he was an unsupportive mother she was clearly a coldblodded murderer as there was no sign of mental illness there.

OhBotherSaidPoo · 14/08/2026 12:34

NeverLookInTheMirror · 14/08/2026 12:20

It clearly shows how unsupported she was. taken from your previous post.

one snapshot moment, and you’re saying it’s showing she was unsupported. How unsupported? In that instant? The split second of that video? A couple of minutes? What happened before and after the video was shot? Oh, wait, nobody knows, and yet you’ve made a judgement of his character based on that moment.

Based on that moment she on the other hand was showing as a devoted, normal, sane mother. No psychosis or mental illness anywhere. Therefore as much as he was an unsupportive mother she was clearly a coldblodded murderer as there was no sign of mental illness there.

Gosh its incredible how you can judge someones state of mind from an image. You must be a multimillionaire with this gift and in such high demand.

Now, stop talking out of your arse.
Depression, anxiety, and other mental conditions don't come with a highviz jacket. Psychosis develops silently and quickly. Someone can be perfectly fine one day, and then the next they believe their skin is crawling, their partner is trying to kill them or their is a radio in their brain telling them there will be a nuclear apocalypse.

The short video shows a women single handedly managing 3 children whilst her male partner stands by, meters away, not doing anything to help ease her burder. It's a snapshot in time, doesn't tell us what she was thinking or feeling, but it paints a very damming picture of their relationship at that moment in time.

placemats · 14/08/2026 12:37

No longer replying to your posts neverlook.

Rant into the void.

NeverLookInTheMirror · 14/08/2026 12:42

OhBotherSaidPoo · 14/08/2026 12:34

Gosh its incredible how you can judge someones state of mind from an image. You must be a multimillionaire with this gift and in such high demand.

Now, stop talking out of your arse.
Depression, anxiety, and other mental conditions don't come with a highviz jacket. Psychosis develops silently and quickly. Someone can be perfectly fine one day, and then the next they believe their skin is crawling, their partner is trying to kill them or their is a radio in their brain telling them there will be a nuclear apocalypse.

The short video shows a women single handedly managing 3 children whilst her male partner stands by, meters away, not doing anything to help ease her burder. It's a snapshot in time, doesn't tell us what she was thinking or feeling, but it paints a very damming picture of their relationship at that moment in time.

I never said I was judging her on that basis. I made the comparison on the basis of the previous poster who has used that one clip to judge that PC was clearly unsupportive and that she was clearly unsupportive.

That clip doesn’t show that any more than it shows she isn’t mentally ill. But posters are using that video clip to judge him whereas some could judge her on the same basis.

It just doesn’t work like that.

My comparison was illustrative.

NeverLookInTheMirror · 14/08/2026 12:45

placemats · 14/08/2026 12:37

No longer replying to your posts neverlook.

Rant into the void.

Glad you can admit when you’ve lost the argument.

OhBotherSaidPoo · 14/08/2026 12:47

NeverLookInTheMirror · 14/08/2026 12:42

I never said I was judging her on that basis. I made the comparison on the basis of the previous poster who has used that one clip to judge that PC was clearly unsupportive and that she was clearly unsupportive.

That clip doesn’t show that any more than it shows she isn’t mentally ill. But posters are using that video clip to judge him whereas some could judge her on the same basis.

It just doesn’t work like that.

My comparison was illustrative.

"That clip doesn’t show that any more than it shows she isn’t mentally ill"

Please divulge your medical qualifications that render you capable of diagnosing mental conditions based on a short video clip.

placemats · 14/08/2026 12:48

It's clear that there's a poster on this thread who is determined to shut down discussion via intimidation. It shows exactly who they are.

placemats · 14/08/2026 12:51

My advice is to not directly quote.

MsLllama · 14/08/2026 14:08

anyone know what time the live feed starts?

AhHereNow · 14/08/2026 15:06

MsLllama · 14/08/2026 14:08

anyone know what time the live feed starts?

The trial resumes again on Monday. Prosecution were expected to close their case yesterday but following a sidebar of some type, the judge gave the jury a long weekend with orders to return Monday.

MsLllama · 14/08/2026 15:38

@AhHereNow Thanks, what time does it usually start?

fashionqueen0123 · 14/08/2026 18:04

placemats · 14/08/2026 09:53

Understand that the video may well show that Lindsay Clancy was an engaging mother with seemingly no visible signs of psychosis, but the opposite effect is immediate.

It clearly shows how unsupported she was.

Exactly. What kind of father lets the mum carry everything!

AhHereNow · 14/08/2026 18:18

MsLllama · 14/08/2026 15:38

@AhHereNow Thanks, what time does it usually start?

Think it changes day by day, I generally catch ip with it, not live. The jury was asked to be back at 9am Monday so I’m guessing somewhere around 2pm.

Getalittle · 14/08/2026 18:50

My opinion on the video of the museum is that PC was standing over at the opposite exhibit (if you look close you can see it has the same activity as the one Cora is playing on. He is waiting for Dawson to go over to him, which Dawson eventually does do. At one point LC even gestures to Dawson to go to PC. I think it is easy to misinterpret what is happening in that short clip.

That being said as a parent of an ND child who can’t wait for long periods (or short periods) was wow these kids are really really good and sweet. How lucky they were as parents to have 3 beautiful kids.

I also think stepping away from this case is good for sanity. I’m trying not to follow as closely as it just is very upsetting. The museum clip was hard to watch.

Getalittle · 14/08/2026 18:51

I think you are a voice of reason in this thread @NeverLookInTheMirror .

Getalittle · 14/08/2026 18:54

OhBotherSaidPoo · 14/08/2026 12:47

"That clip doesn’t show that any more than it shows she isn’t mentally ill"

Please divulge your medical qualifications that render you capable of diagnosing mental conditions based on a short video clip.

The testimony of the prosecution side seems very clear that there was no psychosis apparent to ANY of the multiple, multiple professionals who dealt with LC. We can only go with the evidence. Maybe the defence will show a different picture.

Bobbieiris · 14/08/2026 21:42

Yes I've been following it. What a horrendously sad case. I think she did it and was very unwell. I struggled post partum.. not to this extent but I do remember feeling it was the worst time in my life, not feeling like my usual self and making frantic calls to samaritans. I lool back now and it doesn't feel real. I asked repeatedly for support , it was hard to get any but thankfully I eventually had amazing support from a great GP and an amazing peer support charity, I will never forget those women who helped me. It's scary how easily you can slip into feeling so unwell with the sleep deprivation and hormones.
I really do feel so so sorry for her. It must be such a horrible position to be in. But yes I think she did it and the husband just didnt understand how ill she was....she was maybe good at hiding it.

McSpoot · 15/08/2026 02:42

OhBotherSaidPoo · 14/08/2026 12:47

"That clip doesn’t show that any more than it shows she isn’t mentally ill"

Please divulge your medical qualifications that render you capable of diagnosing mental conditions based on a short video clip.

Except that the PP literally says that diagnosing based on a short clip is not possible. And, this, doing the opposite of claiming that she can.

allthingsinmoderation · 15/08/2026 07:17

NeverLookInTheMirror · 13/08/2026 18:59

Which is utterly ridiculous. She did kill the children. They are dead because she killed them. So if the jury were to find her not guilty of murder and to wholeheartedly acquit her it would be a miscarriage of justice.

She should never walk free again, whether that be because she is sentenced to prison or death or committed to a psychiatric institute for the rest of her life.

Genuine question.What evidence is there that she did kill the children other than an obviously mentally ill woman saying she did and her husband saying she said she did?
Can that alone be reliable beyond all reasonable doubt?

allthingsinmoderation · 15/08/2026 07:26

Getalittle · 13/08/2026 12:33

Just copied this from a news article for those of you who seem to think LC’s criminal case is to decide IF she committed the murders, maybe those who are parroting TikTok video conspiracies about DNA on bands should also look closer at the facts

When Lindsay Clancy’s trial begins, one fact will not be in dispute — she killed her three children.

In his opening statement to jurors, defense lawyer Kevin Reddington will almost certainly admit that the 35-year-old mother of three used exercise bands to strangle 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson, and 8-month-old Callan in the basement of the family’s Duxbury home in January 2023. That’s because Clancy is pursuing what Massachusetts calls a “lack of criminal responsibility” defense — more commonly known as an “insanity” defense.

He did indeed admit it in his opening statement.

I understand this trial is about wether LC is criminally responsible for the killings of her children due to her mental illness or not. However, i'm interested in why its "fact" that she killed them. I genuinely want to know what evidence there is that she killed them other than her saying so and PC saying she said so. Is a confession from a clearly mentally ill woman reliable on it own?

Sometimeswinning · 15/08/2026 07:35

allthingsinmoderation · 15/08/2026 07:17

Genuine question.What evidence is there that she did kill the children other than an obviously mentally ill woman saying she did and her husband saying she said she did?
Can that alone be reliable beyond all reasonable doubt?

I think you are missing the point that she is on trial. It’s not up for discussion what the evidence is. The only questions are, is she a sociopath? was it PPP or was there something about her medication which caused this?

For the past 3 years her lawyer and his team have been pulling it all together and now after a couple of weeks people like you think there is an aha I’ve figured it moment!

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