Lindsay Clancy said she heard male voice telling her to 'kill her children and kill herself': testimony

Key Points:

• Lindsay Clancy told her husband in a hospital phone call that she heard a male voice commanding her to kill her three children and herself, according to testimony from hospital psychologist Paul Zeizel.
• Clancy’s defense argues she suffered from severe postpartum psychosis worsened by psychiatric medications, seeking a verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity, while prosecutors claim the killings were carefully planned and not psychotic acts.
• Medical experts testified that the children likely lost consciousness within 10 seconds of strangulation and that Clancy’s fall from a second-story window caused her to become paraplegic, highlighting the severity of the incident.
• Defense psychiatrist Dr. Donald Condie speculated Clancy hid the severity of her mental illness out of fear of losing custody, though he admitted this was conjecture based on medical records without direct examination.
• Testimony from Clancy’s former mother-in-law described her as loving but struggling with mental health issues and seeking help before the murders, underscoring the complex background of the case.