Exclusive: Andrea Yates Attorney Calls Lindsay Clancy Murder Case ‘Nearly Identical’
About this episode
Ashleigh Banfield interviews Andrea Yates' attorney about the parallels between the Yates and Clancy cases in a discussion on maternal murder and mental health.
As Lindsay Clancy’s triple murder trial begins in Massachusetts, prosecutors say the former labor and delivery nurse deliberately sent her husband away before strangling five-year-old Cora, three-year-old Dawson and eight-month-old Callan with exercise bands. Her defense says she was suffering from severe postpartum psychosis, heard a male voice commanding her to kill the children and herself, and was not criminally responsible. Could the Andrea Yates case reveal how Lindsay Clancy’s insanity defense will unfold? In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield sits down exclusively with Wendell Odom Jr., one of the attorneys who represented Andrea Yates, to examine the striking parallels between two of the country’s most devastating maternal murder cases. If you or someone you know is struggling with postpartum depression or another perinatal mental health condition, contact Postpartum Support International at 1-800-944-4773 or text HELP to 1-800-944-4773.
People in this episode
Host: Ashleigh Banfield
Guest: Wendell Odom Jr.
Topics covered
- maternal murder cases
- postpartum psychosis
- insanity defense
- legal analysis
- true crime
Keywords
- Lindsay Clancy
- Andrea Yates
- postpartum depression
- insanity defense
- true crime
- maternal mental health
- triple murder
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