Mother On Trial: Inside The Lindsay Clancy Case 1
From Mystery and Murder: Analysis by Dr. Phil by Dr. Phil McGraw
August 25, 2026 · 59 min · Episode 122
About this episode
Dr. Phil analyzes the Lindsay Clancy case, focusing on the legal and psychological aspects of her actions and the trial.
Lindsay Clancy admits she killed her three young children. What the jury must decide is whether she was legally responsible for their deaths. Prosecutors say Clancy deliberately sent her husband out of the house before strangling 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson and 8-month-old Callan, arguing her actions show planning, awareness and an understanding that what she was doing was wrong.The defense tells a very different story, arguing that Clancy’s mental health deteriorated after childbirth and that bipolar disorder and postpartum psychosis left her unable to appreciate the wrongfulness of her actions. Her journals documented severe insomnia, anxiety, depression and feelings of “drowning,” while psychiatric experts sharply disagree over her mental state and her claim that a voice commanded her to kill. Dr. Phil analyzes the competing evidence, the psychology behind the defense and prosecution arguments, and the central question of the Lindsay Clancy trial: mental illness or legal insanity? Envoy TV: https://www.envoytv.com/ Sponsored by Preserve Gold: Get up to $20,000 in FREE Gold & Silver with a qualified purchase. CALL: 844-718-2642 Text ASKPHIL to 50505 or visit…
People in this episode
Host: Dr. Phil McGraw
Topics covered
- legal responsibility
- mental health
- bipolar disorder
- postpartum psychosis
- true crime
- child murder
Keywords
- Lindsay Clancy
- trial
- mental illness
- legal insanity
- child murder
- bipolar disorder
- postpartum psychosis
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