In closing arguments, Ms. Clancy’s lawyer called her “a darn good mother.” The prosecutor accused her of “extreme atrocity and cruelty.”

Jury deliberations have begun in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, who is charged with the deaths of her three young children in January 2023. The defense portrayed her as a loving mother overwhelmed by postpartum mental illness, while the prosecution argued her actions were intentional and heinous.

The case has drawn national attention due to the tragic nature of the allegations and the broader conversation it has sparked about maternal mental health and the criminal justice system’s response to postpartum psychosis. Clancy has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity.