Overview
- Prosecutors say Clancy strangled her three children on January 24, 2023; she has admitted the killings but pleads not guilty by reason of insanity.
- The trial is in its second week with psychiatrists who treated Clancy, including Dr. Jennifer Tufts and McLean clinicians, testifying about diagnoses, hospital care and dozens of outpatient prescriptions.
- Defense lawyers argue that severe postpartum psychosis, worsened by multiple medications, left Clancy without criminal responsibility, while prosecutors emphasize evidence they say shows planning and intent.
- Court rulings have limited some lay testimony, kept the 911 call and graphic autopsy images under seal, conducted a supervised site visit for jurors, and the judge is weighing disputed defense expert witnesses.
- Stipulated toxicology testimony showed medications at therapeutic levels, civil malpractice suits allege overprescribing, and the verdict will determine custody in prison or a state psychiatric hospital with wider implications for perinatal care oversight.