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Episode 40 | Lindsay Clancy of Duxbury, Mass & The Realities of Postpartum Psychosis



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In episode 40 (the second part I promised from the unreleased episode), I share the very emotional, complex, and disturbing case of the Clancy family of Duxbury, Massachusetts. This one definitely got to me. I do talk about self harm, mental illness, domestic violent and suicide and list resources below. In January, 32-year-old nurse and mother, Lindsay Clancy, is believed to have killed her three young children - Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months - while being treated for a postpartum condition. It is a complicated case with many differing opinions. I share the facts of Lindsay Clancy’s case to date and details of two other high profile US cases of mothers who murdered their children, facts of their cases, what the science says, and where they are now. Postpartum depression and postpartum psychosis are not the same and should not be considered as such. New England crime headlines: The suspicious death of Barbara Hovey Novaes of Medford, Mass and the family member murder-suicide of Linda and Sebastian Robinson of Andover, Mass. Crime of the Truest Kind hosted by Anngelle Wood crimeofthetruestkind.com


Patrick Clancy Gofundme and statement about his family

https://www.gofundme.com/f/patrick-clancy-donations


Resources Thanks Bob Ward of Boston 25 News https://www.facebook.com/bward3/ Mass.gov /domestic-violence-services Search by zip code, city or town. IF IT IS AN EMERGENCY CALL 911.

Safelink is Massachusetts' statewide 24/7 toll-free domestic violence hotline 877-785-2020

For the hearing impaired, dial 711 - MASS RELAY SERVICE. Advocates speak English, Spanish, and have ability to translate in 130 languages.

THE NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE OFFERS ASSISTANCE AND SAFETY PLANNING 24/7.

1-800-799-SAFE (7233)

TTY 1-800-787-3224 If you are unable to speak on the phone, you can access the online chat feature at THEHOTLINE.ORG Postpartum Support International postpartum.net Get help 1-800-944-4773 Text 'Help' to 800-944-4773 (English) Text en Español 971-203-7773 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline Call 988

Not Carol - documentary about Carol Coronado artemisrising.org/home/not-carol

Sources Andover murders

https://andovermanews.com/investigators-search-for-answers-in-andover-killings/


https://www.mass.gov/news/updated-andover-shooting-appears-to-be-tragic-case-of-domestic-violence


https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/02/09/metro/three-dead-inside-home-andover-officials-say/?p1=Article_Inline_Related_Link


Linda Robinson

https://www.eagletribune.com/news/merrimack_valley/our-linda-andover-murder-victim-had-major-finance-job-at-local-company/article_cea6b01e-a982-11ed-8eb7-9bc9525e4658.html


Linda and Sebastian Robinson

https://dailyvoice.com/massachusetts/essex/neighbors/scholarship-named-after-student-mother-killed-in-andover-murder-suicide/856793


https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2022/06/shadow-pandemic-of-domestic-violence/


https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2023/02/09/andover-home-murder-suicide-andrew-linda-sebastian-robinson/


https://www.mass.gov/domestic-violence-services


Barbara Hovey Novaes, Medford woman’s death ruled accidental, family disagrees

https://www.boston25news.com/news/local/death-medford-woman-found-recycling-bin-ruled-accidental-family-does-not-accept-mes-finding


https://www.boston25news.com/news/local/woman-found-dead-medford-recycling-bin-applied-restraining-order-weeks-before-her-death


Joe Perry, Duxbury resident

https://www.patriotledger.com/story/entertainment/2022/03/03/aerosmith-guitarist-joe-perry-lands-buyer-4-5-million-duxbury-home/9357596002/


Timeline

Clancy Family Tragedy

https://www.boston.com/news/crime/2023/02/17/lindsay-clancy-timeline-january-24-duxbury-mother-children/


Clancy family

https://www.newsweek.com/who-lindsay-clancy-midwife-accused-strangling-two-children-1776687


https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/01/26/metro/duxbury-mother-charged-with-killing-her-children-under-police-guard-boston-hospital


Lindsay Musgrove Clancy

https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/lindsay-clancy-mom-killed-kids-quinnipiac-alum-17745135.php#:~:text=Clancy%2C%20whose%20maiden%20name%20was,vice%20president%20for%20public%20relations.


https://www.sheltonherald.com/news/article/lindsay-clancy-ct-children-deaths-arraignment-17768376.php


https://www.wbur.org/news/2023/02/07/lindsay-clancy-duxbury-arraignment


Postpartum information

https://www.kqed.org/news/11797827/postpartum Video: What Leads Mothers To Kill?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0DqsflQbk0


Andrea Yates, Houston, Texas

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(06)69789-4/fulltext


Carol Coronado, Torrence, California

https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/judge-rules-mother-sane-when-she-killed-3-daughters https://abc7.com/three-kids-found-dead-in-torrance-3-children-carol-ann-coronado/1104475


Infanticide Act in the UK

https://www.britishjournalofmidwifery.com/content/legal/dealing-with-incidents-of-feticide-and-infanticide-in-england-and-wales/#:~:text=The%20Infanticide%20Act%20(1938)%20provides,the%20age%20of%2012%20months



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