Psychologist disputes Lindsay Clancy's hallucination claim in trial

theguardian.com

A prosecution psychologist testified Monday that Lindsay Clancy was not experiencing acute psychosis when she killed her three children, questioning her claim of hearing a hallucinated voice. Dr Kirk Heilbrun said he believed Clancy killed the children so they wouldn't "suffer" after her planned suicide, and described her account of a single hallucination as "very, very unusual." Clancy, 36, has pleaded not guilty to murder charges. Her defense argues postpartum psychosis, while prosecutors say she planned the killings. The trial is expected to go to the jury this week.


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