Psychologist Disputes Mother's Voices Claim in Massachusetts Triple Murder Trial

Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother accused of strangling her three children, faced a psychologist who disputed her claim of hearing voices, suggesting the act was planned "altruistic filicide." The trial is ongoing. Psychologist Kirk Heilbrun testified that Clancy only reported hearing a voice during the killings, not before or after, calling this "very unusual." He argued her actions aligned with months of disturbing thoughts and a plan to kill her children after deciding to commit suicide. The defense argues Clancy was in a psychotic state from postpartum mental illness, while prosecutors say she acted deliberately. The judge rejected a defense motion for a mistrial over religious testimony but instructed the jury to disregard it.