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Lindsay Clancy cried about Andrea Yates case, coworker says: ‘How could a mother hurt her children?’

Nypost · · 344 words · By Priscilla DeGregory
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Lindsay Clancy cried about Andrea Yates case, coworker says: ‘How could a mother hurt her children?’ See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Lindsay Clancy cried about Andrea Yates case, coworker says: ‘How could a mother hurt her children?’ See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on Google Lindsay Clancy once cried when she learned about the horror case of infamous kid-killing mom Andrea Yates — saying, “How could a mother hurt her children?” according to chilling court testimony Monday.

Common ground

Clancy — now on trial in Massachusetts for fatally strangling her own three young children with exercise cords — wept over the 2001 case in which Yates, then 37, drowned her five children ages 7 to 4 months one by one in the bathtub of her family’s Houston…

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Doubt: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 10 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Hamp, who along with Clancy was a labor and delivery nurse at the time.”
CORROBORATED
Multiple sources confirm that both Margaret Hamp and Lindsay Clancy were labor and delivery nurses.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1918 New Year Honours were appointments by King George V to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of the British Empire. The appointments were published in The …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1918_New_Year_Honours
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web search NEUTRAL — Labor and delivery nurse Margaret Hamp told the court that Clancy was a compassionate, devoted nurse who regularly sought parenting advice and deeply cared for her patients.
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/margaret-testimony
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web search NEUTRAL — Lindsay Clancy, a labor and delivery nurse from Massachusetts, is accused of criminal responsibility for the deaths of her three children in January 2023.
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/08/30/upuy-a30.html
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Claim 2: “the 2001 case in which Yates, then 37, drowned her five children ages 7 to 4 months one by one in the bathtub of her family’s Houston home.”
VERIFIED BY REFERENCE
Wikipedia confirms that Andrea Yates drowned her five children in their bathtub in Houston, Texas, on June 20, 2001.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Andrea Pia Yates (née Kennedy; born July 3, 1964) is an American woman from Houston, Texas, who confessed to drowning her five children in their bathtub on June 20, 2001. The case of Yates—who had exh…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrea_Yates
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Michael Peter Woroniecki (also Michael Warnecki, Warneki, Worneki, Mike War, and Mike Wazowski; born February 4, 1954) is an American evangelical street preacher who has been described as a cult leade…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Woroniecki
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jack Yates Senior High School is a public high school near Texas Southern University in the historic Third Ward in Houston, Texas. Yates High School handles grades nine through twelve and is part of t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yates_High_School
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Claim 3: “Lindsay Clancy once cried when she learned about the horror case of infamous kid-killing mom Andrea Yates — saying, “How could a mother hurt her children?””
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Multiple web search results from news-related sources (including a report on coworker testimony) confirm that a coworker testified that Clancy cried and asked 'How could a mother hurt her children?' upon learning about the Andrea Yates case.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The third season of Chicago P.D., an American police drama television series with executive producer Dick Wolf, and producers Derek Haas, Michael Brandt, and Matt Olmstead, was ordered on February 5, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_P.D._season_3
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On January 24, 2023, Lindsay Clancy fatally strangled her three children—five-year-old Cora, three-year-old Dawson, and eight-month-old Callan—at the family's home in Duxbury, Massachusetts, United St…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_the_Clancy_children
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Postpartum psychosis (PPP), also known as puerperal psychosis or peripartum psychosis, involves the abrupt onset of psychotic symptoms shortly following childbirth, typically within two weeks of deliv…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postpartum_psychosis
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Claim 4: “She was eventually found not guilty by reason of insanity and remains in a mental hospital to this day”
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
No evidence was provided for this claim in the search results.
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Claim 5: “Yates is eligible to undergo a mental review annually as part of a potential bid to be freed but has declined to take one.”
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No evidence was provided for this claim in the search results.
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Claim 6: “Margaret Hamp, a then-hospital coworker of Clancy’s, testified that she mentioned the Yates case to the defendant at work”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Margaret Hamp, a former coworker, testified that she discussed the Andrea Yates case with Clancy.
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web search NEUTRAL — Margaret Hamp testified about her years working alongside Clancy (Court TV). Her legal team claim that she suffered from severe bipolar disorder and postpartum psychosis at the time and due to this sh…
https://www.unilad.com/news/us-news/lindsay-clancy-trial-co-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Margaret Hamp testifies. "Lindsay loved being a nurse, she was really good at being a nurse," said Hamp.Hamp mentioned that she had brought up the Yates case when a pregnant woman arrived at the hospi…
https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/who-is-mar…
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web search NEUTRAL — Margaret Hamp, Clancy’s former co-worker.Hamp told the court: “I asked [Clancy] if she had ever heard of the Andrea Yates case and she hadn't. “I explained that to her and she cried, and she said: 'Ho…
https://www.ladbible.com/news/us-news/lindsay-clancy-trial-g…
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Claim 7: “She was originally found guilty of capital murder but then had that conviction overturned.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of YouTube app and creator award links, which are completely irrelevant to Andrea Yates' legal history.
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web search NEUTRAL — Download the YouTube app for a richer viewing experience on your mobile device.
https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/3227660
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web search NEUTRAL — Official YouTube TV Help Center where you can find tips and tutorials on using YouTube TV and other answers to frequently asked questions.
https://support.google.com/youtubetv/?hl=en
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web search NEUTRAL — YouTube Creator Awards are our way of recognizing the extraordinary effort creators put into their growing channels and to build thriving communities, responsibly. To be eligible for a Creator Award, …
https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/7682560?hl=en
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Claim 8: “Clancy’s lawyers are claiming that the 36-year-old mom was in the throes of a postpartum psychosis fueled by an overload of prescription drugs when she killed her children in 2023.”
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Multiple sources report that Clancy's defense team (including attorney Kevin Reddington) argues she suffered from postpartum psychosis exacerbated by medications.
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web search NEUTRAL — Her defense claims that postpartum psychosis, exacerbated by undiagnosed bipolar disorder and a combination of anti-anxiety and sedative medications, led to the killings.Clancy knew right from wrong w…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/26/lindsay-clan…
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web search NEUTRAL — Lindsay Clancy looks at her lawyer Kevin Reddington during proceedings in her murder trial, Friday, Aug. 21, 2026, in Plymouth, Mass. By: AP via Scripps News Group. Posted. and last updated.
https://www.wrtv.com/us-news/crime/lindsey-clancys-defense-r…
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web search NEUTRAL — She killed the oldest child first because she was most likely to resist. Callan died three days later.Defense attorney Kevin Reddington argued that postpartum psychosis left her unable to appreciate t…
https://www.lifenews.com/2026/09/08/lindsay-clancys-lawyer-a…
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Claim 9: “Clancy — now on trial in Massachusetts for fatally strangling her own three young children with exercise cords”
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Wikipedia and multiple web search results explicitly confirm that Lindsay Clancy fatally strangled her three children in Duxbury, Massachusetts, and is facing trial for these actions.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kevin Reddington (born February 9, 1951) is a criminal defense attorney based in Brockton, Massachusetts, who has appeared in a number of high-profile cases. He received his law degree from Suffolk Un…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Reddington
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On January 24, 2023, Lindsay Clancy fatally strangled her three children—five-year-old Cora, three-year-old Dawson, and eight-month-old Callan—at the family's home in Duxbury, Massachusetts, United St…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_the_Clancy_children
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — William Francis Sullivan (born June 15, 1957) is an American jurist and lawyer. He is an associate justice for the Massachusetts Superior Court.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_F._Sullivan
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Claim 10: “Yates also argued postpartum psychosis in the case that horrified the nation.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of YouTube Help and OBS software links, which are completely irrelevant to the legal defense of Andrea Yates.
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web search NEUTRAL — Official YouTube Help Center where you can find tips and tutorials on using YouTube and other answers to frequently asked questions.
https://support.google.com/youtube/?hl=en
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web search NEUTRAL — Official YouTube TV Help Center where you can find tips and tutorials on using YouTube TV and other answers to frequently asked questions.
https://support.google.com/youtubetv/?hl=en
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web search NEUTRAL — OBS (Open Broadcaster Software) is free and open source software for video recording and live streaming. Stream to Twitch, YouTube and many other providers or record your own videos with high quality …
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info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.