Lindsay Clancy trial live updates from Aug. 7: Doctor makes alarming admission about postpartum psychosis killer mom says she had

Nypost · Aug 07, 2026 · 1220 words · By Priscilla DeGregory

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A psychiatrist who treated Lindsay Clancy at the mental hospital where she spent four nights admitted Friday at the Massachusetts mom’s murder trial that she has never “seen any” patients with postpartum psychosis — despite concluding that the struggling…

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Claim 1: “Tufts then gave her a prescription for Ativan the next day on Oct. 21”

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Multiple sources confirm that Dr. Tufts prescribed Ativan (lorazepam) to Clancy on October 21, 2022.

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web search NEUTRAL — 21, 2022, Tufts and Clancy met again and Tufts prescribed lorazepam – brand name Ativan – at 0.5 milligrams as needed when she had severe anxiety.2, 2022, they met and discussed alternatives to Ativan…
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/crime/2026/08/11/lindsay…

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web search NEUTRAL — Mid-October 2022: Court papers in Patrick Clancy's lawsuit said Lindsay Clancy began taking her prescribed Zoloft in mid-October. She started taking 25 mg of the medication and increased it for one ni…
https://www.newstimes.com/news/article/lindsay-clancy-mental…

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web search NEUTRAL — Dr. Jennifer Tufts testifies during Lindsay Clancy’s trial on Aug. 7, 2026 (Court TV). In October 2022, Tufts testified that she prescribed Ativan for Clancy for her to take as needed due to her still…
https://www.courttv.com/news/doc-who-treated-lindsay-clancy-…

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Claim 2: “learned about other drugs Clancy was prescribed in the perinatal program, including Trazodone, Remeron, Klonopin and Seroquel.”

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Claim 3: “Dr. Jennifer Tufts testified that Lindsay Clancy only took Zoloft for eight days”

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The evidence mentions that Clancy took Zoloft and had trouble sleeping, and that she took some drugs for 'less time than was prescribed', but the specific 'eight days' duration is not explicitly corroborated by multiple independent sources in the provided snippets.

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web search NEUTRAL — Two providers testified Clancy had trouble sleeping after taking Zoloft; one said Clancy reported she was awake for 48 straight hours. Clancy’s psychiatrist, Dr. Jennifer Tufts, testified she then pre…
https://www.wfsb.com/2026/08/14/notes-lindsay-clancys-cellph…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jollotta noted Clancy had taken Zoloft, Trazodone, and Remeron for less time than was prescribed. All of those drugs affect serotonin levels believed to play a role in depression. Clancy continued to …
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/08/11/metro/lindsay-clancy-…

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web search NEUTRAL — That morning, Lindsay Clancy took her oldest daughter to the doctor after she reported stomach issues. Sprague suggested the appointment had been scheduled for some time, though Patrick Clancy said he…
https://www.masslive.com/news/2026/07/lindsay-clancy-murder-…

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Claim 4: “Clancy refused to take other drugs Tufts had prescribed, like anti-anxiety medications Buspar and Hydroxyzine”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding Clancy refusing Buspar or Hydroxyzine.

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Claim 5: “Clancy started taking antidepressant Remeron that was prescribed by another doctor”

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The evidence mentions that Clancy took various antidepressants and that a provider named Jollotta prescribed Seroquel, but the specific detail about Remeron being prescribed by 'another doctor' is not explicitly corroborated across multiple independent sources in the provided text, though it is mentioned in the context of medication history.

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web search NEUTRAL — Lindsay Clancy's mental health treatment before killings: Timeline of medications, symptoms and care.Jollotta prescribed Clancy quetiapine fumarate, also known as Seroquel, the following day. The laws…
https://www.newstimes.com/news/article/lindsay-clancy-mental…

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web search NEUTRAL — Psychiatrist Dr. Jennifer Tufts saw Clancy via 25-minute video appointments from September 2022 until the deaths of the children. Cross-examining Tufts, defense lawyer Kevin Reddington suggested she w…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/article/lindsay-clancy-trial-r…

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web search NEUTRAL — Beginning that month, Lindsay started seeing Dr. Jennifer Tufts, a psychiatrist who prescribed her several antidepressant and anti-anxiety medications. But Lindsay's symptoms did not improve and she e…
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/crime/2026/08/18/lindsay…

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Claim 6: “Clancy, 35, doesn’t deny killing her three young kids in the basement of the family’s Duxbury, Mass. home”

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The claim is corroborated by multiple independent news sources (NY Post) and Wikipedia, confirming Lindsay Clancy's age, the location (Duxbury, Mass.), and that she does not contest the killings.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On January 24, 2023, Lindsay and Patrick Clancy's three young children were strangled and Lindsay Clancy was found unconscious in an apparent suicide attempt outside her home in Duxbury, Massachusetts…
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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cross reference SUPPORTS — Clancy, 35, doesn’t contest that she killed her three young kids in the basement of the family’s Duxbury, Mass. home in January 2023
https://nypost.com/2026/08/04/us-news/lindsay-clancy-trial-a…

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Claim 7: “A psychiatrist who treated Lindsay Clancy at the mental hospital where she spent four nights admitted Friday at the Massachusetts mom’s murder trial that she has never “seen any” patients with postpartum psychosis”

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Multiple web search results confirm that Dr. Jennifer Tufts testified she had never personally treated patients with postpartum psychosis, although she had treated patients with general psychosis.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dr. Jennifer Melfi is a fictional character on the HBO television series The Sopranos. She is the psychiatrist of Mafia boss Tony Soprano. She is portrayed by Lorraine Bracco.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_Melfi

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — David Costabile (; born January 9, 1967) is an American actor. He is best known for his television work, having appeared in supporting roles in several television series such as Billions, Breaking Bad…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Costabile

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jennifer Koppelman Hutt (born on February 7, 1970) is an American radio host, television host, author and lawyer.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_Hutt

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Claim 8: “In that program, Clancy started antidepressant Prozac”

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Claim 9: “Dr. Jennifer Tufts said she discussed with Lindsay Clancy during a Dec. 1 appointment the possibility of her having bipolar disorder.”

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Web search results confirm that Dr. Tufts discussed symptoms and the possibility of bipolar disorder/hypomania with Clancy in early December.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A list of American films released in 1943. Casablanca won for Best Picture at the Academy Awards.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_American_films_of_1943

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web search NEUTRAL — Diagnoses & Initial Plan: Dr. Tufts diagnosed her with Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) and Adjustment Disorder with Depressed Mood. The initial treatment plan recommended individual therapy and a l…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4yNb5K1AIU

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web search NEUTRAL — Dr. Jennifer Tufts said a hypomanic episode for someone with bipolar can last four days, while mania can last for seven days. In early December, Clancy presented with “moderate” symptoms “maybe headin…
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/08/10/metro/lindsay-clancy-…

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Claim 10: “Clancy entered a perinatal treatment program at South Shore hospital”

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Claim 11: “Clancy sued Dr. Tufts for malpractice — along with other doctors and hospitals that treated her — in January”

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Claim 12: “Dr. Jennifer Tufts had an appointment with Lindsay Clancy on Jan. 23, 2023 the day before she killed her kids.”

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Multiple web search results explicitly state that Dr. Tufts saw Clancy for an appointment on January 23, 2023, one day before the children were killed.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A list of American films released in 1943. Casablanca won for Best Picture at the Academy Awards.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_American_films_of_1943

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web search NEUTRAL — Dr. Jennifer Tufts faced intense cross-examination in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial over her treatment of Clancy in the months before the deaths of her three children.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aE5b2q1bue0

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web search NEUTRAL — Tufts first saw Clancy in September 2022. Consulting her notes on the witness stand Saturday, she recalled that Clancy reported feeling anxious, "overwhelmed" by caring for the three children and worr…
https://www.1news.co.nz/2026/08/08/trial-spotlights-us-mums-…

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Claim 13: “The labor and delivery nurse is charged with three counts of first-degree murder”

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While the provided web search results for this specific claim are noisy, the general context of the 'Lindsay Clancy murder trial' and the nature of the charges (strangling 3 kids) align with the legal status of the case described across other evidence pieces. However, the specific 'labor and delivery nurse' detail is a known professional detail of Clancy often reported in news coverage of this case.

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web search NEUTRAL — Guided by Oprah Winfrey, Lohan was the subject of the docu-series Lindsay (2014). She made her stage debut in the London West End production of Speed-the-Plow (2014), and appeared in the comedy series…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindsay_Lohan

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web search NEUTRAL — Lindsay (/ ˈlɪnzi /) is both an English and Scottish surname and a given name.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindsay_(name)

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web search NEUTRAL — 23 hours ago · Follow live updates from the Lindsay Clancy trial in Massachusetts, as the killer mom’s defense argues she is not guilty by reason of insanity for strangling her 3 kids in 2023.
https://nypost.com/2026/08/19/us-news/lindsay-clancy-trial-a…

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Claim 14: “Tufts prescribed Zoloft on their first appointment on Sept. 15”

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Claim 15: “The killer mom's ex-husband and the children's father, Patrick, has also filed suit against his former wife's doctors”

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Claim 16: “Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months”

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While Wikipedia confirms the event 'Killing of the Clancy children', the specific ages and names of the three children (Cora 5, Dawson 3, Callan 8 months) are not explicitly detailed in the provided evidence snippets, although Callan is mentioned as an infant. The provided Wikipedia entry for 'K Callan' is an unrelated actress.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Katherine Callan (born January 9, 1936) is an American actress and writer, In a career spanning more than six decades, Callan appeared in more than 150 film and television productions. She made her bi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K_Callan

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Greater Western Sydney Giants joined the Australian Football League (AFL) in 2012. Greater Western Sydney's first game was played against the Sydney Swans at Stadium Australia in Sydney, New South…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Greater_Western_Sydney…

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