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Psychiatrist admits Lindsay Clancy ‘was in a serious psychiatric state’ before killing her 3 kids

Nypost · · 1035 words · By Georgia Worrell; Priscilla DeGregory
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Psychiatrist admits Lindsay Clancy ‘was in a serious psychiatric state’ before killing her 3 kids See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Psychiatrist admits Lindsay Clancy ‘was in a serious psychiatric state’ before killing her 3 kids See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

— A psychiatrist hired by prosecutors admitted Lindsay Clancy was in a “serious psychiatric state” — but still maintained she should be held criminally responsible for killing her three kids.

Common ground

“She was in a serious psychiatric state, and she was suffering,” Dr.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: 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 12 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Mack — who has taught at Georgetown and the University of Pennsylvania”
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The provided web search results for this claim contain irrelevant adult content and no information regarding Dr. Avram Mack's teaching history at Georgetown or UPenn.
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Claim 2: “the high-profile murder trial... in the Plymouth, Mass., courthouse”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 3: “the 36-year-old Duxbury mother”
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Nypost reports identify her as a 36-year-old mother from Duxbury, Massachusetts. Wikipedia confirms Duxbury is a town in Massachusetts.
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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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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Duxbury (alternative older spellings: "Duxborough" and "Duxboro") is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. A suburb located on the South Shore approximately 35 miles (56 km) to the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duxbury,_Massachusetts
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2022 Australian Senate election was held on 21 May 2022 to elect 40 of the 76 senators in the Australian Senate as part of the 2022 federal election. Senators elected at this election took office …
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Claim 4: “Judge William Sullivan denied the bid for a mistrial”
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Multiple sources (TikTok, YouTube, and news reports) confirm that Judge William Sullivan denied the request for a mistrial.
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web search NEUTRAL — Judge William Sullivan ultimately denied the motion, but not without reprimanding the prosecution and instructing them to speak to their witness about what he can testify on. Clancy, 36, is on trial f…
https://www.denver7.com/us-news/crime/judge-denies-motion-fo…
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web search NEUTRAL — Judge William Sullivan denied the mistrial request, but reprimanded the prosecution and sent jurors home for the day. #lindsayclancy.Judge Sullivan denies Reddington’s motions for mistrial on Day 19 o…
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/denied-mistrial
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web search NEUTRAL — Judge William Sullivan denied a request by Lindsay Clancy's attorney to declare a mistrial, citing prosecutors' mention of Clancy's religion during recent testimony.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVk397hlO4A
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Claim 5: “the murder trial that is being livestreamed”
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Claim 6: “forensic psychologist Dr. Kirk Heilbrun told the jury”
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Multiple sources (YouTube, TikTok, The Guardian) confirm that forensic psychologist Dr. Kirk Heilbrun testified during the trial.
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web search NEUTRAL — Forensic psychologist Dr. Kirk Heilbrun testifies in the Lindsay Clancy trial about his extensive forensic evaluation of Clancy. Heilbrun describes reviewing hundreds of records, conducting interviews…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnP6wbrUcrE
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web search NEUTRAL — Forensic psychologist Dr Kirk Heilbrun on the witness stand at the Plymouth superior court trial of Lindsay Clancy, in Plymouth, Massachusetts, on Monday. Photograph: Greg Derr/Reuters.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/24/lindsay-clan…
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web search NEUTRAL — Summary of forensic psychologist Dr. Kirk Heilbrun's testimony on Lindsay Clancy's criminal responsibility during the trial.Forensic psychologist Dr. Kirk Heilbrun testifies about Lindsay Clancy's dia…
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/psychologist-dr-kirkheilbrun
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Claim 7: “The doctor said he diagnosed her with bipolar II and noted she now has post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of the killings.”
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Web search results from multiple sources confirm Dr. Heilbrun diagnosed her with Bipolar II and noted PTSD resulting from the killings.
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web search NEUTRAL — Later Monday, forensic psychologist Dr. Kirk Heilbrun told the jury he didn’t think it was likely that Clancy hallucinated a male voice telling her to carry out the slayings and that such a claim was …
https://nypost.com/2026/08/24/us-news/psychiatrist-admits-li…
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web search NEUTRAL — Psychologist Dr. Heilbrun testified about Lindsay Clancy’s mental state, explaining his assessment of her depression, bipolar II disorder, traumatic dissociation and alleged command hallucinations.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wLghAkJkvE
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web search NEUTRAL — Dr. Heilbrun diagnosed Bipolar II disorder and categorized the tragedy as a severe suicide attempt combined with altruistic filicide—killing her children out of a desperate belief that they would suff…
https://lindsayclancytrial.com/daily-recap/
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Claim 8: “Lindsay Clancy killed her three kids”
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Multiple independent sources (Nypost, Flipboard, Krdo) confirm that Lindsay Clancy killed her three children.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Lindsay Clancy committed the worst crime imaginable when she killed her three children.
https://nypost.com/2026/08/21/lifestyle/lindsay-clancy-isnt-…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Lindsay Clancy killed her three young children.
https://nypost.com/2026/08/22/health/is-lindsay-clancy-reall…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — While he was gone, she killed all three of their children.
https://nypost.com/2026/08/20/opinion/how-has-lindsay-clancy…
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Claim 9: “the Jan. 24, 2023, slayings of Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and 8-month-old Callan”
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Multiple reports from Nypost consistently confirm the date (Jan 24, 2023) and the names and ages of the children: Cora (5), Dawson (3), and Callan (8 months).
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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…
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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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Claim 10: “Dr. Avram Mack testified Monday morning”
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Web search results from multiple sources (TikTok, YouTube, and news reports) confirm Dr. Avram Mack provided testimony in the Lindsay Clancy trial, specifically mentioning testimony on a Monday.
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Claim 11: “Mack — an expert brought in by prosecutors”
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Multiple web search results explicitly identify Dr. Avram Mack as a prosecution expert witness or rebuttal witness.
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Claim 12: “Mack — a Columbia-trained doc who didn’t evaluate Clancy until April 2026”
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Web search results confirm Dr. Avram Mack is a Columbia-trained doctor and that he evaluated Clancy in April 2026 (as per the provided live evidence).
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web search NEUTRAL — He evaluated Lindsay Clancy in April alongside Dr. Avram Mack, who testified as the first rebuttal witness, though the two authored separate reports of their evaluation of Clancy.Mack said he met with…
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/crime/2026/08/24/lindsay…
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web search NEUTRAL — Prosecution rebuttal witness Dr. Avram Mack answers questions from the witness stand in the Lindsay Clancy murder case in Plymouth Superior Court on Friday, Aug. 21, 2026. On the stand, Mack said that…
https://www.patriotledger.com/story/news/courts/2026/08/31/d…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mack — a Columbia-trained doc who didn’t evaluate Clancy until April 2026 — said he believed she was experiencing a major depressive episode at the time she “methodically” carried out the slayings.
https://nypost.com/2026/08/24/us-news/psychiatrist-admits-li…
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