Key Facts

• Lindsay Clancy spent nearly five days in a psychiatric hospital weeks before she killed her three children.
• She strangled her children, aged 8 months to 5 years, and then jumped from a second-story window, resulting in paralysis from the waist down.
• Clancy has pleaded not guilty to murder charges.
• Prosecutors say she intentionally killed her children after sending her husband out on errands.
• The defense claims she suffered from bipolar disorder and postpartum psychosis, which affected her mental state and responsibility.
• During her hospital stay, Clancy denied wanting to hurt others or herself at that time.
• Her psychiatrist noted she was treated for insomnia and given medications, but Clancy reported feeling better before discharge.
• The trial examines whether Clancy was properly diagnosed and treated for her mental illness before the killings.