SHOCKING Twist: Women Jurors Could Doom Mom Who Killed Three Kids

Liberty Check

• Defense claims postpartum psychosis absolves mother who strangled three children under age 6
• Prosecutor who convicted Susan Smith warns women jurors may reject mental health excuses after overcoming their own struggles
• Experts contradict defense claims, revealing suspect never reported ‘hallucinations’ until convenient for trial strategy

A seasoned prosecutor is raising eyebrows with a counterintuitive prediction about the jury set to decide the fate of Massachusetts mother Lindsay Clancy, who stands accused of murdering her three young children. Rep. Tommy Pope, who successfully prosecuted notorious killer mom Susan Smith, says the women on Clancy’s jury could deliver the most devastating blow to her defense — and it has nothing to do with a lack of understanding.

Clancy, 36, faces three counts of first-degree murder in the January 2023 deaths of Cora, Dawson, and Callan — all strangled to death and discovered at the family home. Her defense team has built their entire case around claims of postpartum psychosis, arguing she should be freed from criminal responsibility.

The jury pool features 12 women and six men, though only 12 total will deliberate once alternates are dismissed before final deliberations begin. Testimony is expected to wrap Wednesday, with closing arguments set for Thursday.

Pope, who sent Susan Smith to prison for life after she drowned her two young sons by rolling her car into a lake, told Fox News Digital that conventional wisdom about sympathetic female jurors may be completely backward.

“For the most part, the women were the ones that said, you know, when I had my kids, I went through hell, or I went through depression, or I battled this, or I was overwhelmed. But they’re the most important thing in my life,” Pope said.

“And so, strange twist, while a woman may have even faced postpartum depression, she may have overcome it and then be less sympathetic to Clancy.”

Pope also noted Clancy’s wheelchair-bound condition — she’s paralyzed following injuries sustained during the incident — could paradoxically work in her favor with male jurors who might view her as already punished.

“A weird mix, too, is having her in the courtroom, whether she intentionally injured herself or, as the prosecution said, tried to slide down and just got injured. You have somebody that’s now paralyzed, which obviously doesn’t equate to killing three children,” Pope said.

“But some jurors, and I would think maybe even more so men, would think, well, she’s already punished. She’s in a wheelchair. So in a strange twist, it could almost be the opposite.”

Prosecutors have systematically dismantled the psychosis defense throughout the trial. On Tuesday, forensic psychiatrist Gregory Saathoff from the University of Virginia, who consults for the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit, testified that Clancy’s claims of hearing voices were highly suspicious.

“What was significant to me is that she had not spoken about hearing voices before to any of the mental health professionals, psychiatrists, nurse practitioners, physicians and staff in the emergency department, or at McLean,” Saathoff said.

“This was the first time she reported that, and that she experienced an auditory hallucination, according to what she told me. So that was unusual. And then what was very unusual was the fact that the voice stopped with the strangling of her youngest son.”

In another devastating blow to the defense, prosecutors asked psychologist Kirk Heilbrun whether someone experiencing command hallucinations could still conform their conduct to the law.

“In some cases they can,” he responded.

The defense had earlier called forensic psychiatrist Dr. Phillip Resnick, who testified Clancy killed her children while experiencing a command hallucination, claiming she felt like “a puppet” with no control over her actions.

“Not only did she hear a command, but she felt that her body was taken over by an external force where she was in a dream state and did not have control of her own body. It was almost like she was a puppet and someone else was pulling the strings,” Resnick said.

Outside the courtroom, supporters have gathered to advocate for Clancy, framing the case as an opportunity to highlight gaps in mental health support for new mothers. One woman told Fox News Digital she attended the trial hoping it would “move the needle” on postpartum awareness.

“This trial has really made a lot of us realize just how bad things are. Obviously, a really sad story and hard to listen to at times. But if this moves the needle just a teeny tiny bit, and women start to experience more support, then I’m here for that,” the supporter said.

The case recalls Susan Smith’s 1994 conviction for drowning her two sons — 3-year-old Michael and 14-month-old Alexander — after strapping them into her car and letting it roll into a lake. Prosecutors proved she killed them in part because a man she was involved with didn’t want to date a woman with children. Smith was sentenced to life in prison and recently denied parole.

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