Ep 1388 | I Was Wrong About Lindsay Clancy. Why I’ve Changed My Mind
August 26, 2026
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5 min readI Was Wrong About Lindsay Clancy. Why I’ve Changed My Mind
Lindsay Clancy was never diagnosed with postpartum depression, postpartum anxiety, or postpartum psychosis—not by any of the clinicians who treated her before she killed her three children in January 2023. That fact, which emerged during the trial now approaching its conclusion, is one that host Allie Beth Stuckey says she did not realize when she first began covering the case, and it has led her to revise her earlier analysis.
What the Trial Has Revealed About the Medications
When Stuckey first discussed the case, she focused heavily on the 31 medications prescribed to Clancy over several months, the six different medical practitioners she was seeing, and the potential dangers of psychiatric drug interactions. The implication was that these prescriptions might have driven her into a psychotic state.
But testimony during the trial has complicated that picture. Dr. Justin Brouwer testified that the levels of several drugs found in Clancy's system after the killings—including Lamictal, Remeron, and Trazodone—were all within therapeutic ranges. Seroquel was double the regular dosage but not toxic. Valium and Ativan were actually slightly below the prescribed range.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:00) **Host's Revised Stance on the Lindsey Clancy Case** - Allie Beth Stuckey introduces the episode by acknowledging she has changed her mind on key details of the case, specifically the role of medication and the narrative of postpartum psychosis.
- 2 (08:16) **The Disconnect Between Narrative and Evidence** - Allie explains how the defense's narrative, media coverage, and social media created a false impression of Clancy's mental health diagnoses.
- 3 (17:03) **Expert Witnesses and the Battle Over Sanity** - Allie summarizes the testimony from expert witnesses for both the defense and prosecution regarding Clancy's mental state at the time of the killings.
- 4 (21:44) **The Prosecution's Key Witness: Dr. Kirk Heilbronn** - Allie details the testimony of Dr. Heilbronn, a prosecution witness who concluded Clancy was criminally responsible.
- 5 (30:36) **The Spiritual Dimension vs. Psychological Diagnosis** - Allie pivots to discuss the spiritual reality of the crime, which cannot be addressed in a court of law.
- 6 (33:51) **Dr. Heilbronn's Final Verdict on Criminal Responsibility** - The host recounts the direct testimony where Dr. Heilbronn delivered his conclusive opinion.
- 7 (37:49) **Toxic Empathy and the Failure of Nuance** - Allie criticizes the unconditional support for Clancy online and the conspiracy theories targeting her husband, Patrick.
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Show Notes
Was Lindsay Clancy actually diagnosed with postpartum depression? As the trial concludes, Allie gives updates and modifications to her original opinion. While the defense and social media paint the narrative that Lindsay was a struggling mom seeking help who was recklessly put on multiple psychiatric medications that caused her to murder her children, Allie analyzes why that idea doesn’t hold up. Re-evaluating the case in light of the surprising fact that no doctor formally diagnosed Lindsay with postpartum depression, anxiety, or psychosis, what Allie originally reported as nuanced now appears much more unequivocal. Mental health experts from both sides of the case gave their professional opinions as to why it is unlikely that Lindsay was experiencing a psychotic episode when she murdered her children. One doctor presents the concept of “altruistic filicide” — the idea that Lindsay killed her children out of a distorted sense of love or protection. Allie examines all these developments as well as more conspiracy theory claims regarding Lindsay's husband, Patrick — this time rooted in astrology. Allie concludes this heavy episode by looking at the life and legacy of Dolly Parton in light of her passing.
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Timecodes
0:00 Introduction
2:25 Lindsay’s Medical History
13:34 - Trial Updates from the Past Week
17:35 The Witnesses
30:31 - The Spiritual Aspect of the Lindsay Clancy Case
33:57 - Dr. Heilbrun Returns to the Stand
43:04 - Astrologists Defend Lindsay Clancy
48:38 Closing Thoughts on the Clancy Trial
52:15 Remembering Dolly Parton
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