Rachel Sharp

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2,365 appearances 16 recordings 2 series first heard Jan 2026 last heard 9 Sep

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The Trial: USA · The Trial of Lindsay Clancy - Mistrial · 5 Sep 2026 podcast

Of course, we know that at trial, both the defence expert Dr. voice-verified

Philip Resnick and the prosecution expert Doctor Kirk Helbrun included bipolar two as part of their final diagnosis. voice-verified

This all built the defence's case that Lindsay had deteriorated to the point that she could not be held criminally responsible for her own actions. voice-verified

hence her plea of not guilty due to insanity. voice-verified

Clancy's family, including her former mother in law and husband, also testified about her deteriorating mental state leading up to the deaths. voice-verified

And we now know that the jury could not reach a unanimous decision on whether or not Lindsay Clancy truly was so mentally unwell that she lacked capacity, or whether she could be criminally responsible for the death of her three children. voice-verified

Yeah, that's right. voice-verified

So it really did come down to, you know, which expert on which side you believe more. voice-verified

So on the defense side, you had two very well regarded experts who said that in their medical opinion, Lindsay Clancy was suffering from postpartum psychosis at the time of the killings. voice-verified

And so could not be held criminally responsible. voice-verified

On the other side, you had three experts for the state that said she was very mentally unwell, but they did not find evidence of psychosis and they believed she was in control of her actions at the time. voice-verified

So you had opposing experts giving opposing views as to her diagnosis and therefore whether she was responsible. voice-verified

At the time of the killings. voice-verified

So one example is from the defense side of things, Dr. voice-verified

Paul Zizel, who assessed Lindsay Clancy just eleven days after the tragedy in hospital. voice-verified

And he had actually gone to visit Lindsay and allowed her to use his cell phone to call Patrick. voice-verified

It was during that conversation that she told Patrick. voice-verified

That she'd heard a man's voice telling her to kill the children and herself. voice-verified

Both Patrick and Dr. voice-verified

Zizel testified to that conversation, and Dr. voice-verified

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