How ‘forensic fandom’ in Lindsay Clancy trial threaten postpartum psychosis awareness
Lindsay Clancy, during her murder trial, on 13 August 2026, in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Photograph: Josh Reynolds/APView image in fullscreenLindsay Clancy, during her murder trial, on 13 August 2026, in Plymouth, Massachusetts. When she got back to her Manhattan apartment she believed the talking heads on the television were speaking to her directly, threatening her, and that the refrigerator was emitting poisonous gas.
- ▪Lindsay Clancy, during her murder trial, on 13 August 2026, in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
- ▪Photograph: Josh Reynolds/APView image in fullscreenLindsay Clancy, during her murder trial, on 13 August 2026, in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
- ▪When she got back to her Manhattan apartment she believed the talking heads on the television were speaking to her directly, threatening her, and that the refrigerator was emitting poisonous gas.
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Lindsay Clancy, during her murder trial, on 13 August 2026, in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Photograph: Josh Reynolds/APView image in fullscreenLindsay Clancy, during her murder trial, on 13 August 2026, in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Photograph: Josh Reynolds/APMassachusettsAnalysisHow ‘forensic fandom’ in Lindsay Clancy trial threaten postpartum psychosis awarenessChristopher MathiasClancy’s live-streamed trial has become fodder for amateur sleuths to push viral conspiracy theories that threaten to undermine efforts to de-stigmatize illness, experts sayMon 17 Aug 2026 07.00 EDTLast modified on Mon 17 Aug 2026 07.14 EDTShareMeghan Cliffel was riding the subway in New York City in December 2015 when she became convinced the entire city belonged to a cult that was plotting to kill her and her two…
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