A community-led project
The Lindsay Clancy Database is a public, community-led project to find other cases like Lindsay's case - where women experiencing postpartum depression and have been unfairly punished by the criminal justice system, and to gather public support. We gather the facts, gather the people, and gather support — so that no woman has to suffer alone.
Up to 1 in 7 mothers experience postpartum depression. Instead of receive love and support, they are too often villified. This project exists to change that — openly, together, case by case.
We maintain a public, sourced database of cases you can get behind and support
Every case has a community thread where supporters can share messages, information, and resources — and connect
Anyone can suggest a case and the community votes on suggestions. Volunteer reviewers verify sources before a case joins the official list.
We aim to be a practical resource for advocacy groups, defence teams, researchers, and journalists.
A few from the database of 39 cases, compiled from public reporting and court records.
Prosecutors allege that on January 24, 2023, Clancy strangled her three children, Cora (5), Dawson (3), and Callan (8 months), at the family's Duxbury home while her husband was out on errands; she then jumped from a second-story …
On November 26, 2022, Fleming, then 22, fatally stabbed her sons Daishawn (3) and Octavius Canada (11 months) at a family shelter in the Bronx and placed them in a bathtub. She was indicted on murder charges in …
On July 27, 2021, a mother stabbed her eight-week-old son and her two-year-old daughter at their Belfast home. The baby boy died; his sister was treated for a chest wound and survived. She was convicted of murder and …
In September 1998 Anfinson drowned her infant son in Des Moines. She was convicted of second-degree murder in 2000 and sentenced to 50 years. Her appeals turned on whether evidence of her postpartum depression should have been placed …
In 1987, Massip killed her 6-week-old son, Michael, by running over him with the family car after what her defense described as weeks of postpartum psychotic symptoms. A jury convicted her of second-degree murder in 1988, but the …
On September 3, 1998, Her strangled her six children at their St. Paul home, attempted suicide, and then called 911 to report what she had done. She pleaded guilty to six counts of intentional second-degree murder under a …
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