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.
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 September 16, 2021, weeks after the family emigrated from South Africa to Timaru, New Zealand, Dickason killed her three daughters, 6-year-old Liane and 2-year-old twins Maya and Karla. At trial in 2023 she pleaded not guilty, with …
On June 10, 2023, Boulder police conducting a welfare check on a woman reportedly in mental health crisis found that Englund's 2-month-old son, Miles, had been killed; she later admitted to strangling him. She was charged with first-degree …
On December 30, 2022, Brunecz fatally stabbed her 3-month-old daughter at her Weston, West Virginia apartment and seriously injured herself; when first responders arrived she told medical staff what she had done. She was charged with murder and …
On September 12, 2022, Merdy drowned her three children, Zachary (7), Liliana (4), and Oliver (3 months), in the ocean near the Coney Island boardwalk. She was arraigned from a hospital where she was sent for psychiatric evaluation, …
In April 2016, Nikat smothered her 15-month-old daughter, Sanaya Sahib, in Melbourne and initially told police the child had been abducted before admitting responsibility. She was charged with murder, but after psychiatric evidence that she was suffering from …
In March 2015, Watkins' 3-month-old daughter, Janiyah, was found dead in the home of the aunt who had been caring for her; Watkins, then 20, was charged with aggravated murder. Records showed she had been diagnosed with postpartum …
In March 2014, Wilkerson drove her minivan, with her three children ages 3, 9, and 10 inside, into the surf at Daytona Beach; lifeguards and bystanders rescued the children, who survived. She was charged with attempted murder and …
On May 20, 2014, Coronado killed her three daughters, ages 2 years, 16 months, and 2 months, at her home near Carson, and was found injured at the scene. At a 2015 bench trial she was convicted of …
In May 2013, Bolanos fatally stabbed her 5-month-old son, Isaac, in a Chicago hotel room during what she described as delusional fears that harm would come to him, and she injured herself at the scene. After an insanity …
In May 2012, Boots, a Canadian woman living in London, suffocated her two young children, a toddler son and an infant daughter, at the family's home while suffering from what psychiatrists described as severe untreated postnatal depression with …
In July 2012, Bamenga, a New York City teacher, poisoned and then drowned her two children, 4-year-old Trevor and 4-month-old Violet, in her Bronx apartment, and attempted to take her own life. She was charged with murder. After …
In July 2009, Sanchez killed her 3.5-week-old son, Scott, at her family's San Antonio home during what forensic evaluators described as a severe psychotic episode; she also gravely injured herself. She was charged with capital murder. In 2010, …
In November 2004, Schlosser fatally injured her 10-month-old daughter, Margaret, at the family's Plano home during what psychiatrists testified was a religious psychotic episode. Her first trial ended in a hung jury. At a 2006 bench trial, a …
On June 20, 2001, Yates drowned her five children, ages 6 months to 7 years, in the bathtub of the family's Houston-area home and then called police. She was convicted of capital murder in 2002 and sentenced to …
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 …