Lindsay Clancy didn't show 'break with reality' as jury weighs psychosis defense: Susan Smith prosecutor

The prosecutor who convicted Susan Smith believes Lindsay Clancy’s defense has not sufficiently proven a “break with reality” in the case where Clancy is charged with murdering her children. Jurors are set to deliberate, with the defense arguing postpartum psychosis while prosecutors refute this claim. Expert testimony touched on stressors like financial pressure and the potential link between severe insomnia and psychosis.

• Prosecutor Tommy Pope, who convicted Susan Smith, argues Lindsay Clancy’s defense failed to prove a “break with reality.”
• Clancy faces three first-degree murder charges in the deaths of her three young children.
• Her defense claims she suffered from postpartum psychosis; prosecutors dispute this.
• Pope notes a lack of clear motive in Clancy’s case, unlike the Smith murders.
• A forensic psychiatrist testified that financial pressure was a stressor for Clancy.
• The psychiatrist also acknowledged that severe insomnia can potentially lead to psychosis.