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Before killing her kids, Lindsay Clancy searched about hallucinations, psychosis and ways to die
ABC News - US and The Independent describe the same event in different terms.
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What happenedThe trial of Massachusetts mother Lindsay Clancy has turned to her search history about mental health concerns and medication side effects in the weeks before she strangled her three children in January 2023.
The headline splitABC News - US frames it as "Before killing her kids, Lindsay Clancy searched about hallucinations, psychosis and ways...". The Independent frames it as "Lindsay Clancy admitted to killing her three children but her trial questions her sanity....".
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Left / center-leftBefore killing her kids, Lindsay Clancy searched about hallucinations, psychosis and ways to die
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Before killing her kids, Lindsay Clancy searched about hallucinations, psychosis and ways to die
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