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Lindsay Clancy Makes First In-Person Court Appearance as Defense Seeks Two-Phase Trial

The judge set March 2 to weigh bifurcation of the July trial, with a prosecution psychiatric exam scheduled for April 10.

Jury Set to Deliberate in Randy Santos Chinatown Killings Insanity Trial

Judge Rules Back Bay Crash Suspect Incompetent to Stand Trial in Axelrod Killing

Irish Jury Finds Henry McGowan Not Guilty of Father’s Killing by Reason of Insanity

Trial Opens in Ireland as US Son Pleads Insanity in Father’s Killing at Ballyfin Demesne

Revisiting the Dena Schlosser Case: Postpartum Psychosis Behind a 2004 Killing

Andrea Yates Case Revisited as New Coverage Focuses on Psychosis, Trials and Ongoing Commitment

Prosecutor Says Unreported Release Violation Preceded Disney-Area Triple Killing

Neighbor Arrested in Triple Killing Near Disney World as Questions Mount Over Prior Insanity Release

TMZ Special Claims Nick Reiner Is Not Competent to Stand Trial, 'Childlike' in Jail

Neighbor Arrested in Random, Premeditated Killing of Three Tourists Near Disney, Sheriff Says

Rusty Yates Rejects Preacher Theory After New Andrea Yates Documentary

Jury Selection Begins in Ryan Rogers Killing With Insanity Defense Planned

Andrea Yates Case Reexamined as Docuseries Probes Preacher’s Influence; Rusty Yates Speaks

Scorsese Pens Moving Tribute as Legal Focus Sharpens in Rob and Michele Reiner Killings

Psychiatrists Outline Insanity and Diminished Responsibility in Cork Hospital Killing Trial

Texas Woman Gets 50-Year Sentence After Guilty Plea in Neighbor’s 2022 Killing

Prosecutor’s Book Reveals Golden State Killer Blamed Crimes on ‘Jerry,’ a Supposed Alter Ego

Connecticut Man Found Insane in 2011 Killing Granted Conditional Release

Psychiatric Board Releases Connecticut Man Found Insane in 2011 Killing to Supervised Group Home