{"id":2646387,"date":"2026-08-18T08:42:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T12:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hollywood-actress-delivers-most-unhinged-lindsay-clancy-conspiracy-theory-weve-heard-yet-women-dont-strangle\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T08:44:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T12:44:23","slug":"hollywood-actress-delivers-most-unhinged-lindsay-clancy-conspiracy-theory-weve-heard-yet-women-dont-strangle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hollywood-actress-delivers-most-unhinged-lindsay-clancy-conspiracy-theory-weve-heard-yet-women-dont-strangle\/","title":{"rendered":"Hollywood Actress Delivers Most Unhinged Lindsay Clancy Conspiracy Theory We&#8217;ve Heard Yet: &#8216;Women Don&#8217;t Strangle&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhollywood-actress-delivers-most-unhinged-lindsay-clancy-conspiracy-theory-weve-heard-yet-women-dont-strangle%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2646387&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the tragic case of Lindsay Clancy, who, on January 24, 2023, murdered her three young children in her Massachusetts home.Clancy, who had been undergoing treatment for postpartum depression, strangled her children with exercise bands and then attempted to kill herself, surviving with spinal injuries. Her husband discovered the crime upon returning home and called 911. clancy is seeking an insanity defense, claiming she was compelled by a male voice during the murders, and her lawyers argue that her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-introduces-bill-to-decriminalize-psychedelic-drugs\/\" title=\"California Introduces Bill To Decriminalize Psychedelic Drugs\">mental health treatment<\/a> was inadequate and improperly managed. <\/p>\n<p>The case has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/internet-erupts-after-ray-epps-is-charged-with-a-single-lame-misdemeanor-over-january-6-actions\/\" title=\"Internet explodes over Ray Epps&#039; &#039;lame&#039; misdemeanor charge for January 6 actions.\">sparked conspiracy theories<\/a> on social media, with some suggesting her husband, patrick, was responsible instead of Clancy-an assertion lacking evidence and widely disputed. Notably, actress Lisa Rinna has publicly supported this false narrative, claiming that her therapy sessions led her to believe Patrick was the killer because &#8220;women don\u2019t strangle.&#8221; Social media campaigns and fundraising efforts have further propagated these misconceptions, with some supporters raising over $835,000 for her. <\/p>\n<p>The article criticizes these conspiracy theories and the public&#8217;s tendency to deny Clancy&#8217;s guilt without evidence, highlighting the dangers of misinformation and the emotional impact on her family, especially her husband. It concludes by condemning the spread of false accusations and emphasizing the importance of factual integrity in such sensitive cases.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Lindsay Clancy case is both sad and, factually anyhow, straightforward.<\/p>\n<p>On Jan. 24, 2023, Clancy, a woman who had sought treatment for mental health issues related to postpartum depression, strangled her three young children in her home in Duxbury, Massachusetts, with exercise bands. She then attempted to strangle herself but survived, leaving herself with spinal cord injuries.<\/p>\n<p>Her husband, whom Clancy had asked to leave the house to run errands while she committed the murders, discovered the children at home when he came back and called 911. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/update-tragic-story-8-month-old-dies-woman-allegedly-strangles-children-murder-suicide-attempt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clancy<\/a> is pursuing an insanity defense; according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctinsider.com\/news\/article\/lindsay-clancy-trial-live-updates-08-12-26-22383236.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Connecticut Insider<\/a>, Clancy said she committed the murders because she was commanded by a male voice.<\/p>\n<p>Her lawyers insist she was improperly medicated by the mental health professionals treating her and that her care regimen was disjointed, the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/lindsay-clancy-postpartum-murder-trial-prosecution-5fa1e451f824009b35f8888702356aaa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press<\/a> noted as the trial wrapped up its 14th day on Monday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Thousands, potentially millions, of women are arguing that Lindsay Clancy, the woman who killed her three children while on psychiatric medication, is not guilty and place blame on the husband.<\/p>\n<p>Clancy, in a civil suit, takes blame for the murders and has entered an affirmative\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6AmzYt10KM\">pic.twitter.com\/6AmzYt10KM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 AF Post (@AFpost) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AFpost\/status\/2089381573644693509?\">August 17, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In terms of whether Clancy\u2019s mental state and the standard of care she received allows her to escape a murder conviction is a matter of subjectivity. The <em>objective<\/em> facts \u2014 that she killed her children and attempted to kill herself \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/police-recording-captures-new-disturbing-details-mother-found-night-children-murdered\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">are not in dispute<\/a>, even by the defense.<\/p>\n<p>That has not stopped an insane brigade of bored wine mommies from inundating TikTok, Instagram, and X with conspiracy theories that it wasn\u2019t Lindsay but instead her husband, Patrick, who committed the murders.<\/p>\n<p>And for those of you who just believe this is limited to anonymous attention seekers, consider the fact that Hollywood actress Lisa Rinna \u2014 best known for her starring roles on \u201cDays of Our Lives\u201d and \u201cMelrose Place\u201d \u2014 is now a Clancy truther.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@lisarinnaofficial\/video\/7673631565200641294?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video<\/a> released to TikTok last week, Rinna said that, thanks to a discussion with her therapist, she now knows that it wasn\u2019t Lindsay but her husband who did the deed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlright, he did it. Patrick did it. Patrick\u2019s the one who did it. Not Lindsay,\u201d she said in the video. \u201cPatrick did it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Her reasoning?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause you know, I also heard that women typically don\u2019t strangle. So awful to even say, but that isn\u2019t what a woman would do. They don\u2019t strangle,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>She came to the conclusion while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/king-hypocrisy-prince-harry-charge-33-fans-watch-trauma-therapy-via-livestream\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in therapy<\/a> (clearly a good sign of reliability) and asking her therapist how women usually kill.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe said, well, they poison or drown them,\u201d Rinna said. \u201cLike, we literally had that conversation today. And she looks at me and she goes, \u2018He did it.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was like, \u2018Wow, yeah. Yeah,\u2019\u201d she said, nodding vigorously.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Actress Lisa Rinna says she and her female therapist agreed that Patrick Clancy killed his children, not Lindsay Clancy, because \u201cwomen don\u2019t strangle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[My therapist] looks at me and she goes, \u2018He did it.\u2019 I was like, \u2018Wow, yeah.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve never seen so much brain rot. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bFuOnf29EB\">pic.twitter.com\/bFuOnf29EB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CollinRugg\/status\/2089464066666610802?\">August 17, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Now, Rinna is the most famous Clancy truther, but hardly the only one. In fact, it\u2019s gotten to the point where a GoFundMe nominally for her family (but realistically in support of her) has raised over $835,000 with plenty of supportive messages:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Over 25,000 Lindsay Clancy fans have now raised over $835,000 after she admitted to murdering her three young children.<\/p>\n<p>The GoFundMe account has been flooded with positive messages from her female supporters who are convinced she is the victim.<\/p>\n<p>Mass psychosis. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YJfSEv8Kxq\">pic.twitter.com\/YJfSEv8Kxq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CollinRugg\/status\/2089409699703841015?\">August 17, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Clancy, in short, is nothing more than a mascot for crazy misandrists who fear and loathe men and need someone to root for. In this case, they\u2019re not only rooting for an admitted killer, they\u2019re actually saying that no, she didn\u2019t do it.<\/p>\n<p>Why? In Rinna\u2019s case, because women don\u2019t strangle. Seriously. Not that she has evidence to back her up \u2014 but as another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/candace-owens-tells-crazed-fans-find-laura-loomers-home-address-one-threatens-take-care-right-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">toxic social media flibbertigibbet<\/a> might put it, she doesn\u2019t know, but she <em>knows<\/em> knows. Intuition trumps evidence, and if you say otherwise you\u2019re reducing the lived experience of women.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s tragic enough that this father has to endure losing three children all under the age of five. 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