(Blog) Is Lindsay Clancy Possessed? - Ep. 972 - September 4, 2026

Lindsay Clancy: Medication, Faith, and Accountability

The mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy case led Alan Smith and Jeff Rowland to confront a painful question: how should people weigh severe mental illness, prescription medication, spiritual oppression, and personal responsibility after three children have died?

In Episode 972 of The Smith and Rowland Show, the hosts reject the death penalty for Clancy. At the same time, they argue that her condition should not remove the need for secure supervision, treatment, spiritual counseling, and public protection.

Their discussion is a Christian perspective on a case that remains before the courts.

Why Smith and Rowland Addressed the Lindsay Clancy Case

Smith and Rowland said they did not want to make the case the subject of the episode. However, they believed it had consumed public attention to the point that few people were discussing anything else.

They mentioned other events they believed deserved attention, including the coming midterm elections and war with Iran. Still, the Clancy trial had become the dominant topic, so they offered their view of it.

Both hosts began with the horror at the center of the case: according to the discussion, three children died at the hands of their mother. Smith called the situation tragic, devastating, and hard to resolve through any court decision.

Smith and Rowland repeatedly returned to the fact that no legal outcome can undo the deaths of the three children or fully repair the damage left behind.

The Mistrial and the Split Jury

The hosts described the trial as ending in a mistrial because the jury could not reach a unanimous decision.

According to their account, 11 jurors were prepared to find that Clancy was legally insane or not responsible because of her mental state. One juror believed she knew what she was doing and should be held accountable. That juror did not change position, so the court could not reach a unanimous verdict.

Smith said the juror who resisted an insanity finding could not, in good conscience, release her. Rowland agreed that the case came close to an outcome where Clancy might have been released on the basis of insanity.

The result raised the central issue for both hosts: a person may be mentally unstable, medicated, traumatized, or psychotic, yet the court must still decide where responsibility begins and ends.

Postpartum Depression, Psychosis, and Severe Mental Distress

What the hosts accepted about postpartum illness

Smith and Rowland stated that, as men, they did not claim personal knowledge of postpartum depression or postpartum psychosis. Still, neither denied that postpartum mental illness is real.

They said they could believe that Clancy experienced postpartum depression, postpartum psychosis, bipolar disorder, or another serious psychiatric condition. In their view, a mother who kills her children must be in an extremely disturbed state of mind.

Smith did not argue that depression alone causes someone to kill children. Instead, he focused on the possibility that depression, psychosis, medication, and spiritual factors could combine in a way that severely affects judgment.

The reported use of numerous medications

The discussion repeatedly returned to the claim that Clancy had been prescribed roughly 32 different medications over a short period. The hosts treated that number as evidence that her treatment required serious scrutiny.

They said Clancy had sought help and that medications had been prescribed in rapid succession. Smith questioned what happens when a person receives that many psychiatric drugs, even if they do not take every medication at the same time.

Rowland added that, based on what they had heard, there was no clear record that Clancy told doctors she was hearing voices. The hosts treated that absence as another concern in evaluating whether medical professionals had a complete picture of her condition.

Smith's view was blunt: even if Clancy had not been mentally unstable before such extensive medication, he believed the drugs could have contributed to instability or psychosis.

Their Criticism of Medication as a Default Answer

Smith and Rowland said they were not claiming that all medication is sinful or unnecessary. Both acknowledged that some people need medication and that taking it is not automatically wrong.

However, they criticized what they described as a common attitude: "Give me a pill" instead of confronting the underlying problem. In their view, some people want medication to hide symptoms so they can continue without dealing with destructive behavior or deeper struggles.

"I don't say taking medication is a sin, but I think we've gotten to the point where we say, 'Give me a pill.'"

The hosts also recalled a previous conversation about preaching to congregations that appeared disengaged, as though nobody was listening. They suggested that medication may contribute to the lack of attention they had observed in some church settings.

Their concerns about drug development and repurposing

The conversation broadened into criticism of the pharmaceutical industry. Smith and Rowland discussed how drugs can gain new uses after being developed for another purpose.

They mentioned medications associated with pesticides, herbicides, agricultural chemicals, heart conditions, blood flow, and narrowed blood vessels. They also referred to a diabetes drug that later became widely used for weight loss, although they did not name it.

Their point was not to offer a history of specific medications. Instead, they questioned a system that seems willing to try one drug after another when earlier prescriptions do not work.

In Clancy's case, Smith compared the number of medications to putting ingredients into a cake and waiting to see whether it explodes. The remark captured his concern about combining many drugs without knowing how the full mixture will affect a person.

The Christian View of "Pharmacy" and Spiritual Oppression

They did not call every medicine demonic

Smith and Rowland discussed the biblical language they associated with "pharmacy" and sorcery. They said Christians should take the subject seriously because Scripture warns against practices connected to that idea.

Still, both hosts clearly said they do not believe every medication is demonic. They did not say that all medicine falls under the category of sorcery, nor did they claim that taking medication always opens a person to spiritual harm.

Their concern centered on certain psychiatric medications and their potential effects on thought, behavior, and consciousness.

Their view of spiritual involvement

Smith said Christians cannot dismiss what he called the demonic element in cases of extreme violence and mental disturbance. Rowland agreed that mental illness can affect a person's ability to think rationally.

Neither host made a definitive claim that Lindsay Clancy was possessed. Smith said she may have been under an evil spirit, but he did not state that as a settled fact.

Instead, they argued that spiritual evil may exploit a person's weakness, distress, substance use, or altered mental state. In their view, medication may not be the direct cause of violence, but it could create circumstances that spiritual evil can exploit.

Smith later said he had no problem believing demons played a role in the deaths of the three children. Yet he also said that after such destruction occurs, what remains is a broken mother and three dead children.

Altered Consciousness Does Not End Responsibility

The comparison with drunk driving

Smith compared Clancy's situation to a drunk driver who kills someone in a car crash. A drunk driver has an altered state of consciousness, but the law still holds that person accountable for the death.

He acknowledged that alcohol use differs from psychiatric medication or psychosis. Still, he argued that the shared issue is altered consciousness.

In Smith's view, a person who takes medication that changes mental awareness has entered an altered state, even when a doctor prescribed the medication. He emphasized that legal responsibility does not disappear simply because a person acted while impaired.

Rowland agreed that a person remains responsible for conduct even while intoxicated. For Smith, existing legal treatment of drunk-driving deaths provided a precedent worth considering in discussions about medication, mental illness, and criminal responsibility.

Sin, unstable thinking, and moral responsibility

The hosts moved from alcohol and medication to sin. Smith argued that sin changes the way a person thinks because sin means acting against God.

He called rebellion against God a form of insanity or instability. Rowland agreed that when people sin, their thinking is not right and they may say or do things they would not otherwise do.

Smith applied the point to himself as well. He said that when he sins, he is unstable and capable of saying or doing almost anything. Therefore, he argued that altered thinking does not automatically remove moral responsibility.

The hosts also discussed childhood abuse, trauma, depression, and long-term psychiatric disorders. They accepted that trauma can affect someone for years and may develop into serious mental problems. Yet they questioned whether explaining behavior through trauma should fully excuse a person's conduct.

The Difficulty of a Just Outcome

Smith said he could imagine sitting on the jury and concluding that Clancy was not of sound mind when the deaths occurred. The reported number of medications, the possibility of psychosis, and the question of whether she was disconnected from her actions would all weigh heavily on him.

If the legal question were whether she was mentally stable, Smith said he would answer no. He believed medication may have played a major role, and he also believed she may have experienced a psychotic condition.

However, the hosts did not see that conclusion as a complete answer to criminal responsibility. Smith pointed to serial killers who may have been mentally disturbed, abused as children, or traumatized, yet were still held accountable.

They said the case offers no perfect solution. A punishment cannot restore the children to life, erase the family's grief, fully treat Clancy's condition, or settle every question about why the deaths happened.

For that reason, Smith described the task as finding the next best solution rather than expecting a single decision to solve every part of the tragedy.

Why They Oppose the Death Penalty

Smith and Rowland stated their position plainly: they do not support the death penalty for Lindsay Clancy.

Their position rests on the uncertainty surrounding her mental condition, the reported medications, the possibility of psychosis, and the possibility that she was detached from what she was doing.

They did not say this meant she should be released. Instead, they supported confinement in a hospital, prison, or another secure setting for as long as necessary.

Confinement, treatment, and protection

The hosts supported a response that includes punishment, supervision, treatment, and protection for the public. They said Clancy had reportedly shown suicidal thoughts, so someone needed to intervene in her life.

Their preferred outcome included:

• A secure place where Clancy cannot harm herself or others.
• Court or institutional supervision rather than release.
• Psychiatric care alongside religious counseling.
• Protection for the public while she receives help.
• Continued confinement, even for life if necessary, if that is what safety requires.

Rowland said such confinement should not exist only for punishment. He believed it should also provide help, protection, and a chance for recovery.

Smith agreed, although he said psychiatric treatment alone goes beyond what he believes medicine can fully address.

Their Call for Religious Counseling

The hosts said any response should include the Bible and Christian counseling. Rowland said Clancy needed more than rebuke or placement in a mental institution. He believed she needed counseling from the Word of God.

Smith agreed and said she needed deliverance from what they described as demonic oppression. They treated spiritual help as part of the response, alongside secure supervision and medical care.

Their position did not separate religious counseling from confinement. Instead, they supported a setting where she could receive ongoing spiritual support while remaining supervised and unable to harm herself or the public.

Smith and Rowland closed by calling for prayer for Clancy. They also said they believed the three children are in heaven with Jesus Christ.

Questions They Raised About Psychiatry and Medical Care

Smith and Rowland argued that the psychiatric system involved in Clancy's care should face serious examination. They did not claim to have conclusive proof that medication caused the deaths.

However, they believed the reported use of roughly 32 medications over a short period demanded accountability. Smith said that if jurors conclude Clancy was mentally impaired, Massachusetts should also examine whether psychiatric treatment contributed to the outcome.

He suggested that the psychiatric department or professionals who continued prescribing medication should face a lawsuit or other form of accountability if their actions helped produce the crisis.

Rowland agreed that authorities should address the treatment protocol. Both hosts said the result was not good and indicated that something may have been wrong with the approach to her care.

Their final concern was not limited to Clancy's personal responsibility. They also wanted scrutiny of the medical and psychiatric decisions made while she was trying to get help.

The Position Smith and Rowland Reached

Smith and Rowland did not offer a simple explanation for the Lindsay Clancy case. They discussed postpartum illness, psychiatric medication, altered consciousness, sin, trauma, spiritual evil, criminal responsibility, and failures in medical care.

They believed Clancy may have been severely mentally unstable. Yet they also argued that instability does not automatically erase accountability. Their proposed response combines secure confinement, treatment, spiritual counseling, and public protection, without the death penalty.

The hosts viewed the case as a devastating situation with no outcome that can make it right. Their response was to call for help for Clancy, accountability for any flawed medical treatment, and prayer for everyone affected by the deaths.

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