# My Brother Killed Our Mom > A brother’s mental illness led to murder, but the aftermath reveals a silent crisis. - Title: My Brother Killed Our Mom · Slate Magazine | Shortify - Summary: A brother’s mental illness led to murder, but the aftermath reveals a silent crisis. Lindsay Clancy’s trial highlights how untreated mental illness often… - Keywords: lindsay clancy, mental illness, matricide, psychosis, family crisis, psychiatric care, unhoused child, postpartum psychosis, Brother, Killed, Mom, Slate Magazine - Source: Slate Magazine — https://slate.com/life/2026/09/family-killing-mental-illness-lindsay-clancy-crime.html?via=rss - Author: Vince Granata - Published: 2026-09-27T09:40:00+00:00 - Read time: 1 min - Topics: lindsay clancy, mental illness, matricide, psychosis, family crisis, psychiatric care, unhoused child, postpartum psychosis ## My brother killed our mom Eleven years ago, I listened to a prosecutor detail how my brother killed our mom. > I listened to a prosecutor detail how my brother killed our mom ## Tim’s mental decline Tim had mild symptoms in his late teens, delusions about his landlord poisoning food, and demons stalking him on campus. > delusions that his landlord had poisoned his food or that demons stalked him across his sylvan college campus ## Hospitalization and retreat Tim visited counseling centers and psychiatrists but retreated home after threats of suicide. > Threats of suicide led to a hospital admittance, but his stay was combative and brief ## Matricide headlines Newspapers plastered our family home on front pages beneath the word matricide. > Newspapers plastered our family home on front pages beneath the word matricide ## The trial’s impact I followed updates from the Lindsay Clancy trial while watching the story metastasize. > I’ve watched the story metastasize ## Mental health neglect We rarely talk about serious mental illness, leading to untreated conditions and tragic outcomes. > serious mental illness rarely makes news ## Hidden books I discovered my mom’s hidden books on mental health, including Surviving Schizophrenia and I Am Not Sick. > Surviving Schizophrenia: A Family Manual; I Am Not Sick, I Don’t Need Help ## Anosognosia and care gaps I learned about anosognosia, psychiatric bed shortages, and insurance denials for mental health care. > anosognosia, a neurological facet of psychotic disorders that prevents the person suffering from being aware that they are ill ## The verdict A three-judge panel declared Tim not guilty by reason of insanity, leaving him under state psychiatric review. > a three-judge panel declared him not guilty by reason of insanity ## Tim’s reality Tim faced years of battling persistent illness after the trial, with no public attention. > Tim didn’t look relieved that his trial was over. He didn’t look like anything was over ## Key takeaway Lindsay Clancy’s trial highlights how untreated mental illness often goes unnoticed until tragedy occurs.