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EPISODE · Aug 26, 2026 · 7 MIN

How does the justice system handle defendants with mental illnesses?

from The Scoot Show with Scoot

As the Lindsay Clancy trial moves closer to a conclusion, the case is raising painful questions about mothers who kill their children, mental illness, and how the justice system handles crimes like this. Scoot looks back at the Susan Smith case, one of the most infamous examples of a mother convicted of killing her children.

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