In the wake of Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial and six days of fruitless jury deliberation, the national response has ranged from solidarity to hatred for the defendant.

Clancy, 36, has admitted to fatally strangling her three children — Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months — at her Massachusetts home in January 2023. She then slashed her wrists and neck and jumped out of a second-floor window, leaving her paralyzed.

Her attorneys don’t deny she killed the children, arguing instead she was in the throes of post-partum psychosis and extreme mental illness, and isn’t criminally responsible for their deaths.

The jury was sent home Thursday after yet another day without a verdict, due to return Friday morning.

Without verdicts or fulfilling answers, the moms of TikTok attempt to fill the void.

Some hold their babies while crying and quoting from Clancy’s journals. Others pretend to hurt their babies.

Wyoming Moms Speak Out

In Thursday interviews with Cowboy State Daily, three high-profile Wyoming moms condemned such grisly joking about kids and other harrowing performances related to Clancy’s case.  

Two said they’re grateful for the spotlight this case shines on post-partum depression and psychosis.

And they gave differing ideas about Clancy’s case and trial.

Cathy Holman, who runs a well-known mom blog Prairie Wife In Heels and successfully pushed this year for tougher legislation against child groomers, reflected with shock to the darker, Clancy-styled TikToks.

“That scares me,” she said. “And I’ve had some hard stuff … Vertigo so bad from stress once, I had to crawl on my hands and knees to get the baby and sit with the baby on the floor — because I was afraid to drop the baby.”

Holman said the nature of social media pushes people more toward negativity and anger, as the culture and commenters tilt against expressions of joy, as if they’re boasts.

“I just worry that people are emphasizing so much of the hard and forgetting the joy,” said Holman. “And that concerns me. Because (motherhood) is a mixture of it.”

Holman said she’ll post content about how proud she is of her kids, or a joyful event, and she’s surprised to find people take it as a boast or an unjust comparison with others. This kind of reception discourages more negativity from people and content creators, she said.

On the other hand, Holman said she’s glad to see the Clancy case spotlighting on post-partum depression and psychosis. She said she hopes it drives people to check on other people and help them.

She reflected on the 2025 case in which a Byron mom killed her four daughters, then herself, with a firearm. The late mother’s husband told Cowboy State Daily she had post-partum depression and other severe mental conditions, and had been taking ketamine.

Her family is suing her mental-health provider.

“They get dropped — the ball gets dropped by medical professionals, by those around them that don’t understand the severity of it, and tragedies happen,” said Holman of women with post-partum issues generally.

But, said Holman of Clancy, “If she did do it, she needs to be held accountable — post-partum or not.”

Holman reflected on a bout of post-partum depression she endured after giving birth to her fifth child.

She went for a run. “And I was looking at the ditch on our dirt road, and I was like, ‘I think I just want to lay down here and never get up again,’” she recalled.

She said she was able to discuss the problem with her husband and they reordered their lives to address the problem. But even that took overcoming barriers, Holman said.

Let The System Work

Desiree Tinoco, who runs the Missing People of Wyoming group dedicated to helping track missing people, is a mother of two. She urged the public not to armchair quarterback this case.

She stressed that Clancy didn’t plead guilty and hasn’t, as of this writing, been convicted.

“It’s not for the public to decide if she’s innocent or guilty,” said Tinoco.

 She pointed to issues with the investigation, inconsistencies in Lindsay Clancy’s ex-husband’s testimony, and other evidentiary disputes.

“That investigation, unfortunately, was botched,” said Tinoco, adding that the case wouldn’t have yielded so much speculation if the investigation was done correctly.

“Everyone can be armchair warriors and pretend they a have a degree in something other than raging on the internet,” said Tinoco. “But we don’t know. There’s a lot of confusion out there.”  

“As far as people joking about hurting their children,” she added, “I think that’s absolutely disgusting.”

Unsolved Wyoming

Renee Nelson, who is a true-crime podcaster of Unsolved Wyoming, teacher at Laramie County Community College and a mother of two, told Cowboy State Daily any joking by content creators about hurting their kids is distasteful.

Like Holman, she said she’s appreciated seeing women able to talk openly about post-partum struggles and relate to each other.

“It’s something we’re openly talking about more, because we recognize the importance of it potentially helping other women,” said Nelson.

But, she added, “there comes a point where the internet gets so saturated with reels and conversation that it becomes like, not a real thing anymore. Then you get these kind of weird, parody, off-color jokes that are a little off-putting.”

Nelson also observed “a huge divide” between people voicing outright disgust for Clancy, and people who empathize with her.

Like Tinoco, Nelson voiced skepticism, particularly toward Patrick Clancy’s testimony on cross-examination.

But, she added, “Ultimately she’s the one who’s on trial, not him.”

Clair McFarland can be reached at clair@cowboystatedaily.com.

Wyoming Downs and 307 Horse Racing today announced a record-breaking finish to the 2026 live racing season, delivering the largest purse payouts in the state’s history, packing the stands and providing an economic boost for communities across the state. Across 38 race days, Wyoming Downs in Evanston and Energy Downs in Gillette ran 375 races, welcomed more than 22,500 fans through the gates and paid out over $6.3 million in total purses.

“Record purses, strong participation and increasing attendance demonstrate that Wyoming horse racing continues to gain momentum,” said Kyle Ridgeway, President of Wyoming Downs and 307 Horse Racing. “Our focus remains on reinvesting in the industry and creating opportunities for horse owners, breeders, trainers and communities across the state.”

The impact of live racing extends well beyond the racetrack, Ridgeway said.

Ridgeway added, “Every race meet brings visitors who stay in local hotels, dine in local restaurants, and support businesses throughout the community. That’s why horse racing remains an important economic driver for many Wyoming communities.”

Evanston did the heavy lifting on attendance, with Wyoming Downs welcoming over 21,000 guests and several days seeing more than 2,000 attendees. The track ran 195 races, 129 for Quarter Horses and 66 for Thoroughbreds, and paid out more than $3 million in purses, up from $2.8 million in 2025. The track also employed 126 seasonal workers.

On June 28, 307 Horse Racing set a new record with the $298,150 307HR Open Futurity, the fattest single-race purse ever in Wyoming. This stakes race is a top event for 2-year-old Quarter Horses, with both the trials and the championship final held at Wyoming Downs in Evanston.

The final race day at Wyoming Downs on August 8 featured a Governor’s Cup Futurity with a hefty $270,400 purse, a $20,000 donation to the Wyoming Hunger Initiative, and a race in honor of former Wyoming legislator Leland Christensen, who helped pass legislation to revive horse racing in the state. 

307 Horse Racing’s Energy Downs at the CAM-PLEX in Gillette averaged roughly 300 attendees per race day, totaling about 1,500 fans. The track hosted 180 races with 121 for Quarter Horses and 59 for Thoroughbreds and paid out more than $3.3 million in purses, up from $3 million in 2025. Energy Downs employed 45 seasonal workers.

In 2026, the joint venture invested over $1.3 million in upgrades at Wyoming Downs to improve the experience for fans, horsemen and horses and to help the track keep growing. Since 2024, about $6 million has gone into improvements for the grandstands, IT systems, barns and safety features.

Wyoming Downs and 307 Horse Racing are owned by a joint venture between ECL Entertainment, Clairvest, L.P. and Wyoming-based WERCS (307 First). The joint venture runs Wyoming Downs, Derby Club and Lucky 7’s gaming parlors throughout the state. Additionally, the joint venture operates Wyoming’s only privately owned racetrack as Wyoming Downs in Evanston and runs live horse races as Energy Downs in Gillette. Over 400 Wyoming residents are employed at its gaming and racetrack properties and corporate offices in Casper and Cheyenne. In 2025 alone, the joint venture generated more than $45 million in state and local tax revenue, contributions to the Wyoming Breeder’s Award Fund and local community investments.

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