Over 164,000 TikTok videos and crowds in pink outside the courthouse. In September 2026 her murder trial ended in a mistrial, with one juror refusing to acquit. Prosecutors have not said whether they will try her again.
Three children died on January 24, 2023. That part is not up for debate.
Ordered by how far each claim has spread. Click a claim to read its check.
The claims
What people sayWhat we actually know
“She was psychotic. This is what postpartum psychosis does.”
Repeated in most posts defending her.
OPEN
This is the real dispute, and the mistrial did not decide it. One expert says she was psychotic that day; the other says depressed but sane. The jury deadlocked after seven days, and prosecutors have not said whether they will retry her.
“If they find her not guilty by reason of insanity she just walks free tomorrow.”
A misconception about what an insanity verdict or a mistrial would mean.
FALSE
An insanity finding means no prison, but a locked state hospital for as long as she is judged dangerous. The mistrial did not free her either. She stays at Tewksbury State Hospital, still charged with murder, with a status hearing set for September 29.
“Patrick drugged her, pushed her out that window, and staged the whole thing.”
One version of this post has over 130,000 likes.
FALSE
Cameras and phone records place him elsewhere when it happened. Nobody in that courtroom disputes it, not even her own lawyer. A newer add-on about police relatives covering for him has no record behind it.
“The jury is 11-1 for not guilty. One juror is holding out against the other 11.”
Circulated by large X accounts citing the defense attorney's court remarks.
TRUE
True. Reading the foreperson's note in court, the defense said one juror acknowledged doubt but refused to apply it; the full note was never released. Outlets reported the other eleven behind a not-guilty-by-reason-of-insanity finding — but this is not an acquittal, and prosecutors can try her again.
“She told people she had thoughts of hurting the kids. He still left her alone with them.”
The most-shared criticism of her husband.
TRUE
Largely true, per sworn testimony. She disclosed those thoughts in December. He later traveled and skipped her appointments. None of it is evidence he killed anyone.
“The prosecution is lying about what McLean Hospital was actually like.”
A TikTok-driven dispute over how McLean Hospital was described in court.
NO PROOF
A former McLean worker's TikTok disputed how the hospital was described in court. The judge found her credible but excluded her testimony as too dated to matter, not as false. No ruling says the prosecution lied.
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"claim": "Her temperature didn't match the timeline. Do the math.",
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Change log
Date
Claim
Change
Why
Sep 6, 2026
Jury was 11-1 for acquittal
verdict · stretched → true
After the mistrial, courtroom reporting settled that one juror blocked a not-guilty-by-reason-of-insanity verdict, leaving eleven for acquittal.
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