The Skeleton Key Chronicles

6 hours ago

The Lindsay Clancy case is officially in the hands of the jury. Over the past few weeks, her case has sparked a lot of conversation about maternal mental health, which is such an important topic. But during closing arguments today, the state was quick to remind jurors that Lindsay was sort of the exception rather than the rule when it came to access to help and treatment.

The state pointed to her health insurance, childcare, family support, extended maternity leave, her older children being in preschool part time, a nanny and access to mental health care.

They described it as an “abundance” of help and care. They also focused in on what Lindsay was telling the people around her, pointing out that what she shared with doctors and what she shared with family didn’t always align. And while the state acknowledged that Lindsay had been struggling with depression, its focus remained on what she understood at the time.

After five weeks of testimony, it ultimately comes down to what the jury believes was Lindsay's state of mind and how much she understood about her actions on January 24th, 2023. They are now deliberating.

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The Skeleton Key Chronicles

11 hours ago

A Southwest flight attendant's family is trying to understand what happened during what should have been a few extra days in Hawaii. Jenny Lupton, 50, had flown into Honolulu as part of her regular work schedule with Southwest and was staying at the Hilton Hawaiian Village in Waikiki.

Instead of heading straight back out after her layover, Jenny decided to extend her time in Hawaii by a few days. Her 15-year-old son was back home in Moore, Oklahoma, and by all accounts, she was keeping in touch with her family while she was away.

We even know how Jenny spent at least part of her last evening, and there are a couple of details her family keeps coming back to. She went dancing with another flight attendant on August 19th and, while she was out, got a hibiscus tattoo in memory of her dad. This wasn't something her family learned about afterward, either. Jenny was texting them about the new tattoo that night and talking about getting more color added to it when she got home.

By the following morning, Jenny was discovered on the grounds of the Hilton Hawaiian Village. Her family would later hear that the working explanation was that she had fallen from her 24th-floor room. But they're not buying it.

Jenny's family says they don't believe she intentionally went over the balcony, and investigators are now working to piece together exactly what happened during those final hours.

That's now the stretch of time Honolulu investigators are trying to piece together. They're pulling surveillance video, interviewing people and looking at the evidence from the hotel, and so far they haven't said what they believe happened. In fact, police have specifically said that no conclusion has been made regarding what happened to Jenny that night.

Her family however has some serious questions and rightfully so. They say they don't believe Jenny intentionally went over that balcony and have publicly raised the possibility that someone else could have been involved. They've asked for help from officials in Oklahoma, and the Oklahoma Attorney General's office has since been in contact with officials in Hawaii.

So that leaves a pretty important stretch of Jenny's night still unaccounted for, including when she returned to the hotel, whether she was alone and what the surveillance footage may show about who was coming and going around the time she was last seen.

Those are some of the pieces investigators are now trying to put together as they work to determine exactly what happened that night on the 24th floor.

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The Skeleton Key Chronicles

1 day ago

Imagine being sound asleep, dreaming that a cute little field mouse is trying to crawl into your mouth. Then you start waking up and realize two things. That is definitely not a dream, and that is definitely not a mouse.

That’s essentially what happened to Dr. Krista Edelman while she was sleeping in her nearly 100-year-old home in Richmond, Virginia, last Friday. Edelman said she reached toward her face and felt short, coarse hair. That’s when she realized there was a bat at her mouth, apparently trying to make its way inside.

After the initial panic, Edelman learned something that turned this bizarre middle-of-the-night encounter into a pretty important PSA. Rather than simply getting rid of the bat, she and her husband managed to contain it in a bucket so it could be tested. She also called a friend who happens to be a doctor, who urged her to get checked out right away. Edelman headed to the hospital where she works.

And here’s the part worth remembering even if you never wake up with a bat trying to crawl into your mouth. Experts say if you wake up and discover a bat in the room, you may not necessarily know whether you had direct contact with it. Their teeth are so tiny that a bite can potentially go unnoticed, which is why experts recommend contacting your local health department or animal control for guidance rather than simply shooing the bat outside.

Thankfully, the bat from Edelman’s house was eventually tested and everything came back clear. She decided to share the whole absolutely bananas experience because even as a doctor who grew up in rural Virginia, she realized she hadn’t known exactly what she was supposed to do.

And now the rest of us know too. Also, good luck sleeping tonight.

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