PLYMOUTH, Mass. — Week two of testimony in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy is underway in Plymouth Superior Court.
Monday marked the fifth day of testimony in the closely watched case.
The first witness called by the prosecution was Dr. Michael Snyder of Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, who testified 5-year-old Cora was not breathing on her own when she arrived at the hospital.
Additional doctors who treated the children at the emergency room were also called to the stand, including Dr. David Cassavant from Boston Children’s who testified that Callan had an “enormous amount of brain swelling” but did not respond to basic tests, although his heart was still beating.
Dr. Kelly McDonough, ER doctor at South Shore Hospital, said when Lindsay arrived at the hospital, CT scans of her head showed nothing remarkable. McDonough said it was apparent she had a thoracic spine injury.
Additional experts testified Clancy sought to change her health care proxy from Patrick Clancy to her parents, and she indicated in her records that she did not want to be resuscitated.
A forensic psychologist on the stand indicated that Clancy expressed to her that she felt “horrified.” Clancy also asked her if her body was broken.
Officers who searched the home on the night of the incident were also called to testify, and her defense attorney also read Clancy’s journal entries in which she shared feeling guilty and disconnected from her children and her relationship.
Court is set to resume on Tuesday at 9 a.m.
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On Friday, jurors traveled to several key locations tied to the investigation, including the Clancy family’s Duxbury home, a CVS, and the restaurant Lindsay Clancy’s husband, Patrick Clancy, visited before returning home and finding their three children dead.
Lindsay Clancy is charged in connection with the deaths of her children, 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson, and 8-month-old Callan, in January 2023.
Prosecutors allege Lindsay Clancy strangled each child with exercise bands after sending her husband out to pick up takeout and medication. They say she then jumped from a second-floor window in what they describe as an attempted suicide.
Defense attorneys argue Clancy was suffering from severe mental illness and is not criminally responsible. They contend that Lindsay and Patrick Clancy sought extensive mental health treatment but were unable to get the care she needed.
The opening week of the trial featured emotional testimony from Patrick Clancy, first responders, and medical experts.
Patrick Clancy said he removed the exercise bands from his children’s necks as he found each of them, while first responders described a “chaotic” scene as they struggled to save the lives of the couple’s kids.
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Monday, August 3, 2026, 3:42 p.m.
Court is in recess until Tuesday morning at 9 a.m.
Monday, August 3, 2026, 3:39 p.m.
Defense asks if Melo had anything to do with the search of the bedroom and how many people were with him. Melo said he doesn’t recall. Reddington asks why no one searched the draw that had the medications and the Apple watch. Melo said he doesn’t recall. Melo steps down.
Monday, August 3, 2026, 3:37 p.m.
Defense asks if Clancy wrote affirmations in her notebook about being calm and sleeping through the night, Melo said yes.
Monday, August 3, 2026, 3:33 p.m.
Defense notes if Melo noted in his examination of Clancy’s notebook her note that reads, “I want to be well,” and Melo says yes. He asks if Clancy wrote about brain fog, being disconnected from her baby and her relationship with Patrick. Melo said yes.
Monday, August 3, 2026, 3:32 p.m.
Defense asks if one of the journals had detailed feelings about her children. Melo said yes. Defense asks if she detailed about having horrible PTSD with sleep training the baby. Melo said yes.
Monday, August 3, 2026, 3:30 p.m.
Prosecution asks about two other journals that only span a few pages from October to January 18. Melo said he recalls reviewing them. He then observed different handwriting with a detailed schedule for the baby.
Monday, August 3, 2026, 3:28 p.m.
Prosecution reads the diary entries in the journal. Melo said he recalls reviewing the entries, some of which aren’t dated in which Clancy describes feeling overwhelmed, having anxiety, and wanting to die. Some do have dates.
Monday, August 3, 2026, 3:26 p.m.
Prosecution shows Melo a journal that he did not locate during the search warrant but looked at later when it was brought in as evidence.
Monday, August 3, 2026, 3:23 p.m.
Melo was involved in searching the home. He said he recalled seizing a laptop, workout bands, and a cell phone. He said he was made aware that more items were brought in after the warrant. He said it’s common for things to be brought in after a search warrant.
Monday, August 3, 2026, 3:22 p.m.
Santos is off the stand. Cory Melo from the State Police is called.
Monday, August 3, 2026, 3:19 p.m.
Santos said he believes there was an Apple watch turned over after the search warrant was completed. Reddington asked if he was aware there were pills found in the draw with the Apple watch. Santos said he didn’t search the draw, and he can’t speak for the person who may or may not have search the draw.
Monday, August 3, 2026, 3:18 p.m.
Defense asks who searched the bedroom. Santos said there was a number of officers who searched the bedroom. He doesn’t know off the top of his head. If he had to guess, there was 5.
Monday, August 3, 2026, 3:16 p.m.
Defense asks who found the medication in the kitchen. Santos said he doesn’t recall, but probably an officer. Reddington said it was probably an officer who thought it was relevant to the investigation. He also says the book was seized as it was relevant, and the workbook. Santos agrees with Reddington.
Monday, August 3, 2026, 3:15 p.m.
Santos said he learned from Patrick that she was prescribed medication, and medication was found in the kitchen.
Monday, August 3, 2026, 3:14 p.m.
Santos said he aided in the search in the master bedroom. He said someone was probably already searching the area where more medication was eventually found in the nightstand. He said he didn’t find anything else in the bedroom.
Monday, August 3, 2026, 3:13 p.m.
Santos collected two laptop computers and an external hard drive from the office.
Monday, August 3, 2026, 3:11 p.m.
Santos does not recall the medication being found when he was there. He said when he went to the basement, he went to the office portion.
Monday, August 3, 2026, 3:08 p.m.
Prosecution shows discharge paperwork from McLean Hospital and including a list of medications. Prosecution is also showed the postpartum workbook that was not filled out.
Monday, August 3, 2026, 3:07 p.m.
Prosecution shows the items he found in one of the cabinets on the top shelf that were seized, which were notebooks.
Monday, August 3, 2026, 3:06 p.m.
Santos was a part of the search warrant team at the Clancy house. He searched the basement, the kitchen area, and the master bedroom.
Monday, August 3, 2026, 3:04 p.m.
John Santos from the Massachusetts State Police takes the stand.
Monday, August 3, 2026, 3:02 p.m.
O’Connell was working as the Forensic Crime Lab. She said she did receive the vials of blood and urine from Farioli. O’Connell then steps down.
Monday, August 3, 2026, 3:01 p.m.
Leah O’Connell takes the stand from Massachusetts State Police at the Crime Lab.
Monday, August 3, 2026, 3:00 p.m.
Farioli said there was a total of 7 vials. He brought it to the lab. Farioli steps down.
Monday, August 3, 2026, 2:59 p.m.
Farioli said he was involved in a limited way and said he collected the blood and urine from Clancy.
Monday, August 3, 2026, 2:58 p.m.
Mark Farioli from the Massachusetts State Police is called to the stand.
Monday, August 3, 2026, 2:58 p.m.
Flynn steps down.
Monday, August 3, 2026, 2:57 p.m.
Flynn said he helped remove equipment from the home. He said State Police were the primary agency who took over the investigation.
Monday, August 3, 2026, 2:55 p.m.
Flynn said he was made aware a search warrant was sought after deciding who was going to the hospital. He said he was present during the search warrant of the house but did not participate in it.
Monday, August 3, 2026, 2:54 p.m.
Flynn said it appeared to him the screen was pushed open. One of the officers was logging who came in and out of the house. Crime scene tape was put up. Flynn remained on scene until troopers showed up to the house.
Monday, August 3, 2026, 2:53 p.m.
Flynn said in the backyard, he observed matted our snow and medical equipment in the area where he believed Lindsay Clancy came out of. Prosecution shows photos of the back of the house.
Monday, August 3, 2026, 2:51 p.m.
Flynn said when he went into the master bedroom, it was colder than the rest of the house and a window was open. He also noticed the cell phone on the bed.
Monday, August 3, 2026, 2:50 p.m.
Flynn said Patrick Clancy was on scene when he arrived but was transported. Flynn eventually went to the basement. He said on his arrival, it was still a very chaotic scene.
Monday, August 3, 2026, 2:49 p.m.
Prosecution shows photos of the takeout bags and the kitchen. He said it was apparent through each room in the house young children lived there.
Monday, August 3, 2026, 2:47 p.m.
Flynn said they conducted a security sweep of the house. Three of the officers went to all three floors of the house. It was clear to him young children lived there, and he noticed the takeout food bag.
Monday, August 3, 2026, 2:45 p.m.
Flynn was advised Clancy was transported. Mass State Police was notified of the incident. He believed that the children had already passed so he called their detectives unit.
Monday, August 3, 2026, 2:44 p.m.
He arrived at the Clancy house to a chaotic situation and was made aware that there was an incident involving children. He was told a mother had killed her three kids, and he thought they were still in the house.
Monday, August 3, 2026, 2:43 p.m.
Robert Flynn from Duxbury police is next on the stand.
Monday, August 3, 2026, 2:40 p.m.
Prosecution asks if one of the first thoughts Clancy was if she had a lawyer. Biswas says she was exhausted.
Monday, August 3, 2026, 2:39 p.m.
Prosecution asks what records she reviewed. She was also asked if she did a deep dive of her records. Biswas said she didn’t have all the records, only reviewed what she had.
Monday, August 3, 2026, 2:37 p.m.
Defense asks if the suicidal ideation continued while she was at Brigham and Women’s. Biswas said she only saw her for 20 minutes. Defense asks if police were there, Biswas said she doesn’t remember.
Monday, August 3, 2026, 2:34 p.m.
Defense asks if Biswas knew she had a spinal injury, coded, or had a transfusion, Biswas says it happened after, but she wasn’t sure because she didn’t have the records in front of her.
Monday, August 3, 2026, 2:30 p.m.
Defense asks if Biswas had any idea of her previous history.
Monday, August 3, 2026, 2:00 p.m.
Dr. Jhilam Biswas, a forensic psychologist, is called to the stand. She evaluated Lindsay. When asked how she was feeling, Clancy wrote on a white board that she was “horrified.” Clancy also asked if her body was broken, and if her leg was straight. Biswas determined she had the ability to make decisions on surgeries.
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