Psych Meds Scrutinized in Murder Trial; LSD's Phase III Win; Bipolar Mortality Study
Medical examiners detailed the children’s strangulation injuries as prosecutors pressed their case that Lindsay Clancy acted deliberately, while the defense cited postpartum psychosis.
- On Wednesday, medical examiners testified about autopsies of Lindsay Clancy's three children, with the 35-year-old former nurse becoming audibly distressed during detailed clinical descriptions of their injuries.
- Plymouth County Assistant District Attorney Shanan Buckingham contends Clancy acted "deliberately and meticulously" when killing her children in 2023, while defense attorneys argue she suffered severe postpartum psychosis and lacks criminal responsibility.
- Massachusetts State Police Sgt. Dan Lawlor testified that he guarded Clancy's hospital room, where psychiatrist Dr. Paul Zeizel met with her. Defense attorney Kevin Reddington questioned whether prosecutors suggest Zeizel coached Clancy to claim she heard voices.
- Mental health counselor Latiesha Dukes testified Wednesday about Clancy's pre-killing treatment, following psychiatric nurse Rebecca Jollotta's earlier testimony about anxiety, depression, and medication concerns.
- The trial, now in its third week, is expected to continue several more weeks. If convicted of first-degree murder, Clancy faces life in prison; a finding of lack of criminal responsibility results in mental health commitment.
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Lindsay Clancy trial (live updates): Medical examiner, counselor testify on 12th day of testimony
PLYMOUTH, Mass. — Testimony in Plymouth Superior continued Wednesday following Tuesday's testimony focused on Clancy's mental health treatment in the weeks before the deaths of her three children, with a psychiatric nurse describing concerns Clancy repeatedly raised about worsening symptoms and medication side effects.
Lawyers in Lindsay Clancy case get heated over whether she was instructed to claim she heard voices
PLYMOUTH, Mass. (Court TV) — A state police officer who testified in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial on Wednesday told the jury that the prosecution had a theory that a doctor told the defendant to claim she heard voices. Lindsay Clancy appears in court on Aug. 12, 2026. (Mark Stockwell/Pool) Lindsay Clancy, 36, has pleaded not guilty to charges that she murdered her children — Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months — by strangling them with exe…
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