Prosecutors argued Lindsay Clancy deliberately killed her three children and left them “like broken toys,” while the defense blamed powerful medications, failed psychiatric care and a psychotic break that left her unable to understand or control what she was doing. In this episode of “Drop Dead Serious,” Ashleigh Banfield is joined by Boston 25 investigative reporter Bob Ward, who has been inside the courtroom throughout the trial, and trial lawyer Sara Azari to break down the closing arguments, the strongest and weakest moments from each side and the verdict options now facing the jury. Was this first-degree murder, manslaughter or a case of legal insanity? And after weeks of emotional and conflicting testimony, did prosecutors…
Dr. Avram Mack, the prosecution’s key expert witness in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, resigned from Nemours Children’s Health days after testifying that Clancy was criminally responsible for her children’s deaths, a move that leaves questions swirling about pressure on medical experts in high-profile cases. Dr. Mack, a 54-year-old psychiatrist, took the stand for the […] The post Psychiatrist who testified against Lindsay Clancy steps down from Delaware hospital appeared first on American Almanac .
Dr. Avram Mack, the prosecution’s key expert witness in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, resigned from Nemours Children’s Health days after testifying that Clancy was criminally responsible for her children’s deaths, a move that leaves questions swirling about pressure on medical experts in high-profile cases. Dr. Mack, a 54-year-old psychiatrist, took the stand for the state on August 21, testifying that Lindsay Clancy was legally responsible for the killings of her three young children. His resignation from Nemours Children’s Health in Delaware came the following Monday, August 24, as confirmed by a hospital spokesperson. The timing of Mack’s departure has drawn attention, especially given the contentious courtroom exchanges…Open
Lindsay Clancy’s doctors testified that they never saw signs of psychosis or mania before she strangled her three children, 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson and 8-month-old Callan, inside their Duxbury, Massachusetts, home. But their testimony also revealed a deeply troubled postpartum mother. Did her doctors miss the warning signs of a psychiatric crisis, or did Lindsay remain rational enough to conceal what was really happening? In this episode of “Drop Dead Serious,” Ashleigh Banfield is joined by double board-certified psychiatrist Dr. Stacy Cohen to examine whether telehealth appointments, fragmented treatment and constant medication changes may have allowed critical symptoms to go unnoticed. They also confront the question at…
Prosecutors say on Jan. 24, 2023, Lindsay Clancy, a former labor and delivery nurse, sent her husband away before strangling 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson and 8-month-old Callan with exercise bands. Her defense says she was suffering from severe postpartum psychosis, heard a male voice commanding her to kill the children and herself and, therefore, is not criminally responsible. Could the Andrea Yates case reveal how Clancy’s insanity defense will unfold? In this episode of "Drop Dead Serious," Ashleigh Banfield sits down exclusively with Wendell Odom Jr., one of the attorneys who represented Andrea Yates, to examine the striking parallels between two of the country’s most devastating maternal murder cases. Host: Ashleigh Banfield…
Patrick Clancy, the father of three children strangled by their mother in January 2023, has remarried and started a new life in New York City, even as Lindsay Clancy's murder trial moves into its defense phase at Plymouth Superior Court in Massachusetts. The prosecution rested its case Monday after weeks of testimony that walked jurors […] The post Patrick Clancy has quietly remarried and rebuilt his life as his ex-wife faces murder trial for killing their three children appeared first on American Almanac .
Patrick Clancy, the father of three children strangled by their mother in January 2023, has remarried and started a new life in New York City, even as Lindsay Clancy's murder trial moves into its defense phase at Plymouth Superior Court in Massachusetts. The prosecution rested its case Monday after weeks of testimony that walked jurors through the final hours of 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson, and 8-month-old Callan Clancy. Defense attorney Kevin Reddington immediately began presenting his case, arguing that Lindsay Clancy, 36, was "in the grip of postpartum psychosis when she killed her children" at the family's home in Duxbury, Massachusetts. Neither side disputes that she killed them. The only question before the jury is whether…Open
A Massachusetts jury heard testimony that Lindsay Clancy's cellphone contained searches for lethal self-harm methods and psychiatric terms in the days before she strangled her three young children, evidence both sides are now fighting to frame. Defense attorney Kevin Reddington confronted Massachusetts State Trooper Timothy Chiappini on the witness stand Thursday during day 13 of […] The post Lindsay Clancy searched 'how to slit throat to die' before killing her three children, trial testimony reveals appeared first on American Almanac .
A Massachusetts jury heard testimony that Lindsay Clancy's cellphone contained searches for lethal self-harm methods and psychiatric terms in the days before she strangled her three young children, evidence both sides are now fighting to frame. Defense attorney Kevin Reddington confronted Massachusetts State Trooper Timothy Chiappini on the witness stand Thursday during day 13 of Clancy's murder trial in a Plymouth County courtroom, pressing the forensic analyst on a series of Google searches recovered from Clancy's phone. Among them: "How to slit throat to die" and "Where is the carotid artery?" Reddington held up posters displaying each search for the courtroom to see, the New York Post reported . Clancy, a former nurse, is accused of…Open
AI:In a Massachusetts courtroom, day 13 of the Lindsay Clancy murder trial revealed disturbing digital evidence that has become the central battleground for the jury. Testimony showed that in the days leading up to the January 2023 strangulation of her three children—Cora, Dawson, and Callan—Clancy performed Google searches regarding lethal self-harm methods, such as "how to slit throat to die" and "where is the carotid artery," as well as psychiatric terms like "hallucinations," "schizophrenia," and "can you treat a sociopath." While the prosecution argues these searches prove a calculated and meticulous murder-suicide plan, the defense is using them to build an insanity plea, contending that Clancy was suffering from severe postpartum…Open
Defense attorneys hammered Lindsay Clancy's psychiatrist over video-only appointments, limited experience, and medication choices in the months before the Massachusetts mother strangled her three young children, raising sharp questions about whether anyone in her care team grasped how far she had fallen. Kevin Reddington, the defense attorney for the 35-year-old former labor and delivery nurse, […] The post Lindsay Clancy's psychiatrist never saw her in person before she killed her three children, defense argues at murder trial appeared first on American Almanac .
Defense attorneys hammered Lindsay Clancy's psychiatrist over video-only appointments, limited experience, and medication choices in the months before the Massachusetts mother strangled her three young children, raising sharp questions about whether anyone in her care team grasped how far she had fallen. Kevin Reddington, the defense attorney for the 35-year-old former labor and delivery nurse, spent much of Monday's proceedings at Plymouth County Superior Court in Plymouth, Massachusetts, pressing Dr. Jennifer Tufts on the quality of psychiatric care she provided from September 2022 through January 2023. Tufts treated Clancy exclusively through video appointments during that entire stretch. She never saw her patient in person, not once,…Open
On this episode of "Cuomo Crime Time: Weekend Edition," host Chris Cuomo dives into the death of Nolan Wells, the 18-year-old found on Mississippi’s Horn Island after a Fourth of July boat trip whose cause of death remains undetermined by both autopsies. Former police officer and host of “The Officer Tatum Show” Brandon Tatum, who traveled to Mississippi and walked the timeline, shares what he learned about the sinking boat, the distress call and why race became part of the story so quickly as the investigation heads before a grand jury. Chris is then joined by defense attorney Sara Azari and reproductive psychiatrist Dr. Catherine Birndorf to dig into the case of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother charged in the deaths of her…
Patrick Clancy took the stand as the first witness in his ex-wife's triple murder trial, describing a psychiatric decline so severe that a legal expert said one detail in his testimony "scared me." Lindsay Clancy, a 36-year-old former labor and delivery nurse at Massachusetts General Hospital, faces three counts each of murder and strangulation in […] The post Lindsay Clancy's ex-husband describes her 'big spiral' as murder trial opens in Massachusetts appeared first on American Almanac .
Patrick Clancy took the stand as the first witness in his ex-wife's triple murder trial, describing a psychiatric decline so severe that a legal expert said one detail in his testimony "scared me." Lindsay Clancy, a 36-year-old former labor and delivery nurse at Massachusetts General Hospital, faces three counts each of murder and strangulation in the January 2023 deaths of her three children, Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months, at the family's home in Duxbury, Massachusetts. She has pleaded not guilty to all charges. Her defense does not dispute that she killed the children. The only question the jury must answer is whether she was criminally responsible when it happened. That question, cold intent or complete psychotic break,…Open
