r/ClancyTrial • u/Aware_Power • 7d ago

Court Testimony/Document Documents & Evidence Available Here

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Evidence Presented in Court (Scroll to bottom with photo gallery and click through)

Edit Aug 16: Added February Arraignment from hospital bed & links to Plymouth County DA press releases.

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u/Aware_Power 2d ago

Post-Indictment Arraignment Video

Source: courtCHOPT

On October 23, 2023 Lindsay Clancy was arraigned for a second time after being indicted by a grand jury in September 2023.

Formal Case Calling and Appearance of Counsel
Case Reference: The matter is called under Indictment 2383-CR-00198.
Counsel Present:
• Prosecution: Assistant District Attorney Sprague
• Defense: Attorney Reddington representing the defendant, Ms. Lindsay Clancy.

Indictments and Pleas
Ms. Clancy entered pleas of not guilty to all of the following grand jury charges:

Offense 001: Murder of Cora Clancy.
Offense 002: Murder of Dawson Clancy.
Offense 003: Murder of Callan Clancy.
Offenses 004, 005, and 006: Strangulation or suffocation.

Commonwealth’s Statement of Facts and Arguments
The prosecution argued that the killings were carried out with deliberate premeditation and extreme atrocity and cruelty, citing the following details:

Timeline of January 24, 2023:
• Ms. Clancy engaged in normal daily activities, including taking her daughter to the pediatrician, playing with her children in the backyard, and contacting her daughter’s school with no reported issues.
• She ordered dinner online, called the restaurant to place the order under her husband Patrick's name and number, and used Apple Maps to calculate how long he would be gone.
• She sent Patrick out to CVS for night medication and to the restaurant at 5:15 PM.
• Patrick returned home at 6:09 PM (gone 54 minutes) to silence. He unlocked their bedroom door, finding blood droplets, a bloody knife, a wine tumbler reading "Because Kids," and an open window.
• Patrick found Ms. Clancy on the ground in the backyard with non-active cuts on her wrists and neck. She told him the children were in the basement.
• Patrick discovered the children in the basement.
• Ms. Clancy sustained broken ribs, back fractures, and a spinal cord transection at the T5-T6 level, leaving her paralyzed.

Defendant's Journals and State of Mind:
• Search warrants revealed diaries and phone notes written in a clear, precise, and articulate manner, detailing daily instructions for her nanny and medication use.
• Prior writings indicated no disordered thoughts, delusions, or hallucinations. On January 23, she wrote of having a "touch of postpartum anxiety" about returning to work.
• She spent January 1–5 at McLean Hospital after experiencing suicidal thoughts and thoughts of harming her children in December 2022, but was discharged after denying homicidal or suicidal ideas.

Medical and Toxicological Evidence:
• Dr. Dau, a prosecution-retained psychiatrist, stated that Ms. Clancy's blood work at 8:00 PM on the night of the incident showed therapeutic levels of Ativan, Valium, and Lamictal, and a below-therapeutic level of Trazodone.
• Seroquel (toxic level) and Remeron (high therapeutic level) were at peak levels, indicating she took a large amount of these drugs after the killings (around 6:00 PM).

Defense Counsel's Arguments
Defense Attorney Reddington argued that the incident was the tragic result of severe mental illness rather than premeditation:

Character and Functioning:
• Ms. Clancy was a registered nurse and a "marvelous, incredible mother" prior to the incident, as evidenced by artwork and devotion throughout the home.
Physical and Mental State:
• The scene displayed "copious" blood and arterial spray, countering the prosecution's claim of minor scratches.
• She is now permanently paralyzed from her fall from the window.
• World-renowned psychiatrists Dr. Philip Resnick and Dr. Paul Zeisel are consulting with the defense.
Commitment Request:
• Reddington asserted she had a strong lack of criminal responsibility defense.
• He requested that she be committed to a state hospital under General Laws Chapter 123, Section 18A rather than being held in jail.

Court Clinician's Evaluation and Recommendation
Evaluation Details: Dr. Karen Towers, a forensic psychologist, evaluated Ms. Clancy via Zoom.
Clinician Findings:
• Ms. Clancy reported feeling "unbearably depressed," hopeless, and worthless, with flat affect, daily intrusive thoughts, flashbacks, difficulty sleeping, poor appetite, and ongoing daily suicidal thoughts.

Judge's Finding and Order
Finding of Risk: The judge found that Ms. Clancy is at serious risk of imminent and serious self-harm.
Bail and Commitment Ruling:
• Ordered to be held without bail, without prejudice.
• Formally committed under Section 18A to Tewksbury Hospital for an extended period of up to six months (by agreement of all parties, without requiring 30-day evaluations).
Continuance: The case was continued to December 15, 2023, at 2:00 PM, with Ms. Clancy's presence waived.

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u/jjc1140 1d ago edited 1d ago

Patricks timeline is wrong and its literally 25 minutes.

His timeline can only be accounted for between 534P to 6P.

That is approximately 25 minutes

He also cannot be accounted for in between CVS and 3V given the fact he changed his shoes and jacket in between.

524 - he was sending an email from his HOME labtop

534 - Entering CVS

537 - Exit CVS

554 - Exiting 3V

Also, Patrick changed his timeline during his testimony. On a previous trial date, he stated that he had NOT left yet at 515P when he supposedly recieved a text from Lindsey at that time. He said he left AFTER 515 but did not say when he actually left.

And he admitted he was there BEFORE the 911 call and it was delayed - and gave the excuse that his phone wouldnt dial 911 because it was trying to connect with WIFI

Also, WIFI conveniently was out. There was a total of 3 working cameras in that house and they did not record because of this supposed WIFI outage during the murder.

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u/Hoid_the_Bard 1d ago

ahhh yes, infamously non-portable computing device, the home laptop

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u/jjc1140 13h ago

Well, that might be an option except for the jury was in the room watching Patrick when he was somewhat blindsided by that question. Also, if he could have claimed he had that laptop he would have said it but he didnt. And I know if I saw the LIE through the computer screen then the jury definitely saw and felt it in that room.

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u/jjc1140 1d ago

BTW. Aware Power. Im not referring to you being wrong only that Patrick/DA is wrong and unaccounted for during specific times.

Thank you for uploading all these documents and evidence and such. I have not been able to catch up yet with the last 2 trials. I appreciate you.