Lindsay Clancy trial live updates: Defense's key psychosis expert expected to take the stand
Follow live updates from Lindsay Clancy's murder trial as the defense is expected to call Dr. Phillip Resnick, a forensic psychiatrist specializing in postpartum disorders. The prosecution is expected to follow with three rebuttal experts, with closing arguments possible Monday and Tuesday.
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Lindsay Clancy 'surprised and emotional' over supporters, attorney says as trial nears end
Lindsay Clancy's defense attorney said closing arguments are expected Tuesday, after the prosecution finishes its rebuttal case next week.
Kevin Reddington told reporters as he left court that he has finished calling his witnesses. "I'm done with my experts," he said, adding that only the prosecution's two rebuttal witnesses remain. He said the jury had been "very, very focused," and described Clancy as "surprised and emotional" over the crowds that gathered in her support.
Clancy faces three counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of her children, Cora, Dawson and Callan. She does not dispute killing them but says she was suffering from postpartum psychosis.
Prosecution psychiatrist says Lindsay Clancy was criminally responsible for killings
The prosecution's psychiatrist testified Friday that Lindsay Clancy was criminally responsible for killing her three children, directly rebutting the defense's insanity case.
Dr. Avram Mack told jurors that Clancy was in control of her actions the day the children died, describing her conduct as methodical and organized.
"My opinion is that she retained the capacity required for having criminal responsibility for these actions," Mack testified.
Clancy faces three counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of her children, Cora, Dawson and Callan. She does not dispute killing them but says she was suffering from postpartum psychosis.
Prosecution psychiatrist says Lindsay Clancy had major depression, not psychosis
The prosecution's psychiatrist testified Friday that Lindsay Clancy suffered from major depression, not the psychosis or bipolar disorder at the center of her defense, when she killed her three children.
Dr. Avram Mack said his diagnosis for the 2022 to 2023 period was a major depressive episode, likely part of major depressive disorder, and possibly generalized anxiety disorder as well. Critically, he testified there was "never indication of any element of mania or hypomania" throughout that period.
His diagnosis contrasts sharply with the defense's experts, who told jurors Clancy was in the grip of postpartum psychosis. Prosecutors have argued she acted knowingly and with intent.
Clancy faces three counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of her children, Cora, Dawson and Callan. She does not dispute killing them but says she was suffering from postpartum psychosis.
Prosecution psychiatrist says Lindsay Clancy questioned her own bipolar diagnosis
A prosecution psychiatrist testified Friday that Lindsay Clancy questioned her own bipolar diagnosis and described her current depression as situational, tied to the stresses she faces now.
Dr. Avram Mack said Clancy told him she was not convinced she has or has had bipolar disorder, a diagnosis from Tewksbury State Hospital, where she is committed. Mack said the stressors she described included sadness about the case, her estrangement from her then-husband, her isolation and her physical injury. He clarified that "remorse" was his own summary of the conversation, not a word Clancy used.
The testimony came as the prosecution's rebuttal sought to counter the defense's postpartum psychosis case. Prosecutors have argued Clancy acted knowingly and with intent.
Clancy faces three counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of her children, Cora, Dawson and Callan. She does not dispute killing them but says she was suffering from postpartum psychosis.
Prosecution psychiatrist found 'nothing remarkable' in Lindsay Clancy's mental state
A psychiatrist called by prosecutors testified Friday that when he evaluated Lindsay Clancy this year, he found little abnormal in her mental state.
Dr. Avram Mack said he interviewed Clancy on April 10 and 12, 2026, and that she was friendly and cooperative, maintained eye contact and showed largely normal speech and thought processes. He said she seemed distressed by some topics and was tearful at one point, but that there was otherwise "nothing remarkable" on his mental status examination.
The testimony came as the prosecution began its rebuttal to the defense's case that Clancy was in the grip of postpartum psychosis when she killed her three children. Prosecutors have argued she acted knowingly and with intent.
Clancy faces three counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of her children, Cora, Dawson and Callan. She does not dispute killing them but says she was suffering from postpartum psychosis.
Lindsay Clancy wasn't faking her symptoms, government's test found: defense expert
An expert for Lindsay Clancy's defense testified Friday that the government's own psychological test found Lindsay Clancy was not faking or exaggerating her symptoms.
Dr. Phillip Resnick, a forensic psychiatrist, said the MMPI test administered for the government showed Clancy tended to minimize, not exaggerate, her symptoms and showed no evidence of faking. He noted the test speaks more to symptoms than to whether someone is lying.
Prosecutors have argued Clancy acted with intent, pointing to evidence they say shows she searched the internet in the days before the killings, used maps to time how long her husband would be gone, and sent him out for takeout and medication to be alone with the children.
Clancy faces three counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of her children, Cora, Dawson and Callan. She does not dispute killing them but says she was suffering from postpartum psychosis.
Lindsay Clancy defense rests after psychiatrist ties killings to postpartum psychosis
The defense rested its case Friday in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, after its final witness, forensic psychiatrist Dr. Phillip Resnick, testified that Clancy killed her three children while in the grip of postpartum psychosis.
"Lindsay Clancy rests," defense attorney Kevin Reddington told the court. The prosecution then began calling rebuttal witnesses, starting with psychiatrist Dr. Avram Mack, as the state works to counter the insanity defense.
Prosecutors have argued Clancy acted knowingly and with intent, citing evidence they say shows she searched the internet beforehand, timed how long her husband would be gone and sent him out to be alone with the children.
Clancy faces three counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of her children, Cora, Dawson and Callan. She does not dispute killing them but says she was suffering from postpartum psychosis.
Lindsay Clancy defense to close with top filicide expert as testimony nears end
Lindsay Clancy's defense attorney told Fox News he feels "great" heading into what could be the final day of testimony, and said his client has been buoyed by the crowds gathering in her support.
"She's so used to being just beaten down and feeling down and sad," Kevin Reddington said of Clancy's reaction to the supporters. "It was just amazing."
Reddington said he would close the defense case with Dr. Phillip Resnick, whom he called perhaps the world's foremost expert on filicide, the killing of a child by a parent. He said the prosecution would then call three rebuttal witnesses, which he dismissed as "entertainment."
Clancy faces three counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of her children, Cora, Dawson and Callan. She does not dispute killing them but says she was suffering from postpartum psychosis.
Many who have gathered in pink say the show of support is not an endorsement of what happened, but a stand for maternal mental health awareness and for mothers suffering from postpartum conditions.
Lindsay Clancy's ex-husband has quietly remarried and started over amid her murder trial
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When Patrick Clancy took the stand in his ex-wife's murder trial, he had already begun building a new life in New York City, more than four hours away from the Duxbury, Massachusetts, home where Lindsay Clancy killed their kids.
Lindsay Clancy, 36, faces three counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of her children — Cora, Dawson and Callan, all under age 6 — who were found strangled at the family's home in January 2023. The prosecution concluded its case Monday morning, and her defense attorney has since begun presenting arguments, asserting that she was in the grip of postpartum psychosis when she killed her children.
Patrick Clancy, a business applications sales executive at Microsoft, has since divorced Lindsay, relocated to New York City and wedded Dr. Rachel Danis in a Central Park ceremony in spring 2026. She reportedly moved into Patrick's Upper East Side apartment in 2025.
He moved to New York City in spring 2023, just months after Lindsay Clancy killed their three children, according to public records obtained by the New York Post, and filed for divorce in February 2024.
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