We Saw the Devil: A True Crime Podcast20 Aug

Lindsay Clancy Trial (Days 14-16): The Unforeseen Circumstance

The Lindsay Clancy trial stopped today and nobody will say why. Judge William Sullivan sent the jury home mid-afternoon citing an "unforeseen circumstance," told them not to speculate about it, and offered no further explanation. There was also an unexplained delay starting the morning. Two stoppages in one day, and no outlet has reported the cause.

This episode covers three days of testimony in Plymouth Superior Court: Days 14, 15, and 16 of the trial of Lindsay Clancy, the Duxbury, Massachusetts labor and delivery nurse charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of her three children, Cora, Dawson, and Callan.

Monday, the prosecution rested after 72 witnesses over 13 days. Tuesday, the defense brought its medical case. And today, forensic psychologist Dr. Paul Zeizel delivered the sentence Kevin Reddington has been building toward for four weeks: that Lindsay Clancy had a mental disease, was unable to conform her behavior to the rule of law, and had no appreciation for the wrongfulness of her act. That is the Massachusetts standard for not criminally responsible, recited almost word for word.

Also covered: the Andrea Yates testimony nobody is reporting on, the prosecution asking a grandmother whether she knew murder is a mortal sin, a defense witness found on TikTok by a private investigator, McLean Hospital's staffing records entering evidence, and the suicide hotline that Lindsay Clancy called twice in December.

Plus a full Reality Check on Patrick Clancy. He is not a suspect and never has been, but the trial record contains a different indictment.

SOURCES
All reporting in this episode is drawn from primary trial coverage and courtroom livestreams:

CBS Boston (WBZ), daily trial coverage and livestream
ABC News and ABC7
Boston 25 News live updates
NBC Boston
The Boston Globe
Newsweek

RESOURCES
If you are pregnant or postpartum and struggling, postpartum psychosis is a medical emergency and it is treatable.

988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: call or text 988, 24 hours a day
Postpartum Support International HelpLine: 1-800-944-4773 (call or text)

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