This is the Day 8 of the 6-to-8-week trial report of the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, accused of murdering her three children Dawson, Cora and Callan. Lindsay Clancy pleads not guilty by the reason of insanity.
Case Report
Factual background:
On January 24, 2023, 35-year-old former labor and delivery nurse Lindsay Clancy of Duxbury, Massachusetts, requested that her husband run errands to pick up dinner and medication. While he was away from the home, Clancy strangled their three children—5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson, and 8-month-old Callan—in the basement using exercise bands before attempting suicide by jumping from a second-story window. Patrick Clancy returned home to find his wife severely injured in the yard and the children unresponsive in the basement; Cora and Dawson died that day, while Callan died three days later at Boston Children’s Hospital. Lindsay Clancy, who survived the fall but remains paralyzed from the waist down, was charged with three counts of first-degree murder.
Criminal complaint:
CHARGES:
1. 1st Degree Murder 3 counts
Victim(s): Cora (5 Years Old), Dawson (3 years old), Callan (8 Months)
Courthouse: Plymouth County Courthouse, Massachusetts
Officers of the court
Judge:
Attorneys
Prosecution:
ADA Shanan Buckingham
ADA Jennifer Sprague
Defence:
Kevin Reddington
Legend:
ADA = Assistant District Attorney
MA v. Lindsay Clancy – Day 8 Trial Summary
On Day 8 of proceedings (August 6, 2026) in Commonwealth v. Lindsay Clancy, the prosecution presented testimony from eleven witnesses spanning medical examiners, pediatricians, preschool teachers, personal acquaintances, and law enforcement detectives. Medical Examiner Dr. Kimberley Springer detailed the autopsy of eight-month-old Callan Clancy, establishing his cause of death as complications of mechanical asphyxia following strangulation. Pediatrician Dr. Lindsay Rosshirt testified to the children’s healthcare histories and described Lindsay as a good mother, while three preschool teachers (Susan Fraone, Susan Bertolo, Stephanie Williams) testified about classroom routines and confirmed observing no signs of child abuse or reasons to file mandated reports.
Workplace colleague Andrea Hennigan, therapist friend Bethany Decollibus, and friends Amy Bevins and Kyle Carney testified regarding Lindsay’s visible fatigue, severe sleep deprivation, and demeanor; Bevins noted Lindsay disclosed experiencing “dark thoughts,” though others reported no explicit threats of self-harm or homicidal ideation. Finally, father-in-law Christopher Clancy recalled Lindsay acting quiet and getting frustrated with Dawson on Thanksgiving, and Detective Andrew Chiachio introduced CVS and restaurant surveillance footage alongside a 2021 Facebook post regarding toddler parenting challenges, while acknowledging on cross-examination that no evidence of child abuse was uncovered during the investigation.
Witness-by-Witness Summaries
Andrew Chiachio – Detective
Key summaries (Click arrow for more)
Investigating detective responsible for gathering digital evidence and surveillance footage.
Summary Of Testimony
Detective Chiachio testified to recovering surveillance video from CVS and 3V Restaurant, and read into evidence a 2021 Facebook post where Lindsay sought parenting advice regarding her 19-month-old child. On cross-examination, he confirmed the Facebook post was written in 2021 and acknowledged that his investigation found no signs of physical child abuse by Lindsay toward Dawson.
Key evidence introduced!
- Nothing Of Note.
Full report below!
Sources:
LIVE: Lindsay Clancy Murder Trial — MA v. Lindsay Clancy — Day 8, Law & Crime Trials Youtube Channel, Available Online: https://www.youtube.com/live/D6skXbDJJj8?si=cOSL-7J7ne74vcAt
