LIVE UPDATES: Day 13 – Note retrieved from Lindsay Clancy’s phone reveals depression and anxiety over parenting

Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial is underway in Massachusetts. The 36-year-old woman is charged with three counts of murder for the strangling deaths of her three children, ages 5, 3, and 8 months old. Clancy is present in a wheelchair after she was paralyzed by injuries she sustained when she jumped from her home’s second-story window in an alleged suicide attempt. Her defense lawyer claims she was insane at the time, suffering from postpartum psychosis, and could not appreciate the wrongfulness of her actions. We are posting live updates from the courtroom here. Time notes are Eastern Daylight Time.
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2:53 p.m. Court is in recess until Monday at 9 a.m. — no proceedings on Friday.

2:40 p.m. Prosecutors move for a security log of Lindsay’s visitors. Prosecutors say they have observed a priest and a psychiatrist, Dr. Paul Zeizel, visiting the defendant. Prosecutor argues that they’re entitled to know who is visiting Lindsay. Reddington: Father Bob is a Roman Catholic Priest. He’s a nice man. After that debacle yesterday … Judge: Let’s stay focused. Reddington: I am focused. If the CW wants the witness list, they can walk over to the desk and pick it up. Judge: I’m going to let the CW have the security logs as to Dr. Zeizel only.

2:37 p.m. Jury is being excused for the rest of the afternoon. They are instructed to return on Monday at 9 a.m.

2:27 p.m. Prosecutor: Did you see video of the family at the museum? McKelligan: Yes. (Video of the Jan. 8 visit to the Science Museum is played for the jury. Video captures Lindsay, with Callan in a body carrier, talking to her children.) Prosecutor: Did you interview Dr. Barbara Vidal Olson (ME)? McKelligan: Yes. Prosecutor: Would it be fair she was asked? Objection from defense. Prosecutor: How long did she say it would take to strangle someone to death? McKelligan: Several more minutes after loss of consciousness.
Defense Cross: Reddington: Is it true that after I took them (the prescriptions), I called the DA’s office and told them: If they want them, they can come and get them? McKelligan: I don’t know what you said.

2:14 p.m. Commonwealth Witness No. 70: Trooper Joshua McKelligan, Mass. State Police, Case Officer for Lindsay Clancy investigation. McKelligan reported to Clancy home between 3 a.m. and 4 a.m. on Jan 25, 2023. Recorded video of the master bedroom. (Video played for the jury. Video shows blood droplets on the floor near the door; more droplets inside the room; a pool of blood around the bed, blood on a nightstand and at the bottom of nightstand; blood smears on windowsill and on window curtain; a chef’s knife on nightstand; phone on the bed.) Prosecutor: Did you see blood on the walls? McKelligan: No. Prosecutor: Video does not show blood on the walls? McKelligan: Yes.
Photos of exterior of master bedroom window are displayed; blood stains on shingles noted. Prosecutor: Did you learn that the defendant was on psychiatric medication? Did you know that there were crushed-up pills? McKelligan: No. Prosecutor: Did Patrick bring you medications? McKelligan: Yes. Prosecutor: Did he tell you he found medications in nightstand drawer? McKelligan: Yes. Prosecutor: Did he tell you why he gave the pills to attorney Kevin Reddington instead of giving them to you? McKelligan: No.

2:13 p.m. Court is back in session.

1:02 p.m. Judge excuses jury for lunch; court will resume at 2 p.m.

12:52 p.m. Redirect: Searches were for psychosis symptoms on Jan 19, 2023? Chiappini: Correct.
Reddington: Possible a person was looking up symptoms? It’s a keyword search for psychosis? Chiappini: Yes. Reddington: Jan. 19 text between mother and Lindsay indicates a visit from mother? Chiappini: It’s an inference. Reddington: Jan. 22 text from mother to Lindsay (Sunday) — her mother (referencing day before) says she enjoyed seeing everyone, nice to see you doing better? Chiappini: That’s correct.
Recross: Prosecutor identifies texts between Lindsay and Patrick and Lindsay and her mother-in-law. Sidebar.

12:44 p.m. Other searches in LC’s phone web history: Search for child with bloated belly, children’s Tylenol, Earth’s Best organic baby food, Earth’s Best organic infant, best kids movies, Unicorn, “Paw Patrol Saves …,” fluffy slime recipe, Miralax for kids. Reddington: Do you know when the snowman photo LC to PC on Jan. 24? Chiappini: 8:19 a.m.
Reading Jan. 24 texts between PC and LC into evidence:

• @ 8:36 a.m.: Lindsay to Patrick liked an image
• @ 8:42 a.m.: PC to LC: How’s it going?
• LC: Good … LC: Her urine looked good, nothing wrong with her kidneys.
• PC: Phew … You’re a good mama.
• LC: Any chance you want to do take-out from 3V? I didn’t cook anything …
• PC: Yeah. smiley face emoji

Reddington: DA asked about modifications to photographs on Jan. 23 — what does it mean? Chiappini: It means the photo could be changed. Reddington: Someone took a live photo (burst) and took it down to a single photo? Are you aware there were photos of the kids all over the house? Chiappini: Not aware.

12:28 p.m. Reddington: Lindsay sent a snowman photo. In response, PC said, “Oh wow. You’re a good mama.” Chiappini: Don’t recall the text. Reddington: Do you recall page after page of Google searches of certain medications? Chiappini: I recall those searches. Reddington: Do you recall a search of schizophrenia on Jan. 15? Did she search for psychosis? A keyword and Google search on Jan. 20? Chiappini:Yes. Reddington: Was there a search for Seroquel? Chiappini: Yes. On Dec. 29, she googled suicide; she googled “sleep.” Chiappini: Correct. Reddington: Searches for Trazodone, Zoloft on Dec. 31. Search for benzodiazepine withdrawals on Jan. 20. Search for Wellbutrin on Jan. 16. Search for McLean Hospital on Dec. 29. Search for insomnia on Dec. 31. Search for ketamine on Jan. 20? Chiappini: Yes Reddington: Searched for Lamictal on Jan. 16. Searches for postpartum, postpartum depression occurred in Jan 2023. Searched benzodiazepines on Dec. 6 to Jan. 20. Searched bipolar on Dec. 29. Searched Ativan and Amitriptyline on Jan. 20. Searching “intrusive thoughts” on Jan. 23, searching “hallucinations.”

12:18 p.m Continued Cross: The “Mommy” texts are between Lindsay and her mother in January 2023. Texts read into evidence:

• Jan. 3 @ 8:35 a.m. — LC: I’m alright. Anxious about meeting the whole Psychiatry team
• Jan 3: LC — I’m just worried they won’t send me home soon.
• Jan. 8 @ 10:44 a.m. — Mommy to LC: Sleep good last night? LC: Actually did.
• Jan. 10 @ 9:48 a.m. — Mommy to LC: Good morning, how are you? LC: Good. At the gym with the kids. Mommy: Are you feeling any better during the day? LC: So far, a little bit.
• Jan. 12 @ 11:09 a.m. — Mommy to LC: Still feeling a little better? LC: A little bit.
• Jan. 14 @ 1:05 p.m. — LC: About the same, hanging in there, waiting for the day I feel like me.
• Jan. 16 @ 10:20 a.m. — LC: It was fun…Cora and Dawson enjoyed…
• Jan. 18 — Mommy: Are you starting a new med? LC: Two nights ago.

12:06 p.m. Examination of Lindsay’s phone resulted in a big download: 180K pages, 768 pages of text messages. Reddington: Did you come across search for: Where is the carotid artery? Chiappini: Don’t recall. Reddington: When you’re looking at the phone, you were looking for different topics — did you look for buzz words? Chiappini: Yes. Reddington: Did you come across a search for: How to slit your throat to die? Chiappini: Don’t recall. Reddingon: Search for: Can you turn airbags off a Kia Sorrento? Did you know she had a Kia Sorrento? Chiappini: I did not. These searches came from Lindsay’s phone? Chiappini: I can’t confirm that. Sidebar.

11:57 a.m. Reddington: You examined Lindsay’s cellphone? Chiappini: Yes, sir. Reddington: Your extraction (Advanced Logical) was done on Jan. 30. Trooper Rabbit also did an extraction (Full File Extraction), but they did not match. Based on his extraction of Lindsay’s calendar, entry made on Aug. 14, 2022, for appointment for Aug. 23, 2022, @ 10 a.m. Callan vaccine, Dawson ear check at 9:45 a.m. Reddinton: do you know if Patrick Clancy signed in on Lindsay’s Facebook? Chiappini: I can’t confirm that.

11:56 a.m. Court is back in session. CW witness Timothy Chiappini, MSP, is on cross by Kevin Reddington.

11:16 a.m. Prosecutor admits reports from Lindsay’s cellphone about her calendar and text messages between LC and “Mommy” for the month of January 2023. Judge calls for the morning recess.

11 a.m. Witness discusses a timeline report created from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Jan 24, 2023:

• @ 4:46 p.m. — search for Miralax for kids
• @ 4:13 p.m. — search for 3V on Apple maps
• @ 4:47 p.m. — visit to CVS website
• @ 4:48 p.m. — outgoing call to CVS location
• @ 4:53 p.m. — outgoing call to Patrick
• Text from LC to PC related to PC picking up take-out food
• PC: yeah
• LC: Okie Dokie. Check the menu when you can.
• PC: Did Callan just get up?
• @ 5:06 p.m. — LC: It was a short nap
• @ 5:06 p.m. — search for 3V menu and a search for Pedialyte occurred at the same time; multiple tabs open
• @ 5:09 p.m.– phone call, duration 11 seconds
• @ 5:10 p.m. — phone call, duration 47 seconds
• @ 5:13 p.m. — search for Pedialax
• @ 5:15 p.m. — Message from LC to PC about Pedialax
• @ 5:33 p.m. — Call from PC to LC
• @ 5:34 p.m. — Call from LC to PC, duration 14 seconds

10:53 a.m. Witness discusses an image created and modified but captured on Nov. 2, 2022. Photograph of the baby was changed. Noted that photos of the children were modified during the evening hours of Jan. 23, 2023.

10:27 a.m. Commonwealth Witness No. 69: Sgt. Timothy Chiappini, Mass State Police. Retrieved data from Lindsay’s phone from November to December of 2022. Analysis of web history from phone indicates the search “Can you treat a Sociopath?” on Jan. 20, 2023.
Note in Lindsay’s phone reads (rough transcription): I’m sad and depressed. I can’t parent my child like my first. I’m sad I stopped breastfeeding. I don’t feel as connected to Cal. It’s not fair to them. … I was feeling so depressed … we had a rough evening … internal conflict, I still don’t want Cal to be our last … I’m on the fence about a new medication … I want to feel happy … I want to hang out with Pat … Cal is so desired. I want to give him all the love he deserves. I think I know he will be OK. I’m sad I’m not breastfeeding anymore. Deep down, I know these are the right choices. … Sleep training Cal. I can’t catch up on sleep. When Cal naps, I have to take care of Cora and Dawson. I feel slightly traumatized about the sleep training. I was stressed about the pumping. It was a battle of whether I should pump or not. I need to be able to leave Cal with someone. I need to be able to be present. I would like a 4th child. I want to feel happy. I need breastfeeding off my plate. I want to parent each of my kids the way I did with my first child, do activities with them. I felt depressed after Cora. I’ve fallen out of the habit of doing anything fun. I had a deep sleep. I am terrified about messing up my kids. All the scary things happening in the world.
Note was created Dec. ’22 and modified Jan. ’23.

10:23 a.m. Redirect: Anything you visited was for Aug. 23, 2022. The visit to the Grafton Bridge was @ 9:48 a.m. Defendant was at doctor’s office at 10:15 a.m. Are you aware it only takes 4 minutes to drive to the doctor’s office from their home? You don’t know who was on the computer? Pavao: No.

10:16 a.m. Continued Cross: Witness agrees that other searches were “What to do when a psychiatrist overprescribes?” “Medications,” “How long are detox programs?” “What is mania?” “Ketamine for benzo withdrawal,” “Ketamine therapy.” You prepared a new report in July 2026 in which you went into detail about your findings? That was not a search for methods of suicide; it was a search for Tom Hall. Lindsay’s profile was a visit. You don’t know that Patrick Clancy plays guitar, you don’t know that PC liked music. Pavao: No. (Judge calls sidebar)

10:14 a.m. Continued Cross: Reddington: Are you aware it was Patrick who signed in and accessed Lindsay’s Facebook? Pavao: No. Reddington: You know that the Clancys had 3 children. Did you know that on Aug. 23, 2022, a 2-year-old child was brought to a doctor for ear pain? On Aug. 23 he was examined at 10:15 a.m.? Pavao: I’m not privy to those facts.

10:09 a.m. Continued Cross: Reddington: In October of 2025, you noted that on Aug. 23, 2022 @ 9:40 a.m. there was an access to LC Facebook account. That page continued on to look at Tom Hall, Spotify — time frame it went to hyperlink that took them to Suicide Methods website. Was there a search for “Ways to kill”? Were there any searches by LC or PC for “ways to kill?” Pavao: I did not come across that. Reddington: Search occurred between 9:40 a.m. and 10 a.m. Pavao: Correct.

10:04 a.m. Defense Cross: Reddington: (Incredulous) That’s it? That’s your testimony? A search about Tom Hall?” (Objection.) Reddington: The DA reached out to the Cyber Crime unit for help. You were tasked to analyze the Surface Pro computer. By all accounts, that was Pat Clancy’s device. Fair to say that when you analyzed the computer in 2025 — what were you looking for? Pavao: I was provided a search warrant with search terms. Reddington: What were the search terms? Pavao: Don’t recall. I was provided the images. I was not provided with a computer. I was provided the images. Reddington: You were able to plug in words like suicide? Pavao: Suicide would be one. Don’t recall the specific terms. Reddington: You came across this entry on Aug. 23rd at 9:40 a.m.

9:54 a.m. Prosecutor: How was the Suicide Methods website accessed? Pavao: Website was accessed at 9:40 a.m. on 8/23/22. LC’s Facebook page accessed. That was followed by search in Spotify music for the singer Tom Hall @ 9:44 a.m. Google search for Tom Hall, Wikipedia page visited, went to “death section” of the Wiki page. Death section had a hyperlink to the shooting related to Hall’s suicide — that link went to the Suicide Methods webpage, accessed at 9:54 a.m. Hyperlink for Grafton Bridge clicked.

9:42 a.m. Commonwealth Witness No. 68: Kyle Pavao, Massachusetts State Police, forensic computer examiner. Examined Surface Pro seized from Clancy home. His review of the data revealed a visit to the website “Suicide Methods” in August 2022.

9:41 a.m. Judge has advised the jury that today could be an early day, and there will be no court tomorrow.

9:38 a.m. After an emotionally charged day yesterday, Lindsay Clancy appears composed and attentive.

9:25 a.m. Court is in session. Judge William Sullivan greets Lindsay and the attorneys; Lindsay returns the greeting. Attorneys go to sidebar.

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