Lindsay Clancy Case: What the ADA Uncovered About the Voices Nobody Else Heard About

Lindsay Clancy, 34, is on trial in Plymouth Superior Court on three counts of murder and three counts of strangulation for the January 24, 2023, deaths of her three children — Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 7 months — allegedly strangled with exercise resistance bands in the family's Duxbury home. She has pleaded not guilty; defense attorney Kevin Reddington is arguing an insanity defense built on postpartum psychosis and psychiatric overmedication.

The prosecution's cross of defense psychologist Dr. Paul Zeizel this week wasn't subtle, and it wasn't meant to be. They opened by questioning whether his prior forensic evaluations were done on behalf of the Commonwealth or the defense, then put a dollar figure on the table — about $300,000 a year in fees for his consulting work — the kind of number that's hard to un-hear. From there, the prosecution walked through a detail that lands harder than it sounds: Zeizel let Clancy use his phone early in their work together to call her husband, and when she got him on the line, she didn't ask about her kids. They also pressed on the voices Clancy reportedly told her husband, family, and a hospital chaplain she was hearing — voices that, according to the prosecution, never came up with any of her other psychological providers. Then came the paper trail. Prosecutors read from Tewksbury Hospital records documenting her presentation on some of the hardest days imaginable — her children's birthdays, the anniversary of their deaths — describing her as pleasant, engaged in activities, compliant with medication, and showing no self-injurious behavior. The cross ended with the prosecution accusing Zeizel of bias, calling Clancy "his patient" rather than a forensic subject.

Patrick Clancy was out running errands when it happened and has since relocated to Manhattan. The trial continues for several more weeks.

Links

Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/

Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/

Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod

X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod

Disclaimer

This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

Hashtags
 #LindsayClancy #DuxburyTragedy #PostpartumPsychosis #TrueCrime #PlymouthCounty #CoraDawsonCallan #InsanityDefense #KevinReddington #TrueCrimeToday #Breaking