Resnick: 'altruistic filicide.' Defense rests; rebuttal begins with Mack

Dr. Phillip Resnick — who testified in the Andrea Yates case — concluded Clancy experienced postpartum psychosis with command hallucinations: 'a puppet and someone else was pulling the strings.' On cross, Sprague cited his own writing that command hallucinations 'are easy to fabricate.' The defense rested (10 witnesses) without calling Clancy. The Commonwealth opened rebuttal with forensic psychiatrist Dr. Avram Mack: major depressive disorder, not psychosis — she 'methodically killed her children one by one' knowing it was wrong. Three rebuttal experts expected in total. — Court TV · Boston Globe · WBUR · ABC7 · Fox News

• Dr. Phillip Resnick — Forensic psychiatrist (defense, via Zoom). Evaluated Clancy 4 months after the deaths; postpartum psychosis, command hallucinations, 'altruistic filicide'; cross: his own work says such hallucinations are easy to fabricate.
• Dr. Avram Mack — Forensic psychiatrist (prosecution rebuttal). Two April 2026 interviews; major depressive disorder, not psychosis; testified she said 'Go to God' during the killings and could have stopped.