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Day 21Aug 26, 2026rebuttal-rests

Prosecution rests its rebuttal; closings set for Thursday

Lindsay Clancy Trial · The full record

Dr. Gregory Saathoff, the FBI Behavioral Analysis Unit psychiatrist, finished as the Commonwealth's final rebuttal witness, testifying that Clancy "had the capacity to appreciate right from wrong," that she was "criminally responsible," and that command hallucinations "do not propel an individual to automatically obey them." With that the prosecution rested its rebuttal, closing an evidentiary phase that ran 21 days and 84 witnesses. Judge William Sullivan set closing arguments for Thursday, Aug. 27, after which the case goes to the jury. ABC News · Boston Globe

Who testified

  • Dr. Gregory Saathoff — FBI forensic psychiatrist (prosecution rebuttal). Final rebuttal witness; testified she could appreciate right from wrong and was criminally responsible, and that command hallucinations do not force a person to act.

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