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Day 5Aug 3, 2026prosecution

The journals read aloud, and the hospitals' account of that night

Lindsay Clancy Trial · The full record

Prosecutor Shanan Buckingham read excerpts from Clancy's journals aloud through Trooper Cory Melo, who seized them in the home search: 'I'm completely overwhelmed trying to take care of the three kids. I feel like I'm drowning every day.' Kevin Reddington read on from the same pages for the defense: 'I don't know what's wrong with me. I want help. I want to be well.' The rest of the day was the medical response: ER and ICU doctors from three hospitals, two Brigham nurses, two hospital psychiatrists who evaluated Clancy while she was intubated, and the troopers who took her blood and searched the house. NBC Boston · The Boston Globe · Boston 25 News · Boston.com

Who testified

  • Cory Melo — Mass. State Police. Seized Clancy's journals in the home search; excerpts were read aloud as he testified.
  • Capt. John Santos — Mass. State Police. Described executing the search warrant; laptops, exercise bands, a phone and notebooks were seized.
  • Sgt. Robert Flynn — Duxbury police. Described securing the scene and Duxbury's part in the search warrant.
  • Det. Mark Farioli — Mass. State Police. Collected Clancy's blood and urine samples for the state lab.
  • Trooper Leah O'Connell — Mass. State Police crime lab. Received the blood and urine vials taken from Clancy.
  • Sgt. Rose Stoffers — Mass. State Police, crime scene services. Photographed and documented Clancy's injuries at the hospital.
  • Dr. Jhilam Biswas — Forensic psychiatrist, Brigham and Women's. Evaluated Clancy while she was intubated; she wrote 'horrified' when asked about her mood. Testified she saw no signs of psychosis in that evaluation.
  • Dr. Sejal Shah — Psychiatrist, Brigham and Women's. Evaluated whether Clancy could change her health care proxy; described her mood as 'OK' and her thoughts as 'organized.'
  • Rachelle Amedee — Nurse, Brigham and Women's trauma ICU. Cared for Clancy after she arrived; documented episodes of delirium and visual hallucinations, and communication by whiteboard.
  • Meghan Collins — ICU nurse, Brigham and Women's. Testified to Clancy's care and recovery in the intensive care unit.
  • Dr. Kelly McDonough — ER physician, South Shore Hospital. CT of Clancy's head showed nothing remarkable; she was treated for a thoracic spine injury.
  • Dr. Andrew Capraro — ER physician, Boston Children's Hospital. Described Callan's condition on arrival, including swelling of the brain.
  • Dr. David Casavant — ICU physician, Boston Children's Hospital. Described 'an enormous amount of brain swelling' and no response to basic testing.
  • Dr. Michael Snyder — Physician, Beth Israel Deaconess - Plymouth. Treated Cora, who 'was not breathing on her own when she arrived'; declared her dead after resuscitation failed.

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