Witness index

83 witnesses indexed from the day-by-day record. Click a day for full context.

Witness	Role	Day	Testimony, in one line
Allison Ozga	Sister (defense)	Day 14	Decline from Thanksgiving to Christmas 2022; suicidal thoughts at Christmastime after McLean discharge.
Andrea Hennigan	RN, MGH labor & delivery	Day 8	Texted with Lindsay the day before about medication adjustments.
Angela Krause	General manager, CVS Kingston	Day 2	Lindsay's medication call was 'a very normal interaction.'
Bethany DeCollibus	Family therapist; friend	Day 8	Knew of insomnia; never heard suicidal ideation.
Brian Josephine	Duxbury police officer	Day 3	Arrived during the initial response.
Capt. John Santos	Mass. State Police	Day 5	Described executing the search warrant; laptops, exercise bands, a phone and notebooks were seized.
Christopher Clancy	Former father-in-law	Day 8	Devoted mother; 'blank stare' at Thanksgiving; his overnight offer declined; Patrick very concerned for his wife.
Cory Melo	Mass. State Police	Day 5	Seized Clancy's journals in the home search; excerpts were read aloud as he testified.
Daniel Dougherty	Witness	Day 3	Final witnesses of the day.
Det. Mark Farioli	Mass. State Police	Day 5	Collected Clancy's blood and urine samples for the state lab.
Det. Sgt. Andrew Chiachio	Mass. State Police	Day 8	Recovered surveillance footage, DNA samples, search-warrant evidence.
Dr. Alia Goodheart	Psychiatrist, McLean Hospital	Day 9	Treated Clancy during the January 1-5, 2023 voluntary admission; testified she reported feeling numb and sleeping badly, denied any plan to harm herself, named her children as reasons to live, and showed no signs of psychosis. 'I had no reason to believe that she was not a reliable reporter.'
Dr. Andrew Capraro	ER physician, Boston Children's Hospital	Day 5	Described Callan's condition on arrival, including swelling of the brain.
Dr. Avram Mack	Forensic psychiatrist (prosecution rebuttal)	Day 18	Two April 2026 interviews; major depressive disorder, not psychosis; testified she said 'Go to God' during the killings and could have stopped.
Dr. Avram Mack	Forensic psychiatrist (prosecution rebuttal)	Day 19	Major depressive disorder, not psychosis; psychosis alone would not necessarily prevent knowing right from wrong.
Dr. Barbara Olson	Medical examiner	Day 12	External examination of Cora.
Dr. Benjamin Kaufman	ER physician, BID Plymouth	Day 4	Restored Callan's heartbeat but 'at no time did he have any brain function'; transferred to Boston Children's.
Dr. Cristina Karpio	General surgeon, South Shore Hospital	Day 6	Described complex spinal injuries from the second-story fall.
Dr. David Casavant	ICU physician, Boston Children's Hospital	Day 5	Described 'an enormous amount of brain swelling' and no response to basic testing.
Dr. Donald Condie	Psychiatrist, Cambridge Health Alliance (defense)	Day 15	Records 'somewhat sparse'; Zoloft increase left her 'numb, not herself'; described postpartum psychosis symptoms.
Dr. Elizabeth Laposata	Forensic pathologist (defense, via Zoom)	Day 15	'Freefall dive headfirst' causing spinal compression/paralysis; Callan's bruising attributed to medical equipment.
Dr. Gregory Saathoff	FBI forensic psychiatrist (prosecution rebuttal)	Day 20	The state's final rebuttal witness; began challenging her account of her mental state and was still on the stand at day's end.
Dr. Gregory Saathoff	FBI forensic psychiatrist (prosecution rebuttal)	Day 21	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.
Dr. Jennifer Tufts	Psychiatrist, Aster Mental Health	Day 9	Clancy's psychiatrist from September 2022; testified to the appointments and medication changes running to January 23, 2023, and to her reluctance to take medication. Testimony continued Day 10.
Dr. Jennifer Tufts	Psychiatrist, Aster Mental Health	Day 10	'No signs of psychosis or mania' Jan 23; Clancy denied suicidal/homicidal ideation but felt 'close to feeling suicidal'; ~10 medications tried; cross highlighted her limited postpartum caseload and missing records.
Dr. Jhilam Biswas	Forensic psychiatrist, Brigham and Women's	Day 5	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. Justin Brower	Forensic toxicologist	Day 7	One drug 'a little elevated'; the rest therapeutic; not at suicidal levels.
Dr. Kelly McDonough	ER physician, South Shore Hospital	Day 5	CT of Clancy's head showed nothing remarkable; she was treated for a thoracic spine injury.
Dr. Kimberly Springer	State medical examiner	Day 8	Performed the autopsies; Callan's cause of death 'complications of mechanical asphyxia.'
Dr. Kirk Heilbrun	Forensic psychologist (prosecution rebuttal)	Day 19	The killings were part of a suicide attempt; she wanted her children with her; called it out of character and cited inconsistencies in her voice accounts.
Dr. Kirk Heilbrun	Forensic psychologist (prosecution rebuttal)	Day 20	Concluded Clancy was criminally responsible for the deaths of her three children.
Dr. Lindsay Rosshirt	Pediatrician	Day 8	Children healthy; examined Cora that morning; saw no postpartum signs in Lindsay.
Dr. Mark Tenerowicz	ER physician, BID Plymouth	Day 4	Treated Dawson, who arrived without pulse; declared him dead at 7:28 p.m.
Dr. Michael Snyder	Physician, Beth Israel Deaconess - Plymouth	Day 5	Treated Cora, who 'was not breathing on her own when she arrived'; declared her dead after resuscitation failed.
Dr. Paul Zeizel	Psychologist (defense)	Day 15	45 visits since the incident; she reported a male voice ordering the killings.
Dr. Paul Zeizel	Clinical/forensic psychologist (defense)	Day 16	~60 meetings over three years; 'Intrusive thoughts are unrelenting'; opined she could not determine right from wrong on Jan 24, 2023.
Dr. Phillip Resnick	Forensic psychiatrist (defense, via Zoom)	Day 18	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. Renee Stonebridge	Medical examiner	Day 12	Autopsy findings for all three children.
Dr. Sejal Shah	Psychiatrist, Brigham and Women's	Day 5	Evaluated whether Clancy could change her health care proxy; described her mood as 'OK' and her thoughts as 'organized.'
Eitan Negri	Physician assistant, Brigham and Women's	Day 7	Repaired wrist lacerations Jan 25, 2023; neck cuts 'superficial.'
Elaine Rossi	Former nanny (Sept–Dec 2022)	Day 7	'A wonderful mom'; Clancy shared postpartum struggles and sleep difficulties; no concerns about the children's safety.
Emily Thorndike	Proposed defense witness (excluded)	Day 16	Questioned outside the jury; ruled inadmissible — 'limited materiality.'
Ian Whiffin	Cellebrite digital forensics (prosecution)	Day 14	Apple Health data; stair climbs 5:33/5:38 p.m.; searches re: ketamine and postpartum psychosis; data stops at 5:38 p.m. per cross.
Jennifer Stratton	Paramedic	Day 3	Carried Callan to an ambulance.
Joshua McKelligan	Mass. State Police case officer	Day 13	Described the bedroom scene and stains on ledge/shingles; Museum of Science surveillance video.
Julie Paul	Psychiatric NP; ex-director, perinatal behavioral health, South Shore Health	Day 10	Nov 22, 2022 screening: ideation denied, no hallucinations/delusions; sleep the main concern; prescribed Prozac 10mg; transferred care Nov 30.
Katarina Stashyn	Forensic scientist (ex-State Police DNA)	Day 7	Mixed DNA profiles on exercise bands; Lindsay's DNA on shingles outside the home.
Keith Nette	Duxbury fire captain	Day 3	Assisted with chest compressions.
Kimberlee Hardy	Former child services director, Kingsbury Club, Kingston	Day 9	Supervised the two older children in the club playroom; described Clancy as 'very shy' at drop-off and the family as careful about exposing the infant to illness.
Kyle Carney	Friend of Patrick Clancy	Day 8	Testified about a Jan 22, 2023 social gathering.
Latiesha Dukes	Mental health counselor, South Shore perinatal clinic	Day 12	Dec 2: depression symptoms, frequent suicidal ideation → postpartum anxiety diagnosis; Dec 9: improved; referred to Women and Infants.
Loring 'Chuck' Nudd	Duxbury firefighter/EMT	Day 3	Performed CPR; transported Dawson to Plymouth hospital.
Lt. Joseph Rabbit	Mass. State Police	Day 6	Found four prescription bottles in a kitchen cabinet during the search.
Marcanthony Maffeo	Duxbury police	Day 4	Accompanied the sedated Clancy by medical flight to Brigham and Women's.
Margaret Hamp	L&D nurse, MGH (defense)	Day 14	'The kind of nurse you want taking care of you'; once called police for a wellness check over a baby-cam concern.
Meghan Collins	ICU nurse, Brigham and Women's	Day 5	Testified to Clancy's care and recovery in the intensive care unit.
Melissa Arcadipane	Lab tech supervisor, South Shore Hospital	Day 4	Processed blood/urine samples for State Police.
Michael Vulfovich	ER physician (defense expert)	Day 14	Reviewed Clancy's Jan 24 injuries.
Nicholas Roberts	State Police crime lab analyst	Day 7	Detected 'at least four or five' benzodiazepines; no alcohol.
Nicole Bradley	Plymouth County Sheriff field services	Day 12	Hospital watch duty.
Patrick Clancy	Children's father; then-husband	Day 1	Called as the prosecution's first witness.
Patrick Clancy	Ex-husband	Day 2	Described finding the children with exercise bands around their necks and Lindsay outside with cut wrists; recalled her saying 'I tried to kill myself'; the jury heard his 911 call.
Patrick Dwyer	Duxbury firefighter/paramedic	Day 3	Part of the response.
Paula Musgrove	Mother (defense)	Day 14	'Things changed in October'; the 'Something is wrong' text; late-Dec disclosure of thoughts of harming the children; cross: she didn't consider commitment or separation. Also: 'The medication was pretty much just destroying her mind.'
PJ Hussey	Duxbury fire captain/paramedic	Day 3	'It turned very chaotic very quickly.'
Rachelle Amedee	Nurse, Brigham and Women's trauma ICU	Day 5	Cared for Clancy after she arrived; documented episodes of delirium and visual hallucinations, and communication by whiteboard.
Rebecca Jollotta	Psychiatric nurse, South Shore Health perinatal program	Day 11	Persistent suicidal ideation; 'never had thoughts on harming her children'; suspected bipolar; taper reluctance; cross noted records she never received.
Richard Lippard	Duxbury police officer	Day 4	Described Clancy 'sedated, not speaking.'
Robert Costanzo	Pembroke FD paramedic	Day 3	Treated Lindsay; administered Narcan; she remained unresponsive.
Sarah Carney	Family friend	Day 9	A college friend of Patrick Clancy; said Clancy looked thinner and more frail by late 2022 but was 'quiet, but fairly normal' at a bonfire two days before the killings.
Sgt. Daniel Lawlor	Mass. State Police	Day 12	Evidence officer; hospital observation.
Sgt. Kyle Pavao	Mass. State Police digital forensics	Day 13	Laptop history: suicide-methods page visit Aug 23, 2022.
Sgt. Robert Flynn	Duxbury police	Day 5	Described securing the scene and Duxbury's part in the search warrant.
Sgt. Rose Stoffers	Mass. State Police, crime scene services	Day 5	Photographed and documented Clancy's injuries at the hospital.
Sheila Cavanaugh	Chaplain, Brigham and Women's (defense)	Day 17	First words after extubation; the reported voice; cross: no note of it in her records.
Stephen Hall	Duxbury police officer	Day 3	Found Lindsay injured outside; heard Patrick screaming from the basement.
Sue Clancy	Former mother-in-law; NP, South Shore L&D	Day 15	'Begging for help' Nov 2022; referred her to the postpartum program; 'very nurturing, very loving, wonderful mother.'
Susan Bertolo	Preschool teacher	Day 8	Testified about the day before the deaths.
Susan Fraone	Preschool teacher	Day 8	Dawson had difficult drop-offs starting Oct 2022.
Sweeney Schelgren	Hostess, ThreeV restaurant	Day 2	Took the takeout order; no signs of impairment.
Timothy Chiappini	Mass. State Police digital forensics	Day 13	Phone extraction: 'Can you treat a sociopath' search (Jan 20, 2023); Oct 25, 2022 note; Jan 23–24 messages.
Trooper Leah O'Connell	Mass. State Police crime lab	Day 5	Received the blood and urine vials taken from Clancy.
Vincent Cahill	Witness	Day 3	Final witnesses of the day.