Lindsay Clancy trial live updates from Aug. 19: Chilling term mom uses for day she strangled her 3 kids exposed by psychologist

Nypost · Aug 19, 2026 · 813 words · By Priscilla DeGregory

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The Lindsay Clancy murder trial was mysteriously delayed Wednesday, but eventually picked up where it left off a day before, with a psychologist spending more than three hours on the stand, divulging some of the killer mom’s darkest thoughts both before and…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The labor and delivery nurse, 36, is charged with three counts of first-degree murder”

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Multiple independent sources, including Wikipedia and The Mirror, confirm Lindsay Clancy is a former labor and delivery nurse charged with three counts of first-degree murder.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kevin Reddington (born February 9, 1951) is a criminal defense attorney based in Brockton, Massachusetts, who has appeared in a number of high-profile cases. He received his law degree from Suffolk Un…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Reddington

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On January 24, 2023, Lindsay Clancy fatally strangled her three children—five-year-old Cora, three-year-old Dawson, and eight-month-old Callan—at the family's home in Duxbury, Massachusetts, United St…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_the_Clancy_children

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Postpartum psychosis (PPP), also known as puerperal psychosis or peripartum psychosis, involves the abrupt onset of psychotic symptoms shortly following childbirth, typically within two weeks of deliv…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postpartum_psychosis

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Claim 2: “Judge William Sullivan said around 2:30 p.m. [the jury was let go for the day due to 'an unforeseen circumstance']”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results (YouTube music, Night Court, etc.) and does not mention Judge William Sullivan dismissing a jury at 2:30 p.m.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Night Court is an American television sitcom that premiered on NBC on January 4, 1984, and ended on May 31, 1992, after nine seasons consisting of 193 episodes. The show is set in the night shift of a…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Reversible Errors is a 2004 American made-for-television crime thriller film based on the 2002 novel of the same name by Scott Turow. It was directed by Mike Robe, who previously directed Scott Turow'…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reversible_Errors_(film)

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Claim 3: “Clancy did a five day stint at the mental institution starting New Year's Day 2023”

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NY Post and other web sources confirm she was admitted to McLean Hospital for five days starting January 1, 2023.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — McLean Hospital (; formerly known as Somerville Asylum and Charlestown Asylum) is a psychiatric hospital in Belmont, Massachusetts. McLean maintains the world's largest neuroscientific and psychiatric…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McLean_Hospital

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of events of the year 2026 in the United States, as well as predicted and scheduled events that have not yet occurred. July 4, 2026 was the 250th anniversary of the signing of …
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Claim 4: “Lindsay Clancy refers to the day she strangled her three kids and tried to kill herself as 'my tragedy,' psychologist Paul Zeizel testified.”

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Web search results confirm testimony regarding the phrase 'my tragedy' used by Clancy, though one snippet attributes the note to 'Buckingham' while the claim attributes it to Paul Zeizel; however, the factual occurrence of the phrase in court is corroborated.

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web search NEUTRAL — "She does speak about her children. She really loved them, and misses them, and thinks of them every single day almost every moment of the day."Buckingham also noted that Clancy continually refers to …
https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/lindsay-clancy-trial-wat…

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web search NEUTRAL — “She had said that she heard a male voice ordering her, telling her that she didn’t have any choice, but she had to kill her children and then kill herself.” When asked if he had told her to say that,…
https://www.ladbible.com/news/us-news/lindsay-clancy-two-wor…

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Claim 5: “killing Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months, in January 2023”

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Wikipedia and multiple NY Post reports confirm the names, ages, and date (January 24, 2023) of the children killed.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Following is a list of teams that competed during the 2022–23 curling season.
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Claim 6: “Thorndike worked at McLean as a social worker from 2019 through December 18, 2021”

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Multiple sources confirm Emily Thorndike worked at McLean Hospital until 2021, though the specific start date of 2019 is not explicitly detailed in the snippets, the end date and role are confirmed.

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web search NEUTRAL — Emily Thorndike posted the TikTok during the trial and criticized the care at McLean Hospital, where Clancy had been committed before killing her children. Thorndike formerly worked at McLean until 20…
https://nz.news.yahoo.com/lindsay-clancy-attorney-wants-form…

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web search NEUTRAL — Former McLean Hospital social worker Emily Thorndike was called to court after her TikTok video went viral online for criticizing testimony about the facility.Summary of Emily Thorndike’s courtroom ap…
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/clancy-trial-social-worker

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web search NEUTRAL — Emily Thorndike, who worked at McLean Hospital until 2021, took the stand as the judge considered whether she could testify for Lindsay Clancy’s defense.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zV6yopqveM

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Claim 7: “faces life in prison without parole if convicted”

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Cross-referenced reports from NY Post confirm that she faces life in prison without parole if convicted.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — faces life in prison without parole if convicted.
https://nypost.com/2026/08/12/us-news/lindsay-clancy-trial-l…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — The labor and delivery nurse is charged with three counts of murder and faces life in prison without parole if convicted.
https://nypost.com/2026/08/04/us-news/lindsay-clancy-trial-a…

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Claim 8: “Judge William Sullivan shot down Lindsay Clancy's bid to call a therapist who made a TikTok video after watching Clancy's murder trial.”

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Multiple web search results confirm Judge William Sullivan denied the defense's request to call Emily Thorndike as a witness.

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