The defense team in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial in Massachusetts concluded its case on Friday. Jurors heard from Dr. Phillip Resnick, a forensic psychiatrist known for his involvement in high-profile cases, including the Andrea Yates trial, which followed the tragic deaths of her five children in Texas in 2001. Dr. Resnick’s testimony is expected to play a crucial role in the jury’s deliberations as they consider the evidence presented during the trial.
Clancy , 36, has entered a plea of not guilty to first-degree murder concerning the deaths of her three children: 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson, and 8-month-old Callan, which occurred in their Duxbury residence on January 24, 2023. Resnick provided testimony for the defense during the 2006 trial of Andrea Yates, who was ultimately found not guilty by reason of insanity. Following the tragic incident, Clancy attempted to take her own life and subsequently became paralyzed due to a fall from a second-story window in the family’s residence in Duxbury.
Clancy informed him that she heard a “loud” voice repeatedly instructing her to “kill” the children “so you can kill yourself,” as per Mack. Subsequently, she killed Dawson while uttering, “go to God,” a phrase she repeated during all three murders, he stated. Resnick stated that Yates experienced severe postpartum psychosis.
The prosecution commenced calling rebuttal witnesses before the closing arguments of the trial, following the established protocol for cases involving an insanity defense.
Dr Avram Mack, who is also a forensic psychiatrist, testified that Clancy remembered instructing the children to “go to God” while she was in the act of strangling them.
