Psychologist testifies Lindsay Clancy 'has not heard voices' since the 2023 killings of her 3 children — fundraiser for her parents nears $1 MILLION

The trial of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother charged with killing her three young children in 2023, continued on Wednesday, with a psychologist saying that the mother did not hear voices in her head anymore following the murders.

Defense witness Dr. Paul Zeizel, a forensic psychologist, returned to the stand after testifying before the court on Tuesday. He had said in his Tuesday testimony that Clancy told her then-husband, Patrick Clancy, over the phone following the killings that she had heard a voice telling her to kill her children. He testified, “She expressed love for him. She said 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.” Clancy jumped out of a window following the killings, resulting in the mother being left paralyzed. 

Under cross-examination on Wednesday, Zeizel said that Clancy has not heard voices in her head since the January 2023 killings of 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson, and 8-month-old Callan.

A prosecutor asked Zeizel, “Now, in all of the times over the course of the last few years that you've met with Ms. Clancy, how many times has she told you since the incident that she's heard a voice?” 

Zeizel replied, “she has not heard voices since the event took place in 2023.” 

The defense is making the case that Clancy was not of the right mind when the killings took place, suffering from postpartum mental illness and overmedication by prescribers.

The prosecutor asked how Zeizel knew that Clancy had been hearing voices, and he said he learned this through conversation with others whom Clancy had spoken to. 

He said that Clancy had spoken to a chaplain, who told Zeizel “that Ms. Clancy told her that she heard a male voice instructing her to first kill her children and then to kill herself.” He said that he believed Clancy had told other family members, such as her mother, that she had voices telling her to kill herself.

The prosecutor said, “In the records with the providers, you're aware—you've reviewed them all, and you've sat through all of their testimony—you're aware that when she described intrusive thoughts, she never... referred to them as a voice telling her to kill herself. Did she?” Zeizel said no. 

“So, as far as her reports of these intrusive thoughts that appear over and over in the notes, you would agree that it was simply when asked about what they were, it was simply that she felt like she wanted to die, right,” the prosecutor asked. Zeizel said yes. 

Wednesday’s testimony comes as a fundraiser set up for the family of Clancy is nearing the $1 million mark. As of Wednesday evening, the fundraiser on GoFundMe had reached over $938,000. Supporters of Clancy have planned international rallies in support of her, which are set to take place on Thursday morning.