Lindsay Clancy Trial: Psychiatrist Says the Warning Signs Were There — and Missed

Dr. Donald Condie, a clinical and forensic psychiatrist specializing in psychopharmacology, testified today for the defense in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, the Duxbury, Massachusetts mother accused of strangling her three children — 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson, and 7-month-old Callan — with exercise bands inside the family's Summer Street home on January 24, 2023. Clancy faces three counts of murder and three counts of strangulation. She has pleaded not guilty and is mounting an insanity defense, with attorney Kevin Reddington arguing severe postpartum psychosis and psychiatric overmedication.

Condie told jurors he reviewed Clancy's full medical file from Dr. Tufts and found it thin — sparse enough to raise questions about what was actually being tracked. He testified that psychosis patients typically report auditory hallucinations, and that Clancy did describe hearing voices and intrusive thoughts. In his assessment, she exhibited the full symptom profile that precedes postpartum psychosis. He also noted a basic gap in her care: thyroid issues can trigger postpartum complications, yet neither Dr. Tufts nor NP Jollotta ever ordered the blood test that would have ruled it out. When Clancy called the Aspire hotline for help, Condie testified she was told that without a specific suicide plan, her level of care couldn't be increased. Despite medication and repeated attempts to get help, he said, her symptoms never let up.

On cross-examination, prosecutors pointed out that Condie's CV lists no direct postpartum experience and pressed him on whether he'd reviewed police reports. They also got him to confirm Clancy never told her own providers she was hearing voices — a point the defense addressed on redirect, when Condie testified she may have stayed quiet out of fear of losing her nursing license or her children. The trial continues in Plymouth Superior Court.

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