A jury is to determine whether Lindsay Clancy is criminally responsible for killing her three children in 2023 in Duxbury, Massachusetts. She was being treated for postpartum mental health issues when she killed the children: Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, who was 8 months old. Plymouth County Superior Court Judge William Sullivan is presiding over the jury trial, which began on July 27 and is expected to last six to eight weeks.
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Timothy Chapini of the Massachusetts State Police analyzed Lindsay Clancy's Internet activity from the weeks prior to her killing her children in January 2023. He testified in her murder trial today about searches such as "can you treat a sociopath" and searches related to the distance between the Clancy's home and the restaurant where Lindsay sent Patrick for takeout the night she killed their children. You can watch Chapini's direct-exam testimony here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKysRFwZZUI In cross-exam, Clancy's lawyer Kevin Reddington questioned him Lindsays many other Internet searches. 01:13 "I'm just trying to get a handle on that you and your other brother or sister officers would would examine, for example, the computers that were found in Patrick's office in the house. Right, you didn't, but the other people did?" "That's correct." 02:49 "What is a full file system extraction as opposed to advanced logical extraction?" "A full file system extraction would acquire the databases and information that you cannot see as a user on a device." 03:14 "Did you ever collaborate with him as investigator investigating Lindsay Clancy on this case and talk about what you located, what he located?" "I had no discussion with him about the phone extraction." 07:15 "What is this document?" "I recognize it as a screen capture from an Axiom phone extraction." 13:46 "So you would agree with me, sir, that one of the concerns as an investigator that you had is things such as looking for buzzwords like suicide, right?" "I'm not sure I understand the question." "When you're looking on the target's phone, and out of this whole courtroom, the target would be Lindsay Clancy, right?" "Yes, sir." 14:18 "You were looking for different topics such as suicide, drugs, killing kids. I imagine to investigate, right? You had buzzwords?" "Yes." 15:29 "The value associated with the source file is carotid artery" "Can you turn airbags off on Kia Sorento." "These all came from Lindsey's phone, right?" "I can't confirm that." 20:20 "And what did Lindsay say to her mother on January 3 at 8:35 in the morning?" "Yeah, I'm alright. Anxious about meeting with the whole psychiatry team." 21:08 "And then on January 8, sir, at 1044 in the morning, was there a text from her mother to Lindsey? If you know, 1044. Well, the mother asked, "Did you sleep good?" "From mommy to Lindsay. Great, that will be fun. Sleep good last night?" "And did she respond? She meaning Lindsay." "She did." "What'd she say?" "I actually did." 24:27 "I have a message from Lindsay to Mommy, January 14, 2023, 105, 13 seconds p.m., saying about the same period ... hanging in there and waiting for the day I wake up and feel me." 27:04 "district attorney asked you about Google searches, googling 3v restaurant, looking at the distance from the house to 3v restaurant, looking up menus. You recall answering her questions on that?" "I do, sir." "And and you're familiar also prior to that on the same day that she had taken the baby to a doctor, and that Pat texted her and asked basically, you know, how did it work out? Do you recall that?" "I recall the doctor's appointment. I don't recall the text." "Do you recall that Lindsay sent a picture of her and her children taken that afternoon?" "I recall the snowman photo." "So she says, waiting for the day I wake up feeling like me, right?" "That's correct, sir." 29:10 "There is a keyword search in psychosis and a Google search." 30:47 "You recall that there were a number of pages where she Googled and was inquiring about suicide?" "Yes, sir." "And can you tell us when she was googling suicide?" "December 29, 2022." 32:48 "Benzo is listed as a keyword as part of another search." "Also, after benzo, it says withdrawals, right?" "Correct." 38:04 "And then, finally, sir, on January 19 of 2023, was she searching hallucinations?" "Yes, sir." 45:58 "Are you able to know when the photograph of the two kids and the snowman was sent to Pat by Lindsay, you know when was it on the 24th? If you know." "I would have to look at the extraction. So, understanding jury would be able to be looking at the photo and has a little history. If we look at this report. You see where it says Lindsay owner, and then over here it says Cutie?" "Yes, sir." "So is that from Pat to Lindsay?" "That's correct." "And what's the date and the time?" 49:47 "Were you aware that there are photographs of the kids hanging in virtually every room, kitchen, living room, bedrooms? Do you know that? As an investigator on this case?" "Sir, I was not involved in the search." prosecutors' re-direct 51:02 "Some of those searches were for psychosis symptoms on January 19, 2023, is that correct?" "That's correct." 53:19 "Was there also a text message from Lindsay's mother to Lindsay on January 22 ... in which her mother says, "Enjoyed seeing everyone this weekend. Nice to see you doing better. " "That's correct."