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Dawson Clancy

Son of Lindsay and Patrick Clancy.

Mentioned2026 Criminal Trial
58 proceedings·58 mentions

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Dawson Clancy's death was addressed through a separate murder indictment against his mother, Lindsay Clancy, and testimony about the January 24, 2023 emergency response. Stephen Hall and Brian Josephine described finding the three-year-old motionless in a basement room; Josephine carried him to an ambulance. Keith Nette testified that Dawson had no pulse or spontaneous breathing and regained neither during transport. Emergency physician Mark Joseph Tenerowicz described further unsuccessful resuscitation at Beth Israel Deaconess Plymouth and confirmed declaring him dead.

Medical examiner Barbara Olson identified Dawson's cause of death as asphyxia. Alicia Zimmerman reported no substances detected in screening of his postmortem heart blood. Katarina Stashyn testified that DNA results from the ends of a yellow exercise band supported his inclusion. She cautioned that family relatedness complicated interpretation and that separate inclusionary statistics did not establish contributors' joint presence. Testimony also addressed Dawson before the incident: his father, Patrick Clancy, identified photographs of him, and preschool teacher Susan Fraoni described harder drop-offs beginning around mid-October 2022, while noting that some days were better.

Trial Record (58)

2026 Trial2026 Criminal TrialJul 27, 2026 – Sep 4, 2026

Dawson Clancy's death was the subject of a separate murder indictment against his mother, Lindsay Clancy. Witnesses described his discovery in the basement, unsuccessful resuscitation, and medical and forensic findings.

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DirectBrian Josephine - Direct ExaminationBrian JosephineJennifer Sprague1highlightMentioned

Summary

Officer Brian Josephine described Lindsay's visible wounds, finding Dawson in the basement, and performing chest compressions on Cora. He corrected his earlier description of an exercise band's color; no cross-examination followed.

Mentioned in this proceeding.

Highlights (1)

testimony highlightJosephine recounted Patrick's shouted accusation that Lindsay had killed the children, followed by the officers' discovery of a motionless child later identified as Dawson Clancy.Open in transcript →Watch this moment ▶

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DirectDirect Examination - Katarina StashynKatarina StashynJennifer Sprague1highlightMentioned

Summary

Stashyn reported exercise-band and exterior-stain DNA results, emphasizing relatedness, independent inclusion statistics, and limits on identifying contributors to mixtures.

Mentioned in this proceeding.

Highlights (1)

testimony highlightStashyn reported support for Dawson Clancy's inclusion in the yellow-band end sample under both two- and three-contributor interpretations. She explained that relatedness can complicate contributor counts and that undercounting can cause false exclusions.Open in transcript →Watch this moment ▶

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ClosingClosing Argument - DefenseKevin ReddingtonMentioned

Summary

Reddington argued that medication, treatment failures, and psychosis left Lindsay without criminal responsibility. He challenged the investigation and prosecution experts, disputed interpretations of physical and digital evidence, and emphasized the Commonwealth's burden of proof.

Mentioned in this proceeding.