Margaret Spinelli

Defense counsel Kevin Reddington identified Margaret Spinelli as an expert in postpartum depression and postpartum psychosis. Susan Clancy testified that Spinelli had shared her expertise with hospital colleagues at Susan's request. On cross-examination, Susan did not recall exactly how they connected and said she did not think she had contacted Spinelli about the defendant's case.

Spinelli's defense psychiatric evaluation figured in testimony about diagnosis and Lindsay Clancy's reported auditory experiences. Avram Mack confirmed reviewing her report and said he believed her diagnosis was bipolar I, while recalling bipolar II diagnoses from other evaluators. Kirk Heilbrun also identified Spinelli's evaluation among the materials he reviewed. Gregory Saathoff testified that Spinelli's report placed the onset of a reported voice around 5:10 or 5:15 p.m., when Patrick Clancy left on errands, whereas Clancy told Saathoff it began after a 5:34 p.m. telephone call. He described differences in the timing and content of those accounts as significant inconsistencies in his evaluation.