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2026 Criminal Trialtrial-daytrial-dayJennifer SpragueKevin ReddingtonTimothy ChiappiniJoshua McKelliganKyle PavaodirectcrossredirectrecrossDay 13 - August 13, 2026Computer and phone testimony covered browsing, mental-health searches, family messages and the limits of forensic interpretation. Joshua McKelligan described scene evidence and qualified his recollection of the medical examiner's explanation. After jurors left, the judge limited visitor-log disclosure to Dr. Paul Zeizel.
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Day 13 - August 13, 2026

Computer and Phone Records, Scene Evidence, and Visitor-Log Ruling

Judge William Sullivan
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Computer and phone testimony covered browsing, mental-health searches, family messages and the limits of forensic interpretation. Joshua McKelligan described scene evidence and qualified his recollection of the medical examiner's explanation. After jurors left, the judge limited visitor-log disclosure to Dr. Paul Zeizel.

Full day summary

Kyle Pavao traced August 23, 2022 browsing on a forensic image of Patrick Clancy's Surface Pro from music-related activity to Tom Hall's Wikipedia page, then through hyperlinks to a suicide methods page at 9:45 AM and the Grafton Bridge page at 9:48 AM. He could not determine time spent on the suicide methods page or identify the user. On cross-examination, he agreed that the page followed music browsing rather than a search for suicide methods and said he found no searches for ways to kill. He also confirmed psychiatric and medication searches. Counsel's suggestions about a pediatric appointment remained outside his knowledge. Timothy Chiappini reviewed Lindsay Clancy's iPhone extraction, including notes about depression, parenting, sleep and medication; children's photographs; and January 24 searches, messages and calls concerning medication and takeout. He explained that duplicate report entries need not represent repeated activity and that note metadata did not reveal each edit or its substance. His explanations for simultaneous browser entries, zero-duration calls and photograph modifications remained qualified. The court admitted extraction reports, mental-health and medication search reports, and other records. Three documents containing suicide-related and airbag search entries were marked for identification only; Chiappini would not confirm that they came from Lindsay's phone despite matching device identifiers. Case officer Joshua McKelligan described a walkthrough after other officers completed the house search. The court admitted a scene video and exterior photographs. He recalled bedroom-floor blood and confirmed that the video showed no wall spatter. He could not confirm which pill bottles had been inside a referenced drawer. A museum video showing Lindsay with the children was also played. McKelligan recounted the medical examiner's explanation about continued pressure after unconsciousness, qualifying his recollection that death would take several more minutes. After releasing jurors until Monday, the judge allowed disclosure of visitor-log information concerning Dr. Paul Zeizel. The judge declined to order disclosure concerning a priest on the current record, permitting renewal if the priest became a witness.

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1. Kyle Pavao — Direct/Cross/Redirect/Recross

Kyle Pavao described linked browsing to suicide-related Wikipedia content, while acknowledging that he could not identify the computer user. Cross-examination addressed the browsing context, mental-health searches, and an unconfirmed pediatric-appointment timeline.

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Procedural
Opening Housekeeping
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Direct
Direct Examination - Kyle Pavao Kyle Pavao Jennifer Sprague
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Kyle Pavao traced Surface Pro browsing through hyperlinks to suicide methods and Grafton Bridge pages, but could not identify the user or determine time spent on the suicide methods page.

Cross
Cross-Examination - Kyle Pavao Kyle Pavao Kevin Reddington
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Kyle Pavao could not identify the Surface Pro user and distinguished suicide-related hyperlink browsing from a direct search. He confirmed medication-related searches; two documents were admitted, while pediatric records were marked for identification.

Redirect
Redirect Examination - Kyle Pavao Kyle Pavao Jennifer Sprague
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Kyle Pavao clarified the 2022 browsing dates and 9:48 AM page visit, but could not identify users or confirm the suggested appointment travel time.

Recross
Recross-Examination - Kyle Pavao Kyle Pavao Kevin Reddington
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Kyle Pavao did not confirm defense counsel's suggested appointment time or details about preparing and transporting the child.

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