Day 17 - August 20, 2026

Hospital chaplain Sheila Cavanaugh testified that Lindsay Clancy expressed relief on January 31, 2023, that her children were safe and reported a persistent male voice threatening their safety if she did not follow its command. Cavanaugh attributed that account to Clancy and said the voice arose during several visits. She also described Clancy's initial hospital condition and continued visits at rehabilitation facilities. On cross-examination, Jennifer Sprague questioned why Cavanaugh's notes contained no reference to the reported voice while documenting other concerns, including Clancy's fear of being unable to walk. Cavanaugh explained that chaplain notes were not verbatim transcripts and that her role was not patient evaluation. On redirect and recross, she described conversations as confidential but clarified that she was not prohibited from recording patients' words. She acknowledged a note directly quoting Clancy. The court admitted her Brigham and Women's notes without a defense objection. During the charge conference, the Commonwealth requested first- and second-degree murder instructions and opposed intoxication and involuntary manslaughter instructions. Kevin Reddington argued that prescription effects and medication changes supported involuntary intoxication and a lesser-offense instruction. The judge announced no decision on those disputes and planned a rough instruction draft for the following day.