Commonwealth v. Clancy

 2383CR00198 · Plymouth Superior

The witnesses, in the order they were called

Every witness who has taken the stand, with the party that called them, the days they appeared and their role in the case. 70 witnesses across 18 sittings.

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NamePartyAppearedRole
Patrick ClancyCommonwealthJuly 27, 2026, July 29, 2026Husband of defendant; father of decedents
Stephen HallCommonwealthJuly 30, 2026Patrol officer, Duxbury PD - first on scene
Brian JosephineCommonwealthJuly 30, 2026Patrol officer, Duxbury PD - carried Dawson to ambulance
Mark Anthony MaffeoCommonwealthJuly 31, 2026Detective (now Patrol Sgt.), Duxbury PD - hospital evidence collection
Richard LippardCommonwealthJuly 31, 2026Patrolman, Duxbury PD - custody watch, MedFlight escort
Michael SnyderCommonwealthAugust 3, 2026Emergency physician, Beth Israel Deaconess Plymouth - treated Cora
Andrew CapraroCommonwealthAugust 3, 2026Attending, Boston Children's Hospital ED - received Callan
David CasavantCommonwealthAugust 3, 2026ICU physician, Boston Children's - brain death determination
Kelly McDonoughCommonwealthAugust 3, 2026Emergency physician, South Shore Hospital - treated defendant
Christina CarpioCommonwealthAugust 4, 2026Trauma surgeon, South Shore Hospital / Brigham
Joseph RabbittCommonwealthAugust 4, 2026Lieutenant, Massachusetts State Police - search warrant execution
Eitan NegriCommonwealthAugust 5, 2026Physician assistant, Brigham and Women's - wrist laceration repair
Nicholas RobertsCommonwealthAugust 5, 2026Forensic scientist, MSP Crime Lab toxicology unit
Justin BrowerCommonwealthAugust 5, 2026Forensic toxicologist, NMS Laboratories
Amy BevinsCommonwealthAugust 6, 2026Friend of defendant (~29 years); behavior analyzt
Christopher ClancyCommonwealthAugust 6, 2026Father-in-law of defendant
Kyle CarneyCommonwealthAugust 6, 2026College friend of Patrick Clancy; Duxbury resident. Had the family over on January 22, 2023 and described Clancy as normal but quiet.
Ian WhiffinCommonwealthAugust 17, 2026Digital forensics, Cellebrite - Apple Health, calls, searches
Susan ClancyDefenseAugust 18, 2026Mother-in-law; L&D nurse 38 yrs, South Shore Hospital
LaposataDefensesee noteForensic pathologist - mechanism of fall injuries (Zoom)
Jennifer TuftsCommonwealthAugust 7, 2026, August 10, 2026Psychiatrist; prescriber. ~14 telehealth appointments over roughly four months, the last the day before the killings. Testified Clancy never presented as psychotic.
Julie PaulCommonwealthAugust 10, 2026Nurse practitioner, South Shore perinatal behavioral health
Rebecca JollottaCommonwealthAugust 11, 2026, August 12, 2026Psychiatric nurse; treated defendant late 2022. Testified defendant reported medications were not working quickly enough and might be worsening her condition. NOTE: possibly the same person as 'NP Rebecca Gelada' in treatment_chronology - surname unverified, do not merge without checking.
Timothy ChiappiniCommonwealthAugust 13, 2026Detective, Massachusetts State Police - read journal entries into the record
Donald CondieDefenseAugust 18, 2026Clinical and forensic psychiatrist specializing in psychotic and mood disorders. Admitted over Commonwealth objection; barred from opining on standard of care. Cross-examined on reliance on a New Yorker article in his affidavit.
Paul ZeizelDefenseAugust 19, 2026Forensic psychologist. Met defendant ~60 times over ~35 hours. Opined she was not criminally responsible: mental disease or defect (bipolar disorder with postpartum psychosis), unable to appreciate wrongfulness, unable to conform conduct to the law. Cross-examined on report errors and on combining treating and forensic roles.
Elaine RossiCommonwealthAugust 5, 2026Former part-time nanny to the Clancy children. Testified Clancy was open about postpartum struggles and insomnia in autumn 2022 but that she never had concerns about the children's welfare.
Kimberley SpringerCommonwealthAugust 12, 2026Medical examiner. Testified to Callan's injuries as consistent with ligature strangulation; cause of death complications of mechanical asphyxia.
Barbara OlsonCommonwealthAugust 12, 2026Medical examiner. Performed the autopsies on Cora and Dawson; findings from Cora's autopsy consistent with ligature strangulation.
Renee StonebridgeCommonwealthAugust 12, 2026Director of cardiac and neuropathology, state chief medical examiner's office. Testified to eye injuries consistent with asphyxial strangulation and that brain death follows roughly six to eight minutes without oxygen.
Emily ThorndikeDefenseAugust 19, 2026Licensed clinical social worker, formerly of McLean Hospital. Heard on voir dire before the judge only, not before the jury.
Kyle PavaoCommonwealthAugust 13, 2026Sergeant, MSP; Cellebrite-certified examiner. Computer extractions.
Joshua McKelliganCommonwealthAugust 13, 2026Trooper, MSP; case officer. Scene observations and crime-scene video.
Mark TenerowiczCommonwealthJuly 31, 2026Emergency physician, Beth Israel Deaconess Plymouth. Treated Dawson.
Benjamin KaufmanCommonwealthJuly 31, 2026Emergency physician, Beth Israel Deaconess Plymouth. Treated Callan.
Melissa ArcadipaneCommonwealthJuly 31, 2026Laboratory supervisor, South Shore Hospital. Chain of custody for blood and urine samples.
Katarina StashynCommonwealthAugust 5, 2026DNA analyzt, MSP Crime Lab.
Lindsay RosshirtCommonwealthAugust 6, 2026Pediatrician, South Shore Medical; the family's pediatrician since 2019. Saw Cora on the morning of January 24, 2023 for a routine physical and suggested MiraLAX.
Kimberly SpringerCommonwealthAugust 6, 2026Medical examiner. Autopsy testimony regarding Callan; cause of death complications of mechanical asphyxia. Testified 08-06 and 08-12.
Andrew ChiachioCommonwealthAugust 6, 2026Detective Sergeant, MSP (Plymouth DA office). Surveillance retrieval, route mapping, search warrants, DNA collection, social-media searches.
Susan FraoneCommonwealthAugust 6, 2026Dawson's preschool teacher.
Susan BertoloCommonwealthAugust 6, 2026Cora's preschool teacher.
Stephanie WilliamsCommonwealthAugust 6, 2026Preschool teacher.
Andrea HenniganCommonwealthAugust 6, 2026Registered nurse, labor and delivery, Massachusetts General Hospital; colleague of seven years.
Bethany DeCollibusCommonwealthAugust 6, 2026Licensed family therapist and friend; saw Clancy weekly.
Sheila CavanaughDefenseAugust 20, 2026Board-certified chaplain, Brigham and Women's Hospital. Visited Clancy 14+ times since January 2023; testified Clancy reported a male voice commanding her to harm the children. Her own notes record no voice-hearing.
Latisha Dukessee noteSocial worker; her notes were in evidence during Rebecca Jollotta's testimony. Did not testify as far as is known.
Paula MusgroveDefenseAugust 17, 2026Mother of the defendant. Testified to an October 2022 request that she come and stay, frightening medication side effects, and a December 2022 disclosure of thoughts of harming the children.
Allison OzgaDefenseAugust 17, 2026Sister of the defendant; licensed social worker and mandated reporter. Testified the defendant reported daily suicidal ideation for a month by late December 2022; acknowledged she filed no report.
Margaret HampDefenseAugust 17, 2026Labor and delivery nurse, Massachusetts General; former colleague. Testified the defendant had asked about the Andrea Yates case and wept.
Michael VulfovichDefenseAugust 17, 2026Emergency physician, Newton-Wellesley Hospital; defense expert on the injuries. Not cross-examined; barred from opining on whether the suicide attempt was genuine.
Cory MeloCommonwealthAugust 3, 2026Detective, MSP. Read the defendant's journal entries into the record.
John SantosCommonwealthAugust 3, 2026Captain, MSP. Testified he did not search the nightstand drawer; its contents were never seized.
Rose StoffersCommonwealthAugust 3, 2026Sergeant, MSP Crime Scene Services. Documented the defendant's injuries.
Robert FlynnCommonwealthAugust 3, 2026Sergeant, Duxbury Police Department.
Mark FarioliCommonwealthAugust 3, 2026Detective, MSP.
Leah O'ConnellCommonwealthAugust 3, 2026Trooper, MSP.
Jhilam BiswasCommonwealthAugust 3, 2026Forensic psychiatrist, Brigham and Women's. Saw the defendant January 26, 2023; found no documented signs of psychosis, but agreed psychosis can fluctuate.
Sejal ShahCommonwealthAugust 3, 2026Psychiatrist, Brigham and Women's. Recorded organized, goal-oriented thought on January 29, 2023.
Meghan CollinsCommonwealthAugust 3, 2026ICU nurse, Brigham and Women's. Testified to ICU delirium.
Rachelle AmedeeCommonwealthAugust 3, 2026ICU nurse, Brigham and Women's. One-to-one suicide watch; the defendant coded on January 25.
Sherri CrookCommonwealthAugust 4, 2026Crime Scene Response Unit supervisor, MSP Crime Lab. Bloodstain pattern analyzis.
Alicia ZimmermanCommonwealthAugust 4, 2026Forensic scientist, MSP Crime Lab. Toxicology on the children: no substances detected.
Lisa YelleCommonwealthAugust 4, 2026Formerly of the toxicology unit, MSP Crime Lab.
Hilary GriffithsCommonwealthAugust 4, 2026Forensic scientist, MSP Crime Lab. The defendant's prescribed medications present; no alcohol or recreational drugs.
Jonathan O'LoughlinCommonwealthAugust 4, 2026Trooper, MSP. Identified the knife; no useful fingerprints recovered.
Maureen HartnettCommonwealthAugust 4, 2026Forensic scientist, MSP Crime Lab. Blood sample collection.
Sarah CarneyCommonwealthAugust 7, 2026Friend of Patrick Clancy. Saw the defendant at a bonfire on January 22, 2023.
Kimberlee HardyCommonwealthAugust 7, 2026Former child services director, Kingsbury Club; supervised the children at daycare.
Alia GoodheartCommonwealthAugust 7, 2026Psychiatrist, McLean Hospital. Testified to the 3-January 5, 2023 admission and discharge; had never treated a postpartum psychosis patient. Appears as 'Aliyah Goodhart' in the treatment chronology.