MA v Lindsay Clancy - Sergeant Dan Lawlor - Mass State Police

Testimony of Sergeant Dan Lawlor, a Massachusetts State Police Trooper and evidence officer, in the Lindsay Clancy trial: Witness Profile and Professional Background • Rank: Daniel Lawlor, currently a Sergeant with the Massachusetts State Police, with nine years of service. At the time of the investigation in January 2023, his rank was Trooper. • Unit Assignment: From March 2021 until June 2025, he was assigned to the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office as part of the State Police Detectives Unit. Initial Emergency Response (January 24, 2023) South Shore Hospital (Weymouth): •Dispatched to South Shore Hospital, where the defendant, Lindsay Clancy, had been transported. •Arrived at approximately 7:30 PM, where Duxbury Police Detective Maffeo was already present. •State Police Crime Scene Services Section and the Crime Scene Response Unit (specifically Chemist Maureen Hartnett and Trooper Rose Stoffers) also responded to the hospital. Seizure of Clothing and Personal Items: Collected items cut off the defendant by medical staff, noting they were blood-stained: •A women's tank top cut down the middle. •Blue jeans cut off. •A women's bra cut down the middle. •Her wedding ring and wedding band. •Two black socks, but no shoes. Search Warrant Execution at Summer Street (January 25, 2023) Prescription Medications Seized (Exhibit 155): 1. Trazodone: Labeled as filled on January 12, 2023, with an original quantity of 30 pills; 20 remaining. 2. Diazepam (5 mg): Labeled as filled on January 9, 2023, with an original quantity of 14 pills; 2.5 remaining. 3. Diazepam (2 mg): Labeled as filled on January 16, 2023, with an original quantity of 3 (with an unexplained pink mark through it); 9.5 remaining. 4. Amitriptyline (10 mg): Labeled as filled on January 16, 2023, with an original quantity of 30 pills; 22 remaining. Additional Seized Evidence: • Master Bedroom: Collected a baby monitor and a Google Nest camera. Lawlor did not recall personally searching the nightstand next to the bed. • Electronics: Seized two Mac Pro laptops from the basement (believed to be Patrick Clancy's business and personal laptops). • Cell Phones: Two cell phones were seized from the master bedroom (one on the bed, one in a dresser drawer), but Lawlor did not recall if they had blood on them. • Missing Items: Conconfirmed that no Apple Watch was located or seized. Custody and Security at Brigham and Women's Hospital Strict Security Protocol: •The defendant remained paralyzed and confined to her hospital bed. • Court-Ordered Visit from Dr. Zeisel: •A psychologist/psychiatrist, Paul Zeisel, was allowed to visit the defendant under a court order. •Lawlor later learned that during this visit, after her intubation tube was removed, Lindsay used Dr. Zeisel's cell phone to call her husband, Patrick Clancy. Investigation Theories and the "Voices" Discussion (Voir Dire & Cross-Examination) The "Voices" Phone Call: Lawlor learned from the lead case investigator, Trooper Joshua McKelligan, that Lindsay had told her husband on the hospital phone call that she "heard voices in her head". The Voir Dire Hearing (Jury Excused): •Due to defense questioning regarding a prosecution theory about Dr. Zeisel, the jury was dismissed for a short voir dire hearing. •Lawlor testified that he had no direct conversation with prosecutors about their theories of the case. •He recalled discussing a theory in the office with Trooper McKelligan that the visiting psychologist (Zeisel) had planted the idea of "voices" in Lindsay's mind for a defense. •Lawlor acknowledged that this theory was Trooper McKelligan's speculation and had no investigative or factual basis that he was aware of. •Lawlor confirmed that the investigators did not receive any reports detailing what was actually discussed between Dr. Zeisel and Lindsay in the hospital room. 00:00 MA v Lindsay Clancy - Sgt. Daniel Lawlor 00:48 Tuesday Evening Response to Duxbury 01:14 Arrival at South Shore Hospital 02:52 Serving the Preservation Notice & Seizing Clothes 09:41 Prescription Medications Inventory (Exhibit 155) 13:31 Court-Ordered Visit by Dr. Paul Zeisel 14:35 Cross-Examination Begins 17:11 Defense Probes Search of Summer Street Residence 18:59 Seized Laptops, Cell Phones, and Blood Evidence 23:16 Dr. Zeisel's Visit & Closed-Door Meeting 24:22 Objection on the "Voices" Theory 25:08 Jury Excused: Voir Dire Hearing Begins 25:33 Defense Voir Dire: McKelligan's Speculation on "Voices" 31:01 Commonwealth's Voir Dire Questioning 33:15 Jury Returns & Resumption of Cross-Examination 34:19 Lindsay Clancy's Call to Patrick Clancy 34:55 Probing Lead Investigator McKelligan's Speculation 38:18 Redirect Examination Lindsay Clancy Trial Playlist:    • MA v Lindsay Clancy - Jury Selection Day 1