What was the verdict in Commonwealth v. Lindsay Clancy?

No verdict has been returned. The trial ran from July 29, 2026 in Plymouth Superior Court; closing arguments were Day 22 and the jury began deliberating that afternoon. Possible outcomes: guilty of first or second degree murder, manslaughter, or not guilty by reason of lack of criminal responsibility under Commonwealth v. McHoul.

What is the McHoul standard?

Under Commonwealth v. McHoul, 352 Mass. 544 (1967), a person is not criminally responsible if, as a result of mental disease or defect, they lacked substantial capacity to appreciate wrongfulness or conform conduct to law. Burden on Commonwealth beyond reasonable doubt.

Where can I watch the trial?

Each of the 14 transcript pages links its YouTube court recording via Court TV / Law&Crime / PBS NewsHour. No Rev.com paywall. See /transcripts and /media.

Amy Bevins

Amy Bevins testified or spoke in the trial record of *Commonwealth v. Lindsay Clancy*. This page currently records only what the transcripts show. Background, professional role and relationship to the case still need to be researched and written by a person, and sourced.

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Amy Bevins

Entity Type: Person

Role: Witness (role not yet established, needs review)

Appears: Day 8

Page status: Record-derived stub. The sections below are counted from the transcripts; no biography has been written yet.

Summary

Amy Bevins testified or spoke in the trial record of Commonwealth v. Lindsay Clancy.

This page currently records only what the transcripts show. Background, professional role and

relationship to the case still need to be researched and written by a person, and sourced.

In the trial record

Generated from the transcripts. Every figure below is counted from the record itself, not estimated.

In their own words

	Testimony	Cited
Occupation	"I'm a licensed behavior analyst, but I specialize primarily in early intervention for young children with autism."	Day 8, 27:19
Time in the role	"Six years. I was a special education teacher before that for a long time as well."	Day 8, 27:33

Called by the Commonwealth. Inferred from the direct examination: Jennifer Sprague asked 10 of the first 10 questions put to this witness. Direct examination precedes cross-examination, so the counsel who opens is the party that called them.

Examined by: Jennifer Sprague (Commonwealth), 71 questions; Kevin Reddington (Defense), 37 questions.

Speaks in the record: 109 turns across 1 day.

Day	Date	Turns	From	To
Day 8	Friday, August 7, 2026	109	27:00	45:03

Named elsewhere in the archive: 5 times across 3 sources.

Source	Times	Go to
Day 8: Family and Police	2	first mention
dr-gregory-saathoff	2	first mention
Day 20: Dr. Kirk Heilbrun and Dr. Gregory Saathoff	1	first mention

Sources

Plymouth Superior Court trial transcripts, Commonwealth v. Lindsay Clancy (July to August 2026)