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.

Joshua McKelligan

Joshua McKelligan 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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Joshua McKelligan

Entity Type: Person

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

Appears: Day 13

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

Summary

Joshua McKelligan 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
Employer	"Massachusetts State Police."	Day 13, 02:44:13
Time in the role	"Since December of 2013."	Day 13, 02:44:16
Involvement	"I went to Duxbury Police Station."	Day 13, 02:46:15

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), 76 questions; Kevin Reddington (Defense), 7 questions.

Speaks in the record: 84 turns across 1 day.

Day	Date	Turns	From	To
Day 13	Friday, August 14, 2026	84	02:43:50	03:03:54

Named elsewhere in the archive: 33 times across 6 sources.

Source	Times	Go to
crime-timeline	16	first mention
Day 12: Counselor and Clinicians	9	first mention
Day 13: Digital and Forensic Evidence	3	first mention
Day 5: Treating Clinicians	2	first mention
andrew-chiachio	2	first mention
Day 8: Family and Police	1	first mention

Sources

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