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.

Dr. Paul Zeizel

Entity Type: Person

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

Appears: see below

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

Summary

Dr. Paul Zeizel appears 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
Name	"Good afternoon. Paul Zeizel, Z-E-I-Z-E-L."	Day 15, 03:02:02
Occupation	"I'm a clinical and forensic psychologist."	Day 15, 03:02:10

Called by the Defense. Inferred from the direct examination: Kevin Reddington 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.

Speaks in the record: 161 turns across 1 day.

Day	Date	Turns	From	To
Day 15	Tuesday, August 18, 2026	161	03:01:29	03:42:35

Named elsewhere in the archive: 78 times across 10 sources.

Source	Times	Go to
crime-timeline	48	first mention
Day 22: Closing Arguments and Jury Instructions	9	first mention
Day 13: Digital and Forensic Evidence	7	first mention
Day 16: Emily Thorndike	3	first mention
Day 15: Medical Experts	2	first mention
Day 19: Rebuttal	2	first mention
Day 20: Dr. Kirk Heilbrun and Dr. Gregory Saathoff	2	first mention
emily-thorndike	2	first mention
julie-paul	2	first mention
Day 21: Argument and Charge Conference	1	first mention

Sources

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