Lindsay Clancy Trial: Blood Spatter and Toxicology Testimony Just Got Real

**SPEAKER_1** (0:00)
This is live courtroom coverage of the trial of Lindsay Clancy from the Hidden Killers podcast in True Crime Today. Now, back to the courtroom.

**William F. Sullivan** (0:11)
Again, members of the jury, thank you for your patience with us. What we're going to do at this point, we're going to return now to the Commonwealth's presentation of the evidence. And Commonwealth, call your next witness, please.

**Jennifer Sprague** (0:21)
Your Honor, before calling your witness, the Commonwealth would like to move to enter three stipulations. This is the next three exhibits. The first writing, the first one in toxicology.

**William F. Sullivan** (0:31)
Actually, before we get there, let me just give a little explanation about stipulation. So, members of the jury, you're going to hear is what's called a stipulation. What a stipulation is, is an agreement between the parties, agreement as to facts. Now, keep in mind that the Commonwealth has the burden of proof for every fact and in the elements in this case.
But the defendant has stipulated, the Commonwealth has stipulated to these specific facts. And the stipulation is basically may be accepted by you as facts and can be relied by you, along with other facts that you find during the course of the evidence. All right, and so with that, Council?

**Jennifer Sprague** (1:16)
Thank you. Does the next exhibit stipulation regarding postmortem toxicology testing of Cora Clancy?

**Shanan Buckingham** (1:26)
The 1384

**Jennifer Sprague** (1:32)
As the next exhibit stipulation regarding the postmortem toxicology testing of Dawson Clancy?

**Shanan Buckingham** (1:41)
185

**Jennifer Sprague** (1:43)
And the third stipulation regarding postmortem toxicology testing, excuse me, for Callan Clancy.

**William F. Sullivan** (1:53)
All right, thank you.

**Jennifer Sprague** (1:55)
Your Honor, at the defendant's request, I would defer to the court as far as reading them.

**William F. Sullivan** (2:00)
All right, do you want to...
I can. All right. All right, so members of the jury, I'm going to read you what these stipulations are. But keep in mind, you'll have these since they've been entered as exhibits. You'll have them with you back in the deliberations, during the deliberations, all right, back in the jury room. So you'll have these, but let me just read these to you so you can kind of have this as the case is going forward, all right? So Exhibit 184 is a stipulation regarding the postmortem toxicology testing of Cora Clancy.
In the above caption matter, the parties agree to the following facts as it pertains to postmortem toxicology testing conducted for Cora Clancy. Number one, in accordance with laboratory policy and procedure, laboratory staff screen analyze and review samples submitted for testing using batch testing processing prior to final review and interpretation by the assigned analyst. Two, all policies and procedures were followed in this case. And three, in addition to forensic scientists, to Alicia Zimmermann being the assigned analyst and processing samples associated with case number 23-01875 Cora Clancy, laboratory staff had the following roles in the testing process. A, Brittany Massett and Natalie Law conducted screening analysis on item 1-01 which was the heart blood of Cora Clancy. B, Hannah Knowles conducted batch review analysis of screening tests conducted by Massett and Law. C, Marissa Dreyer and Seth Utter conducted further analysis on items 1-01.
D, Emily McCall and Jacob O'Connell conducted batch review analysis of testing by Dreyer and Utter respectively. E, Tashi Washington conducted a technical review of the entire case prior to the issuance of Alicia Zimmermann's report. And F, Jennifer Mejia documented the measurements of the specimens collected for possible postmortem toxicology testing. So that's the stipulation on Exhibit 184 regarding the testing related to Cora Clancy.
Exhibit 185 is a stipulation regarding postmortem toxicology testing relating to Dawson Clancy. And so number one, in accordance with laboratory policy and procedure, laboratory staff screen analyze and review samples submitted for testing using batch testing processing prior to final review and interpretation by the assigned analyst. Two, all policies and procedures were followed in this case. Three, in addition to forensic scientists, two, Alicia Zimmermann being the assigned analyst in processing samples associated with case number 23-01874, which was Dawson Clancy, laboratory staff had the following roles in the testing process. A, Brittany Massett and Natalie Law conducted screening analysis on item 1-01, which was the heart blood of Dawson Clancy. B, Hannah Knowles conducted batch review analysis of screening tests conducted by Massett and Law. C, Marissa Dreyer and Seth Utter conducted further analysis on item 1-01. D, Emily McCall and Jacob O'Connell conducted batch review analysis of testing by Dreyer and Utter, respectfully. E, Tashi Washington conducted a technical review of the entire case prior to the issuance of Alicia Zimmermann's report. And F, Jennifer Mejia documented the measurements of the specimens collected for possible post-mortem toxicology testing. And that's the exhibit regarding a Dawson Clancy, all right. And then the last stipulation at this time is Exhibit 186 And that stipulation is regarding the post-mortem toxicology testing of Callan Clancy. And number one, in accordance with laboratory policy and procedures, laboratory staff screen, analyze and review samples submitted for testing using batch testing, processing prior to final review and interpretation by the assigned analyst. Two, all policies and procedures were followed in this case. Three, in addition to forensic scientist, two, Alicia Zimmermann being the assigned analyst and processing samples associated with case number 23-0214, which was for Callan, Clancy, laboratory staff had the following roles in the testing process. A, Brittany Massett was a screening analyst for item 1-1-01, which was blood from Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Plymouth. B, Natalie Law and Marissa Dreyer conducted further analysis on item 1-1-01. C, Hannah Knowles and Emily McCall conducted batch review analysis of item 1-1-01. D, Seth Utter conducted analysis on item 1-1-07, which was blood from Boston Children's Hospital. And 1-1-04, which was urine from Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, Plymouth.