Show Notes
Patrick Clancy Day 1 testimony: What was it like to watch from inside the courtroom? As the prosecution begins presenting its case in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, all eyes are on their first witness: Patrick Clancy, the father of Cora, Dawson, and Callan, and the former husband of the woman accused of killing them in 2023.
In this episode of Criminally Obsessed, investigative reporter Anne Emerson speaks with Lauren Matthias, host of Hidden True Crime podcast, who was inside the Massachusetts courtroom for Patrick Clancy's emotional testimony on Monday, July 27th 2026. Sitting just rows behind Lindsay Clancy, she describes the moments cameras couldn't capture, from hearing Lindsay breathing in her wheelchair to watching Patrick struggle to maintain his composure as prosecutors showed photos of his three children.
If you're following the Lindsay Clancy trial, this conversation takes you inside the courtroom for the testimony that could become one of the defining moments of the case.
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