Watch Live: Lindsay Clancy trial resumes with cross-examination of psychologist

Lindsay Clancy's trial resumed in Massachusetts on Wednesday, with the defense calling a forensic psychologist to cross-examine the expert who testified that Clancy believed a voice ordered her to kill her children. The trial is expected to continue into Thursday before resting and giving the prosecution an opportunity to call rebuttal witnesses.

A TikTok user previously employed at McLean Hospital, Emily Thorndike, was not permitted to testify in front of the jury. Judge William Sullivan dismissed the jurors for the day due to an unforeseen circumstance, and the trial was set to resume at 9 a.m. on Thursday. Thorndike argued that she should be allowed to testify as she was employed at McLean Hospital during Clancy's treatment in January 2023.

However, the judge ruled that there was limited relevance in her testimony, and the defense could submit records about staffing during the relevant weeks instead.

Dr. Paul Zeizel, a defense witness, completed his testimony on Wednesday morning. He described Clancy as well-regarded and well-liked in her unit at Tewksbury State Hospital, where she remains after the children's deaths. Clancy had bad days and worse days, and she spoke about her children frequently, missing them and thinking of them every moment of the day, Zeizel said.

The prosecutor questioned Zeizel about his professional experience, and he mentioned that he had only spent 35 hours evaluating defendants and cared deeply for one of them.