Overview
- Judge William F. Sullivan said the court-ordered mental health exam will proceed on April 10 with an expert chosen by prosecutors.
- A March 2 hearing will address the defense motion to bifurcate the trial and other requests, including videotaping the evaluation and earlier access to juror information.
- The full criminal trial is set for July 2026 in Plymouth Superior Court, where Clancy has pleaded not guilty to three counts of murder and related charges.
- Clancy appeared in a wheelchair for her first in-person hearing and remains on suicide watch at Tewksbury State Hospital after a suicide attempt left her paralyzed.
- Parallel civil suits by Clancy and her husband allege misdiagnosis and overmedication before the 2023 killings, with filings noting a later bipolar diagnosis and claims she heard voices on the day in question.