Judge William F. Sullivan
Coverage of Judge William F. Sullivan in the Nexus archive.
- Lindsay Clancy defense wants TikToker to expose hospital ‘lies’ as judge warns ‘this is not Tripadvisor’
During Lindsay Clancy's murder trial, her defense attorney, Kevin Reddington, moved to add former McLean clinical social worker Emily Thorndike as a witness. Reddington argued she could challenge witnesses who misrepresented the psychiatric facility. Prosecutors countered that Thorndike had left McLean roughly a year before Clancy’s stay and lacked firsthand knowledge. Judge William Sullivan questioned the relevance of her testimony, quipping that 'This is not Tripadvisor.'
- Qué sabemos del juicio de Lindsay Clancy, acusada de matar a sus tres hijos en Massachusetts
Lindsay Clancy, accused of homicide in Massachusetts for the deaths of her three children—Cora, Dawson, and Callan—communicated through various means during her trial this week. These communications included responding to judge's questions with her voice, weeping during testimony about Callan's autopsy, and having her diary entries read aloud detailing her mental distress. The legal proceedings addressed the prosecution’s claim that she acted intentionally versus her lawyers’ defense citing a psychopathic episode derived from a postpartum illness.