Defense Seeks TikTok Critic as Witness in Clancy Trial

In the Lindsay Clancy murder case, the defense requests adding Emily Thorndike, a former McLean Hospital social worker who posted a viral TikTok criticizing the facility, as a rebuttal witness to counter prosecutors’ portrayal of McLean as a top-tier facility. Thorndike would discuss the short-term unit’s operations and therapy practices from 2014–2021, potentially challenging claims about adequate care. The defense plans to argue postpartum psychosis as the basis for an insanity defense, while prosecutors have noted Clancy initially showed no clear psychosis in early assessments.