@nbcnews: The judge in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial will not allow defense attorney Kevin Reddington to call social worker Emily Thorndike as a witness before the jury. Thorndike’s video on TikTok caught the attention of the defense as she spoke about staffing concerns at McClean Hospital in Massachusetts, the same hospital where Clancy stayed in early January 2023 prior to killing her three children later that month. NBC News’ Misty Marris explains how the TikToker went from viewing the trial online to inside the courtroom herself.
Gabby Petito’s body was found because of social media…never underestimate the true crime social media community.
2026-08-20 01:24:17
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Huge ACKman :
If she murdered YOUR kids and claimed postpartum psychosis, would you people still defend her?
2026-08-19 21:05:30
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mars (allegedly) :
comments seem to think they know better than the law when it comes to the guilty by reason of insanity verdict
2026-08-20 20:00:09
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Nina P :
I suspect a juror(s) may be found as a follower of Emily Thorndike
2026-08-20 00:38:45
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White Widow Super Cheese :
is she the one that summers in Cabo?
2026-08-20 20:00:08
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juanzynawhile :
The Netflix documentary is gonna go CRAZY
2026-08-19 22:56:58
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Jeremy :
We’re witnessing a mass psychosis happening right now
2026-08-20 01:39:51
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nen0256 :
Why does America treats this tragedy like entertainment
2026-08-20 08:41:01
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tay vay :
Anddddd now her TikTok account is deleted 💀
2026-08-19 21:23:48
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Me :-) :
Weird how cameras all in this court but the Epstein files... still redacted 🙄😔
2026-08-19 23:07:22
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Walker :
“Can’t wait for the plot twist” “this documentary is gonna be insane” how about yall find some entertainment that doesn’t involve the murder of children?.. three children were strangled and half of yall only talk about how entertaining this all is…
2026-08-20 10:33:00
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Shelly🐑MNgirl26 :
This did not age well!
2026-08-20 19:47:50
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inam :
So she lied?
2026-08-20 20:00:55
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knope :
Thorndike is right tho, that’s how most inpatient hospitals work. It’s for stabilization is not like she would be cured after a few days in inpatient psych unit
2026-08-20 12:33:38
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PuReStealthy :
her testimony is completely irrelevant and just should be thrown out in general
2026-08-19 22:17:38
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she did it
2026-08-20 19:50:55
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s :
But she isn't a witness she didn't witness anything
2026-08-20 14:30:01
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Christina :
why would they bring her in as a witness instead of a current member of staff
2026-08-19 22:47:52
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niche.craft 🍉🇵🇸 :
I still think her husband did it
2026-08-20 17:34:08
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Manuel Sandoval7215 :
She is a killer
2026-08-19 23:56:07
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carrieorwhatever :
Why wouldn’t he call someone who did work there at the time as a witness? Why some tiktoker who didn’t work there at the time?
2026-08-19 22:56:20
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walk with me :
she killed those poor kids
2026-08-19 23:59:07
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danibanani :
Those of you calling Lindsay a monster are missing the point of this case entirely. Yes, she killed her kids and that is extremely tragic. However, putting the blame on Lindsay alone in this case actually is detrimental for how we move forward and prevent these cases from happening in the future. Everyone in her life described her as an amazing mother who would've done anything for her children. Let that sink in.. please. Patrick, his mother, Lindsay's family have only said positive things about her because thats who she was. The reality is that it could happen to any mother experiencing postpartum depression and anxiety. She was honest about what she was going through to her loved ones and believed she was incapable of harming her children despite having intrusive thoughts on doing so (do research on how OCD effects people if you do not understand how she could have have these thoughts as a good mother). She wanted nothing more than to get better for her children and she was trying her best to do that.
This whole situation could have been avoided if Lindsay was given the help she needed sooner. They should have kept the nanny, her family should have been there for her more, patrick should have not left her alone with the kids with the knowledge he had, and the doctors should have taken her concerns more serious.
She is not a monster. This is OUR fault as a society and we need to do better at supporting each other.
2026-08-20 17:13:26
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Slashim :
she's not a witness lol
2026-08-19 23:13:07
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oh&a1/4 :
i really hope patrick clancy is able to sue some of those delusional tiktokers for defamation, like the teacher who sued after a tiktoker accused her of being part of the moscow murders/idaho 4 case.
2026-08-19 23:01:33
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