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Joshua Ritter is joined by attorney Elyse M. Hershon to break down Day 12 of the Lindsay Clancy murder trial.

Jurors heard from mental health counselor Latiesha Dukes, who treated Clancy in the weeks before the deaths of her three children. Dukes testified that Clancy reported intrusive thoughts but showed no signs of mania, paranoia or psychosis. Later, graphic medical examiner testimony caused Clancy to openly sob, prompting the judge to call a recess.

Then, former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani joins Josh to discuss major developments in the Luigi Mangione cases. A judge ruled that the jury in Mangione’s upcoming New York state murder trial will remain anonymous amid concerns about harassment and outside influence. The court also approved an overflow courtroom with an internal video feed ahead of jury selection on September 8. Meanwhile, Mangione’s attorneys and federal prosecutors are expected to discuss a possible plea agreement during a federal court conference Friday.

Plus, Nick Reiner has been indicted on two counts of murder in the deaths of his parents, director Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner. The grand jury indictment adds special-circumstance allegations of multiple murders and lying in wait, eliminates the need for a preliminary hearing and makes Reiner eligible for life without parole or the death penalty if convicted. Reiner has pleaded not guilty, and prosecutors have not announced whether they will seek capital punishment.

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One day before Cora, Dawson and Callan were killed, Lindsay Clancy told psychiatrist Dr. Jennifer Tufts that she had felt numb for 17 days, had a racing heart and was depressed. Yet Tufts testified that Clancy repeatedly denied thoughts of harming herself or others and showed no signs of psychosis. Former prosecutor and criminal defense attorney Joshua Ritter and Court TV’s Julia Jenaé examine whether the defense exposed serious warning signs that were missed—or successfully shifted the jury’s focus away from Clancy’s criminal responsibility.

Later, Joel Waldman of Surviving the Survivor, who attended Courtney Clenney’s plea and sentencing, takes us inside the courtroom. Clenney pleaded guilty to manslaughter with a deadly weapon and received six years in prison followed by five years of probation for killing Christian Obumseli. Josh and Joel discuss why prosecutors accepted the plea, the risks they faced at trial and whether the sentence delivers meaningful accountability.

00:00 Were Lindsay Clancy’s warning signs missed?
01:08 Show introduction
03:54 Julia Jenaé joins the discussion
11:37 Psychiatrist never saw Clancy in person
17:33 The two hotline calls
23:55 Clancy’s final appointment before the killings
29:48 The “pressured speech” note dispute
35:43 Courtney Clenney’s plea and six-year sentence
41:04 Christian Obumseli’s family addresses the court
42:43 What it was like inside the courtroom
46:17 Why prosecutors offered Clenney the plea deal
51:21 Did Clancy’s treatment affect criminal responsibility?
66:08 Viewer questions and announcements

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Criminal defense attorney and former prosecutor Joshua Ritter answers viewer questions on the biggest cases in true crime, including Lindsay Clancy, Bryan Kohberger, Duane "Keefe D" Davis and more. 

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Joshua Ritter is joined by board-certified psychiatrist and former FDA medical officer Dr. Josef Witt-Doerring to analyze a critical day of psychiatric testimony in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial.

Jurors heard from two psychiatrists who treated Clancy before the deaths of her children, Cora, Dawson and Callan. Dr. Alia Goodheart testified that Clancy showed no signs of psychosis and was considered a low safety risk when she left McLean Hospital 19 days before the killings. Dr. Jennifer Tufts described initially treating Clancy for anxiety and depression, saying Clancy denied experiencing suicidal or homicidal thoughts, hallucinations or other signs of psychosis.

Josh and Dr. Josef break down what the psychiatrists’ testimony establishes, what it does not and how it could affect Clancy’s lack-of-criminal-responsibility defense. Could postpartum psychosis have gone undetected during those evaluations? How much can doctors rely on a patient’s self-reporting? And what does the absence of documented psychosis weeks or months earlier prove about Clancy’s mental state at the time of the killings?

Plus, Josh covers two major case updates:
• Hawaii doctor Gerhardt Konig challenges his attempted manslaughter conviction, claiming jurors misunderstood the judge’s instructions. Konig claimed he acted in self-defense when he attempted to push his wife, Arielle Konig, off a cliff.
•  OnlyFans model Courtney Clenney prepares to formally accept a plea agreement in the death of Christian Obumseli at a hearing Monday

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Criminal defense attorney and former prosecutor Joshua Ritter is joined by Sierra Gillespie, host of Law&Crime’s Scandal, to break down the latest testimony in the Lindsay Clancy trial.

Sierra has been closely reporting on the case as prosecutors present their evidence against Clancy, who does not dispute that she killed her three children, Cora, Dawson and Callan, but argues that she was not criminally responsible due to postpartum mental illness.

Today, prosecutors called the Clancy family’s former nanny, Elaine Rossi, who described Lindsay as “a wonderful mother” who loved her children and was deeply concerned about their safety. Rossi also recalled Clancy struggling with sleep, taking medication and losing a significant amount of weight, but said Clancy never disclosed intrusive thoughts or thoughts of harming herself. 

Josh and Sierra discuss whether the prosecution’s own witness ultimately helped or hurt Clancy’s insanity defense, along with the toxicology, medical and forensic evidence presented this week.

Then, Fox News analyst and The Weekly Rap Sheet co-host Paul Mauro joins Josh to analyze where the Clancy case stands and what prosecutors must prove to establish that she was criminally responsible. Josh and Paul also break down the latest developments in the Luigi Mangione case, including the defense’s push for greater public and media access as his state murder trial approaches.

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