431: Clancy Updates, Chris Watts Getting Married, Kohberger Psych Eval Released & Eugene Horsch

Welcome back to an all-new episode of Serialously with your host, Annie Elise, joined by Amy. This week, they dive into a whirlwind of true crime updates, including the ongoing Lindsay Clancy trial, the recently unsealed psychological evaluation of Bryan Kohberger, the shocking news of Chris Watts's alleged engagement, and the horrifying details emerging from the Eugene Horsch case, dubbed the "Philly House of Horrors."

Lindsay Clancy Trial: A Deep Dive into Her Mental State

The Lindsay Clancy trial continues to unfold, revealing heartbreaking insights into Clancy's mental state leading up to the tragic events of January. Annie Elise highlights the significance of journal entries found on Clancy's phone, where she constantly made notes about her feelings and thoughts. These entries painted a picture of a woman devastated, distraught, and feeling like a failure as a mother. Clancy wrote about feeling depressed and disconnected from her third child, Callan, after stopping breastfeeding, even expressing resentment towards her older children, Cora and Dawson, for preventing her from treating Callan like her first baby. She acknowledged the unfairness of these feelings, stating, "I know it's not fair to them. I know that." (01:14)

Another poignant detail emerged from a co-worker's testimony. The co-worker recounted a day at the hospital when a pregnant patient with suicidal thoughts came in. Lindsay, a labor and delivery nurse, was asked if she had heard of Andrea Yates. Upon hearing Yates's story, Clancy reportedly broke down crying, questioning how a mother could ever harm her children. This incident, combined with another journal entry expressing terror that something would happen to her kids or that she would do something wrong to affect their development, drew parallels to Kara, a friend of Annie Elise's who suffered from postpartum psychosis and tragically took her own life. Kara also felt her actions were negatively affecting her child, a common intrusive thought in such conditions. (01:48)

The defense also brought up internet searches from Clancy's phone. While the prosecution highlighted a search for "suicide methods" from August 2022, the defense clarified that this was a hyperlink hop from an initial search for singer Tom Hall, who died by self-harm in 2021. Annie Elise emphasizes the importance of presenting the full story, not just selective bits that bolster a narrative. Other searches included "can you treat a sociopath" (three days before the children's deaths), "hallucinations" (January 19th), and "intrusive" (January 20th). The defense suggests the "sociopath" search might refer to Clancy's own intrusive thoughts, while others speculate it refers to her husband, Patrick. (01:52)

This week, the prosecution rested their case, and the defense began presenting their evidence. Lindsay's mother and Patrick's mother both testified, supporting Lindsay. A particularly gross moment occurred when the prosecutor questioned Patrick's mother, a Catholic woman, about murder being a mortal sin, seemingly implying her support for Lindsay was religiously motivated. (01:49)