Lindsay Clancy Trial Day 13, Leavitt Leaving WH, Deadly Army Helicopter Crash: AM Update 8/14

August 14, 2026

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On the 13th day of the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, prosecutors focused on digital evidence showing the Massachusetts mother of three searched for suicide methods, psychosis, and hallucinations in the months before she strangled her children. Meanwhile, White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt announced she will step down at the end of August, saying she cannot be the best mother to her two young children while devoting the constant time required of the job. And new reporting from the Washington Post reveals U.S. intelligence officials were skeptical of the Iranian assassination threat that prompted President Trump’s elaborate Air Force One decoy in Turkey last month.

Clancy Trial: Digital Trail and the Insanity Defense

The prosecution’s case against Lindsay Clancy has shifted to digital evidence recovered from the family’s computer and her iPhone. A Massachusetts state police investigator testified that a computer in the home accessed a webpage about suicide methods in August 2022, though on cross-examination he acknowledged the device belonged to Patrick Clancy, that investigators could not determine who was using it, and that the page was reached while looking up country singer Tom T. Hall, who died by suicide.

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1 AM Update: August 14, 2026
2 (00:33) **Episode Open** - Host Emily Drishinsky introduces the Friday, August 14, 2026 AM update covering the Lindsay Clancy trial, Caroline Leavitt's departure, and a deadly Army helicopter crash.
3 (02:34) **Lindsay Clancy Trial Day 13: Background** - The murder trial of the Massachusetts mother enters its 13th day, three years after she strangled her three young children and attempted suicide, leaving her paralyzed.
4 (03:35) **Trial Evidence So Far** - Jurors have heard from dozens of witnesses over the first 12 days, including Patrick Clancy and first responders.
5 (04:24) **Medical Examiner Testimony and Clancy's Reaction** - Medical examiners testified about the children's autopsies, with Judge Sullivan twice pausing proceedings as Clancy became distraught.
6 (04:59) **Digital Evidence: Computer and Phone** - Prosecutors presented digital evidence from the Clancy family computer and Lindsay's iPhone, including searches, notes, and messages.
7 (06:36) **The Night of the Killings: Phone Evidence** - Clancy's phone showed searches for the restaurant where Patrick picked up dinner and the children's laxative he left to buy.

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Guests on this episode

Dave Ehrenberg

Show Notes

Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial enters its 13th day as jurors hear digital evidence from the weeks and hours before she killed her three young children and weigh her insanity defense - MK True Crime Show co-host Dave Aronberg weighs in. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announces she will leave the administration at the end of August to spend more time with her young family. New reporting raises questions about the Israeli intelligence behind the Iranian threat that led President Trump’s security team to secretly switch him off Air Force One. Two soldiers are killed when an Army Apache helicopter crashes in Central Texas, sparking a 155-acre grass fire and forcing nearby evacuations.

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