Lindsay Clancy Cries ‘I Can’t Do This’ Before Court Abruptly Ends

[00:00:00] Speaker 1: And did you perform an autopsy on Cora Clancy on January 25th, 2023? Yes. And did you follow that same process with Cora Clancy? Yes. And so that started with a document review, is that correct? Yes. And what type of documents are you reviewing when you do that? [00:00:16] Jordan: Typically, I have a preliminary police report to review as well as either EMS records or records from the emergency department. [00:00:25] Speaker 1: And did you start with an external examination of Cora? Yes. And what did you observe during that external examination? [00:00:33] Jordan: The external examination of Cora, I saw evidence of medical intervention. She was intubated, had various EKG pads and defibrillator pads on her body. She also had a catheter on her right hand and puncture sites on her left hand and her left groin. She had her neck stabilized with a cervical collar, and she had an intraosseous catheter, which is a type of IV that they put directly into the bone on her right lower leg. Her hands, at the time of my external examination, were covered by police evidence bags, and they were secured at the wrist with tape. When I removed those, when I removed those, the fingers showed no evidence of injury, and the fingernails were all of equal length and intact. And then I noted evidence of trauma of the neck with associated injuries of her head and minor injuries of her right arm and of her legs as well. [00:01:25] Speaker 1: And in terms of injuries that you observed, evidence of trauma to her neck, were there also injuries to her face and neck area that seemed to go along with the trauma to her neck? [00:01:48] Jordan: Yes, there were findings of the head that were associated with the trauma of the neck. And what were those? So on her neck, she had a ligature furrow. A ligature is an object used to apply external force to the neck or compress the neck, and a furrow is simply the pattern of injury that develops underneath the side of compression. So for Cora, her ligature furrow consisted of a linear, horizontally-oriented area of pallor or paleness around her neck with distinct superior and inferior edges. On the front part of her neck, the lower half of the ligature furrow was associated with additional red abrasions, ranging from 1 to 2 millimeters in size. And on the back of her neck, the superior and inferior edges of the ligature furrow had developed some linear bruising as well. [00:02:39] Speaker 1: And what do you mean by a furrow? [00:02:42] Jordan: So again, the furrow is, a ligature is when you have external compression by an object on the neck, and a furrow is simply a pattern of injury that occurs beneath it. It can be an imprint, it could be a pattern, or it could be more developed types of injuries such as bruising or abrasions. [00:02:59] Speaker 1: And what about injuries? All right, Councilor, could... Let me take a break this time, all right? [00:03:11] Jordan: All right, all right. Jordan, post your notebooks. Place them on the chairs, please. [00:03:17] Speaker ?: Let's wait for you. [00:03:29] Speaker 1: Recess for a few minutes, I'm going to come back. We'll speak to Council in regards to schedule. Thank you. [00:03:56] Jordan: Thank you. Thank you. [00:03:57] Speaker 1: Thank you. [00:03:57] Jordan: Everyone, stand up. [00:04:25] Speaker ?: Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.