Patrick Clancy takes the stand, offering jurors a painful window into a family’s collapse

Dawson Clancy, an energetic toddler who loved trucks and firefighters, dressed himself for the first – and last – time the morning of Jan. 24, 2023. In a photo captured by his father, Dawson leaps towards the camera wearing his chosen outfit, with his arms above his head and a grin spread across his face.

Three years after the deaths of Cora, Dawson and Callan Clancy, the trial of their mother Lindsay is underway. This week, CBS News legal analyst Caroline Polisi and CBS News correspondent Shanelle Kaul take listeners inside the courtroom for jury selection, opening statements, and the highly anticipated testimony of he