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CHECKED AGAINST THE RECORDThursday 27 August 2026

Both characterizations are accurate, but CBS News provides a more complete and precise description of his…

Confirm Dr. Gregory Saathoff's exact professional title and affiliations. UPI describes him as 'an FBI psychiatrist' while CBS News describes him as… — checked against LinkedIn Profile.

As published

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Attributed to no one

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motherjones.com

  • hundreds of people, mostly women, have turned up to support Clancy. Many argue they could have easily been in her place because of the systemic failures around maternal health.

named elsewhere in the same article: Leslie Dobson, forensic psychologist

What this entry found

  • cbsnews.com as captured
    REWRITTEN AFTER PUBLISHING

    cbsnews.com changed its headline after publishing.

    Watch Live : Lindsay Clancy trial testimony ends , closing arguments set for Thursday

  • OUTLETS DISAGREE

    The precise description of Dr. Gregory Saathoff's professional credentials

    • upi.com describes him as 'an FBI psychiatrist'
    • cbsnews.com describes him as 'a professor of emergency medicine and a forensic…
  • OUTLETS DISAGREE

    Whether jury verdict options include 'manslaughter' or distinguish between 'manslaughter' and 'involuntary manslaughter'

    • upi.com states the jury will have choice of 'first- or second-degree murder or…
    • cbsnews.com states Clancy 'can be found guilty of first-degree murder, second-degree…
  • ONLY ONE OUTLET HAD THIS

    cbsnews.com carried 8 details no other outlet reported.

    • Testimony included 85 witnesses
    • Prosecutors rested their case Wednesday afternoon after calling three rebuttal witnesses
    • Dr. Gregory Saathoff is a professor of emergency medicine and a forensic psychiatrist who has worked with the FBI
    • Saathoff finished testifying at about 1 p.m.
    • After testimony ended, prosecutors and defense met with the judge to discuss final jury instructions and verdict slip contents
    • The prosecution objected to involuntary manslaughter being an option on the jury form, but it will be included
    • Defense attorney Kevin Reddington stated the judge will charge the jury on the lesser offense of manslaughter
    • The jury could return a straight not guilty verdict but it is considered highly unlikely because Clancy's defense attorney has admitted she killed her children
5independent outlets
What happened, for context

Testimony concluded on August 26, 2026 in Lindsay Clancy's trial for the January 2023 deaths of her three children in Duxbury, Massachusetts. Closing arguments are scheduled for Thursday. Clancy is charged with three counts of first-degree murder; she has not disputed killing the children but her defense argues she was suffering from severe mental illness at the time.

4 of 5 articles were readable. Headline only, no body text retrieved, for: masslive.com. Nothing below is drawn from those outlets beyond their headline.

Who reported it

  • upi.comWIRE
  • bbc.co.ukPUBLIC
  • cbsnews.comINDEP
  • masslive.comUNCLASSIFIED
  • motherjones.comPARTISAN

References

Carried by multiple outlets

  • Clancy is charged with three counts of first-degree murder in the January 2023 deaths of her three children in Duxbury, Massachusettsupi.com, bbc.co.uk, cbsnews.com
  • Clancy, now 36, pleaded not guiltyupi.com, cbsnews.com
  • The three children were ages 5, 3, and 8 monthsupi.com, bbc.co.uk
  • Testimony ended on Wednesday (August 26)upi.com, cbsnews.com
  • Closing arguments are set to begin Thursdayupi.com, bbc.co.uk, cbsnews.com
  • Dr. Gregory Saathoff was the final or last witnessupi.com, cbsnews.com
  • and 5 more, not shown

Reported by one outlet only

  • A panel of 12 jurors is expected to start deliberations after closing argumentsonly upi.com
  • Dr. Gregory Saathoff is an FBI psychiatristonly upi.com
  • Trial lasted five weeksonly bbc.co.uk
  • Prosecutors allege Clancy strangled all three children with fitness bandsonly bbc.co.uk
  • Clancy attended trial in a wheelchaironly bbc.co.uk
  • Clancy checked herself into a psychiatric hospital just days before the deathsonly bbc.co.uk

Reported unevenly

  • The precise description of Dr. Gregory Saathoff's professional credentialsstated by upi.com describes him as 'an FBI psychiatrist', cbsnews.com describes him as 'a professor of emergency medicine and a forensic psychiatrist who has worked with the FBI'
  • Whether jury verdict options include 'manslaughter' or distinguish between 'manslaughter' and 'involuntary manslaughter'stated by upi.com states the jury will have choice of 'first- or second-degree murder or manslaughter charges', cbsnews.com states Clancy 'can be found guilty of first-degree murder, second-degree murder, or manslaughter' and that 'The prosecution objected to involuntary manslaughter being an option on the jury form, but it will be included'

Not yet confirmed against a primary source

  • Confirm Dr. Gregory Saathoff's exact professional title and affiliations. UPI describes him as 'an FBI psychiatrist' while CBS News describes him as 'a professor of emergency medicine and a forensic psychiatrist who has worked with the FBI.' Check whether both characterizations are accurate or if one is incomplete.

What was checked, and against what

1 of 1 confirmed against a primary source. Every document is linked so you can read the same record we did. Anything not confirmed is listed as such rather than left out.

  • checkedConfirm Dr. Gregory Saathoff's exact professional title and affiliations. UPI describes him as 'an FBI psychiatrist' while CBS News describes him as 'a professor of emergency medicine and a forensic psychiatrist who has worked with the FBI.' Check whether both characterizations are accurate or if one is incomplete.LinkedIn Profile · establishes the underlying fact · Both characterizations are accurate, but CBS News provides a more complete and precise description of his primary academic and professional roles. Calling him simply "an FBI psychiatrist" (as UPI did) is a shorthand that, while factually grounded, omits his primary institutional positions. Academic & Medical Appointments (Primary Affiliation):Professor of Emergency Medicine and Public Health Sciences at the University of Virginia School of Medicine.Forensic Psychiatrist and Executive Director of the Critical Incident Analysis Group (CIAG) at UVA.Federal & Law Enforcement Roles:Senior Consulting Psychiatrist for the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) and Critical Incident Response Group (CIRG) in Quantico, Virginia, a role he has held since 1996.He acts as an expert consultant and liaison rather than a sworn FBI special agent, which makes descriptions like "a forensic psychiatrist who has worked with the FBI" or "senior psychiatrist to the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit" the most accurate designations. · 2026-08-27