Dr. Kirk Heilbrun was the second witness of the day, and in the afternoon he spoke about a conversation he had with Clancy in April.

"That was part of her expectation was that she and her children would be together in heaven with God. She was raised as a Catholic. As I understand Catholic considerations, that's not necessarily what happens. But when I asked her about that, when I said, 'Isn't suicide a mortal sin?'" Heilbrun said, before Sullivan called attorneys to sidebar after a defense objection.

Sullivan then sent jurors out of the room, and there was a brief recess. When Sullivan and the attorneys returned, the defense called for a mistrial. 

"It's a concern I have because, this is just over the top. It's the same thing again, talking about religion, talking about heaven, talking about killing people and the impact it would have on Lindsay as well as her children," defense attorney Kevin Reddington said. It is the second time religion has been brought up during the trial. A previous question for a witness was struck from the record.

The prosecutor said she believed the comment was unintentional, not meant to inflame the jury, and added that she did not ask any questions about religion.

Judge Sullivan said he would not declare a mistrial, but he reprimanded the prosecution for the testimony. When the jury was called back in, the judge told jurors the remarks were "immaterial, irrelevant and to be disregarded." He then excused them for the day, saying the plan is to return Tuesday to finish Heilbrun's testimony, complete another witness and then discuss the next steps in the trial. 

Reddington was asked outside of court how he felt about religion being brought up for a second time.

"I objected, judge denied the motion for a mistrial. He gave a forceful instruction and we under the law assume the jurors listened to the instruction. I have no doubt that they will, and we're ready to move on," he said.

Legal expert Jennifer Roman spoke about why the answer about religion caused Reddington to ask for a mistrial.

"The piece of the religion and the questions around a person's faith gets right to the heart of the separation of church and state," Roman said. "Unless the religion has a specific relevancy to a case, you just don't got there with somebody. It has no bearing, it has no relevance what somebody's beliefs may or may not be. So we typically ethically stay away from that."

Psychologist Dr. Kirk Heilbrun testifies 

The second rebuttal witness called by the prosecution was Heilbrun, a forensic psychologist. He said he's testified in roughly 330 cases about competency to stand trial.

Heilbrun interviewed Clancy alongside Mack in April.

"She had a fairly limited mental health history before September 2022. She did experience some anxiety related to achievement, she was a very strong student in school and got straight As," Heilbrun testified. "And then she had some anxiety connected to her three pregnancies." 

He said Clancy got more anxious in mid-October when she started taking Zoloft.

"She immediately began to have some difficulty," Heilbrun said. "There were some symptoms of depression, she immediately started having some really difficult insomnia and felt a lot of stress."

He said she started having "terrible" intrusive thoughts about harming herself in late November and early December, and later they would occasionally be about harming her children. But Heilbrun said she did not say she was "hearing voices."

"The way she described these, is they were not auditory hallucinations. Instead they were her own thoughts," he said.

Heilbrun testified that the way Clancy described hearing a voice in her head during the night she killed her children but never before or after was "very unusual."

"To put it mildly, that would be a very, very unusual pattern or manifestation for how this kind of thing comes about. Very unusual," he said.

Heilbrun is expected back on the stand Tuesday to continue his testimony.

Cross-examination of Dr. Avram Mack

Earlier, Dr. Avram Mack, a psychiatrist, was back on the stand Monday after testifying on Friday that he met with Clancy at Tewksbury Hospital in April, and she recalled telling her three children to "go to God" as she killed them in her Duxbury home. 

Mack was the first of three expected rebuttal witnesses called by the prosecution, as is protocol in insanity defense cases.  

Earlier Monday, Reddington wrapped up his contentious cross-examination of Mack, with the psychiatrist appearing in court via Zoom. Reddington said a judge in a previous case ruled that he was "unqualified" to give testimony, but Mack disagreed with that characterization.

"What are you smiling for? This is not funny, sir," Reddington asked Mack during questioning about the interview with Clancy.

There were several questions from Reddington about postpartum psychosis. Mack has testified that he believes Clancy was depressed but not experiencing psychosis at the time of the killings.

"Do you agree that postpartum psychosis is a legitimate disease or defect?" Reddington asked.

"When you have a symptom or sign of psychosis at any time, but particularly in the postpartum period, it is a legitimate finding and something to be concerned about and to treat," Mack answered.

Lindsay Clancy trial

The defense rested on Friday after calling its last witness, forensic psychiatrist Dr. Phillip Resnick, a key figure in the Andrea Yates trial. Resnick testified that Clancy reported feeling an "external force" take over her body before the murders.

Some people gathered outside court Monday morning wearing white to remember 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson and 8-month-old Callan.   

Clancy has pleaded not guilty to charges of first-degree murder in the deaths of her three children.

The prosecution argues Clancy planned the murders and has suggested that her suicide attempt was not serious. The defense says she should not be held accountable because she was overmedicated and suffering from postpartum psychosis. 

Clancy faces life in prison without the possibility of parole if convicted of first-degree murder. If she's found not criminally responsible,  she will be sent to a state psychiatric hospital in Massachusetts.

If you or someone you know is in emotional distress or a suicidal crisis, you can reach the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 988. You can also chat with the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline here.

For more information about mental healthcare resources and support, the National Alliance on Mental Illness HelpLine can be reached Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. ET, at 1-800-950-NAMI (6264) or email info@nami.org.

A not guilty plea was entered in Woburn District Court Monday on behalf of 21-year-old Matthew Sweeney of Paxton. The arraignment was put on hold while Sweeney underwent a psychiatric evaluation.

Sweeney is now being held on $250,000 cash bail. He is due back in court on September 11 after his evaluation at Bridgewater State Hospital.  

The fiery crash on Route 28 near a shopping plaza killed 35-year-old Samir Naili and his 8-year-old daughter Kashmira from Andover. 

The charges against Sweeney include motor vehicle homicide, operating under the influence of liquor and speeding. 

"He has a history of lost time and blackouts," defense attorney Kevin Mahoney told the court. 

Mahoney said Sweeney's mother had him sectioned at UMass-Memorial Hospital in Marlboro in 2024, when he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. He said Sweeney was admitted again to St. Vincent's Hospital in Worcester in December 2025, where he was given medication for psychosis but stopped taking it because it was giving him chest pains.

Mahoney said Sweeney called his mother after the crash while in police custody and "didn't understand what was going on."

"He was telling her he needed to head up north, and that made no sense under the circumstances," Mahoney said. "When she asked again to speak with the police officer, he said, 'it's OK, I'll get a ride home.'"

He said Sweeney has no memory of Saturday night.

"When I explained to him what happened, the result of the accident and the deaths, he said, 'I always wanted to be a police officer,'" Mahoney said.

Outside of her Andover home, Liz Powell-Naili spoke about her son and granddaughter, who was set to enter third grade at South Elementary School in Andover.

"They loved each other so much," Powell-Naili said. "He was a very warm person. He loved the ocean and loved taking Kashmira to the ocean. She loved all her friends in South School. She loved the principal and her teachers."

Powell-Naili said she wants Sweeney to face justice following the crash.

"Yes, I do want him to be held accountable because he took away the love of my life, my son, my only son, and my only granddaughter. And I'm not going to see them anymore," she said. 

The fish was so big, the group thought it was a shark when they first reeled it to the surface. 

Damon Sacco, captain of the boat Castafari, and his fellow anglers caught the fish on Aug. 19 about 100 miles off the coast of Falmouth. His deep-sea fishing charter had client Walter Chapman on board Wednesday.

"We had a tough start. We were probably 12 hours into the trip and we had one tuna," Sacco said.

So the group changed course, and so did their luck. They filled their coolers with tuna, and their biggest triumph was still beneath the surface.

"It looked like a mammal or a shark. It was too big for a marlin. I've seen hundreds of marlin. This thing was four feet off the surface," Sacco said. "We all saw the girth of that fish and realized oh my God this thing is an absolute behemoth."

What happened next was what Sacco recalls as a two-hour grudge match of chaos and constant motion while the swear words and diesel smoke sputtered.

"They're big nasty critters," he said. "They come out of the water like freight trains. Sometimes they charge the boat. If you're not ready they'll shish kebab your transom, they'll put their bill right into the wood."

And just as they'd hoped, this humongous haul was one for the record books.

Coming in at 1,260 pounds and more than 11 feet long, it's the largest Atlantic blue marlin ever caught off the East Coast. It's just shy of the world record, which was caught off Brazil in 1992.

"We caught this fish on a 150-pound leader. That is just unheard of," Sacco said. "The fact that didn't break makes me believe this was a gift. This was a gift from the fish gods. Meant to be."

Sacco said it's rare that he keeps marlins.

"Some fish are that big that you've got to take them home," he said. 

Her husband Kurt Solomon, a 31-year veteran of the force, was found dead by police at their Wildwood Avenue home just before 5:30 a.m. Tuesday. She was last seen walking in the area wearing pajama shorts and a tank top, and police said she was "presumed to be armed and dangerous." 

Just before 1 p.m. on Monday, two employees from Fairlawn Rehabilitation Hospital on May Street were out for a walk when they found a body in the woods, police said.

"At no time did the Solomon family have any history of domestic abuse. I want to make myself absolutely clear, at this point that has nothing to do with this case. We believe this case is a tragic murder-suicide that occurred and we still have plenty of work to do as far as wrapping up all the pieces to this," Worcester Police Chief Paul Saucier said, adding a gun was found near Karen Solomon's body. 

The focus of the search was the area around Mill Street and Coes Pond in Worcester, about a half mile away from the couple's home. A helicopter from U.S. Customs and Border Protection and personnel from Homeland Security and the U.S. Marshals Service were part of the search.

Saucier read a statement from the Solomon family during the Monday news conference.

"The nightmare of the past week has left our family heartbroken and rudderless. The compassion, dedication and empathy of all agencies involved have given us light in face of darkness. The selflessness of those who have helped us weather the storm cannot be expressed in simple words," the family said. 

The family also thanked all the departments that were involved in the search.

"You men and women have taken time out of your lives to help us find answers, if there ever will be any. You have given us comfort knowing you are working on our behalf, for us. God bless you all," the family said in its statement. "For those in Massachusetts and throughout the world who have offered up prayers and sympathies, they have helped us through each minute of the day. Thank you for your basic human compassion. May God be with all of us."

Who is Karen Solomon?

Karen and Kurt Solomon were married. Karen, 58, was the founder of First H.E.L.P., an organization that addresses the mental health crisis facing first responders.

Karen Solomon sat down for an interview with WBZ-TV's Louisa Moller in 2016 to talk about an app she was developing to support police officers in crisis. She was also the author of a book called "Hearts Beneath the Badge," which recounted good deeds performed by law enforcement.

"I'm going to tell some stories about all the good things people forget they do," Solomon said. "They buy meals, they save people's lives, they put themselves in jeopardy."  

Who is Kurt Solomon?

Officer Kurt Solomon was a distinguished member of the Worcester Police Department who was getting close to retirement, the local police union said. He had two adult sons.

"Kurt was a loved and respected member of our department with 31 years," Officer Thomas Duffy, president of NEPBA Local 911, said. "When you serve 31 years with an individual, you become more than co-workers, you become family and today we lost a member of our family."

Kurt Solomon's cause of death has not yet been released.

"He was a dedicated family man. Kurt's two sons lost both their parents last week. We need to keep both of them in our thoughts and prayers, and the Solomon family as they go through this tragedy," Duffy said on Monday.

Officer Solomon's wake is scheduled for Tuesday from 4-7 p.m. at Our Lady of the Angels Church. His funeral will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m.

Mickey Gasper had two hits and walked twice for the Red Sox, who won their fourth straight. Boston has won 19 of 20 against teams with records of .500 or better.

Miami closer Pete Fairbanks (4-5) started the ninth but left with an injury after issuing a leadoff walk to Gasper. Fairbanks stepped off the mound and touched his throwing arm as he talked with catcher Brian Navarreto and manager Clayton McCullough.

Tyler Zuber relieved Fairbanks and allowed Seigler's line drive toward the right field foul area that scored pinch-runner Eli White from first and snapped a 2-all tie. Nick Sogard followed with an RBI single.

Erik Miller (3-0) pitched a scoreless eighth around two singles and a walk. Aroldis Chapman closed it out for his 30th save.

The Marlins were 2 for 18 with runners in scoring position.

Miami's Kyle Stowers went 1 for 4 in his return from the injured list.

Xavier Edwards' bases-loaded RBI single in the seventh put the Marlins ahead 2-1.

The Red Sox tied it in the eighth when Wilyer Abreu scored from third on a wild pitch by reliever Josh Ekness. Abreu hit a leadoff double and advanced on a fly out before Ekness threw a curveball to the backstop.

Marlins starter Sandy Alcantara allowed one run and six hits over seven innings for his major league-leading 21st quality start. He walked two and struck out six.

Over his last three starts, Alcantara has given up five runs in 20 innings but has received only three runs of support.

LHP Peyton Tolle (8-6, 3.08 ERA) will start for the Red Sox on Tuesday. The Marlins had not announced a starter.

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Tom Pelissero of The Ringer first reported the trade Monday, saying Boutte would be sent to the Texans in exchange for safety Jaylen Reed and a draft pick.

Ian Rapoport of ESPN and the NFL Network later added that the draft pick is a seventh-round selection in the 2028 draft, a pick that originally belonged to the New Orleans Saints.

NFL insiders reported in the offseason that Boutte had requested a trade in the final year of his contract.

Despite the trade request, Boutte reported for voluntary offseason workouts and has made big plays throughout training camp.

In July, Boutte addressed the trade rumors.

"We all hear a lot of the stuff that's going on. I think my main focus was just I'm here 'til I ain't," Boutte said. "I'm here today, my feet are here today. If I'm somewhere else next week, the week after, that's just what it is. That's part of the business."

After acquiring A.J. Brown from the Eagles and signing Romeo Doubs, the Patriots were facing a logjam at the position.

Still, Boutte has become one of quarterback Drake Maye's most trusted wide receivers over the last two years, especially downfield. During the team's run season he had 551 yards and six touchdowns, averaging 16.7 yards per game.

The Texans had a need at wide receiver after Jayden Higgins tore his ACL and will miss the season.

The premise of the play is absurd. One by one, a man's friends and colleagues transform into rhinoceroses.

Actor Clay Singer explained that premise prompts many questions.

"What does it mean to become a rhinoceros? What does it mean when a group of people all join in on one thing? And who's left behind?" Singer said.

"How much should we tolerate intolerance?" added actor Alex Ross. "Or should you tolerate intolerance?"

"Rhinoceros" has stayed with ART Artistic Director Diane Paulus since she first read the piece in her high school French class.

Then John Turturro reached out, saying he was thinking about doing the play.

Paulus told WBZ-TV, "It took me all of one second to say, 'Yeah, let's get together and start talking about this'."

Working in partnership with the estate of playwright Eugene Ionesco, they created this new adaptation.

Paulus said, "This play is like a door that opens and makes us laugh and recognize and see the condition we're living in with fresh eyes, through the comedy, through the absurdism."

Singer and Ross are thrilled to be working alongside Turturro, as well as Oscar nominee Paul Giamatti and Emmy winner Tatiana Maslany.

"Every day is an opportunity to learn from them," explained Singer. "They're constantly learning too, which also is like a really cool thing to see, because they're attacking it with just as much energy and there's no jadedness. It's just they are truly just trying to create"

Ross said, "They're just having the best time. They're having so much fun. Like, to watch them have fun is like the coolest thing in the world."

Paulus called it a "dream cast," saying, "I have never been in a room with such brilliant actors who are equally rigorous and thoughtful and specific while being completely and utterly playful and improvisatory and cracking each other up."

"Rhinoceros" marks a return to ART for Singer and Ross, who played Tybalt and Mercutio in the 2024 production of "Romeo and Juliet."

"I would do anything with those two, Alex and Clay," said Paulus. "They are so inventive, so up for anything, fearless as performers."

And Singer said, "Coming back now a second time… I feel like this is kind of like a home space. Walking through these streets in Cambridge, it just reminds us of like our fond memories a couple years ago."

You can see "Rhinoceros" at American Repertory Theater in Cambridge through September 27th.

Authorities on Monday identified the man as 64-year-old William Woodworth, of Watertown.

The shooting happened on Temple Street, which is near Central Square, Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan and Cambridge Police Commissioner Pauline Wells said in a joint statement. They said police got a call just before 8 p.m. that there were "suspicious individuals" gathered in a loading dock area behind a business, and they had been there for a while.

Police officers arrived and started talking with people at the scene.

"The preliminary investigation suggests that a man in his 60s, who was seated in a vehicle when the police arrived on scene, allegedly exited his vehicle and pointed a firearm at officers," Ryan and Wells said. "Cambridge Police Officers attempted to physically disarm the individual and multiple shots were fired striking the individual."

The statement said officers found a loaded gun on the man, who was pronounced dead on the scene after receiving medical aid. Several Cambridge police officers were taken to the hospital as a precaution and released.

Temple Street was closed Friday night as the public was asked to avoid the area. The shooting scene is near the Central MBTA stop on Mass Ave.

Ryan's office is investigating. All of the responding officers were wearing body cameras, and that footage will be reviewed, authorities said. 

The violent crash happened around 10:45 p.m. Saturday on Route 28. The victims' car went up in flames shortly after impact.

Authorities identified the victims as 35-year-old Samir Naili and 8-year-old Kashmira Naili from Andover.

The crash happened in the area of a small shopping plaza that includes Route 28 Lucky Mart and Captain Pizza. Photos taken at the scene of the crash show that one of the heavily damaged vehicles eventually came to a stop against the businesses' sign, leaving it damaged.

Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and North Reading Police Chief Mark Zimmerman announced charges against 21-year-old Matthew Sweeney of Paxton.

Sweeney is now facing criminal charges that include felony motor vehicle homicide, operating under the influence, and operating to endanger.

According to the district attorney, Sweeney was allegedly speeding in an Acura MDX when he crashed into a Honda HR-V that was stopped at a red light.

The Honda was quickly engulfed in flames. First responders and a good Samaritan tried to pull the two people from the car, but they died on scene.

Reinaldo Demederros lives nearby. He said he was watching TV and heard a loud noise. He saw the car on fire and rushed to try and help.    

"We saw there was a little kid in the back. That broke my heart. But there was no way we could get anyone out. The fire was just too much, and it was too fast," he said. "It makes you think about your family."

Sweeney was arraigned on Monday in Woburn District Court.

North Reading is located just under 20 minutes north of Boston.