Lindsay Clancy judge says he’ll declare a mistrial, but grants defense one hour to appeal
The judge gave the defense one hour to seek an emergency appeal after jurors said they could not reach a unanimous verdict.
- On Friday, September 4, 2026, Judge William Sullivan declared a mistrial in the murder trial of 36-year-old former nurse Lindsay Clancy after the jury remained deadlocked, though he stayed the decision for one hour to allow for an emergency appeal.
- The defendant pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to 2023 murder charges, with the defense arguing she suffered from severe mental illness when she killed 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson, and 8-month-old Callan in their Duxbury home.
- Alleging that a holdout juror refused to apply the reasonable doubt standard, Defense attorney Kevin Reddington unsuccessfully moved for their removal, as the jury remained unable to reach a verdict after seven days of deliberations.
- With the Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz's decision on a retrial pending, the case status remains unresolved, leaving the defendant held in custody at a psychiatric facility as legal teams evaluate next steps.
- Roughly one to two out of 1,000 women experience postpartum psychosis, a condition that has sparked national debate over legal culpability following comparisons to the 2001 case of Andrea Yates, a Texas mother who drowned her five children.
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Lindsay Clancy Checked Her Phone Before Strangling Her Kids and a Deval Patrick Judge Let Her Walk
Prosecutors say she opened Apple Maps to time exactly how long she had before her husband got home. Then she killed her three children, one at a time, with exercise bands. Seven days later, a jury handpicked in one of the bluest counties in Massachusetts couldn't agree she should answer for it. A Deval Patrick […]
UPDATE: Lindsay Clancy Murder Trial Ends In Mistrial After Judge Denies Emergency Stay
The long-running case against Lindsay Clancy has reached another uncertain point after jurors were unable to agree on a verdict. After weeks of testimony and seven days of deliberations, the jury told the court Friday that it could not reach a unanimous decision, prompting the judge to declare a mistrial.RELATED: Lindsay Clancy Jury To Return [...]
In the US, the jury in the trial of Lindsay Clancy, who killed her three young children by strangling them with exercise bands in 2023 and then became paralyzed after jumping out of a window, could not reach a unanimous decision. The case was declared null and void after the State Supreme Court rejected the defense's request for immediate redress.
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