Prosecutor Timothy Cruz Signals Retrial in 3-Child Clancy Case After Mistrial
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Updated · The New York Times · Sep 5
Prosecutor Timothy Cruz Signals Retrial in 3-Child Clancy Case After Mistrial
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Sep 5
Summary
11 of 12 jurors appeared to reject first-degree murder convictions for Lindsay Clancy, but Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz said after Friday’s mistrial that the case “will be about getting justice.”
Cruz declined to say immediately whether he will retry Clancy, yet colleagues and others familiar with his 25-year tenure said they would be surprised if he backed away or softened his approach.
Clancy has admitted strangling her three children — Cora, 5; Dawson, 3; and Callan, a baby — while her lawyer argued she was in psychosis on Jan. 24, 2023 and obeying a hallucinated voice.
The mistrial leaves Cruz weighing a politically and legally fraught next step after criticism from Clancy supporters who say he pursued first-degree murder instead of an approach centered on mental illness and treatment.