Massachusetts Judge Declares Mistrial in Lindsay Clancy's 3-Child Murder Case After 7-Day Deadlock
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Updated · The FP · Sep 8
Massachusetts Judge Declares Mistrial in Lindsay Clancy's 3-Child Murder Case After 7-Day Deadlock
3 articles · Updated · The FP · Sep 8
Summary
Seven days of jury deliberations ended without a unanimous verdict on whether Lindsay Clancy was guilty of murder or not guilty by reason of insanity, prompting the judge to declare a mistrial.
Twenty-one days of testimony centered on Clancy's criminal responsibility for the January 2023 strangling deaths of her three children — Cora, 5; Dawson, 3; and Callan, 8 months.
Clancy, 36, still faces three first-degree murder charges and remains in a mental-health facility while prosecutors weigh a retrial, plea deal or dismissal.
The deadlock capped a case that split public opinion over postpartum psychosis, criminal responsibility and how courts handle severe mental illness.