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Jury deadlocks in Massachusetts trial of mother accused of killing her three children

A Massachusetts jury deadlocked in the trial of Lindsay Clancy, who admits killing her three children but cites postpartum psychosis.

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Lindsay Clancy pleads not guilty by reason of insanity, claiming she suffered postpartum psychosis and heard a voice commanding her to kill her children. [1][12] The jury in the Clancy trial told the judge three times that they were unable to reach a unanimous decision, prompting Sullivan to issue a Tuey-Rodriguez charge encouraging them to consider all perspectives before he said he had no choice but to declare a mistrial. [2][6][7][9][10] The jury in the trial of Lindsay Clancy in the U.S. state of Massachusetts failed to reach an agreement on whether she should be found guilty of killing her three children. [3] Lindsay Clancy is accused of strangling her three children in their home outside Boston on January 24, 2023. [4] Lindsay Clancy, a former nurse, confessed to killing her eight-month-old baby, three-year-old son, and five-year-old daughter in January 2023, and attempted suicide, leaving her paralyzed from the waist down. [5] If a mistrial is formally declared, prosecutors could refile and restart with a new jury, negotiate a plea agreement, or dismiss the charges altogether. [8] Judge William Sullivan denied defense attorney Kevin Reddington's request to remove a juror and instead instructed the jury to continue deliberations on 2026-09-04. [11]
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  1. Lindsay Clancy admitted that she killed her three children but said the tragedy happened because she suffered from postpartum psychosis. · B.T.
  2. The judge in the Lindsay Clancy trial said he felt he had no choice but to declare the trial invalid (a mistrial), as reported by Reuters. · B.T.
  3. The jury in the trial of Lindsay Clancy in the U.S. state of Massachusetts failed to reach an agreement on whether she should be found guilty of killing her three children. · B.T.
  4. Lindsay Clancy is accused of strangling her three children in their home outside Boston on January 24, 2023. · elpais.com
  5. Lindsay Clancy, a former nurse, confessed to killing her eight-month-old baby, three-year-old son, and five-year-old daughter in January 2023, and attempted suicide, leaving her paralyzed from the waist down. · DER STANDARD
  6. A court announced a mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy case after a 12-member jury could not reach a unanimous decision. · Deccan Herald
  7. The judge in the Lindsay Clancy trial said he would wait one hour before formally declaring the trial invalid, to give the defense lawyer an opportunity to appeal so the jury could continue deliberations. · B.T.
  8. If a mistrial is formally declared, prosecutors could refile and restart with a new jury, negotiate a plea agreement, or dismiss the charges altogether. · BBC News
  9. The jury in the Clancy trial told the judge three times that they were unable to reach a unanimous decision, prompting Sullivan to issue a Tuey-Rodriguez charge encouraging them to consider all perspectives before he said he had no choice but to declare a mistrial. · BBC News
  10. The 12-member jury has failed to agree on a verdict regarding the case against Lindsay Clancy. · elpais.com
  11. Judge William Sullivan denied defense attorney Kevin Reddington's request to remove a juror and instead instructed the jury to continue deliberations on 2026-09-04. · DER STANDARD
  12. Lindsay Clancy pleads not guilty by reason of insanity, claiming she suffered postpartum psychosis and heard a voice commanding her to kill her children. · DER STANDARD
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