Lindsay Clancy murder trial ends in mistrial; jury deadlocked over holdout juror

The murder trial of former nurse Lindsay Clancy, charged with killing her three children, ended in a mistrial on September 6–12, 2026, after jurors remained deadlocked. One holdout juror with a history of domestic violence allegations refused to convict; Gov. Ron DeSantis offered the juror asylum in Florida, while another juror, Paula Devlin, shared details of the tense deliberations.

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No verdict after 3 days of deliberations in Lindsay Clancy trial over child killings

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Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy trial on Monday spent a third day deliberating without reaching a verdict on whether the former labour and delivery nurse is criminally responsible for killing her three children in 2023 – a case that has drawn attention to maternal mental health after childbirth. The jurors began discussing the case on Thursday in Plymouth County Superior Court in Massachusetts after

Legal expert on third day of jury deliberations in Lindsay Clancy trial

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Jury deliberations in the trial of Lindsay Clancy on will continue on Tuesday after no verdict was reached Monday. Clancy has admitted to killing her three children, but has pleaded not guilty to murder charges, arguing she was suffering from postpartum psychosis. CBS News legal contributor Caroline Polisi has more.

Jury in Clancy murder trial enters fourth day of deliberations

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Jurors in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial were set to resume deliberations Tuesday in Plymouth County Superior Court after ending their third day Monday without a verdict [seattletimes.com#1][scmp.com#1][nytimes.com#1][silive.com#1][nbcchicago.com#1][finchannel.com#1][boston.com#1]. Clancy, 36, a former labor and delivery nurse, faces three counts of first-degree murder in the January 2023 deaths of

Lindsay Clancy trial jurors tell judge they are deadlocked

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Jurors in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy are saying they are deadlocked on Day 4 of deliberations. Plymouth Superior Court Judge William Sullivan has asked them to keep deliberating. CBS News' Shanelle Kaul and Caroline Polisi have more.

Judge tells jury in Lindsay Clancy trial to keep deliberating after deadlock

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Clancy does not deny strangling her three children but says postpartum psychosis led to her actions The judge has told the jury in the Lindsay Clancy trial to keep deliberating after it said it was unable to come to a unanimous decision in the controversial case of the mother who killed her three children. Clancy, a former labor and delivery nurse in Massachusetts, does not deny strangling her chi

Lindsay Clancy jurors deadlocked, judge asks them to continue deliberations

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Deliberations in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial were briefly paused this morning after the jury announced they were unable to come to a unanimous decision. NBC News' Stephanie Gosk reports on the judge's request for jurors to continue deliberations. NBC News legal analyst Misty Marris explains how and when the judge would potentially decide to move forward with a hung jury.

Lindsay Clancy: The trial putting postpartum mental illness in the spotlight

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Jurors in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy notified the judge ​on September 1 that they were unable to reach a unanimous decision on whether to convict her for killing her three young children at her home in ​2023 – a ‌tragedy her attorney contends occurred while she was suffering ⁠from postpartum psychosis. FRANCE 24 takes a closer look at this case, which has sparked fevered debate in the Unit

What the jury must consider while deciding Lindsay Clancy's fate

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As the jury considers the arguments presented by the prosecution and defense in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial, NBC News legal analyst Misty Marris and correspondent Steven Romo break down the instructions the 9 women and 3 men were given before heading into deliberations.

What it would take for judge in Lindsay Clancy case to declare mistrial

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The jury in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial informed the judge Tuesday morning that they were unable to reach a unanimous verdict, setting up a potential mistrial. Deliberations are set to resume on Wednesday. CBS News' Shanelle Kaul and Caroline Polisi have the latest.

Criminal defense attorney on how likely mistrial is in Lindsay Clancy case

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The jury in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial informed the judge Tuesday that they were unable to come to a unanimous verdict. The judge has asked them to continue deliberating, which they'll do for a fifth day on Wednesday. CBS News' Shanelle Kaul reports and criminal defense attorney Elyse Hershon joins "The Daily Report" to offer analysis.

Lindsay Clancy case might be close to ending in mistrial

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Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial told the judge Tuesday they were deadlocked after 18 hours of deliberations. The judge sent them back to continue deliberating, but a mistrial could be close. Shanelle Kaul and Caroline Polisi have more.

Judge questions Lindsay Clancy jury after woman is accused of filming them

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Jury deliberations in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial have resumed for a fifth day Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email Jury deliberations in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial resumed for a fifth day on Wednesday after the judge questioned jurors one by one following the arrest of a woman accused of filming them as they left the courthouse the previous day. A former labor and delivery n

Jury still deadlocked in Lindsay Clancy murder trial

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Jurors are still deadlocked as they try to decide the fate of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts woman accused of murdering her three children. Clancy has admitted to killing the kids, but has pleaded not guilty, arguing she was suffering from postpartum psychosis. CBS News' Shanelle Kaul and Jessica Levinson have more.

What is the Tuey-Rodriguez instruction the judge gave in the Lindsey Clancy trial?

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Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial told the judge on Wednesday they were deadlocked for a second time, a day after they issued a first deadlock note to the judge. NBC News’ Laura Jarrett and Misty Marris explain the significance of the Tuey-Rodriguez instruction the judge gave the jury and why this next round of deliberation is crucial to the trial.

Lindsay Clancy jury deadlocked for second consecutive day

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Jurors in the trial of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts woman who killed her three children in 2023, told the judge Wednesday for the second day in a row that they have been unable to come to a unanimous decision.

Lindsay Clancy trial jurors sent home again after judge sends stern message on deadlock

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The Massachusetts judge overseeing the Lindsey Clancy trial sent jurors home again Wednesday, shortly after giving them a stern message on their inability to unanimously agree on whether she is criminal responsible for the killing of her three young children in January 2023. Before being excused Wednesday, the jury was in a deadlock after over...

News Wrap: Lindsay Clancy jury deadlocked and unable to reach verdict

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In our news wrap Wednesday, the jury in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial remains deadlocked and unable to reach a verdict, Tiger Woods will have his driver's license suspended for five years as part of a plea deal related to a car crash near his Florida home and officials from the U.S. and Venezuela signed a series of deals to develop the country's oil reserves.

Lindsay Clancy jury deadlocked for second time, judge orders "dynamite charge"

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As of Wednesday, there was still no verdict in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy. The jurors went home after a fifth day of deliberations, telling the judge for a second time that they could not decide whether Clancy is criminally responsible for killing her three young children. The judge told them to keep trying. Shanelle Kaul reports and Caroline Polisi has more.

Lindsay Clancy jury deadlocks after five days of deliberations

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A Massachusetts jury ended its fifth day of deliberations Wednesday without a verdict in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial after telling Plymouth Superior Court Judge William Sullivan for a second straight day that it could not reach a unanimous decision [nytimes.com#1][washingtonpost.com#1][cbsnews.com#2][bbc.co.uk#1]. Sullivan read the state’s Tuey-Rodriguez “dynamite” instruction and told jurors to

Is the Lindsay Clancy Murder Case on the Verge of a Mistrial?

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Deliberations in the Lindsay Clancy triple murder trial are entering a sixth day despite jurors hitting an impasse twice. In a last-ditch effort to break their latest deadlock, the judge read the jury the Tuey-Rodriguez charge, which essentially asks the jury to give deliberations one last chance. NBC’s Emilie Ikeda reports for TODAY.

Vance gives briefing room another whirl

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♀️ Plus: Rest in peace, Gloria Steinem {beacon} It’s Thursday. The deadlocked Lindsay Clancy jury is set to deliberate for the sixth day after it was unable to come to a unanimous decision on Wednesday. In today's issue: Vance to hold White House press briefing The government is funded through the midterms Hegseth faces backlash Women weigh in on Gloria Steinem Programming note: We’re Abigail...

Lindsay Clancy jury sent home again without verdict in murder trial

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Deadlocked jurors to return on Friday to see if they can reach a decision after dramatic day of deliberations The deadlocked jury in the Lindsay Clancy trial went home without a verdict Thursday in a dramatic sixth day of deliberations. Her defense lawyer told the judge that the panel’s foreperson said in a note that a single juror would not follow the court’s instructions about reasonable doubt a

Holdout juror preventing verdict in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial, lawyer says

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A single juror in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial is preventing the jury from reaching a unanimous verdict, her lawyer said in court on Thursday, after deliberations stretched into a sixth day over whether to convict the Massachusetts woman of killing her three young children. Defence lawyer Kevin ‌Reddington made that statement shortly after the jury sent Judge William Sullivan in Plymouth, Massach

Lindsay Clancy trial jurors excused again after defense blames one for deadlock

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The jury in the Lindsey Clancy trial was sent home again Thursday afternoon after her defense attorney blamed one "spurned" juror for causing deliberations to extend into Friday, which would be their seventh consecutive day. Jurors appear to be split 11-1 and will return to court Friday morning for another day of discussions, seeking to...

Single holdout juror preventing unanimous verdict in Lindsay Clancy trial, defense claims

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Lindsay Clancy's defense attorney said a single juror is all that prevents a unanimous verdict in her murder trial. He said the claim came in a note from the foreperson, who said the holdout juror is not following the judge's instructions on "reasonable doubt." The jury of nine women and three men is weighing the question of whether Clancy is criminally responsible for the killing of her three you

Gloria Allred speaks out on Lindsay Clancy trial

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The Lindsay Clancy murder trial has sparked complicated conversations around motherhood, postpartum and mental health. Women's rights attorney Gloria Allred joins CBS News to discuss the case.

Lindsay Clancy Case: Judge to Question Holdout in 11-1 Jury

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There has been intense speculation that the Lindsay Clancy trial could end in a hung jury after it was revealed on the record that the jury is split 11 to 1, with a lone holdout. Now the judge in the triple murder case is set to question that juror as deliberations stretch to a seventh day. NBC’s Emilie Ikeda reports and legal analyst Danny Cevallos joins TODAY to weigh in on what could happen nex

Deadlocked jury in Lindsay Clancy trial resumes deliberations after dispute

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Jury starts seven day of deliberations after foreperson told judge juror won’t follow instruction about reasonable doubt The deadlocked jury in the Lindsay Clancy trial started a seventh day of deliberations Friday, a day after the jury’s foreperson told the judge a single juror won’t follow the court’s instructions about reasonable doubt. The extraordinary disclosure made in the form of a note de

Judge says he must declare mistrial in Lindsay Clancy trial over killing her children

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PLYMOUTH, Massachusetts, Sept 4 - A judge on Friday said he had no choice but to declare a mistrial after the jury deadlocked in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy for the killing of her three young children at her home in 2023, a tragedy her attorney said occurred while she was suffering from postpartum psychosis.

Lindsay Clancy murder trial: judge set to call mistrial after jury deadlocks – live updates

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Jury returns to tell judge for a third time it cannot reach a verdict in case of Massachusetts woman who killed her children This dramatic turn of events, as the judge was about to declare a mistrial and call the jury back in, comes after Lindsay Clancy ’s defense attorney, Kevin Reddington , asked for an emergency stay. The judge, William Sullivan, has given him one hour to do so. Continue readin

Judge says he must declare mistrial in Clancy trial

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A judge said he has no choice but to declare a mistrial after the jury deadlocked in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy for the killing of her three young children at her home in 2023, a tragedy her attorney said occurred while she was suffering from postpartum psychosis.

Judge set to declare mistrial in Lindsay Clancy case after jury deadlocked again

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Defense lawyer has asked for an hour to request emergency stay after jury deadlocked for third time Lindsay Clancy murder trial: live updates The judge in the trial of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother accused of killing her three young children, plans to declare a mistrial after the jury could not reach a unanimous verdict and remained deadlocked after a week of deliberations. Jurors in Pl

Lindsay Clancy judge declares mistrial – what happens next?

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The case essentially goes back to the same status as before the trial began, and prosecutors have to decide whether to try again Full report: Judge declares mistrial in Lindsay Clancy case Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email A Massachusetts jury was unable to come to a unanimous decision in the trial of Lindsay Clancy , a mother accused of murdering her three children, and a mistrial

Mistrial in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial | Special Report

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Plymouth Superior Court Judge William Sullivan has declared a mistrial in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial. Clancy pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the deaths of her children in their Duxbury home in January 2023. Tony Dokoupil anchored this CBS News special report.

Mistrial declared in Lindsay Clancy child killings case

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A judge declared a mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial on Friday after jurors said they could not reach a unanimous verdict on whether she was criminally responsible for killing her three young children. The mistrial, on the seventh day of deliberations, leaves the case unresolved and allows prosecutors to take the 36-year-old former labour and delivery nurse to trial again. Neither Clancy

Where Will Lindsay Clancy Go Now?

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At first she will return to the hospital, where she will continue to be treated for mental illness. She may be confined much longer.

Trump offers first comments on Lindsay Clancy case

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President Trump responded on Friday to a judge’s decision to declare a mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, weighing in for the first time on the legal battle that has captured national attention. “It’s a shame. It’s a horrible tragedy,” the president said when asked about Clancy's case during an executive order signing ceremony...

What Will Happen to Lindsay Clancy in the Long Term?

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Even as a jury failed to reach a verdict in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial, her future is unlikely to include freedom, at least for a long time. But Americans have been divided over the goal of her confinement.

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Judge declares mistrial in Lindsay Clancy murder trial, job hiring numbers are better than expected and an airline passenger is duct taped to a chair after an outburst.

Lindsay Clancy murder trial ends in dramatic deadlock – what comes next?

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District attorney must decide whether to retry case after jury’s failure to reach verdict despite hours of deliberation Lindsay Clancy, prosecutors, defense lawyers, the judge and millions watching on are back where they started after her five-week trial over the murder of her three children ended in a mistrial. America’s saddest case has ceased for the moment, but the legal wrangling is not over,

Massachusetts judge declares mistrial in Lindsay Clancy murder trial

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Massachusetts Superior Court Judge William Sullivan declared a mistrial Sept. 4 in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial after jurors failed to reach a unanimous verdict on whether she was criminally responsible for killing her three children in Duxbury in January 2023 [cbsnews.com#1][kaaltv.com#1][nbcboston.com#1][gpb.org#1]. The jury deliberated for seven days, and several accounts said the panel remain

Texas Republican: 'I don't have an ounce of sympathy for Lindsay Clancy'

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Rep. Brandon Gill (R-Texas) said he has no sympathy for Lindsay Clancy after her murder trial ended in a mistrial, rejecting the defense’s argument that severe mental illness left her not criminally responsible for killing her three children. “I don’t have an ounce of sympathy for Lindsay Clancy,” Gill said Friday on Fox News’s “The...

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Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer urges to Trump consider pardon after mistrial

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Attorney hopes Trump would ‘consider a pardon’ given ‘the type of person she is’ and ‘what she has been through’ Murder trial ends in dramatic deadlock – what comes next The lawyer of Lindsay Clancy , the Massachusetts woman accused of killing her three young children, has said he hopes Donald Trump will pardon his client after her trial recently ended with a deadlocked jury. Clancy’s attorney, Ke

Three jurors in Lindsay Clancy murder trial speak out in exclusive new interview

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Three jurors from the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, which ended in a mistrial, have come forward to discuss the deliberations. The jury’s foreperson, who wrote the note indicating concerns about a juror expressing reasonable doubt but not agreeing to a verdict, is among the jurors who spoke to NBC10 Boston. NBC Boston's Sue O'Connell and NBC News' Misty Marris report.

Lindsay Clancy juror had reasonable doubt but would not agree to acquit, foreperson says

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Roni Carlson, in wake of mistrial, says holdout juror could not be persuaded while colleague calls him ‘very arrogant’ A lone juror in the trial of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother accused of the murder of her three children, would not agree to acquit Clancy despite expressing reasonable doubt about whether she was guilty, the jury’s foreperson said in an interview airing Monday. Speaking

Lindsay Clancy Jurors Speak Out on Mistrial and the Lone Holdout

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For the first time, members of the jury in the closely-watched Lindsay Clancy trial are speaking out on the tense dayslong deliberations over Clancy’s fate. They sat down exclusively with Sue O’Connell from NBC affiliate NBC10 Boston and revealed what evidence moved them the most and their thoughts on the man they say caused the mistrial. NBC’s Laura Jarrett reports for TODAY.

Lindsay Clancy trial juror speaks out about mistrial

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The high-profile murder trial of Lindsay Clancy ended in a mistrial after jurors could not come to a unanimous decision on the verdict. Now, one juror is speaking about what went on during deliberations. CBS News' Jarred Hill reports.

Lindsay Clancy’s attorney details her mental state after mistrial

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Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother accused of strangling her three young children to death in 2023, is “not very good” and remains “suicidal” after her high-profile murder trial, her defense attorney Kevin Reddington told NBC News on Wednesday in a wide-ranging interview.

Lindsay Clancy Mistrial: Reddington Weighs In | Case by Case | "48 Hours" Podcast

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In the wake of the mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy murder case, CBS News correspondent Shanelle Kaul and WBZ-TV reporter and anchor Kristina Rex share new reporting from inside the courtroom, exclusive juror insights, and behind-the-scenes details of the dramatic final courtroom moments. Plus, we learn what's next as the Plymouth County District Attorney's Office weighs its options.

Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer asks judge to find her not guilty after mistrial

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Kevin Reddington says prosecution did not offer evidence that client’s killing of her children constituted murder Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer on Thursday asked the judge who oversaw the Massachusetts woman’s murder trial to declare her not guilty of murder by reason of insanity, saying prosecutors had failed to ⁠prove that, despite being mentally ill, ⁠she knew killing her ​three young children would

Lindsay Clancy case shines spotlight on postpartum psychosis

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In a special edition, we examine a case that has gripped the United States and sparked debate over postpartum mental health. Former nurse Lindsay Clancy from Massachusetts stood trial for the deaths of her three children. She said she was suffering from postpartum psychosis at the time and the court proceedings ended in a mistrial after the jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict. FRANCE 24's Ann

DeSantis: 'Florida will provide asylum' to holdout juror in Lindsay Clancy case

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Friday accused the media of launching a smear campaign against the lone holdout juror in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, after a report revealed that the juror had a history of alleged domestic violence and an active restraining order. “A man objected to allowing a woman to kill her...