A mistrial was declared on 2026-09-04 in the case of Lindsay Clancy, charged with killing her three young children. Prosecutor Timothy Cruz must now decide whether to retry her on first-degree murder charges, downgrade, or drop the case.
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"This case is not about the healthcare system, or about how women are treated in it," or the diagnosis of different medical conditions, Plymouth District Attorney Timothy Cruz said.
Massachusetts Superior Court Judge William Sullivan declared a mistrial Friday in Plymouth Superior Court after jurors said, on their seventh day of deliberations, that they could not reach a unanimous verdict on whether Lindsay Clancy was criminally responsible for killing her three children [boston.com#1][cbsnews.com#3][abc7.com#1][bbc.co.uk#1]. Clancy, 36, a former labor and delivery nurse, fac
Was Lindsay Clancy legally responsible for the killing of her three young children? After 41 days, we are no closer to an answer as the judge has ruled a mistrial. CBS News' Shanelle Kaul and Caroline Polisi break down how the case ended with a hung jury.
The mistrial now puts the murder case - and Clancy's future - in limbo as to whether she will be held criminally liable in the deaths of her three kids.
After five weeks of testimony and seven days of deliberation, the trial of Lindsay Clancy, who's charged with killing her three children, ended in a mistrial after the jury deadlocked. Clancy's lawyers argued she was experiencing postpartum psychosis and should not be held criminally responsible. Prosecutors said she planned the killings ahead of time. Ali Rogin discussed more with Brad Bailey.
The mistrial came after an extraordinary final day in which the defense made a last-ditch appeal to Massachusetts’ top court over a juror it said was blocking a not guilty verdict. NBC News’ Emilie Ikeda reports.
The Massachusetts trial of Lindsay Clancy, the mother charged with murdering her three young children, ended in a hung jury on Friday. Shanelle Kaul reports and Caroline Polisi has legal analysis.
Clancy was on trial for the murder of her three children in 2023 in a case that has divided the US over mental illness and the 36-year-old’s criminal culpability.
The Massachusetts mother was charged with three counts of first-degree murder over the deaths of her three children at their Boston home in 2023, but the jury has collapsed without a verdict.
A judge in Massachusetts declared a mistrial in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, who killed her three young children, after jurors said for a third time they could not agree on a verdict.
After Friday’s mistrial, Massachusetts prosecutors now must decide whether to retry Lindsay Clancy in the killing of her three children. While they work out next steps, Clancy remains at a Massachusetts state hospital under psychiatric care. NBC News’ Valerie Castro reports.