Lindsay Clancy Trial
Judge William Sullivan indicates he was going to declare a mistrial before changing course and giving Lindsay Clancy's defense attorney one hour to appeal as the jury in the case has indicated they they are unable to reach a verdict on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026, in Plymouth, Mass.
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A Massachusetts judge declared a mistrial in the murder case against Lindsay Clancy. Jurors could not agree on whether she was criminally responsible when she strangled her three young children in 2023. Friday’s mistrial leaves the case unresolved and allows prosecutors to try Clancy again. She had faced life in prison without parole if convicted of first-degree murder. Prosecutors argued that Clancy acted deliberately and understood her actions, while her lawyers said postpartum psychosis left her unable to control her behavior or appreciate its wrongfulness. The closely watched case drew national attention to maternal mental healthcare and gaps in treatment.
A judge declared a mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial Friday after jurors said they could not reach a unanimous verdict on whether she was criminally responsible when she strangled her three young children. The mistrial, reached after seven days of deliberations, leaves the case unresolved and allows prosecutors to try Clancy again. The judge set a hearing for Sept. 29. Clancy's defense appealed after the judge refused to question a juror who — according to the jury foreperson — wasn't following the judge's instructions about reasonable doubt. But a state supreme court justice let the mistrial stand. Clancy remains charged with murder and confined to a psychiatric hospital.
