Judge William Sullivan declared a mistrial Friday in Lindsay Clancy’s murder case after jurors said they were unable to reach a unanimous verdict in the killings of her three children after a week of deliberating at the Plymouth Superior Court in Plymouth, Massachusetts.The mistrial followed a dramatic dispute over an alleged 11-1 divide, with Clancy’s defense arguing that the lone holdout juror had acknowledged doubt but was refusing to properly apply the court’s instructions on reasonable doubt.The alleged holdout is believed to be one of the three male jurors on the 12-person panel after defense attorney Kevin Reddington repeatedly referred to the unnamed juror as "he" in court.Clancy’s attorneys made an emergency appeal to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in an attempt to stay the mistrial and force further inquiry into the juror.Justice Dalila Argaez Wendlandt denied the request Friday afternoon, clearing the way for Sullivan to formally declare the mistrial.POSTPARTUM MOM LINDSAY CLANCY ON TRIAL FOR MURDER BRINGS COURT TO A HALT WITH SUDDEN BREAKDOWNCallan, left, Dawson and Cora Clancy.
The three children were killed at their Duxbury, Massachusetts, home in January 2023.(Lindsay Marie Clancy/Facebook)HEATED LINDSAY CLANCY COURTROOM EXCHANGE OVER 911 CALL, CRIME SCENE PHOTOS SETS STAGE FOR MOM’S MURDER TRIALClancy had been charged with first-degree murder in the January 2023 deaths of her children: 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson and 8-month-old Callan.
Each of the children had been strangled with exercise bands.The trial centered on whether she was legally responsible for her actions at the time, and the defense argued she wasn't due to postpartum psychosis.Her attorneys argued that severe mental illness left her unable to appreciate the wrongfulness of what she was doing or unable to conform her conduct to the requirements of the law.LINDSAY CLANCY’S HUSBAND COULD TESTIFY FOR HER AT TRIAL OVER DEATHS OF THEIR THREE CHILDRENLindsay an...