DEDHAM, MA. (THECOUNT) — Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy triple-murder trial told the judge Tuesday morning that they had been unable to reach a unanimous verdict on any of the charges after approximately 18 hours of deliberations, but the judge directed them to continue deliberating.
The jury is weighing whether Clancy is guilty of murder or manslaughter in the January 2023 deaths of her three children, or whether she was not criminally responsible for their deaths under the defense’s insanity claim.
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The development came after jurors spent approximately 18 hours considering the evidence presented during the trial. Rather than ending deliberations, the judge sent the jury back to continue working toward a verdict.
Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy triple-murder trial told the judge Tuesday morning that they had been unable to reach a unanimous verdict on any of the charges after approximately 18 hours of deliberations, but the judge directed them to continue deliberating.
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Jurors previously asked to examine the knife Clancy allegedly used to slash herself and the pill bottles associated with the case. The significance of those requests was not immediately clear, and they should not be interpreted as indicating how any juror intends to vote.
Clancy’s defense attorney, Kevin Reddington, has argued that she was suffering from postpartum psychosis when her three children died inside the family’s Massachusetts home in January 2023. The defense maintains that her mental condition left her unable to appreciate the wrongfulness of her conduct.
Prosecutors have argued that Clancy was criminally responsible for the killings and understood what she was doing. The prosecution’s case included testimony from mental-health experts who disputed the defense’s characterization of her condition at the time of the deaths.
Clancy has pleaded not guilty to the charges, although she acknowledges killing her children.
Her children, Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months, died at the family’s home in January 2023.
Clancy’s then-husband, Patrick Clancy, testified during the trial about returning home and discovering the children. His 911 call was also played for jurors.
The jury’s inability to reach a unanimous verdict on any count does not end the case. By order of the judge, jurors have returned to deliberations and will continue considering the evidence.
This page will provide live updates as the jury continues deliberating and will be updated if and when jurors return to the courtroom with a verdict.
Dedham is located in Norfolk County in eastern Massachusetts, approximately 10 miles southwest of Boston. Norfolk Superior Court, where the Clancy trial is being held, is located in Dedham.
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