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· collected 2026-09-04 · by By Rachel Bowman Rachel Sharp
Lindsay Clancy's defense lawyer Kevin Reddington expressed disappointment and frustration towards a single holdout juror who blocked a not guilty verdict in her murder trial. The jury of 12 was deadlocked after deliberating for almost 38 hours, with only one juror unable to agree on the verdict. The judge declared a mistrial, which means Clancy will remain at Tewksbury State Hospital until any potential retrial. Reddington stated that he hopes the holdout juror can "sleep at night", implying that they may be struggling with their decision.
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Story summary
This collection of articles discusses the trial of Lindsay Clancy, a woman accused of murdering her three children in Massachusetts. Here's a summary of each article:
- "The Law Is Inadequate to Judge Lindsay Clancy" by Jed Rubenfeld (The Free Press): This article argues that the law is inadequate in cases like Clancy's, where a mother kills her children due to postpartum psychosis. The author claims that human judgment is also inadequate and that the case highlights the complexities of motherhood and womanhood.
- "The jury's options in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial" by Ana Faguy (BBC News): This article explains the different options available to the jury, including not guilty, not guilty by reason of insanity, first-degree murder, second-degree murder, and manslaughter.
- "Trailblazing Feminist and Social Activist Gloria Steinem Dies at 92" (NBC News Top Stories): Although this article is not directly related to Clancy's trial, it appears in the collection and may be a result of an error.
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These articles appear to be a collection of unrelated news stories that were mistakenly included with the original article about Lindsay Clancy's trial.
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Lindsay Clancy's defense lawyer had a poignant message for the juror who blocked the Massachusetts mom's non-guilty verdict in her murder trial today.
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'Where do I begin to thank these jurors…minus one,' Kevin Reddington told reporters in a press conference on Friday afternoon.
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'I hope that guy can sleep at night.'
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The former labor and delivery nurse stared absently as Judge William Sullivan made the mistrial declaration today, as several female jurors wept.
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Reddington appeared devastated.
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The group of 12 jurors submitted a note to the judge on Friday morning to say they could not come to a unanimous decision after deliberating for almost 38 hours.
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It marked the third time that the panel, made up of nine women and three men, were deadlocked, with only one juror unable to agree.
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'It is with a heavy heart that we report we are unable to come to a unanimous decision and will not be able to,' the judge read to the court.
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Reddington made a last-ditch effort to appeal to the Supreme Judicial Court to 'to inquire into the ability of the identified juror to apply the law,' before the emergency appeal was denied.
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Clancy was on trial for killing her three children Cora, five, Dawson, three, and Callan, eight months, at her Duxbury, Massachusetts, home in January 2023.
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She pleaded not guilty to murder, citing postpartum psychosis.
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Prosecutors acknowledged that Clancy was mentally ill, but maintained that she knew what she was doing at the time of the killings.
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Clancy will return to Tewksbury State Hospital, where she has been held since 2023, until any retrial.
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