Prosecutors Weigh Retrial After Clancy Mistrial

Lindsay Clancy’s Massachusetts trial ended in a mistrial after jurors deadlocked 11-1 following more than six days of deliberations over whether postpartum psychosis made her not criminally responsible for strangling her three children in 2023. Several jurors who spoke publicly said most favored a not-guilty-by-reason-of-insanity verdict, while the male holdout reportedly acknowledged reasonable doubt but refused to support that finding; jurors described emotional and sometimes heated deliberations. Defense attorney Kevin Reddington plans to seek dismissal on double-jeopardy grounds, arguing there was no “manifest necessity” for the mistrial, and has discussed requesting sequestration if Clancy is retried. Prosecutors have not decided whether to pursue a new trial, though hung-jury mistrials typically permit retrial. Reports that at least one purported juror publicly supported Karen Read and that jurors praised Reddington’s courtroom manner have added scrutiny of the jury process.