Lindsay Clancy trial ends in mistrial after jury deadlocks 11-1

A Massachusetts judge declared a mistrial in Lindsay Clancy’s murder case after jurors failed to reach a unanimous verdict following more than six days of deliberations, reportedly remaining deadlocked 11-1. Clancy, a former labor and delivery nurse, has acknowledged strangling her three children—5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson and 8-month-old Callan—in their Duxbury home in January 2023 before attempting suicide, but pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. Her defense argued that postpartum psychosis and bipolar disorder left her not criminally responsible, while prosecutors said she deliberately planned the killings and understood her actions. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court rejected an emergency defense appeal seeking to prevent the mistrial. Prosecutors have not decided whether to retry Clancy, dismiss the charges or pursue a plea agreement, leaving the case unresolved.