Lindsay Clancy murder trial and mistrial
The Massachusetts murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, who was accused of killing her three young children in 2023, and the subsequent mistrial. After the jury deadlocked, Clancy's defense sought to dismiss the murder charges and avoid a retrial, arguing juror misconduct, double jeopardy, and a lack of direct evidence, while prosecutors defended the mistrial declaration.
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Lindsay Clancy remains under indictment after her first-degree murder trial ended in a mistrial, and a Massachusetts judge is now weighing her defense's motion to dismiss the charges. Prosecutors have said they plan to retry her, with the judge indicating he is leaning toward a March retrial date.
4 sources · 4 reports · Last updated 7 Nov 2026
Latest development
Prosecutors announced plans to retry Lindsay Clancy, with the judge leaning toward a March retrial, while her defense argued at a September hearing that there was no direct evidence and a retrial would violate double jeopardy.
Developments
- Key development
At a November 2-3 hearing, prosecutors said they plan to retry Clancy and the judge indicated he is leaning toward setting a second trial for March, while still considering the defense motion to dismiss.
- Key development
At a September 29 status hearing, Clancy's defense argued for the first time that there was no direct evidence she killed her children and that a retrial would violate double jeopardy, while also renewing claims of juror misconduct.
- Earlier development
On September 21, Clancy's lawyers asked the judge to investigate the holdout juror's alleged use of a cellphone during deliberations and his truthfulness on a jury questionnaire.
- Earlier development
After the mistrial, the lone holdout juror was publicly identified as Michael P. Desronvil; he said he had no doubt that Clancy deliberately killed her children, contradicting the foreperson's earlier account that he had expressed reasonable doubt while refusing to acquit.
- Earlier development
On September 4, the judge declared a mistrial after the jury announced for a third time that it could not reach a unanimous verdict; the defense's emergency appeal to block the mistrial was denied.
Earlier coverage
- Judge considers motion to dismiss Lindsay Clancy's case A Massachusetts judge is weighing a motion to dismiss the case of Lindsay Clancy, who was charged with murdering her three children. Here's what could come next in the case.
- Lindsay Clancy in court to drop child murder charges after mistrial Defence argues juror misconduct and judge's questioning impacted Clancy's trial for strangling of her three children.
- Lindsay Clancy's lawyer shocks court, claims there's no evidence she killed her kids Lindsay Clancy was back in court on Tuesday, where her lawyer, Kevin Reddington, said the "entire case is based on speculation." Shanelle Kaul and Caroline Polisi have more.
- Lindsay Clancy returns to court for hearing after Massachusetts murder case mistrial Clancy’s attorneys say a mistrial shouldn’t have been declared and a retrial would result in double jeopardy Lindsay Clancy returned to court on Tuesday, as her lawyers sought to head off a retrial by having a judge find the Massachusetts woman not guilty of murder for the killing of her three young children in 2023. Judge William Sullivan in Plymouth, Massachusetts, took up the issue after declaring a mistrial o…
- Lindsay Clancy's lawyer asks judge to investigate juror and check his phone The attorney wants the court to look at the juror's mobile phone use and answers on questionnaires.
- Patrick Clancy Describes Grief in First Interview Since Mistrial Mr. Clancy said in a ‘60 Minutes’ interview that he dreams “all the time” about his three children, who were strangled to death in 2023 by his former wife, Lindsay Clancy.
- Lindsay Clancy ex-husband says ‘I think I did the best I could’ Patrick Clancy and wife Rachel Danis to speak publicly on 60 Minutes on Sunday about Massachusetts murder trial Patrick Clancy and his wife Rachel Danis are set to describe their experiences of the Massachusetts triple-murder trial of his former wife Lindsay Clancy, with Clancy telling 60 Minutes: “I live with it every day, but I think I did the best I could.” The couple will on Sunday night make their first public…
- Holdout Juror in Lindsay Clancy Case Says He Didn’t Doubt Her Guilt The juror, Michael P. Desronvil, defended his decision not to join other jurors in voting for Ms. Clancy’s acquittal.
- Ron DeSantis offers ‘asylum’ to holdout juror in Lindsay Clancy trial Governor believes Florida would ‘welcome’ juror if under harassment after alleged domestic violence incident in 2021 Ron DeSantis , Florida ’s governor, has offered the unidentified holdout juror in the Lindsay Clancy trial “asylum” in the state if he comes under harassment after reports that he once faced a criminal charge for alleged domestic violence and is under an active restraining order. DeSantis accused the…
- What happens to Lindsay Clancy if her case gets thrown out? Kevin Reddington, Lindsay Clancy's defense attorney, sat down with "CBS Mornings" on Wednesday, where he said he plans to ask for the case to be thrown out. Caroline Polisi breaks down his statements.
- Lindsay Clancy juror had reasonable doubt but would not agree to acquit, foreperson says Roni Carlson, in wake of mistrial, says holdout juror could not be persuaded while colleague calls him ‘very arrogant’ A lone juror in the trial of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother accused of the murder of her three children, would not agree to acquit Clancy despite expressing reasonable doubt about whether she was guilty, the jury’s foreperson said in an interview airing Monday. Speaking to NBC 10 Boston ju…
- Will Lindsay Clancy Be Retried? The Decision Now Facing Prosecutor Timothy Cruz. After a mistrial, Timothy Cruz must decide whether to retry Lindsay Clancy on first-degree murder charges, downgrade the charges or drop the case.
- Lindsay Clancy trial juror appears to stand in the way of a unanimous verdict After several days of deliberations, the jury in the trial of Lindsay Clancy is still deadlocked. Clancy's lawyer asked that a dissenting juror be dismissed, but the judge refused. Shanelle Kaul and legal analyst Caroline Polisi have more details.
- Lindsay Clancy jury fails to reach a consensus on sixth day of deliberations There was drama in the courtroom Thursday in the trial of the Massachusetts mother charged with murdering her three children. The jury has been trying to reach consensus for six days.
- Jury Deliberations Underway in Lindsay Clancy Murder Trial In order to reach a verdict, jurors must agree on whether Ms. Clancy should be held criminally responsible for killing her three children.
- Lindsay Clancy murder trial closing arguments could begin Closing arguments in the trial for Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mom accused of killing her three children, could begin as soon as Monday as the prosecution continues calling rebuttal witnesses. Caroline Polisi has more.
- Defense Rests Case in Lindsay Clancy Murder Trial The two sides focused Friday on whether Ms. Clancy was experiencing psychosis when she strangled her three young children in 2023. Closing arguments could begin on Monday.
- Breaking down postpartum psychosis amid the Lindsay Clancy trial Hundreds of Lindsay Clancy supporters rallied outside the courthouse on Thursday, where she's on trial for murder in the killings of her three children. Shanelle Kaul reports on postpartum psychosis, the rare, but treatable illness Clancy's defense team argues made her not responsible for the crime.
- Lindsay Clancy's mom testifies her daughter said she had "thoughts of harming the children" CBS News legal contributor Caroline Polisi breaks down the latest testimony in the Lindsay Clancy trial from Clancy's family members after the prosecution rested its case on Monday.