Lindsay Clancy murder trial and mistrial
Lindsay Clancy, a Massachusetts mother, was tried on first-degree murder charges in connection with the deaths of her three children. The jury became deadlocked during deliberations, leading the judge to declare a mistrial. Prosecutors must now decide whether to retry Clancy, reduce the charges, or drop the case.
Current state
A judge declared a mistrial in Lindsay Clancy's Massachusetts first-degree murder trial after the jury reported for a third time that it could not reach a unanimous verdict. Prosecutor Timothy Cruz must now decide whether to retry Clancy on the murder charges, reduce the charges, or drop the case.
3 sources · 4 reports · Updated 7 Sept 2026
What changed
A judge declared a mistrial in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial after the jury deadlocked for a third time, and prosecutor Timothy Cruz must now decide whether to retry, reduce, or drop the charges.
Developments
- Earlier development
Clancy's defense argued a single holdout juror was preventing a unanimous verdict and asked the judge to dismiss that juror, but the judge refused.
- Key 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 development
The jury repeatedly reported it was deadlocked and unable to reach a unanimous verdict, and the judge initially instructed the panel to continue deliberating and issued a supplemental instruction to try to break the deadlock.
- Earlier development
After closing arguments, the jury began deliberating whether Clancy should be held criminally responsible for killing her three children.
Earlier coverage
- 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.