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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.
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Lindsay Clancy murder trial and mistrial
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Lindsay Clancy's first-degree murder trial ended in a mistrial on September 4 after the jury deadlocked, and she remains under indictment while prosecutors have not announced whether they will retry her. The lone holdout juror, Michael P. Desronvil, later publicly identified himself and 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. Clancy's attorney plans to seek a
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In this event Patrick Clancy Describes Grief in First Interview Since Mistrial Lindsay Clancy ex-husband says ‘I think I did the best I could’ Holdout Juror in Lindsay Clancy Case Says He Didn’t Doubt Her Guilt Ron DeSantis offers ‘asylum’ to holdout juror in Lindsay Clancy trial What happens to Lindsay Clancy if her case gets thrown out? Lindsay Clancy juror had reasonable doubt but would not agree to acquit, foreperson says Will Lindsay Clancy Be Retried? The Decision Now Facing Prosecutor Timothy Cruz. Lindsay Clancy trial juror appears to stand in the way of a unanimous verdict Jury Deliberations Underway in Lindsay Clancy Murder Trial Lindsay Clancy murder trial closing arguments could begin Defense Rests Case in Lindsay Clancy Murder Trial Breaking down postpartum psychosis amid the Lindsay Clancy trial Lindsay Clancy's mom testifies her daughter said she had "thoughts of harming the children"
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CBS
Lindsay Clancy trial jury deadlocked, but judge tells them to keep deliberating
The jury in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial can't come to a unanimous decision, they told a judge after entering their fourth day of deliberations Tuesday in Massachusetts.
NPR
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.
Guardian
Lindsay Clancy jury sent home again without verdict in murder trial
Deadlocked jurors to return on Friday to see if they can reach a decision after dramatic day of deliberations The deadlocked jury in the Lindsay Clancy trial went home without a verdict Thursday in a dramatic sixth day of deliberations. Her defense lawyer told the judge that the panel’s foreperson said in a note that a single juror would not follow the court’s instructions about reasonable doubt and was holding up a…
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CBS
Lindsay Clancy mistrial more likely after jurors tell judge they're deadlocked for second time
Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial told Plymouth Superior Judge William Sullivan they were still deadlocked Wednesday, prompting him to read Tuey-Rodriguez instructions, a last resort pushing the jurors to reach a verdict. Caroline Polisi has more.
NPR
Jury is deadlocked in Lindsay Clancy's trial
Jurors in the trial of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts woman charged with murdering her three children, are deadlocked after five days of deliberation.
CBS
Lindsay Clancy jury deadlocked for second time, judge orders "dynamite charge"
As of Wednesday, there was still no verdict in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy. The jurors went home after a fifth day of deliberations, telling the judge for a second time that they could not decide whether Clancy is criminally responsible for killing her three young children. The judge told them to keep trying. Shanelle Kaul reports and Caroline Polisi has more.
CBS
Lindsay Clancy jury deadlocked, ends day without verdict
The jury in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, which signaled Wednesday for a second straight day it is deadlocked, left without a verdict and will resume deliberations on Thursday.
Guardian
Judge questions Lindsay Clancy jury after woman is accused of filming them
Jury deliberations in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial have resumed for a fifth day Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email Jury deliberations in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial resumed for a fifth day on Wednesday after the judge questioned jurors one by one following the arrest of a woman accused of filming them as they left the courthouse the previous day. A former labor and delivery nurse, Clancy doesn’…
NYTimes – US NYT
Lindsay Clancy Trial: Deadlocked Jury Deliberates for 5th Day
Her lawyer said she had been trying to get an image of the defendant. Prosecutors charged her with intimidation, as jury deliberations entered their fifth day.
CBS
Judge sends Lindsay Clancy jury back for deliberations after they could not reach a verdict
The chance of a mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy case grew on Tuesday after the jury said they were unable to reach a unanimous verdict and the judge sent them back to continue deliberating. Clancy is on trial for the killing of her three children. Shanelle Kaul reports from the Massachusetts courthouse and Caroline Polisi has more.
CBS
How long could the Lindsay Clancy jury remain deadlocked?
Karen Read's first trial ended with a hung jury. Here's a look at how those deliberations played out as the Lindsay Clancy jury says it is deadlocked.
NPR
The Clancy jury continues to deliberate
The jury in the trial of Lindsay Clancy, the mother charged with murdering her three children, said it's not yet come to an unanimous decision. The judge has urged them to keep trying.
BBC News – World BBC
Jurors in Lindsay Clancy trial deadlocked but judge asks them to keep trying
The Massachusetts mother is facing murder charges for killing her three children at their family home in 2023.
NYTimes – US NYT
Clancy Murder Trial: Judge Tells Struggling Jury to Keep Deliberating
Jurors said they were deadlocked after 18 hours, but the judge pushed them to keep trying to reach a verdict in the high-profile case of a mother who strangled her three children.
Guardian
Judge tells jury in Lindsay Clancy trial to keep deliberating after deadlock
Clancy does not deny strangling her three children but says postpartum psychosis led to her actions The judge has told the jury in the Lindsay Clancy trial to keep deliberating after it said it was unable to come to a unanimous decision in the controversial case of the mother who killed her three children. Clancy, a former labor and delivery nurse in Massachusetts, does not deny strangling her children but says post…
CBS
Legal expert on third day of jury deliberations in Lindsay Clancy trial
Jury deliberations in the trial of Lindsay Clancy on will continue on Tuesday after no verdict was reached Monday. Clancy has admitted to killing her three children, but has pleaded not guilty to murder charges, arguing she was suffering from postpartum psychosis. CBS News legal contributor Caroline Polisi has more.
NYTimes – US NYT
Lindsay Clancy Murder Trial: Jury Deliberations Wrap for the Day
Jurors spent about seven hours discussing the high-profile case on Monday, after about 10 hours last week.
