{"id":2653040,"date":"2026-09-01T12:40:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T16:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-in-lindsay-clancy-trial-orders-jury-to-keep-deliberating-after-stalemate\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T12:41:35","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T16:41:35","slug":"judge-in-lindsay-clancy-trial-orders-jury-to-keep-deliberating-after-stalemate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-in-lindsay-clancy-trial-orders-jury-to-keep-deliberating-after-stalemate\/","title":{"rendered":"Judge in Lindsay Clancy trial orders jury to keep deliberating after stalemate"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjudge-in-lindsay-clancy-trial-orders-jury-to-keep-deliberating-after-stalemate%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2653040&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The jury deliberating in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, a Massachusetts mother accused of killing her three children, has reached an impasse, indicating they cannot agree on a verdict. Clancy\u2019s defense argues she was in a postpartum psychotic state at the time of the murders, pleading insanity, which would result in her being committed to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/girl-convicted-in-slender-man-stabbing-case-makes-request-for-early-release\/\" title=\"Girl convicted in Slender Man stabbing ... makes request for early release\">mental health institution<\/a> if found not guilty by reason of insanity. Conversely, if convicted, she could face life imprisonment. The jury, composed of nine women and three men, has deliberated for 17 hours over five weeks of testimony involving over 80 witnesses and extensive evidence. Despite their efforts, they have not reached a unanimous decision, prompting the judge to request continued deliberations. Clancy is charged with killing her children-Cora (5), Dawson (3), and 8-month-old Callan-using exercise bands.The prosecution contends she was mentally ill but consciously chose to commit the acts,while her defense emphasizes her mental health struggles during the incident.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jury-system\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"4354\">jury<\/a> deliberating in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/murder\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"579\">murder<\/a> trial of Lindsay Clancy, the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/massachusetts\/\">Massachusetts<\/a> mother accused of killing her three children, has come to a stalemate as the jurors have not agreed upon a unanimous conclusion in the trial.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Clancy\u2019s lawyers are arguing she was in a postpartum psychotic state when she strangled her three children in 2023, with Clancy pleading insanity in the defense of the murders. If the jury finds her guilty, Clancy faces up to life in prison, but if the jury finds her not guilty on the grounds of insanity, Clancy will be admitted into a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fundraiser-for-lindsay-clancy-raises-over-850000-in-under-one-week\/\" title=\"Fundraiser for ... raises over 0,000 in under one week\">state mental health institution<\/a>.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4707718\/judge-lindsay-clancy-trial-jury-stalemate-life-in-prison-or-mental-health-institution\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Judge in Lindsay Clancy trial orders jury to keep deliberating after stalemate<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/technology\/4707550\/florida-desantis-block-flock-camera\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Florida agencies blocked from putting Flock cameras on state highways after DeSantis concerns<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4707168\/police-shooting-knife-woman-times-square\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Police kill knife-wielding woman near Times Square after deadly stabbing<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAfter many hours of deliberation, we are unable to come to a unanimous decision,\u201d the jury wrote in a letter to Judge William Sullivan, the  Massachusetts\u00a0Superior Court judge presiding over the case.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4702905\/closing-argument-lindsay-clancy-trial-strangling-puppet-murder-was-choice\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"4702905\">CLOSING ARGUMENTS CONCLUDE IN LINDSAY CLANCY TRIAL AS PROSECUTORS ARGUE MURDERS WERE \u2018A CHOICE\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI brought you back out because I know that this was a long trial,\u201d Sullivan told the jury in response to their note. \u201cAll right, I know. There were over 80 witnesses, there were over 300 exhibits. But because of that, I\u2019m going to ask you to go back out, keeping in mind all of the instructions that I gave you, to go out and to continue your deliberations at this time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Closing arguments concluded at the trial on Thursday, Aug. 27, after which the case was handed back to the jury.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 12-person jury, made up of nine women and three men, had been deliberating for 17 hours before sending Sullivan the note on Tuesday that they were unable to reach a unanimous verdict.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The jury will now continue deliberating on the case at the judge\u2019s discretion after hearing <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4702905\/closing-argument-lindsay-clancy-trial-strangling-puppet-murder-was-choice\/\">five weeks of testimony<\/a> from the over 80 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4699180\/judge-lindsay-clancy-trial-deny-mistrial\/\">witnesses<\/a> in the trial. While initially deliberating, the jury had sent one request to view evidence in the courtroom: the prescription bottles and knife believed to have been associated with Clancy\u2019s suicide attempt, according to <em>The New York Times<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4691590\/postpartum-depression-becomes-part-of-culture-wars-psychotic-break-matt-walsh\/\">POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION BECOMES PART OF CULTURE WARS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Clancy has been charged with murdering her three children, Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months, with exercise bands.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The prosecution in the case argues that Clancy, who says she attempted suicide after killing her three children, was <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4691590\/postpartum-depression-becomes-part-of-culture-wars-psychotic-break-matt-walsh\/\">struggling with her mental health<\/a> but still made the conscious <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4702905\/closing-argument-lindsay-clancy-trial-strangling-puppet-murder-was-choice\/\">\u201cchoice\u201d<\/a> to kill her children.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jury stalls in Lindsay Clancy murder trial over mental state<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2653041,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26238583349951.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[50433,84967,84295,4853],"class_list":["post-2653040","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-judge-2","tag-jury-deliberation","tag-lindsay-clancy","tag-trial"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26238583349951.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2653040","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2653040"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2653040\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2653044,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2653040\/revisions\/2653044"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2653041"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2653040"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2653040"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2653040"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}