{"id":2654666,"date":"2026-09-04T13:56:59","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T17:56:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-lindsay-clancy-judge-declares-mistrial\/"},"modified":"2026-09-04T14:00:06","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T18:00:06","slug":"breaking-lindsay-clancy-judge-declares-mistrial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-lindsay-clancy-judge-declares-mistrial\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking: Lindsay Clancy Judge Declares Mistrial"},"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\">12<\/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%2Fbreaking-lindsay-clancy-judge-declares-mistrial%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=2654666&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>Plymouth County Judge William Sullivan declared a mistrial in the case of Lindsay Clancy after jurors failed to reach a consensus despite days of deliberation. The defense attorney requested an prospect to appeal, wich the judge granted, allowing a one-hour window to appeal to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. Clancy\u2019s defense argued she was unaware of her actions when she killed her three children in 2023, while prosecutors claimed she acted intentionally and rationally. The jury considered multiple charges, including first- and second-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter, and not guilty by reason of insanity. Clancy,who did not testify,was found to have killed her children,but her mental state and motives remain central to the proceedings. Expert testimonies revealed she suffered from postpartum psychosis and engaged in preparatory planning, but prosecutors argued she knew what she was doing. The trial highlighted contrasting views on her mental health and intent at the time of the crimes.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Plymouth County Judge William Sullivan has declared a mistrial in the case of Lindsay Clancy after the jury was unable to come to a consensus despite days of deliberation.<\/p>\n<p>Defense attorney Kevin Reddington asked Judge Sullivan for a chance to appeal the mistrial declaration. Sullivan granted Reddington\u2019s request, granting a one-hour window for the defense to appeal to the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts.<\/p>\n<p>Lindsay Clancy\u2019s defense attorney claimed that the mother of three did not know what she was doing when she killed her three children in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The jury had multiple options, including first-degree murder and second degree murder, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/boston\/news\/lindsay-clancy-trial-watch-live-day-21\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The jury was allowed to consider a charge of involuntary manslaughter, despite the objections of the prosecution. The jury also had the option of deciding that Clancy could be found guilty by reason of insanity.<\/p>\n<p>The jury could also clear her of all charges with a verdict of not guilty, despite the fact that no one has contested she killed her children.<\/p>\n<p>Clancy, who is confined to a wheelchair, did not testify in her own defense during the weeks-long trial.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udea8 BIG ruling in the Lindsay Clancy trial:<\/p>\n<p>The judge will allow the jury to consider manslaughter in addition to:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 First-degree murder<br \/> \u2022 Second-degree murder<br \/> \u2022 Not guilty by reason of lack of criminal responsibility<\/p>\n<p>So the jury now has a middle-ground option if they\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FzhFilx7Eu\">pic.twitter.com\/FzhFilx7Eu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lindsay \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@TheLinzerShow) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheLinzerShow\/status\/2092789255584075842?\">August 27, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Clancy, 36, was on trial for killing Cora, 5; Dawson, 3; and Callan, 8 months. She later tried to kill herself, but her leap from a second-floor window after slashing her wrists and neck left her paralyzed and not dead, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2026\/08\/18\/metro\/lindsay-clancy-said-that-she-heard-male-voice-ordering-herto-kill-her-children-psychologist-tells-jurors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boston Globe<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Clancy has said she suffered from postpartum psychosis. But prosecutors said she knew what she was doing.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors called more than 70 witnesses and claimed Clancy \u201cacted intentionally, rationally and swiftly\u201d when she killed her children, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/08\/26\/us\/lindsay-clancy-trial-final-stages\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Look closely at how Lindsay Clancy stares down the jury.<\/p>\n<p>You can always tell in the eyes.<\/p>\n<p>Have you ever seen eyes like that before?<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m not a doctor. I\u2019m a dad. And I know this: when something that dark lives inside a person, it leaks out the eyes first. You don\u2019t need a\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/P2I7EHBBBS\">pic.twitter.com\/P2I7EHBBBS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 AmericanPapaBear\u2122 (@AmericaPapaBear) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AmericaPapaBear\/status\/2092713602071605565?\">August 26, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>They argued she still knew right from wrong at the time, noting she sent her husband out to run errands before killing the kids, and upon awakening in a hospital she was \u201chorrified\u201d and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/08\/03\/us\/lindsay-clancy-trial-medical-testimony\">asked for an attorney<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>FBI psychiatrist Dr. Gregory Saathoff said Clancy engaged in \u201cpreparatory planning\u201d before the killings by choosing a time when her husband was out of their home and researching how much time she would have while he was gone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fact that this was done without any witness present during a time where she had asked a potential witness to go on a longer errand \u2014 also I thought was significant,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I don\u2019t need a jury to tell me Lindsay Clancy is evil. This trial has exposed that our society doesn\u2019t value the sanctity of life. Is it because we\u2019ve reduced children to a clump of cells? My heart is with her three kids she strangled to death.<\/p>\n<p>My take on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/OutnumberedFNC?\">@OutnumberedFNC<\/a>. \u2b07\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/w73wVfw9ck\">pic.twitter.com\/w73wVfw9ck<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lisa Boothe (@LisaMarieBoothe) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LisaMarieBoothe\/status\/2092678245741171100?\">August 26, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The defense cited Clancy\u2019s record of battling depression, anxiety, insomnia, and suicidal thoughts.<\/p>\n<p>In the battle of dueling experts, Dr. Phillip Resnick, a forensic psychiatrist, called Clancy \u201cfrankly psychotic\u201d when the children were killed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot only did she hear a command, but she felt that her body was taken over by an external force where she was in a dream state and did not have control of her own body,\u201d he said. \u201cIt was almost like she was a puppet and someone else was pulling the strings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As noted by the Boston Globe, psychologist Paul Zeizel testified that during a visit to Clancy while she was hospitalized after the January 2023 crimes, she told her husband \u201cshe heard a male voice ordering her, telling her that she didn\u2019t have any choice, but she had to kill her children and then kill herself.\u201d<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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