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Judge urges Lindsay Clancy jury to continue deliberating after deadlock signal

The judge in Lindsay Clancy's Massachusetts trial urged jurors to keep deliberating after they said they could not reach a unanimous verdict, marking the first sign of deadlock near the start of the fourth day. Clancy faces charges over the deaths of her three children in 2023, with her defense citing psychosis and prosecutors alleging premeditation. The jury may also consider lesser charges or a not-guilty-by-reason-of-insanity verdict.

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Judge Orders Further Deliberations in Clancy Trial

A Massachusetts judge instructed jurors on Tuesday to continue deliberating in the trial of Lindsay Clancy, the Duxbury mother charged in the deaths of her three children in 2023, after the panel indicated it was unable to reach a unanimous decision. The instruction, reported by NBC News and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, came near the start of the fourth day of jury deliberations.

Judge William Sullivan directed the 12-member jury to resume its work after it told the court Tuesday morning that it could not agree on a verdict. The jury, composed of nine women and three men, began deliberations Thursday afternoon. The impasse note was the first such indication from the panel since deliberations began, as reported by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Neither the prosecution nor the defense objected to the judge's instruction to keep deliberating, according to NBC News. Under Massachusetts law, a judge may urge a jury to continue deliberations no more than twice unless both sides consent to further encouragement.

The Case Against Clancy

Clancy faces charges related to the deaths of her three children — 3-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson and 8-month-old Callan — who authorities said were strangled with exercise bands at the family's Duxbury home in January 2023. Her husband, who was out running errands at the time, found her outside beneath a second-story window following a suicide attempt, NBC News reported.

The central question before the jury is whether Clancy should be held criminally responsible for the deaths. Her attorney, Kevin Reddington, has argued that she was in the grip of postpartum psychosis and heard a voice telling her to kill her children, according to NBC News. Prosecutors have countered that Clancy was not psychotic and that she planned the killings in advance, the outlet reported.

Options Before the Jury

The jury is weighing whether to convict Clancy of murder, convict her of lesser charges, or find her not guilty by reason of lack of criminal responsibility. Under Massachusetts law, a verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity would mean the jury concluded Clancy could not control her actions because of her mental state at the time of the killings.

Reddington said earlier Tuesday that he would be prepared to go to trial again if the jury fails to reach a unanimous verdict and the case ends in a hung jury.

Courtroom and Context

Clancy appeared in court in a beige sweater, according to NBC News. Her parents and sister were also present in the courtroom.

During deliberations on Friday, the jury asked to examine a knife and empty prescription pill bottles found in the home, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.

The case has drawn widespread attention since the children's deaths, with the proceedings centering on Clancy's mental state at the time of the killings and the question of criminal responsibility under Massachusetts law.

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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Framing: The headline emphasizes the judge's instruction to the jury to continue deliberating after the jury reported an inability to reach a unanimous decision.

as of Sep 1, 2026, 4:17 PM UTC

Facts Included:

Judge told jurors to keep deliberating Tuesday after they said they could not reach a unanimous decision.
The trial is of Lindsay Clancy, a Massachusetts mother, for killing her three young children at her home in 2023.
The jury's announcement came near the start of the fourth day of deliberations.
On Friday, the jurors had asked to look at a knife that Clancy used to cut herself and bags with empty prescription pill bottles found in her house.

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NBC News

Framing: The headline emphasizes the jury's deadlock and the judge's instruction to continue deliberations.

as of Sep 1, 2026, 4:31 PM UTC

Facts Included:

The jury in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial told the judge Tuesday morning that it was unable to come to a unanimous decision at the start of a fourth day of deliberations.
Judge William Sullivan instructed the jurors to go back and continue deliberations.
The judge noted there were over 80 witnesses and over 300 exhibits.
Clancy, wearing a beige sweater, did not appear to show any emotion.
Her parents and sister were also present in the courtroom.
The prosecution and Clancy's attorney, Kevin Reddington, did not object to the judge's instruction.
Under Massachusetts law, Sullivan can encourage the jury to go back to the jury room, but not more than twice unless the jury consents.
If the jury still cannot reach a unanimous verdict, the judge can declare a mistrial.
Earlier Tuesday, Reddington said he would 'absolutely' go to trial again if the verdict ends in a hung jury.
The attorney said he has 'really strong faith' in the jury, noting members showed attentiveness throughout the five-week trial.
The 12-person jury made up of nine women and three men began deliberating Thursday afternoon.
The jury had one question Friday when it asked the judge to review pill bottles and a knife that had been entered into evidence.
The jury is weighing whether to convict Clancy of first-degree murder after she was accused of using exercise bands to strangle her three children — Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months — in the basement of their Duxbury home in January 2023.
Her then-husband, who was running errands at the time, found her outside underneath a second-story window following a suicide attempt that left her paralyzed from the waist down.
Clancy's attorney has argued that she was in a state of postpartum psychosis and heard a voice at the time of the killings.
Prosecutors said she was not in psychosis and planned the murders ahead of time.
The jury also has the option to convict her of lesser charges, including second-degree murder and manslaughter, or absolve her of the crime or deem her not guilty by lack of criminal responsibility.

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Us Weekly

Framing: The headline asks what will happen if the jury cannot reach a verdict, focusing on the procedural outcome of a potential deadlock.

as of Sep 1, 2026, 4:49 PM UTC

Facts Included:

A jury of nine women and three men have been tasked to decide whether Lindsay Clancy should be found guilty of killing her three children in January 2023.
She has never denied murdering her kids, but her defense team has argued that her mental state was so impaired at the time that she shouldn’t be held criminally responsible for the deaths of Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months.
The prosecution argued Clancy was aware of what she was doing and even tried to die by suicide after the killings.
On September 1, 2026, the jury told the judge that they were unable to come to a unanimous verdict.
Judge William Sullivan instructed them to take extra time to keep deliberating.
If the jury is still unable to reach a verdict after further discussing the matter, Sullivan will likely declare a deadlock.
The case will then likely end in a mistrial.
If this is the case, the prosecution will have to decide whether they want to retry the case or dismiss it.
Legal analyst and former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani shared his predictions on what will happen if Clancy’s trial ends in a mistrial, saying he believes the prosecution will retry the case.
“There’s no double jeopardy if they retry the case because no verdict was reached,” Rahmani told People of the prosecution.
He went on to say that he was “almost 100 percent certain that the prosecution will retry the case.”
“There are three dead children, and the political pressure on the prosecution to retry the case will be overwhelming. Not refiling the case is how district attorneys get voted out of office,” Rahmani continued.
He added that “not prosecuting means that Lindsay Clancy goes free.”
“This is not insanity where she would spend time in a psychiatric facility. She would be a free woman,” Rahmani said.
Another reason Rahmani believes that prosecution would choose to have another trial is because retrials generally favor the prosecution.
“The defense no longer has the element of surprise. The prosecution knows how the defense witnesses will testify. They can better prepare. In this particular case, I think the prosecution can learn from their mistakes. And I think they overextended themselves and they overpromised at the beginning of the trial and they took a more balanced approach at the end of the trial,” he said.
“I think they could potentially do a better job. But this is a very tough case.”
He continued, “I can’t recall a case where the facts aren’t really in dispute. There’s reasonable people who look at this case and can view it very differently. So I think it’s going to be a hard case to get 12 out of 12 people beyond a reasonable doubt. If it mistrials once, it may well mistrial again.”

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Claim	Confidence	Status
ClaimThe jury in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial told the judge they could not reach a unanimous decision near the start of the fourth day of deliberations.	ConfidenceHigh	StatusMulti-source (2 outlets · 2 distinct) via The Atlanta Journal-Constitution as of Sep 1, 2026, 4:17 PM UTC, NBC News as of Sep 1, 2026, 4:31 PM UTC
ClaimJudge William Sullivan instructed the jurors to go back and continue deliberations.	ConfidenceHigh	StatusMulti-source (3 outlets · 3 distinct) via NBC News as of Sep 1, 2026, 4:31 PM UTC, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution as of Sep 1, 2026, 4:17 PM UTC, Us Weekly as of Sep 1, 2026, 4:49 PM UTC
ClaimThe trial is of Lindsay Clancy, a Massachusetts mother accused of killing her three young children at her home in 2023.	ConfidenceHigh	StatusSingle-source via The Atlanta Journal-Constitution as of Sep 1, 2026, 4:17 PM UTC

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