Sep 04, 2026, 1:49 PM EDT
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court to hold hearing
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court will hold a hearing regarding Clancy's defense attorney's emergency request for relief.
Lindsay Clancy trial: Judge declares mistrial after emergency request denied
The defense blamed one juror for the deadlock.
Last Updated: September 4, 2026, 4:42 PM EDT
The murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mom who killed her three young children while in the family's home on Jan. 24, 2023, ended Friday in a mistrial after seven days of juror deadlock.
Clancy's defense attorney, Kevin Reddington, claimed throughout that trial that she was suffering from postpartum psychosis when she strangled her children and attempted to take her own life. The prosecutors, Jennifer Sprague and Shanan Buckingham, argued that Clancy -- who pleaded not guilty to three counts of first-degree murder -- is criminally responsible for her children's deaths.
Judge William Sullivan, who oversaw the trial, set a court date of Sept. 29, 2026, to reconvene and determine next steps.
See below how the final days of the trial unfolded.
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Clancy's legal team files petition with Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
A representative for Lindsay Clancy's legal team says they have now filed a petition with the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.
Reddington is asking the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court to effectively force Sullivan to allow the jury to continue deliberating.
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Sep 04, 2026, 11:53 AM EDT
Clancy rests head on table, supporters crying as judge nears mistrial
Lindsay Clancy put her head on the table as her case neared a mistrial.
Several of her supporters are crying in the bathroom.
Courtroom spectators looked shocked when the judge said he planned to declare a mistrial and further surprised when he gave the defense an hour to ask the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court to intervene.
The court is in a state of suspended tension awaiting an outcome.
Sep 04, 2026, 11:37 AM EDT
Judge signals intent to declare mistrial, defense requests emergency stay
Judge William Sullivan said Friday he planned to declare a mistrial after the jury signaled they were unable to reach a verdict following seven days of deliberation.
Sullivan said he would hold off on formally declaring a mistrial for one hour to give defense attorney Kevin Reddington time to ask the state's highest court for an emergency stay.
Reddington will ask the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court to effectively force Sullivan to allow the jury to continue deliberating.
Reddington said outside court yesterday he did not want a mistrial because he "kicked the sh--" out of the prosecution's case.
