The jury in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial is reportedly stuck for a second time, and her defense attorney says he’s ready to run it all back almost immediately if they can’t reach a verdict. After more than 27 hours of deliberation, the panel of nine women and three men told the judge Wednesday afternoon they were deadlocked again.
Judge William Sullivan sent the jurors home just after 4 p. m. , urging them to return Thursday morning for another try.
The 36-year-old Duxbury mother is accused of strangling her three children—Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and eight-month-old Callan—with exercise bands in January 2023. Her legal team argues she should be found not guilty by reason of insanity, claiming she was suffering from severe postpartum psychosis at the time of the killings and her own suicide attempt.
Outside the courtroom, Clancy’s lawyer, Kevin Reddington, didn’t mince words about a potential do-over. “I’d try it next week … I have some motions to file … But we’re ready to try it next week,” he told reporters. He also noted the judge can deliver the so-called Tuey-Rodriguez instruction—a nudge to deadlocked juries to keep deliberating—up to two times under Massachusetts law.
Inside the courtroom, moments before the jury was dismissed, Reddington was seen rubbing Clancy’s shoulders. She let out a long sigh as the panel left. Earlier in the day, a Diet Coke in a cup holder on her wheelchair caught some attention.
The jury has now logged nearly 30 hours of talks, and the judge thanked them for their commitment before asking them to return at 9 a. m. Thursday.
As the wait stretches on, one question lingers: will this high-profile case end with a verdict, or is a second trial already on the horizon?
