Jurors in Lindsay Clancy trial deadlocked but judge asks them to keep trying
Jurors in the high-profile murder trial of Lindsay Clancy remain deadlocked after three days of deliberation. The judge has instructed the jury to continue their efforts to reach a verdict regarding the 2023 killings.
Why it matters
The case highlights the intersection of mental health law and criminal justice, specifically regarding the defense of postpartum psychosis in capital cases.
Image source, Reuters By Ana Faguy Reporting from Massachusetts court Published 1 September 2026, 17:37 BST Updated 1 hour ago Jurors in the trial of Lindsay Clancy are deadlocked after three days of deliberations, but a judge has asked them to keep trying.
Clancy, a resident of Massachusetts, is facing murder charges for killing her three children at their family home in 2023.
Her lawyer does not dispute that the 36-year-old former nurse killed the children, but argues that she was suffering from postpartum psychosis at the time and was unable to distinguish right from wrong.
The Massachusetts mother is charged with three counts of first-degree murder, as the prosecution argues she made a calculated, intentional decision to kill them.
The jury, made up of nine women and three men, began deliberating last week after hearing weeks of testimony from dozens of witnesses.
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