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Jury Deadlocks in Lindsay Clancy Trial, Judge Orders Continued Deliberations

The jurors' impasse could prompt a supplemental 'Tuey‑Rodriguez' instruction or a mistrial that leaves prosecutors to decide whether to retry the case.

Lindsay Clancy looks to her lawyer Kevin Reddington, on the day the jury in her murder trial said to Judge Sullivan that they cannot reach a verdict, in Plymouth, Massachusetts, U.S., September 1, 2026. Greg Derr/Pool via REUTERS
At left, Judge William Sullivan asks the jury to continue deliberations in the Lindsay Clancy triple murder case after they reported not being able to reach a verdict on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026. At right, Clancy looks at the jurors while seated next to her attorney, Kevin Reddington.
Lindsay Clancy watches jurors as they enter the courtroom in the morning to start their second day of deliberations in the triple murder case, in Plymouth Superior Court, in Plymouth, Massachusetts, U.S., August 28, 2026. Greg Derr/Pool via REUTERS
Lindsay Clancy reacts to the jury saying they cannot reach a verdict during her murder trial at Plymouth Superior Court in Plymouth, Mass., Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026. (Greg Derr/The Patriot Ledger via AP, Pool)

Overview

  • The 12-person jury told Judge William F. Sullivan on Tuesday that it could not reach a unanimous verdict after roughly 17 to 23 hours of deliberations over multiple days and was sent back to continue talks.
  • Jurors must decide whether Clancy is criminally responsible for killing her three children or lacks that responsibility because of severe postpartum psychosis, with possible verdicts ranging from first-degree murder to manslaughter or not guilty by reason of lack of criminal responsibility.
  • If found guilty Clancy faces life in prison; if found not criminally responsible she would likely be committed to a state psychiatric facility for periodic review rather than released outright.
  • The trial was evidence-heavy: jurors heard from more than 80 witnesses and saw about 300 exhibits, including extensive medical records, prescription bottles, a knife and scene walkthroughs that underpinned sharply divided expert testimony.
  • Next steps include continued deliberations, possible issuance of the Tuey‑Rodriguez or 'dynamite' charge to nudge consensus, and the looming possibility of a mistrial that would leave prosecutors to weigh a retrial or other options while the case keeps public focus on perinatal mental‑health care.