# Lindsay Clancy Type: Person Source: GetYourBrief — https://getyourbrief.com/entity/lindsay-clancy Canonical HTML page: https://getyourbrief.com/entity/lindsay-clancy ## Timeline - **2026-09-21**: Motions made public; dismissal requested — The motion to investigate is made public, and Martin Weinberg files a separate motion asking the judge to dismiss the case rather than order a new trial. - **2026-09-18**: Motion to investigate juror filed — Defense attorney Kevin Reddington files a motion asking the court to question Desronvil about alleged phone use during deliberations and truthfulness on questionnaires. - **2026-09-04**: Scheduled judicial inquiry of holdout juror — Judge Sullivan is expected to question the holdout juror at 9 a.m. before the jury resumes deliberations; persistent deadlock could lead to a mistrial. - **2026-09-04**: Mistrial declared after jury deadlocks — On the seventh day of jury deliberations, a judge declares a mistrial in Plymouth, Mass., leaving Clancy charged with murder and in a psychiatric hospital pending resolution. - **2026-09-04**: Judge declares mistrial — After days of deliberation, the jury reports it cannot reach a unanimous verdict; 11 jurors favor acquittal and one juror, Michael Desronvil, favors conviction. - **2026-09-03**: Foreperson's note and denied juror removal — On the sixth day of deliberations, the foreperson's note identified a holdout juror who allegedly would not follow reasonable-doubt instructions. Sullivan questioned jurors individually, reread the instruction, denied Reddington's motion to remove the juror, and sent the panel home. - **2026-09-02**: Jury reports deadlock a second time — The jury told Judge William Sullivan it could not agree whether Clancy was criminally responsible; Sullivan instructed the panel to continue deliberating. - **2026-08-27**: Closing arguments delivered — Defense attorney Kevin Reddington presented closing arguments at Plymouth Superior Court, holding up a family photograph from before the killings. - **2026-08-19**: Defense expert testifies — Psychologist Paul Zeizel testifies that Clancy lacked appreciation of wrongfulness and could not conform to the rule of law due to mental disease or defect. - **2026-08-17**: Prosecution rests its case — After 13 days of testimony and nearly 70 witnesses, the prosecution rested with final witness Ian Whiffin of Cellebrite testifying about Apple health data. - **2026-08-13**: Judge says trial 'well on track' — Judge William Sullivan told jurors before the weekend that the case was on schedule. - **2023-01-31**: Clancy reports auditory hallucination — Patrick Clancy said Lindsay told him about a man's voice telling her this was her last chance, one week after the killings. - **2023-01-24**: Children killed and Clancy injured — Lindsay Clancy allegedly strangled her three children, Cora, Dawson and Callan, in Duxbury, Massachusetts, then jumped from a second-floor window, leaving her partially paralyzed. - **2023-01**: Deaths of three children — Callan, Dawson and Cora Clancy are killed in the family's home. Prosecutors say Clancy planned the killings by sending her husband out for medicine and dinner. - **2023**: Clancy strangles her three children — Lindsay Clancy, then a labor and delivery nurse, strangled Cora (5), Dawson (3), and Callan (8 months) in the family's basement before attempting suicide. She does not dispute the killings; the trial turns on criminal responsibility. ## Recent coverage (7 stories, network-wide) ### Defense seeks probe of lone juror after 11-1 Clancy mistrial 2026-09-22 16:42:56 · Sector: legal · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 2 Two defense motions—one to investigate juror Michael Desronvil's phone use and candor, another to dismiss the case—could derail a retrial in the Lindsay Clancy murder case. Legal professionals watching Massachusetts jury-integrity standards will see implications for voir dire, juror misconduct, and the use of alternates after deadlock. Full story: https://getlegalbrief.com/story/clancy-defense-probe-lone-juror-11-1-mistrial ### Clancy mistrial after 7-day deadlock: legal implications for retrial 2026-09-05 12:18:34 · Sector: legal · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 4 A Massachusetts judge declared a mistrial in Lindsay Clancy's murder case after jurors deadlocked for seven days, leaving prosecutors to weigh a retrial. For legal professionals, the case highlights how postpartum psychosis defenses and jury-instruction disputes can produce hung juries and unresolved criminal responsibility. Full story: https://getlegalbrief.com/story/clancy-mistrial-7-day-deadlock-legal-implications ### Clancy Jury Deadlocks 2 Times in 6 Days; Holdout Fight Looms 2026-09-04 00:07:44 · Sector: legal · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 2 The Lindsay Clancy murder trial entered uncharted procedural territory as Judge William Sullivan refused to dismiss a holdout juror who the foreperson said would not follow reasonable-doubt instructions. With the jury twice at impasse across six days, Friday's judicial inquiry will test the boundary between protecting a unanimous verdict and avoiding juror coercion. For litigators, the case is a live clinic on juror-dismissal rules, Tuey-Rodriguez charges, and preserving error for appeal. Full story: https://getlegalbrief.com/story/lindsay-clancy-jury-deadlock-holdout-juror ### Clancy Expert: 35 Hours of Evaluation Back Lack of Criminal Responsibility 2026-08-24 05:56:20 · Sector: legal · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 2 Defense psychologist Paul Zeizel testified that Lindsay Clancy had a mental disease or defect, could not conform to the law, and lacked appreciation of wrongfulness. The testimony directly targets Massachusetts's two-pronged lack-of-criminal-responsibility standard while prosecutors counter with evidence of planning. Full story: https://getlegalbrief.com/story/lindsay-clancy-psychologist-not-criminally-responsible ### Prosecution Rests in Clancy Trial After 70 Witnesses 2026-08-18 02:34:02 · Sector: legal · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 4 The prosecution has closed its case in the Lindsay Clancy triple-murder trial after 13 days and nearly 70 witnesses, punctuated by Cellebrite testimony on Apple health data. The defense now shifts to a postpartum psychosis lack-of-criminal-responsibility argument. Full story: https://getlegalbrief.com/story/prosecution-rests-lindsay-clancy-70-witnesses ### Clancy Trial: 2 Psychiatrists Testify, No Homicidal Warning Signs Detected 2026-08-09 17:18:06 · Sector: legal · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 2 The murder trial of Lindsay Clancy turns on psychiatric testimony showing she expressed depression and anxiety but never disclosed violent intent. Legal analysts watch as the insanity defense clashes with the prosecution’s narrative of a deliberate killer. Full story: https://getlegalbrief.com/story/lindsay-clancy-psychiatric-care-legal ### Lindsay Clancy’s Psychiatric Care: Missed Symptoms, Medication Risks Exposed 2026-08-09 17:17:58 · Sector: health · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 2 The Lindsay Clancy trial reveals how her multiple psychiatric providers failed to identify severe mental deterioration before she killed her three children. The case highlights gaps in perinatal mental health management and the dangers of unmonitored medication changes. Full story: https://gethealthbrief.com/story/lindsay-clancy-psychiatric-care-health --- This page is a machine-readable summary. Sentiment measures the directional read of each development for this entity, not the tone of the reporting; impact weights consequence, not syndication reach. See https://getyourbrief.com/guides/methodology for the full editorial methodology.