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Judge Declares Mistrial After Jury Deadlocks in Clancy Case

9/5/2026

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Judge William Sullivan declared a mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy case.
The six-week trial ended when the foreperson reported 11 jurors could not agree.
Sullivan rejected a defense request to remove a juror who blocked a not-guilty verdict.
Clancy’s lawyer said she suffered postpartum psychosis when she killed her three children in 2023.
After the murders, Clancy cut herself and jumped from a second-story window, leaving her paralyzed.

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Story summary

Judge William Sullivan declared a mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy case.
The six-week trial ended when the foreperson reported 11 jurors could not agree.
Sullivan rejected a defense request to remove a juror who blocked a not-guilty verdict.
Clancy’s lawyer said she suffered postpartum psychosis when she killed her three children in 2023.
After the murders, Clancy cut herself and jumped from a second-story window, leaving her paralyzed.