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Judge Declares Mistrial After Deadlocked Jury in Clancy Case

9/5/2026

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Sullivan Declares Mistrial

U.S. Judge William Sullivan declared a mistrial in Lindsay Clancy’s case after a deadlocked jury.
The 12-member jury split 11-1 after seven days and 38 hours of deliberation.
Defense attorney Kevin Reddington said Clancy suffered postpartum psychosis and blamed holdout juror.
Prosecutors led by District Attorney Timothy Cruz argued Clancy knowingly planned the killings.
A status conference on September 29 at 9 a.m. ET will decide retrial or plea deal or dismissal.

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Corie Charged Murder

Corie A. Walsh, 40, is charged with three counts of first-degree murder after her son died.
Barrett Walsh was found hanging from a basement rafter with a neck ligature on September 1.
Police discovered Corie in a bathtub, fully clothed, surrounded by bloody water and self-inflicted knife wounds.
She told investigators she killed Barrett because he was the “devil” and “anti-Christ,” while police analyze her bathroom phone.

History

Historical Context

In June 2001 Andrea Yates drowned her five children in Houston, leading to a 2002 trial that applied Texas’s M'Naghten insanity test. A unanimous jury convicted her, but the Texas Court of Appeals reversed the verdict on Jan 6 2005 after prosecution psychiatrist Dr. Park Dietz admitted false testimony. The July 2006 retrial found her not guilty by reason of insanity, prompting calls for stricter postpartum screening.

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Sullivan Declares Mistrial

U.S. Judge William Sullivan declared a mistrial in Lindsay Clancy’s case after a deadlocked jury.
The 12-member jury split 11-1 after seven days and 38 hours of deliberation.
Defense attorney Kevin Reddington said Clancy suffered postpartum psychosis and blamed holdout juror.
Prosecutors led by District Attorney Timothy Cruz argued Clancy knowingly planned the killings.
A status conference on September 29 at 9 a.m. ET will decide retrial or plea deal or dismissal.

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