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Mistrial Declared as Jury Deadlocks in Clancy Trial

9/10/2026

Summary

Clancy Mistrial

A mistrial was declared in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial after the jury deadlocked.
Eleven of twelve jurors were prepared to acquit her by reason of insanity.
The criminal outcome may help Clancy pursue a seven-figure settlement in her malpractice lawsuits.
Judge Michael Doolin will oversee both civil suits and may allow criminal testimony.

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Reddington Asks Trump

Attorney Kevin Reddington asked President Donald Trump to intervene, though the president lacks pardon power.
A retrial could cost over $1.4 million, according to a comparable Massachusetts case.
Jury selection for the second trial may take twice as long with intensified social-media screening.
Plymouth County District Attorney Tim Cruz, a 25-year veteran, runs unopposed for November reelection.
Experts said the trial exposed systemic failures in maternal mental-health care, citing postpartum psychosis.

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Cooper Warns

Attorney Howard Cooper warned conspiracists of legal and law-enforcement response to false claims about Patrick Clancy.
Howard Cooper said influencers profit from baseless rumors linking Patrick Clancy to the children’s deaths.
Patrick Clancy, who found the bodies, has remarried and faces reputation threats.
Attorney David Meier called another trial extraordinarily painful for Patrick Clancy and his family.
Law enforcement has been notified of threats arising from the online defamation campaign.

History

Historical Context

The 1981 attempt on President Ronald Reagan by John Hinckley Jr. resulted in a June 21, 1982 verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity. Public outrage led Congress to enact the 1984 Insanity Defense Reform Act, tightening the federal test and prompting many states to limit the defense. Those changes echo in today’s Lindsay Clancy mistrial, where eleven jurors favored insanity.

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Clancy Mistrial

A mistrial was declared in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial after the jury deadlocked.
Eleven of twelve jurors were prepared to acquit her by reason of insanity.
The criminal outcome may help Clancy pursue a seven-figure settlement in her malpractice lawsuits.
Judge Michael Doolin will oversee both civil suits and may allow criminal testimony.

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