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Jury Deadlocks Again, Mistrial Declared in Clancy Case

By Drooid · Sep 22, 2026, 2:55 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Patrick Clancy Forgives Ex-Wife

Patrick Clancy forgave ex-wife Lindsay Clancy for the murders of their three children.
The children were strangled in January 2023 at the family home in Duxbury, Massachusetts.
Clancy said he suffered a panic attack and suicidal thoughts while testifying, calling conspiracy theories harmful.
The jury deadlocked 11-1 on September 4, 2026, resulting in a mistrial.
Patrick Clancy and Dr. Rachel Danis announced they are expecting their first child together.

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Kevin Reddington Seeks Insanity

Attorney Howard Cooper said the Clancy team will sue online conspiracy theorists and has alerted law enforcement.
A status hearing is scheduled for September 29, according to court filings.
Defense lawyer Kevin Reddington filed a renewed motion seeking a not-guilty-by-reason-of-insanity verdict for Lindsay Clancy.
Prosecutor Timothy Cruz has not indicated whether a retrial will be pursued after the mistrial.

History

Historical Context

The 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, which killed 168 people, sparked a massive FBI probe (28,000 interviews, nearly a billion data points) and a 1997 trial that convicted Timothy McVeigh despite unfounded conspiracy theories rejected by Judge Steven W. Taylor. That precedent of aggressive legal response and public scrutiny frames the 2023 Duxbury murders of Patrick and Lindsay Clancy, where attorneys now anticipate similar counter-disinformation and heightened courtroom scrutiny.

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Patrick Clancy Forgives Ex-Wife

Patrick Clancy forgave ex-wife Lindsay Clancy for the murders of their three children.
The children were strangled in January 2023 at the family home in Duxbury, Massachusetts.
Clancy said he suffered a panic attack and suicidal thoughts while testifying, calling conspiracy theories harmful.
The jury deadlocked 11-1 on September 4, 2026, resulting in a mistrial.
Patrick Clancy and Dr. Rachel Danis announced they are expecting their first child together.

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