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Court to hear gag order amid Clancy retrial motion

By Drooid · Sep 29, 2026, 10:07 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Clancy Denies Killing

Lindsay Clancy returned to court Tuesday, asserting there is no evidence she killed her three children.
Defense attorney Kevin Reddington shifted his argument from psychosis to claiming the prosecution lacks proof.
Prosecutors Shanan Buckingham and District Attorney Timothy Cruz say DNA on exercise bands proves Clancy’s guilt.
A Nov. 2 hearing will consider Reddington’s motion and whether prosecutors will seek a retrial.

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Prosecutors Seek Gag

Prosecutors moved for a gag order to bar Kevin Reddington from commenting publicly about the case.
Eleven of twelve jurors said they favored a not-guilty-by-reason-of-insanity verdict in televised interviews.
Holdout juror’s attorney warned that probing juror records could chill future citizen participation in juries.
The court scheduled a follow-up hearing for November 2 to consider the gag order and pending motions.

History

Historical Context

During the eight-month 1995 O.J. Simpson murder trial, prosecutors led by Marcia Clark presented DNA evidence while Johnnie Cochran argued police misconduct rooted in the LAPD’s post-Rodney King scandals; the televised verdict on October 3 sparked nationwide debate over forensic science and juror privacy. That precedent now frames the Lindsay Clancy case, where DNA on exercise bands and juror-insight questions echo Simpson’s legacy.

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Clancy Denies Killing

Lindsay Clancy returned to court Tuesday, asserting there is no evidence she killed her three children.
Defense attorney Kevin Reddington shifted his argument from psychosis to claiming the prosecution lacks proof.
Prosecutors Shanan Buckingham and District Attorney Timothy Cruz say DNA on exercise bands proves Clancy’s guilt.
A Nov. 2 hearing will consider Reddington’s motion and whether prosecutors will seek a retrial.

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