Show Notes
In January 2023, three young children, Cora, Dawson, and Callan, died in their Duxbury, Massachusetts home. Their mother, Lindsay Clancy, was charged with murder. Her defense argued she was not criminally responsible because of severe mental illness, including postpartum psychosis. Prosecutors disagreed.
In September 2026, after more than 38 hours of deliberation and three notes saying jurors were deadlocked, the judge declared a mistrial. On Oct. 21, he refused a defense request for a hearing about the lone holdout juror. A hearing on whether she will be tried again is set for Nov. 2.
This episode explains what a hung jury means, what "manifest necessity" is, why a retrial is legally possible, and what could happen next.
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