PLYMOUTH, Mass. — Lindsay Clancy is scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday for the first time since her trial for triple murder ended with a deadlocked jury. The hearing will likely determine the next steps in her case following the mistrial declared on September 4. Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz has not yet announced whether he will retry Clancy on the same first-degree murder charges or consider alternatives such as downgrading the charges, entering plea negotiations, or dropping the case entirely.
Clancy's attorney, Kevin Reddington, has been actively pursuing various legal strategies and has been vocal in the media regarding efforts to have the charges reduced or dismissed. He has also requested an investigation into the lone holdout juror from the trial, who did not agree to find Clancy not guilty.
Reddington has expressed a willingness to negotiate a deal with prosecutors, provided it does not involve prison time for Clancy, whom he asserts requires medical and psychiatric treatment.
If the District Attorney's office decides to proceed with a retrial, a new trial date may be established during Tuesday's hearing. Following the mistrial, several jurors indicated that 11 of the 12 were convinced by Reddington's defense that Clancy was not criminally responsible for the deaths of her children, Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and 8-month-old Callan, which occurred on January 24, 2023.
Reddington argued that Clancy was experiencing severe postpartum psychosis and hallucinations at the time of the incident. During the five-week trial, the jury heard evidence that Clancy had sought medical assistance multiple times in the months leading up to the killings, including consultations with a psychiatrist and stays at perinatal clinics.
Clancy was prescribed 13 psychiatric medications by five different healthcare providers during this period, which Reddington claimed worsened her mental health issues.
Some jurors accused the holdout juror, Michael P. Desronvil, of having doubts about Clancy's guilt but still not agreeing to a not guilty by reason of insanity verdict due to the nature of the crimes. Reddington has requested an investigation into Desronvil's conduct, including claims about his juror questionnaire and potential outside influences during deliberations.
Desronvil's attorney, Edward Paltzik, has criticized Reddington for seeking an investigation, asserting that Desronvil acted according to his conscience regarding the case.
On the night of the killings, Clancy attempted suicide, resulting in severe injuries that left her paraplegic. She has been held at Tewksbury Hospital since her arrest, where she is monitored as a suicide risk. Clancy's defense during the trial aimed to secure her placement in a mental health facility rather than prison.
Reddington hopes the DA will consider reducing the charges to second-degree murder, which would allow for a shorter bench trial decided by a judge. Patrick Clancy, Lindsay's former husband, expressed that the possibility of a second trial is deeply painful, having been the first witness in the previous trial and recounting the traumatic discovery of his children's deaths.
Patrick has since remarried and is expecting a child with his new wife, fertility specialist Rachel Danis.