Lindsay Clancy murder case: Judge denies motion to find Massachusetts mother not guilty
FILE - (L/R) Lindsay Clancy and her attorney, Kevin Reddington, attend a status hearing for the Clancy case at the Plymouth County Superior Court in Plymouth, Massachusetts on Sept. 29, 2026. (Photo by Greg Derr / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)
The judge in Lindsay Clancy’s murder case on Thursday denied the defense’s motion to declare her not guilty.
Judge denies Clancy’s motion
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Clancy’s lawyers originally submitted the motion saying there was not enough evidence to prove she was responsible for killing her three children.
Judge William Sullivan said prosecutors had provided adequate evidence for a jury to decide whether Clancy was the person responsible for the killings.
What they're saying:
"There was evidence introduced, both physical and circumstantial, that would permit a rational trier of fact to find beyond a reasonable doubt the elements of the charge of murder," Sullivan wrote.
Lindsay Clancy judge, attorneys discuss retrial date
LiveNOW’s Anna Marsick is speaking with Boston based criminal defense attorney, Peter Elikann, as Lindsay Clancy returned to court on Tuesday. The hearing saw the prosecutors involved looking at whether to retry the Massachusetts mother on murder charges, while her defense continues to push to have her case dismissed. Judge William Sullivan scheduled the status hearing after declaring a mistrial Sept. 4, when the 12-member jury was unable to reach a unanimous verdict on whether Lindsay Clancy should be convicted or found not guilty by reason of insanity.
Lindsay Clancy murder case mistrial
Clancy returned to court on Sept. 29 for a hearing as prosecutors looked to decide whether to retry the Massachusetts mother on murder charges for the 2023 killings of her three young children, while her defense continues to push to have the case dismissed.
Sullivan scheduled the status hearing after declaring a mistrial Sept. 4, when the 12-member jury was unable to reach a unanimous verdict on whether Lindsay Clancy should be convicted or found not guilty by reason of insanity.
The backstory:
Clancy, 36, was arrested and charged with strangling her children; Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months, with exercise bands in the basement of their Duxbury home in January 2023. She then tried to cut herself and jumped from a second story window in an attempt to kill herself, leaving her paralyzed.
The Source: Information for this article was taken from The Associated Press and previous reporting by LiveNOW from FOX. This story was reported from San Jose.