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Lindsay Clancy defense returns to court to argue there’s no evidence she killed her children
NBC News • • nation
Key Points:
- Lindsay Clancy and her defense team returned to court arguing Massachusetts failed to prove she killed her three children, a claim prosecutors called “laughable,” during a hearing following a mistrial in her triple murder case.
- Judge William Sullivan postponed decisions on several motions, including the defense's request to dismiss the case, and did not set a new trial date, scheduling further arguments for November 2.
- The defense shifted strategy by arguing there is no evidence Clancy committed the murders, while prosecutors maintained the record contains voluminous proof of her guilt.
- The mistrial resulted from a deadlocked jury, with 11 jurors favoring not guilty by lack of criminal responsibility and one holdout juror insisting on conviction; the holdout has denied allegations of refusing to deliberate.
- Massachusetts filed a motion to restrict defense attorney Kevin Reddington from making media statements ahead of a possible retrial, which media outlets opposed citing free speech concerns; the judge will hear related arguments in November.
