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Lindsay Clancy trial: Judge declares mistrial after emergency request denied

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Charalambous, P., Leib, M., Schmitz, M., Simpson, T., Katersky, A., & Mouaki, M. (2026, September 4). Lindsay Clancy trial: Judge declares mistrial after emergency request denied. ABC News (US). https://abcnews.com/GMA/News/live-updates/lindsay-clancy-trial-jurors-resume-deliberations/?id=136086599

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ABC News (US) · collected 2026-09-04 · by Peter Charalambous, Mason Leib, Melanie Schmitz, Tonya Simpson, Aaron Katersky, Marwa Mouaki

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A lawyer for Patrick Clancy issues a statement on behalf of his client after Judge Sullivan declares a mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy trial. The judge's decision comes after an emergency request was denied. The key detail from the statement is that Patrick Clancy will have to relive the "tragedy" again through another trial, which he describes as "extraordinarily painful". The statement expresses gratitude for the court and jurors' efforts.
Written by AI on 2026-09-04, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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As of September 2026, Lindsay Clancy's murder trial in Duxbury, Massachusetts ended in a mistrial after five weeks due to a hung jury. The case involves the deaths of Clancy’s three young children—5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson, and 8-month-old Callan—in January 2023. Clancy did not testify but admitted to killing her children while arguing she was suffering from postpartum psychosis at the time. The prosecution presented over 70 witnesses, including an FBI psychiatrist who testified that he does not believe Clancy heard a voice ordering her actions, suggesting she had control over her decisions.

The defense highlighted systemic failures in mental health support and rallied public sympathy by highlighting the challenges new mothers face when seeking help. However, one juror’s alleged misconduct prompted Clancy's attorney to ask Judge William Sullivan to investigate his phone use during deliberations and review a questionnaire he filled out prior to the trial. The judge is now considering whether Desronvil shared information or used his phone improperly during jury deliberation hours, which lasted seven days without reaching a verdict.

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Peter Charalambous
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🔮 "The Court believes that given the notoriety of doxing related to this case, it would serve all parties' interests to work together to ensure their clients and others may be safeguarded, to the extent possible, from being inundated with threats or harassment from malicious outside actors," she wrote.
🔮 Faculty senators inside the room on Wednesday described a "heated debate" over the resolution, though the bulk of speakers appeared in favor of the resolution. Ortiz argued that "many students do not come forward because they understand that their ordeals will not be treated seriously by Cornell," and urged his fellow faculty senators to hold the school's leadership responsible. "
🔮 Attorneys for Diego Sarabia on Monday asked for "narrowly tailored restrictions" that would prevent lawyers and parties in the civil case from commenting on the allegations outside of court.
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🔮 If there had been continued sexual activity, contact by these individuals, that would be a crime.
🔮 "I will not comment on a Facebook post," she told reporters.
🔮 "I was prostituted, and I was held up like bait for a gaggle of men, and I didn't even know it was happening," Jane Doe testified via teleconference on May 29, 2025, regarding allegations that she had been raped by 8-10 fraternity brothers.
🔮 The investigator subsequently appeared to question how the fraternity members could possibly know the encounters were consensual.
🔮 Some of the fraternity brothers later accused of sexual assault at Cornell University attempted to contain the allegations in the weeks following the incident, apparently worried about what would happen to their own reputations and futures on campus, according to text messages, phone calls, and other records reviewed by ABC News.
🔮 the woman will always get the short end of the stick," she writes.
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🔮 "I figured it would have some connection with people dealing with postpartum depression, postpartum psychosis, and the medical and psychiatric care.
🔮 Judge William Sullivan declared a mistrial on Friday after a justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court declined to impose an emergency stay in a petition filed by Clancy's attorney, Kevin Reddington.
🔮 "The loss of Patrick's children is something from which he will never recover and from which there will never be closure.
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Tonya Simpson
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🔮 If there had been continued sexual activity, contact by these individuals, that would be a crime.
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🔮 "The loss of Patrick's children is something from which he will never recover and from which there will never be closure.
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🔮 "They will now answer for their crimes."
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🔮 Instead, Northrup wrote that the investigator at the district attorney's office "informed me that he and several Attorney's at the District Attorney's Office had read [Jane Doe's] statement" and "stated that they all agreed that, based on [her] statement, criminal charges would not be pursued in this case.
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Patrick Clancy PERSON · 3× Patrick PERSON · 2× Court ORG · 1× David Meier PERSON · 1× Lindsay Clancy's PERSON · 1× Patrick Clancy's PERSON · 1× Sullivan PERSON · 1×

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Patrick Clancy issues statement after judge declares mistrial Lindsay Clancy's ex-husband, Patrick Clancy, issued a statement through his lawyer on Friday after Judge Sullivan declared a mistrial.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-04
🔮 "The loss of Patrick's children is something from which he will never recover and from which there will never be closure.
2026-09-04 · ABC News (US)
Lindsay Clancy trial: Judge declares mistrial after emergency request denied · assertive framing

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Patrick Clancy issues statement after judge declares mistrial Lindsay Clancy's ex-husband, Patrick Clancy, issued a statement through his lawyer on Friday after Judge Sullivan declared a mistrial. asserted
Sullivan → issue → mistrial
"Patrick Clancy is grateful to the Court and to the jurors for their hard work, their commitment, and their perseverance," David Meier, Patrick Clancy's attorney, said in a statement. asserted
Meier → say → statement
"The loss of Patrick's children is something from which he will never recover and from which there will never be closure. asserted
he → recover → which
The prospect of reliving this tragedy through another trial is extraordinarily painful -- for Patrick, for his family, and for all us." asserted
prospect → relive → us
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