Claims extracted
17
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
6%
1 of 17 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
74/100
CBC News's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
30
Crime & Law
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
Lindsay Clancy's lawyer now says there's no evidence she killed her children
Clancy's defence didn't dispute the killings in ealier admission
WARNING:
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defence → say → admission
This article contains details about violence against children and attempted suicide.
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article → contain → children
In a shift from what was presented in her high-profile murder trial, Lindsay Clancy's lawyer now argues there's no evidence Clancy actually killed her three children.
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Clancy → present → children
"Where is the evidence that she did this?" defence lawyer Kevin Reddington said in a status conference Tuesday in part to determine whether there would be a retrial.
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Reddington → say → part
It appears to be a departure for the defence, which previously did not dispute that she caused her children's deaths but argued a lack of criminal responsibility based on postpartum psychosis.
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she → appear → psychosis
Earlier this month, after seven days of deadlocked jury deliberation, the highly divisive case ended in a mistrial after the 12-person jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict.
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jury → deadlocke → verdict
Reddington called the original investigation "ridiculous," adding "they just immediately assumed this woman was guilty."
He also questioned the accuracy of the statements Clancy made in the hospital after her apparent suicide attempt, saying it was "chilling" and that "she was told what happened.
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what → call → attempt
"This entire case is based on speculation.
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case → base → speculation
Where did she say that she did this?” he told Judge William Sullivan.
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he → say → Sullivan
"There is, there was, and there cannot be evidence under the Latimore standard that this woman killed those children,” he added, citing the Massachusetts legal test used to determine whether the evidence presented is legally sufficient.
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evidence → be → test
Clancy's high-profile murder trial, which ended Sept. 4 in a mistrial, has captivated spectators from the beginning.
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which → end → beginning
The case gripped the public, sparking debates about maternal mental health, creating dramatic moments both inside the court and out, and launching online conspiracy theories.
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case → grip → theories
Clancy, 36, had been charged with murder in the killing of her three children in 2023 while her then-husband, Patrick, was running an errand.
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husband → charge → errand
Jurors in Plymouth County Superior Court in Plymouth, Mass., heard that she strangled the children with exercise bands in the basement of their home in the Boston suburb of Duxbury.
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she → hear → Duxbury
She then attempted to take her own life.
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She → attempt → life
Patrick Clancy gives first TV interview after Lindsay Clancy mistrial
Lindsay Clancy's lawyer wants judge to investigate juror's conduct
Previously, Clancy's defence didn't dispute the killings, but argued she isn't criminally responsible because she had bipolar disorder and was suffering from postpartum psychosis, a rare and little-understood mental health condition that can affect a new mom's sense of reality.
Prosecutors argued that Clancy was guilty of three counts of first-degree murder because she plotted to get her husband out of the house so she could carry out the killings.
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she → give → killings
A Nov. 2 date has been set for a hearing to consider Reddington's motion and several others.
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date → set → motion
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