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[^2]\n\nThe jury in the trial of Lindsay Clancy in the U.S. state of Massachusetts failed to reach an agreement on whether she should be found guilty of killing her three children. [^3]\n\nLindsay Clancy is accused of strangling her three children in their home outside Boston on January 24, 2023. [^4]\n\nLindsay Clancy, a former nurse, confessed to killing her eight-month-old baby, three-year-old son, and five-year-old daughter in January 2023, and attempted suicide, leaving her paralyzed from the waist down. [^5]\n\nA court announced a mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy case after a 12-member jury could not reach a unanimous decision. [^6]\n\nThe judge in the Lindsay Clancy trial said he would wait one hour before formally declaring the trial invalid, to give the defense lawyer an opportunity to appeal so the jury could continue deliberations. [^7]\n\nIf a mistrial is formally declared, prosecutors could refile and restart with a new jury, negotiate a plea agreement, or dismiss the charges altogether. [^8]\n\nThe jury in the Clancy trial told the judge three times that they were unable to reach a unanimous decision, prompting Sullivan to issue a Tuey-Rodriguez charge encouraging them to consider all perspectives before he said he had no choice but to declare a mistrial. [^9]\n\nThe 12-member jury has failed to agree on a verdict regarding the case against Lindsay Clancy. [^10]\n\nJudge William Sullivan denied defense attorney Kevin Reddington's request to remove a juror and instead instructed the jury to continue deliberations on 2026-09-04. [^11]\n\nLindsay Clancy pleads not guilty by reason of insanity, claiming she suffered postpartum psychosis and heard a voice commanding her to kill her children. 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