Defense attorney Kevin Reddington addressed reporters on Friday following a judge’s decision to declare a mistrial in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy after the jury deadlocked 11-1.
Clancy, 36, was on trial facing three counts of murder in connection with the January 2023 deaths of her three children: Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months. Prosecutors alleged Clancy intentionally strangled her children before attempting suicide by jumping from a second-story window, an incident that left her paralyzed. Clancy’s defense team argued that she suffered severe postpartum psychosis and bipolar disorder at the time of the incident, leaving her unable to distinguish right from wrong.
“Obviously this is not a time for gloating or bragging, expressing victory. It’s a very sad case,” Reddington told reporters outside the courthouse. He praised the majority of the jury while expressing frustration over the single holdout juror who prevented a unanimous verdict after seven weeks of testimony and 30 hours of deliberation.
If acquitted by reason of insanity, Clancy would have been committed to a secure state mental health facility rather than facing life in prison without parole. Following the mistrial, the court scheduled a new hearing for September 29, 2026, to determine the next procedural steps in the case.
