Lindsay Clancy Case: Latest News, Timeline and Updates
Where the case stands
A Massachusetts judge has denied Lindsay Clancy's bid to dismiss the murder charges over the 2023 deaths of her three children, clearing the way for a second trial — though prosecutors still haven't said what she'll actually face if they go forward.
What happens next: The parties are due back in Plymouth Superior Court on November 16, 2026, for a hearing expected to set a retrial date and finally clarify whether prosecutors will seek first-degree murder again or pursue lesser charges. Sullivan has floated a March 2027 trial date; Reddington has said he's pushing for spring, possibly April. Weinberg has also signaled the defense will appeal the double jeopardy ruling to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court before any retrial moves forward.
People in this case
- Lindsay Clancy — subject
- Patrick Clancy — Father of the three children
- Cora Clancy — Age 5, victim
- Dawson Clancy — Age 3, victim
- Callan Clancy — Age 8 months, victim
- Robert "Bob" Deehan — Priest, Holy Family Church, Duxbury, Massachusetts
- Matt Bensman — Director of family faith formation, Holy Family Church
- William Sullivan — Judge, official
- Jennifer Sprague — Prosecutor, official
- Kevin Reddington — Defense attorney for Lindsay Clancy
Timeline
- Judge Rejects Lindsay Clancy's Bid To Dismiss Homicide Charges
A Massachusetts judge has denied Lindsay Clancy's bid to dismiss the murder charges over the 2023 deaths of her three children, clearing the way for a second trial — though prosecutors still haven't said what she'll actually face if they go forward.
- Priest Raced To Lindsay Clancy's Hospital Bed Hours After Her Three Children Were Found Dead
Hours after Lindsay Clancy's three children were found dead in their Duxbury home, the priest who had baptized two of them stood at her hospital bedside and told the unconscious mother, "Jesus loves you." Three years later, that bond surfaced in open court as Clancy fights to avoid a second murder trial.
- From Medea To 12 Angry Men: Essay Puts Lindsay Clancy's Jury Under The Microscope
The Facebook post that led here pointed to an essay comparing Lindsay Clancy to Medea and 12 Angry Men. That essay isn't part of the court record. What's confirmed: a Massachusetts judge just cleared the way to retry Clancy for murdering her three children.
- Lindsay Clancy May Not Face A Jury Again Until March 2027 For Killing Her Three Kids
Lindsay Clancy walked out of a Massachusetts courtroom in September with a deadlocked jury and no verdict. Now a judge is floating a March 2027 retrial date — but prosecutors won't even say if they're going forward.
- Judge Denies Clancy's Bid To Dismiss Charges Before Retrial
A Plymouth Superior Court judge has rejected Lindsay Clancy's bid to throw out the murder case against her, ruling that last year's hung jury does not shield her from being tried again for strangling her three young children in 2023.
- Hung Jury Wasn't Enough: Judge Clears Way For Lindsay Clancy's Retrial In Kids' Deaths
A hung jury in September didn't end Lindsay Clancy's case. A Massachusetts judge has ruled a second trial can go forward on the same murder charges — and he wants it to start by March.
- Judge Shuts Down Lindsay Clancy's Push To Question Holdout Juror
A Plymouth County judge has already turned down Lindsay Clancy's bid to dig into the one juror who kept her first trial from reaching a verdict. A bigger decision — whether she can be retried on murder charges at all — is due November 16.
- Lindsay Clancy's Motion To Dismiss Killing Case Over Her 3 Children Denied By Judge
A Massachusetts judge has cleared the way for Lindsay Clancy to face a second trial in the strangling deaths of her three children, rejecting her lawyers' bid to end the case after one juror's holdout forced a mistrial.