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Lindsay Clancy jury resumes deliberations after reporting deadlock

A Massachusetts judge sent jurors back to deliberate for a fifth day following an impasse note, amid an arrest outside the courthouse over alleged juror filming.

Updated Sep 2, 2026 · 15:18 UTC2 reports

The short version

  • Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial entered their fifth day of deliberations after Judge William Sullivan instructed them to continue following a deadlock note.
  • Clancy faces first-degree murder charges in the January 2023 deaths of her three children, with the defense asserting postpartum psychosis and overmedication while prosecutors argue the acts were planned.
  • A 56-year-old woman was arrested and arraigned on charges related to juror intimidation after authorities found footage of jurors leaving the courthouse on her phone.
  • If the jury remains unable to reach a unanimous verdict on any of the available options, the judge may declare a mistrial.

Key facts

  • The 12-member jury in Plymouth Superior Court resumed deliberations for a fifth day on Wednesday after reporting on Tuesday that they were unable to reach a unanimous decision.[NBC News · CBS News]
  • Lindsay Clancy is charged with first-degree murder in the Jan. 24, 2023, deaths of her three children: Cora, Dawson, and Callan.[NBC News · CBS News]
  • Clancy's defense team contends she is not criminally responsible due to postpartum psychosis and overmedication, whereas prosecutors argue she planned the killings and understood right from wrong.[NBC News · CBS News]
  • Jurors may unanimously decide on first-degree murder, second-degree murder, manslaughter, not guilty, or not guilty by reason of insanity.[NBC News · CBS News]
  • Dawn Light, 56, was arrested outside the courthouse Tuesday and pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges relating to juror intimidation after authorities found images and videos of people, including jurors, on her phone.[NBC News · CBS News]

What remains uncertain

  • It remains unknown whether the jury will reach a unanimous verdict or if the judge will eventually declare a mistrial due to a hung jury.[NBC News · CBS News]
  • The specific intent behind Dawn Light's filming outside the courthouse is contested, with her defense claiming she was attempting to photograph Clancy rather than intimidate jurors.[NBC News · CBS News]

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