Lindsay Clancy loses bid to dismiss murder case with retrial possibility
Lindsay Clancy was being tried for first-degree murder. She admitted to killing her three children and claimed that she suffered from postpartum psychosis. (Photo by CJ Gunther/The Boston Herald via the Associated Press)
Lindsay Clancy, a former labor and delivery nurse charged with strangling and killing her three small children in 2023, lost her bid to have her case dismissed Monday, setting the stage for a possible retrial.
Massachusetts Superior Court Judge William Sullivan’s 17-page ruling found that a retrial would not be considered double jeopardy because Clancy’s initial jury was deadlocked.
Clancy, 36, was on trial earlier this year for the strangling deaths of her three young children. The case ended in a mistrial after one juror, known as “Juror Doe,” held out for an acquittal. Clancy pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, alleging that she was undergoing postpartum psychosis at the time of the tragedy, according to coverage on Courthouse News Service.
Last week, a hearing seeking dismissal of the case explored the role of Michael Desronvil, who is referred to as “Juror Doe” in court records. Desronvil was accused of not following the court’s instruction.
Sullivan found that the evidence “did not reasonably suggest Juror Doe’s inability to deliberate or refusal to follow the law.”
On Nov. 2, the prosecution said it intends to try Clancy again. She initially faced three counts of murder for the deaths of Cora, 5; Dawson, 3; and Callan, 8 months.
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