Patrick Clancy testified against his former wife once. His attorney has now said what a second trial would mean for him, and the district attorney has to decide whether to ask. Eric Faddis, defense attorney and former prosecutor, joins True Crime Today to explain how much a surviving father's wishes count.
Lindsay Clancy's trial ended in a mistrial September 4, 2026, after 38 hours of deliberation. Defense attorney Kevin Reddington says the jury was 11-1 for acquittal. That same day, Patrick's attorney released a statement saying the prospect of a second trial is extraordinarily painful for him and that his focus is preserving the memory of Cora, Dawson, and Callan. DA Tim Cruz said the facts are that Lindsay Clancy killed her three children and that the evidence suggested she was in control of her actions. He called it the cruel and calculated killing of three innocents. He has not decided whether to retry her.
The first-degree murder case was built on a January 24, 2023 timeline: an Apple Maps search for a Plymouth restaurant at 4:13 p.m., a takeout order at 5:10 p.m., and Patrick leaving to pick it up at 5:54 p.m. Prosecutors argued she was getting him out of the house. The defense argued postpartum psychosis and did not dispute that she caused the deaths.
Eric explains how a prosecutor's office reviews a case after eleven jurors lean the other way. Whether the top charge was a trap. How failed expert testimony gets rebuilt. Where an elected DA's political math comes in. And whether a father asking to be spared can move a triple-homicide prosecution.
Lindsay Clancy is charged with three counts of first-degree murder. She is held at Tewksbury Hospital. Both sides return to court September 29.
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