Judge denies motion to dismiss Lindsay Clancy's murder case

Prosecutors in the closely watched case alleged that on 24 January 2023, Clancy intentionally strangled all of her children - Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, eight months - in their Duxbury, Massachusetts, home.

After weeks of emotional testimony, the jury took a week to deliberate, repeatedly telling the judge that they could not reach a verdict.

The deadlock stemmed from a lone juror who voted to convict Clancy of first-degree murder, while the 11 other jurors intended to acquit Clancy by reason of insanity.

In Massachusetts, as well as in all US criminal murder trials, juries must reach a unanimous decision to convict or acquit a defendant.