# Lindsay Clancy murder charges should not be dismissed, says DA who still won’t confirm whether he’ll try killer mom a second time

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/lindsay-clancy-murder-charges-should-not-be-dismissed-says-da-who-still-wont-confirm-whether-hell-try-killer-mom-a-second-time/
- Published: 2026-10-29T15:49:35+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-29T16:04:07+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16248977/Lindsay-Clancy-charges-dismissed-mistrial-prosecutors-husband-Patrick.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Prosecutors oppose dismissing Clancy’s murder charges.
- They have not confirmed whether they will seek a retrial.
- Her ex-husband is suing her former doctors.

## Summary

Prosecutors have urged a Massachusetts judge to reject Lindsay Clancy’s request to dismiss three murder charges, arguing that the mistrial in her September trial does not prevent a retrial under double jeopardy rules. The district attorney’s office has not said whether it will seek a second trial or offer a plea deal, leaving Clancy’s next criminal proceedings uncertain.

Clancy, 36, admitted strangling her three children in January 2023 but pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, saying she had severe postpartum psychosis and was overmedicated. Her trial ended in a mistrial after the jury split 11 to 1 in favour of acquittal; prosecutors cited the Karen Read case, which went to a second trial after a mistrial, as precedent. Separately, her ex-husband Patrick is pursuing a wrongful death lawsuit against her former doctors, alleging they knew she had thoughts of harming the children.

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