Lindsay Clancy's defence lawyer, Kevin Reddington, has made a last-ditch legal move after the jury in her murder trial deadlocked 11-1, prompting Judge William Sullivan to declare a mistrial. Reddington filed an emergency appeal to the Massachusetts Supreme Court, invoking the Americans with Disabilities Act to argue the holdout juror was taking an "intractable" position regardless of the evidence, in an attempt to force the jury back into deliberations rather than face a retrial.

The move has split legal and public opinion, with some commentators branding it a desperate stunt while others praised Reddington's determination to fight for his client. Bryan Kohberger's defence attorney, Jason Goldman, called it an "extreme long shot" but noted there was "no downside" for Reddington given the apparent 11-1 split in his client's favour. Clancy, 36, admitted killing her three children — Cora, five, Dawson, three, and eight-month-old Callan — in Duxbury, Massachusetts, in 2023, but pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, citing postpartum psychosis. The jury deliberated for more than 37 hours before deadlocking; if Reddington's appeal fails, Clancy faces a retrial.