Lindsay Clancy returns to court; Lawyer claims evidence weak

The 36-year-old Massachusetts woman returned to court on Tuesday, attending the first hearing since her high-profile triple murder case ended in a mistrial earlier this month. Clancy pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to murder charges for strangling her three young children to death in January 2023.

Her legal team has argued that she suffered from postpartum psychosis while repeatedly seeking medical help. On the other hand, a forensic psychologist testified that she did not have an acute psychosis and knew what she was doing was wrong. The jury deliberated for multiple days and ultimately reached an impasse, with one juror refusing to side with the majority opinion of not guilty by reason of insanity.

Clancy and her attorney, Kevin Reddington, returned to Plymouth Superior Court for the first time since the mistrial on Tuesday, alongside state prosecutors. Reddington petitioned for an investigation into the holdout juror, referred to as Juror Doe in court, but who publicly identified himself as Michael Desronvil. Judge William Sullivan, who oversaw the trial, scheduled another hearing on Nov. 2 to discuss a proposed investigation.

Desronvil released a video on Monday defending his actions, mentioning his Catholic faith, his own daughter, and his concern for justice for the strangled children.

Clancy’s attorney, Reddington, also petitioned Sullivan to issue a required finding of not guilty for Clancy, arguing that the state did not have enough evidence to prove without a doubt that Clancy committed the murders. Police conducted a poor investigation and simply assumed Clancy’s guilt, he said. Prosecutors have been unable to prove probable cause this entire time, and there are inconsistencies throughout the case, he added.

So when's the new trial? The parties planned to continue discussing possible dates for a new trial at the Nov. 2 hearing, where Sullivan will also consider enacting a gag order on all parties involved. Reddington told the court that he could not start a new trial before June 2027. It also remained unclear whether prosecutors planned to refile the same charges against Clancy or file differently.