Judge denies acquittal for mother charged with killing her three children

A Massachusetts judge has refused to acquit Lindsay Clancy of murdering her three children, keeping the case open after a hung jury.

• Judge William Sullivan rejected the defense motion, ruling prosecutors presented adequate evidence for a jury to decide.
• Sullivan wrote the evidence would permit a rational finder of fact to convict Clancy beyond reasonable doubt.
• Clancy admitted strangling her children in 2023 but argued postpartum psychosis made her not criminally responsible.
• Her first trial ended in a mistrial when the jury split 11-1 in favor of acquittal.