# How the Lindsay Clancy trial gripped America — and ultimately fell apart

https://mins.news/en/item/46396

- BBC News, 2026-09-05 01:26 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cr7dzr2e789o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> A Massachusetts judge declared a mistrial in Lindsay Clancy’s murder case after jurors said they could not reach a unanimous verdict. Clancy faced three first-degree murder charges, but her lawyers argued that postpartum psychosis meant she should not be held criminally responsible. The five-week trial deeply divided and captivated the US.

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