Lindsay Clancy Trial- Verdict Watch
Updated: Sep 7
Timeline of the deliberations....
1
Day 1-Thursday
The Jury was handed the case to deliberate after the closing statements on Day 22.
They deliberated for about 3.5 hours before going home for the night
No Verdict
2
Day 2-Friday
The jury returned to deliberate for the day.
They deliberated for 6.5 - 7 hours before going home for the weekend
No Verdict
3
Day 3- Monday
The Jury was back to deliberate after the weekend
They deliberated for 6.5 - 7 hours before going home for the weekend
No Verdict
4
Day 4- Tuesday
The jury was back again today. A couple hours in they expressed that they were deadlocked but judge Sullivan asked them to go back and try again.
They deliberated for 6 hours before going home
No Verdict
5
Day 5- Wednesday
The jury was back to deliberate. A few hours in they came out and said they were still dead locked. Judge Sullivan sent them back one more time and they deliberated till 4pm before going home for the day
At the end of the day they reached a total of 29 hours and 41 minutes
No Verdict
6
Day 6-
Thursday
The Jury returned to deliberate. At one point the foreperson notified the judge that 1 of the 12 jurors refused to follow the courts instruction on reasonable doubt. Lawyers convened at sidebar where the defence asked the judge to investigate and remove the juror if that was the case. Each juror was interviewed by the judge 1 by 1 and ultimately the judge decided not to remove the juror but instead re read the instead he re-read the instructions and sent them back to deliberate. They once again couldn't reach a verdict and defence said it was at that time a 11-1 split in favour of the defence.
No Verdict
7
Day 7- Friday
The day starts with the defence again requesting the judge use his powers to remove the juror and put in a alternate due to the juror not applying the law as they should. It's denied and the jury goes back to deliberate yet again. however a couple hours later the jury wrote again that they just wouldn't be able to agree. After approx. 39-40 hours total Judge Sullivan tells council he intends to bring the jury in and call a mistrial.
Right before the jury enters Defence Att. Kevin Reddington motions for an emergency hearing to get the case stayed and taken to the supreme court single justice to appeal the decision on mistrial. Judge Sullivan is not expecting this and gives him 1 hour to get a declaration to stay the case. If he wins, he will be granted his request for the supreme court justice which could mean the jury may have to come back on Tuesday. If he loses then Judge Sullivan declares the mistrial.
ultimately the stay of case was denied and they returned to court where a mistrial was declared.
NO VERDICT - MISTRIAL
What would be your verdict?
Not Guilty
Not Guilty by reason of insanity
Guilty of Manslaughter
Guilty of 2nd degree murder
The Salty Juror Vote:
Things that stuck out to me to influence my decision:
The mental health history: for months before the date she had been getting worse and worse, how long can we really expect a person to go before they break? and is that timeline the same for everyone?
Not telling her providers about her thoughts of hurting her or others: For me i don't think it matters that she checked yes or no on a box, she told multiple people and providers that she was having suicidal ideations, unfortunately in the mental health world, without a actual plan or if you mention protective factors they will deem you low risk. On one hand this is good in the fact that people can stay living their life and being with family members and support systems, on the other hand those protective factors might not hold forever or a plan may be made at anytime. The not telling her providers about her thoughts of harming the kids was a bit of a hard one, yes she was worried they would immediately take her kids away but that fear shows how much she loved them and we should make sure parents don't fear being honest. Also she had told Pat and her mom I believe, I think they needed to do a bit more to help in that case.
Psychosis: this is wear I still have questions;
could those previous intrusive thoughts been the voice but at a lower level?
are there cases where a individual has followed the first command from a voice?
studies show that ages 14-35 are most at risk for first psychosis episodes with 14-24 being the highest risk. Lindsay was 32 at the time of the killings, why did prosecution make it seem like she was too old to have suffered from a psychotic break?
Questions A & B leave reasonable doubt for me if they are unanswered, question C just makes me question the reliability of the prosecutions witnesses.
Theories she is completely innocent: personally I don't agree with any of them. I think this shows that the prosecution created or left doubts at certain times (the DNA on the bands, It would have never been reliable enough and they shouldn't have used it) .
One to One staff ratio: the fact that after 3.5 years, she is still designated as needing a staff member with her at all times due to the suicide risk she presents speaks volumes to me. In a world where companies and organizations are cutting cost to maximize profits, I don't see how they would dedicated a entire staff position to her alone for 3.5 years if she wasn't severely mentally unwell.
Final Verdict: Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity. I feel empathy for Lindsay and the fact that she didn't want to live before but now has to knowing her kids are gone and she's the reason why. Before you come at me, I'm well aware that the true victims are the 3 innocent children who trusted their mom and died unable to comprehend why she was doing that to them. They deserve justice, but would justice really be to take their already struggling mother who's been asking for help and saying "we don't believe you so off to jail with less help". Feeling empathy doesn't mean I think she's innocent. I personally think that she is in a punishment in her head that's far worse then could ever be given by the courts. And until she can get to no longer being a danger to herself or others, she won't be allowed out of a state facility. Still being 1:1 after 3.5 years shows that we are very far off from that day. I hope she can find some sort of healing, If it were me I don't think i'd ever make it off that one to one watch.
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