Lindsay Clancy trial: Jury sent home after third day of deliberations

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The jury in the Lindsay Clancy case was sent home on Aug. 31, as the third day of deliberations in the high-profile Massachusetts murder trial did not see them reach a verdict.

Clancy, 36, is charged with three counts of first-degree murder related to the strangling deaths of her children Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months. Clancy acknowledges killing the children in January 2023, but her defense has argued she was not criminally responsible for her acts.

The jury was handed the case on Aug. 27 and has deliberated for about 17 hours. They heard weeks of testimony from more than 80 witnesses during the trial.

"You know the instructions," Judge William Sullivan told jurors as he set the start of day four of deliberations for 9 a.m. ET. "Stay the course."

The area around the courthouse has seen hundreds of Clancy supporters, largely women wearing pink, at times during the trial, according to The Patriot Ledger – a part of the USA TODAY Network. However, on the third…

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