Lindsay Clancy judge leans toward March retrial, prosecutors haven’t decided what charges she will face

Updated on: November 2, 2026 / 1:03 PM EST / CBS Boston

Prosecutors in Lindsay Clancy's case said Monday they plan to have her stand trial a second time for the murders of her three children, with the judge leaning toward a possible March retrial. What isn't known yet is what charges Clancy would face.

In her first trial, Clancy's attorney admitted she killed 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson and 8-month-old Callan in their Duxbury home on Jan. 24, 2023, but she pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder. Defense attorney Kevin Reddington said Clancy was not criminally responsible because she was overmedicated and suffering from postpartum psychosis.

Prosecutors said Clancy knew right from wrong and planned to strangle her children. The trial ended with a hung jury on Sept. 4.

At a hearing later in September, Reddington then argued that there's "no evidence" Clancy admitted to killing her children.

At a hearing in Plymouth Superior Court Monday, prosecutor Jennifer Sprague said for the first time that Clancy will likely stand trial again, though it is not yet known what she would be charged with.

"This would be a retrial," Sprague said, adding that the prosecution has not yet decided "how that…

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