PLYMOUTH, United States — Lindsay Clancy rejects online accusations that her former husband was involved in the deaths of their three children, her lawyer said on Wednesday, September 9, 2026.
Kevin Reddington told NBC News that his client was aware of the conspiracy theories circulating after her televised trial and believed Patrick Clancy had been unfairly targeted.
Reddington described what had happened to her former husband as “a nightmare that he doesn’t deserve. Period. Full stop.”
Lawyers representing Patrick released a statement on Tuesday accusing some true-crime creators and social-media users of conducting a “campaign of misinformation”.
The lawyers said online accounts had knowingly spread false allegations about Patrick’s involvement in his children’s deaths.
They warned that legal action could follow and said law-enforcement authorities had been notified.
Mistrial Leaves Charges Unresolved
The statement came days after Judge William Sullivan declared a mistrial at Plymouth Superior Court.
Jurors had reported three times that they could not agree on whether Lindsay was criminally responsible for the deaths.
Her children — Cora, 5; Dawson, 3; and Callan, 8 months — died in 2023.
The defence did not dispute that Lindsay caused their deaths. The trial instead centred on whether she understood the nature and wrongfulness of her actions at the time.
Prosecutors argued that she was aware of what she was doing and had planned the killings.
Reddington maintained that she was experiencing auditory hallucinations associated with postpartum psychosis and was affected by medications she had been prescribed.
The National Health Service describes postpartum psychosis as a serious mental illness that can develop after childbirth and may cause hallucinations, delusions, confusion and extreme changes in mood.
Prosecutors pointed to evidence that Lindsay had not told anyone she was hearing voices before the children died and had not reported hearing them since.
Reddington said she had discussed her broader mental-health difficulties with her former husband, her mother and others, although he acknowledged that she should have disclosed more about the voices.
Lawyer Describes Her Condition
Reddington said his client had struggled since the mistrial and remained under constant, one-to-one monitoring because of concerns that she might harm herself.
He said she was receiving extensive support from her family and had not expressed anger towards prosecutors, jurors or witnesses, despite feeling hurt by some of the testimony and public criticism.
Instead, Reddington said, she repeatedly spoke about her children and told him: “I want my babies.”
The lawyer rejected suggestions raised during the trial that Lindsay had copied symptoms from internet searches or fabricated her mental-health condition.
He argued that someone attempting to imitate postpartum psychosis would have reported symptoms more consistently.
Prosecutors Consider a Second Trial
Jurors deliberated for about 38 hours before the mistrial.
Three members of the panel, including the foreperson, later told NBC Boston that the jury had divided 11 to 1.
According to those jurors, the majority supported finding Lindsay not guilty because of a lack of criminal responsibility, while one member favoured a conviction. Their deliberations did not produce a legally binding verdict.
Reddington said the holdout juror was entitled to an independent assessment of the evidence, but he disputed whether the juror had properly applied the legal standard of reasonable doubt.
Prosecutors have not announced whether they will try the case again.
Reddington said he intended to ask the court to dismiss the charges and would consider plea discussions, but would reject any agreement requiring his client to spend time in prison.
Reddington also explained his earlier request for President Donald Trump to intervene, even though he acknowledged that a president cannot pardon someone facing state charges.
The lawyer said he hoped Trump or federal officials might encourage Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz to discontinue the prosecution.
The next hearing is scheduled for September 29.
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