Defense attorney Kevin Reddington has stated that there is no evidence the accused mother, Lindsay Clancy, strangled her three children, appearing to reverse his trial strategy. At a hearing this week, Reddington questioned the evidence presented by the prosecution, stating, "Where is the evidence that she did this? This entire case is based on speculation."
Reddington, representing Clancy, 36, argued that prosecutors have not met the burden of proof required for the triple murder charges. He made a motion for a required finding of not guilty, a move he had attempted twice during the trial.
"The government has to prove probable cause," Reddington said in an interview. "If they can’t prove the guilt of the citizen based on their investigation that person is entitled to a not guilty regardless of what a defense may be."
He further elaborated that the investigation was “horrific” and “atrocious,” questioning why it concluded as it did. Reddington pointed to a perceived lack of DNA and fingerprint evidence, an unfeasible timeline of events, and an incomplete investigation as reasons for his stance.
During the trial, Reddington did not dispute that Clancy killed her children but argued she was suffering from severe postpartum psychosis and hallucinated commands to kill them and herself. Prosecutors, however, maintained that Clancy methodically planned the killings, citing evidence such as her DNA being found on exercise bands used in the crime, her sole presence in the house with the children, and Apple Health data tracking her movements.
Prosecutors also argued that Clancy deliberately sent her then-husband out on errands to facilitate the murders.
The jury, composed of nine women and three men, heard testimony about Clancy's mental health struggles in the months leading up to the killings, including psychiatric consultations, calls to a suicide hotline, visits to perinatal clinics, and a nearly five-day stay at a mental institute. She was also prescribed 13 psychiatric medications, which Reddington claimed may have exacerbated her condition.
After five weeks of testimony and seven days of deliberations, a mistrial was declared due to a deadlocked jury. Reports from some jurors indicated that 11 out of 12 favored finding Clancy not criminally responsible, with only one juror prepared to convict.
Prosecutors have not yet announced their plans for the case, including whether they will seek a retrial, pursue a plea bargain, or drop the charges. Clancy is scheduled to appear in court again on November 2.