Shortcut: The Unresolved Case of Lindsay Clancy - ATC International

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In January 2023, American woman Lindsay Clancy killed her three young children, Cora, Dawson, and Callan, strangling them with the exercise bands in the basement of their home.

She then attempted to take her own life.

She survived, but suffered life-altering injuries and is now confined to a wheelchair.

None of that is under dispute.

What does have the world divided is whether she should be treated like a murderer and imprisoned for life, or like a woman suffering from extreme mental illness and treated in hospital.

Last week, the six-week criminal trial of Lindsay Clancy collapsed after the jury was unable to reach a verdict.

We now know that 11 jurors agreed that she should be found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity, but that one juror, a man, refused to agree to that proposition, despite admitting he held reasonable doubt about her sanity at the time of the crimes.

Margaret McLain is a former criminal prosecutor and trial attorney who now teaches law at Boston College.

She also hosts the Margaret McLain Show, providing legal analysis and live stream coverage of major criminal trials.

She's been following the Clancy trial very closely, and she joins us to talk about it.

This is Australian True Crime.

We acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which this podcast is created, the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people of the Kulin Nation.

And a warning, this episode of the podcast contains graphic descriptions of violence.

[gentle music] This is Australian True Crime International.

In January 2023, American woman Lindsay Clancy killed her three young children, Cora, Dawson, and Callan, strangling them with the exercise bands in the basement of their home.

She then attempted to take her own life.

She survived, but suffered life-altering injuries and is now confined to a wheelchair.

None of that is under dispute.

What does have the world divided is whether she should be treated like a murderer and imprisoned for life, or like a woman suffering from extreme mental illness and treated in hospital.

Last week, the six-week criminal trial of Lindsay Clancy collapsed after the jury was unable to reach a verdict.

We now know that 11 jurors agreed that she should be found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity, but that one juror, a man, refused to agree to that proposition, despite admitting he held reasonable doubt about her sanity at the time of the crimes.

Margaret McLain is a former criminal prosecutor and trial attorney who now teaches law at Boston College.

She also hosts the Margaret McLain Show, providing legal analysis and live stream coverage of major criminal trials.

She's been following the Clancy trial very closely, and she joins us to talk about it.

This is Australian True Crime.

We acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which this podcast is created, the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people of the Kulin Nation.

And a warning, this episode of the podcast contains graphic descriptions of violence.