Lindsay Clancy loses bid to dismiss murder charges over deaths of her three children - paving way for retrial
A US judge has rejected a bid to dismiss murder charges against Lindsay Clancy, who killed her three children - paving the way for a retrial.
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- Sky News “children paving”
- Daily Mail “investigating holdout juror”
- The Mirror “held next year”
- BBC News “media reports”
How 11 newspapers cover this story
Lindsay Clancy loses bid to dismiss murder charges over deaths of her three children - paving way for retrial
A US judge has rejected a bid to dismiss murder charges against Lindsay Clancy, who killed her three children - paving the way for a retrial.
Judge denies Lindsay Clancy's motion to dismiss case
The judge's decision clears the way for a potential retrial.
- The Globe and MailCanada
Lindsay Clancy faces retrial after losing bid to dismiss murder charges
Judge schedules Nov. 16 hearing to discuss timing of second trial, which could occur in March
Judge clears way for Lindsay Clancy to be retried on murder charges
Massachusetts judge rejects bid by Clancy’s attorneys to have the case against her dismissed A Massachusetts judge cleared the way on Monday for Lindsay Clancy to be tried again on murder charges for killing her three young children at her home in 2023, saying a retrial would not unconstitutionally subject her to a…
Lindsay Clancy judge refuses to dismiss murder charge against killer mom - and bans her lawyer from investigating holdout juror
Judge William Sullivan, in a memorandum of decision filed Monday, denied Lindsay Clancy's motion to dismiss the murder charges on double jeopardy grounds.
Judge denies Lindsay Clancy's motion to dismiss charges in the deaths of her 3 kids
A judge has denied a motion to dismiss charges against Lindsay Clancy in the deaths of her three young children
· Lindsay Clancy's motion to dismiss murder charges is denied by judge
Lindsay Clancy loses bid to dismiss murder charge - retrial could be held next year
Prosecutors have yet to confirm if they will pursue the same murder charges at a retrial
Lindsay Clancy loses bid to dismiss murder charges
A Massachusetts judge has cleared the way for Lindsay Clancy to be tried again on murder charges for killing her three young children at her home in 2023.
Judge denies motion to dismiss Lindsay Clancy's murder case - media reports
The ruling means prosecutors can pursue the case, meaning they could reduce charges in a potential second trial or dismiss them altogether.
Judge Denies Request to Throw Out Lindsay Clancy’s Murder Charges
The judge also declined to investigate the lone juror who wanted to convict Ms. Clancy, saying it would invade his privacy and deter others from serving on juries.
Judge's ruling could clear the way for Lindsay Clancy to be tried again in the deaths of her three kids
Clancy's defense team had asked the court to end the case based on an unusual argument that the judge shouldn't have declared a mistrial in September when jurors were unable to reach a unanimous verdict.
Coverage details
11 outlets from 4 countries are covering this story: Sky News, ABC News, The Globe and Mail, The Guardian and 7 more. Sky News published it first, on November 9, 2026; the last outlet to join was PBS NewsHour, 6 hours later.
Key names in the coverage: Lindsay Clancy, William Sullivan, Nov and Massachusetts.
By country: United Kingdom (6), United States (3), Canada (1), Ireland (1). In total 12 articles have been published, because some outlets updated the story several times.



