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Judge denies defense motion asking Lindsay Clancy be found not guilty due to a lack of evidence

Headline from WHEC Rochester, from the development of Oct 1, 2026

Newest development Oct 2, 2026 · 2 reportsLindsay Clancy Lawyer's Motion for a Not Guilty Verdict Is Rejected

The judge in the Lindsay Clancy murder case has denied a defense motion to find her not guilty due to a lack of evidence. On Tuesday, Clancy's attorney Kevin Reddington tried to persuade Judge William Sullivan that prosecutors had not offered any proof that Clancy had killed her three children.

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    Judge denies defense motion asking Lindsay Clancy be found not guilty due to a lack of evidence

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    Lindsay Clancy Lawyer's Motion for a Not Guilty Verdict Is Rejected

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  1. Just the News

    Judge rejects Lindsay Clancy's request for acquittal after mistrial (opens Just the News)

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    Just the News's feed description

    The rejection comes after her attorney argued Tuesday that prosecutors failed to present enough evidence that his client killed her children or that she was criminally responsible. The argument marked a change after the defense previously argued insanity.

  2. NBC Los Angeles

    Judge denies Lindsay Clancy's request to find her not guilty (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    At left, Judge William Sullivan asks the jury to continue deliberations in the Lindsay Clancy triple murder case after they reported not being able to reach a verdict on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026. At right, Clancy looks at the jurors while seated next to her attorney, Kevin Reddington.

  3. New York Post

    Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer slapped down by judge after trying to get murder charges thrown out (opens New York Post)

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    Judge William Sullivan denied a motion by Kevin Reddington to have three first-degree murder charges dismissed after the high-profile case ended in a mistrial on Sept. 4.

  4. Fox News

    Lindsay Clancy's motion for a finding of not guilty denied weeks after mistrial (opens Fox News)

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    Judge William Sullivan ruled that evidence permitted a rational jury to find Lindsay Clancy guilty of murder, rejecting her not guilty motion.

  5. ABC News

    Lindsay Clancy judge denies motion to force not guilty finding (opens ABC News)

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    Judge William Sullivan's ruling puts Clancy one step closer to a potential retrial.

  6. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Judge denies defense motion asking that Lindsay Clancy be found not guilty due to a lack of evidence (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    Judge denies defense motion asking that Lindsay Clancy be found not guilty due to a lack of evidence

  7. WHEC Rochester

    Judge denies defense motion asking Lindsay Clancy be found not guilty due to a lack of evidence (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    The judge in the Lindsay Clancy murder case has denied a defense motion to find her not guilty due to a lack of evidence. On Tuesday, Clancy's attorney Kevin Reddington tried to persuade Judge William Sullivan that prosecutors had not offered any proof that Clancy had killed her three children.

  8. CBS News

    Judge denies Lindsay Clancy's long-shot bid for a not-guilty finding (opens CBS News)

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    The judge denied a request from Lindsay Clancy's attorney to find her not guilty of murder in the 2023 deaths of her three children following her mistrial last month.

  9. The Guardian

    Judge denies defense motion to declare Lindsay Clancy not guilty of murder (opens The Guardian)

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    Request for Clancy, 36, to be acquitted turned down nearly a month after first trial ended with deadlocked jury The judge in the Lindsay Clancy murder case on Thursday refused to declare her not guilty, turning down a defense motion that had argued there was not enough evidence to prove she was resp…

  10. News Nation Now

    Lindsay Clancy's motion for not guilty verdict denied by judge following mistrial (opens News Nation Now)

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    A judge in Massachusetts on Thursday denied a defense motion to declare Lindsay Clancy not guilty weeks after a mistrial in her murder case.

  11. The Boston Globe

    Judge denies Lindsay Clancy’s request for not guilty verdict (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The judge found that prosecutors presented enough evidence at Clancy’s six-week trial to support their theory that she knew what she was doing was wrong when she strangled her three children.

  12. Newsweek

    Lindsay Clancy Bid to Dismiss Murder Case Denied—Here's What Happens Next (opens Newsweek)

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    A judge rejected Lindsay Clancy's bid to dismiss her murder charges, allowing the case to move toward a retrial.

  13. WHDH Boston

    Judge denies motion from Lindsay Clancy defense asking she be found not guilty due to a lack of evidence (opens WHDH Boston)

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    BOSTON (AP) — The judge in the Lindsay Clancy murder case on Thursday refused to declare her not guilty, turning down a defense motion that had argued...

  14. Washington Examiner

    Judge in Lindsay Clancy murder trial rejects defense’s not-guilty bid (opens Washington Examiner)

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    The Massachusetts judge overseeing Lindsay Clancy’s trial declined defense attorney Kevin Reddington’s request to find the mother accused of killing her three children not guilty by lack of criminal responsibility after a mistrial was declared last month.

  15. Local News 8

    What’s next for Lindsay Clancy after judge denies motion for not guilty verdict (opens Local News 8)

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    By Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — The judge overseeing Lindsay Clancy’s murder case denied one of her motions aimed at avoiding a retrial. Clancy still has another motion to dismiss the case that’s pending in court, and the district attorney in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, hasn’t committed to purs…

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  17. PBS NewsHour

    Judge denies motion asking for Lindsay Clancy to be found not guilty due to lack of evidence (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    The judge in the Lindsay Clancy murder case on Thursday refused to declare her not guilty, turning down a defense motion that had argued there wasn't enough evidence to prove she was responsible for killing her three children.

  18. Rolling Stone

    Judge Denies Lindsay Clancy’s Request to Find Her Not Guilty After Mistrial (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Her lawyer Kevin Reddington had argued for a not guilty verdict and denounced the evidence in the prosecution’s case

  19. Hawaiitribune Herald

    US judge denies request to find Lindsay Clancy not guilty after mistrial (opens Hawaiitribune Herald)

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    BOSTON — A Massachusetts judge who oversaw Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial rejected a request on Thursday by her lawyers to declare her not guilty of murder, saying prosecutors presented sufficient evidence for a jury to find her responsible for killing her three young children in 2023.

  20. GOP Daily Brief

    Massachusetts Judge Rejects Not Guilty Motion for Lindsay Clancy in Triple Child Murder Case (opens GOP Daily Brief)

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    In a functioning society, certain acts demand consequences. Killing children – your own children, the ones wholly dependent on you for survival – sits at...

  21. Townhall

  22. Charisma Magazine Online

    Judge Rejects Third Attempt to Toss Murder Charges Against Lindsay Clancy (opens Charisma Magazine Online)

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    A Massachusetts judge has once again refused to let Lindsay Clancy walk away from the murder charges she faces after allegedly strangling her three young children with exercise bands in the family’s basement.

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