Crossfiled7 outlets · filed 29 September 2026
Lindsay Clancy appears in court as her lawyer pushes for murder case dismissal
Lindsay Clancy's defense team argued Tuesday that there's "no evidence" she admitted to killing her three children, a claim that hadn't been made in the original trial. CBS News legal contributor Caroline Polisi has more. CBS News 24/7 is the premier anchored streaming news service from CBS News and
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All outlets converge on Clancy being back in court after a mistrial or deadlocked jury, with the hearing focused on whether there will be a retrial. AP, The Independent and BBC foreground the defense argument for dismissal, while BBC alone also notes prosecutors saying the state proved guilt. CNN is the only outlet to mention the judge heard multiple motions and pushed them to a hearing in early November, and CBS, Fox and 60 Minutes frame the story more generically as a return to court.
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