Eleven jurors favoured finding Lindsay Clancy not criminally responsible for killing her three children, but one juror believed she was guilty. Unable to reach a unanimous verdict, that deadlock caused a mistrial. Now, during hearings which could pave the way for a potential future retrial, her lawyer has made a startling argument: he claimed that prosecutors never proved she killed her children at all.

In this episode Rachel and Luke unpack the dramatic battles unfolding in the courtroom during Lindsay Clancy’s latest court hearings, and explain exactly what this means for the case going forward.

With Lindsay Clancy’s lawyers seeking to block a second trial and investigate the holdout juror, could the judge bring the case to an end, or will another jury be asked to decide her fate?

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Former American Idol contestant and pastor Caleb Flynn is on trial in Ohio, accused of murdering his wife, Ashley, inside their family home in Tipp City while their two daughters slept nearby.

Prosecutors allege Flynn staged the scene to look like a break-in following a long-running affair, while his defence argues investigators developed tunnel vision and lacked the evidence needed to prove he fired the fatal shots.

Caleb Flynn denies the allegations and has pleaded not guilty.

In this episode Luke Kenton is joined by Natasha Anderson, who has been watching the trial unfold in Miami County Court.

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For almost 30 years, the murder of Tupac Shakur remained one of America’s most infamous unsolved murders. 

Now, Duane “Keffe D” Davis has been convicted of orchestrating the fatal drive-by shooting. 

In this episode, Kayla and Marjorie reunite to retrace the entire case from the confrontation that allegedly triggered the murder of Tupac, to Keffe D’s extraordinary public admissions. 

We also hear from Greg Kading, the former Los Angeles Police Department detective who led the multi-agency task force investigating Tupac’s Murder.

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After five weeks of evidence and more than 38 hours of deliberations, the Lindsay Clancy trial ended without a verdict.

Now, we answer some of the biggest questions raised by the case, by going back through all the trial testimony, on site court reporting, and insight from expert guests. 

Why couldn’t one juror be replaced? How did the expert psychiatrists come to different diagnoses? What's next for Lindsay Clancy? In this episode, Kayla and Rachel bring you the answers.

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After five weeks of evidence, 84 witnesses and over a week of deliberation, the trial of Lindsay Clancy has ended without a verdict. 

In this episode, we examine the jury deadlock, the dispute surrounding the lone holdout juror and the defence’s unsuccessful last ditch attempt to prevent a mistrial being declared. 

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After 21 days of testimony, more than 80 witnesses and over 300 exhibits, the jury in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial says it cannot reach a unanimous decision. 

As the judge sends jurors back to continue deliberating, crime correspondent Rachel Sharp reports from inside the courtroom on the tense atmosphere, the evidence requested by the jury and the questions sent to the judge by the jury.

Will the jury be able to reach a unanimous verdict? Or could there be a deadlock and possible mistrial?

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After five weeks, 21 days of testimony and 84 witnesses, the fate of Lindsay Clancy is now in the hands of the jury.

As deliberations begin, Crime Desk reporters Luke Kenton and Rachel Sharp examine the final evidence and the dramatic closing arguments.

Was Clancy experiencing postpartum psychosis when she killed her three children, or did she understand and control her actions?

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Did Lindsay Clancy understand the wrongfulness of killing her three children, and could she control her actions? 

As the defence rests its case and the prosecution begins its rebuttal, we examine the opposing conclusions of both side’s psychiatric experts, battling in court over whether or not Lindsay Clancy should be responsible for killing her three children.

We also break down the unexpected and shocking moment when one expert’s testimony caused the defence to call for a mistrial.

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This week, Lindsay Clancy’s defence presented their case that she was suffering from postpartum psychosis when she killed her three children, and in their view, should not be criminally responsible for their deaths. 

We examine the testimony from her family, including testimony from her own mother and former step-mother. We also heard Dr Paul Zeizel’s conclusion that she had bipolar disorder with postpartum psychosis, and could not appreciate the wrongfulness of her actions.

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On January 24th, 2023, Patrick Clancy left his home in Duxbury, Massachusetts, to collect food and medication for his wife Lindsay Clancy.

But when he returned, their three children, five-year-old Cora, three-year-old Dawson, and eight-month-old Callan, were dead. Lindsay Clancy had strangled them using exercise bands, before using a knife to cut her own wrists and neck, finally throwing herself from the bedroom window. She survived, but the fall left her paralysed. Now, she is on trial for her children’s deaths.

But Lindsay Clancy does not deny killing her three young children. Rather, she has pleaded not guilty due to reason of insanity, her defence claiming that she was suffering from severe mental illness, and should not be held criminally responsible. 

So was it murder, or was she in the grip of a devastating psychiatric crisis?

In the first episode of this series, Kayla is joined by crime correspondent Rachel Sharp, reporting from inside the Massachusetts courtroom, to break down the key evidence from the trial so far.

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Murderer Chris Watts could have divorced his wife. He could have moved on to the bachelor existence he was hiding from her in the months before her 2018 death.

Instead, he strangled her in their home and smothered their preschool-aged daughters Bella and Celeste. 

It defied logic and it was cruel beyond imagination.

In the final episode of this series, Crime Desk reporter Rachel Sharp joins Kayla Brantley to break down her reporting on Chris Watts’s possible thinking. Rachel spoke to forensic psychologist Dr.Gary Brucato and behavior analyst Scott Rouse to better understand Watts’s behaviors before and after he killed his family.

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