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  "id": 19220903,
  "title": "Lindsay Clancy loses bid to dismiss murder charges",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/lindsay-clancy-loses-bid-to-dismiss-murder-charges-19220903",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-09T21:09:22.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.rte.ie/news/us/2026/1109/1598606-clancy-trial/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A Massachusetts judge has ruled that Lindsay Clancy will face retrial on murder charges for the 2023 killings of her three young children. Judge William Sullivan in Plymouth dismissed Ms Clancy's attorneys' request to dismiss the case, stating that a retrial would not violate her constitutional rights against double jeopardy. The judge declared a mistrial after a holdout juror prevented a unanimous verdict. A second trial is now scheduled for November 26th, potentially in March. Ms Clancy's initial trial found her guilty of strangling daughters Cora, 5, and Dawson, 3, and 8-month-old son Callan in their Duxbury home on January 24th. She attempted suicide, leaving herself paralyzed. Her defense argued postpartum psychosis, seeking a not guilty by reason of insanity verdict, which would have committed her to a psychiatric hospital. Jurors later indicated they would have opted for the insanity verdict had it not been for the holdout juror. Massachusetts imposes a mandatory life sentence without parole for first-degree murder convictions.",
  "summary": "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.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Sky News",
        "title": "Lindsay Clancy loses bid to dismiss murder charges",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/lindsay-clancy-loses-bid-to-dismiss-murder-charges",
        "published": "2026-11-09T17:22:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "Judge denies Lindsay Clancy's motion to dismiss case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/judge-denies-lindsay-clancys-motion-to-dismiss-case",
        "published": "2026-11-09T20:28:23.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Judge clears way for Lindsay Clancy to be retried on murder charges",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/judge-clears-way-for-lindsay-clancy-to-be-retried-on-murder-charges",
        "published": "2026-11-09T20:42:22.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "Judge clears way for Lindsay Clancy to face potential 2nd trial",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/judge-clears-way-for-lindsay-clancy-to-face-potential-2nd-trial",
        "published": "2026-11-09T20:49:41.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "Judge denies motion to dismiss Lindsay Clancy's murder case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/judge-denies-motion-to-dismiss-lindsay-clancys-murder-case",
        "published": "2026-11-09T21:31:49.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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