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A Sympathetic Defendant and Well-Crafted Defense Dominated Clancy Trial

Par : Richard Fausset
The defense lawyer for Lindsay Clancy showed empathy for his client in showcasing her mental health problems. That may have made all the difference.

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Lindsay Clancy’s defense lawyer, Kevin Reddington, after leaving the courthouse this week.
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Will Lindsay Clancy Be Retried? The Decision Now Facing Prosecutor Timothy Cruz.

Par : Jenna Russell and Remy Tumin
After a mistrial, Timothy Cruz must decide whether to retry Lindsay Clancy on first-degree murder charges, downgrade the charges or drop the case.

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Timothy Cruz, the Plymouth County district attorney, at the conclusion of Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial at the Plymouth County Superior Court in Plymouth, Mass., on Friday.
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In Complex Cases Like Lindsay Clancy’s, a Unanimous Verdict Can Be Hard to Reach

Par : Jacey Fortin
Hung juries are not common, but the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy was emotionally wrenching and uniquely complicated.

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Judge William Sullivan addressing the jury during deliberations on Friday in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial in Plymouth, Mass.
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Where Will Lindsay Clancy Go Now?

Par : Christina Morales
At first she will return to the hospital, where she will continue to be treated for mental illness. She may be confined much longer.

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Had Lindsay Clancy been acquitted, she most certainly would have continued to be hospitalized.
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Timothy Cruz, the Clancy Prosecutor, Often Takes a Conservative Approach

Par : Remy Tumin
His choice to bring first-degree murder charges fits with his reputation for tough-on-crime tactics.

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Timothy Cruz, the Plymouth County district attorney, outside the courthouse this August.
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What Does a Mistrial Mean for Lindsay Clancy?

Par : Jacey Fortin · Maia Spoto and Jenna Russell
Ms. Clancy still faces murder charges for killing her three children. She is likely to remain in a hospital, and prosecutors may decide to retry her.

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Kevin Reddington, Ms. Clancy’s lawyer, said that he expected the district attorney to try her for first-degree murder again.
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Tumbler Ridge Shooting Survivors File 30 Lawsuits Against OpenAI

Par : Michael Levenson
The survivors contend that the company should have notified the police when it shut down the shooter’s disturbing ChatGPT account eight months before the February attack in British Columbia.

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A memorial for the victims of a deadly mass shooting at a school in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, in February.
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How to Define the ‘Reasonable’ in Reasonable Doubt

Par : Jacey Fortin
“Beyond a reasonable doubt” is the highest burden of proof within the American legal system. Still, there is some wiggle room.

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Lindsay Clancy with her lawyer Kevin Reddington look toward jurors as Judge Sullivan instructs them to continue deliberations on Friday.
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Lindsay Clancy’s Lawyer Wants a Juror Removed. The Bar Will Be High.

Par : Jenna Russell
Judges approach complaints about jurors with caution, mindful that in the event of a conviction, a removal could be grounds for an appeal.

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The exterior of Plymouth County Trial Court building in Plymouth, Mass., where jurors have been deliberating in the Lindsay Clancy trial.
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Clancy Trial Verdict May Hinge on a Single Holdout Juror

Par : Jenna Russell · Maia Spoto · Mark Arsenault and Jacey Fortin
The jury has been deadlocked since at least Tuesday on whether to hold Lindsay Clancy legally responsible for the strangling deaths of her three children.

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Lindsay Clancy’s lead defense attorney, Kevin Reddington, said one member of the jury was refusing to “listen to the law" and asked the judge to remove the juror from the trial.
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Clancy Trial Verdict May Hinge on a Single Holdout Juror

Par : Jenna Russell · Maia Spoto · Mark Arsenault and Jacey Fortin
The jury has been deadlocked since at least Tuesday on whether to hold Lindsay Clancy legally responsible for the strangling deaths of her three children.

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Lindsay Clancy’s lead defense attorney, Kevin Reddington, said one member of the jury was refusing to “listen to the law" and asked the judge remove the juror from the trial.
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Lawyer’s Attempt to Oust a Holdout Juror Threw Clancy Case Into Disarray

Par : Maia Spoto and Mark Arsenault
The five-week trial looked set to end on Thursday, until the jury sent a note saying that one of them refused to recognize the proper definition of reasonable doubt.

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Judge William Sullivan during deliberations of the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy on Thursday in Plymouth County Superior Court in Plymouth, Mass.
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Minneapolis Shooting Began During a Custody Exchange, Officials Said

Par : Christina Morales · Ernesto Londoño and Jeff Ernst
The gunman, who killed two people and wounded several others at an apartment building, died in an exchange of gunfire with the police, authorities said on Thursday.

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Law enforcement officers responding to a shooting in downtown Minneapolis on Wednesday.
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A Woman Whose Case Resembles Clancy’s Just Won a Retrial

Par : Jenna Russell
The highest court in Massachusetts overturned Latarsha Sanders’s 2022 murder conviction after the trial judge excluded her medical records from the evidence.

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Last month, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts overturned Latarsha Sanders’s 2022 murder conviction on appeal and ordered that she be granted a new trial.
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‘We Can Understand Parts of Her Story’: Moms React to Clancy’s Experience

Par : Remy Tumin
Some moms are outraged and called for Lindsay Clancy’s conviction. Others watched with compassion, recognizing their own struggles with postpartum.

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Supporters of Lindsay Clancy outside of court on Wednesday.
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Clancy’s Lawyer, Kevin Reddington, Became a Hero to Her Supporters

Par : Jenna Russell
The themes present in Lindsay Clancy’s trial are not unfamiliar to Mr. Reddington, a veteran defense lawyer.

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Kevin Reddington, Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer, speaking to reporters outside Plymouth County Superior Court in Plymouth, Mass.
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Lindsay Clancy Was a Nurse Who ‘Always Wanted to Be a Mother’

Par : Jenna Russell
Witness testimony at Ms. Clancy’s trial detailed her life as a labor and delivery nurse with a growing family.

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Lindsay Clancy during her trial in Plymouth, Mass., earlier in August.
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Lindsay Clancy Murder Trial Recap: What to Know Before It’s Over

Par : Remy Tumin
A quick rundown of why she is on trial for murder and what’s at stake.

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Lindsay Clancy has been accused of murder in the 2023 deaths of her three children.
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Can the Lindsay Clancy Jury Break Its Deadlock?

Par : Jenna Russell
In general, juries that have repeatedly reported an impasse are unlikely to reach consensus. But sometimes, those asked by a judge to try harder do return a verdict.

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Lindsay Clancy is charged with first-degree murder in the strangling deaths of her three young children.
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2 Killed and 2 Officers Shot at Minneapolis Apartment Building

Par : Ernesto Londoño · Tim Arango and Christina Morales
The authorities said the suspect was also dead. Residents were warned to stay away from the downtown apartment building where the violence erupted.

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Reports of a shooting drew a large police response to an intersection on the south side of downtown Minneapolis on Wednesday afternoon.
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Judge Lets Case Against Tyler Robinson, Charlie Kirk Shooting Suspect, Go to Trial

Par : Jack Healy and Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs
The judge said prosecutors had presented enough evidence to try the man accused of killing the conservative activist last year, who pleaded not guilty.

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Judge Tony Graf at a preliminary hearing in July for Tyler Robinson, who is accused of fatally shooting Charlie Kirk, in Provo, Utah.
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Shooting at Tucson Gay Bar That Killed 2 Investigated as Hate Crime

Par : Pooja Salhotra and Sheryl Kornman
Two men were fatally shot in the bar’s parking lot early Monday morning. The suspected gunman, who also died, was carrying a list of other L.G.B.T.Q.-friendly businesses, the police said.

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A growing memorial outside the bar Venture-N in Tucson, Ariz., on Tuesday.
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Officer Charged in Shooting of College Athlete Who Knocked at Wrong Door

Par : Pooja Salhotra
Prosecutors said the police officer from Upper Pottsgrove, Pa., committed manslaughter when he fired on the student, who was returning from a night out at bars. A homeowner had reported a burglary in progress.

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An officer with the Upper Pottsgrove Township Police Department shouted, “Hands up, hands up now, drop to the ground!” at the student. And then he fired.
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Israeli Authorities Charge 12 Guards in Beating Death of Palestinian Prisoner

Par : Isabel Kershner
The rare prosecution comes amid widespread reports from rights groups about mistreatment in Israeli detention centers, where, activists say, scores of Palestinians have died since October 2023.

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Ketziot detention center in Israel in 2007. Twelve Israeli prison guards were indicted on Tuesday in the beating death of a Palestinian man here in 2023.
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Lindsay Clancy Trial: Jury Deliberations Will Stretch Into 5th Day

Par : Maia Spoto and Jacey Fortin
Jurors have now deliberated for nearly 24 hours over four days and say they are deadlocked. A judge told them to keep trying to reach a verdict.

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Lindsay Clancy watching jury members on Monday.
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Teen Charged With Murder After Livestreaming San Diego Mosque Shooting

Par : Eduardo Medina and Madaleine Rubin
The authorities said the 17-year-old from North Carolina had recorded the attack, which killed three people in May. “She ran with the pack — she shared in the kill,” the district attorney said.

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A memorial in front of the Islamic Center of San Diego, the day after a deadly shooting in May.
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Lindsay Clancy Murder Trial: Jury Deliberations Wrap for the Day

Par : Maia Spoto
Jurors spent about seven hours discussing the high-profile case on Monday, after about 10 hours last week.

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Lindsay Clancy watched jurors on Friday as they entered the courtroom for deliberations in Plymouth, Mass.
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Hunt Underway After Deadly Shooting at Swiss Rave

Par : Christopher F. Schuetze
One reveler was killed and five were injured early Sunday at a dance party at a horseracing track in Switzerland’s north.

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Police officers patrolling on Sunday near the Schachen horseracing track after a shooting in Aarau, Switzerland.
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Autopsy Shows Man Killed by National Guard in Memphis Was Shot in Back

Par : Emily Cochrane
The death of the man after a confrontation with National Guard troops is under investigation. An autopsy by a medical examiner shows that he was shot in the back and declared it a homicide.

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An autopsy released this week shows that a man killed by National Guard members in Memphis was shot in the back.
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Jury to Continue Deliberations in Lindsay Clancy Murder Trial

Par : Jacey Fortin and Maia Spoto
In closing arguments, Ms. Clancy’s lawyer called her “a darn good mother.” The prosecutor accused her of “extreme atrocity and cruelty.”

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Lindsay Clancy in court during her murder trial on Wednesday in Plymouth, Mass.
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Man Is Arrested in Fatal Shooting of Mexican Influencer During Livestream

Par : Ali Watkins
The authorities accused the man of attacking César Gastélum, a young influencer, during a livestream in Sinaloa this month.

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A memorial near the restaurant in Culiacán, Mexico, where César Gastélum was shot dead this month.
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Judge Allows Option of Manslaughter Verdict in Lindsay Clancy Case

Par : Maia Spoto and Jenna Russell
If jurors find Ms. Clancy guilty in the strangling deaths of her three children, they will choose among first-degree murder, second-degree murder and manslaughter.

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Lindsay Clancy is on trial for the strangling deaths of her three children.
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Experts for Prosecution Discuss Clancy’s Mental State at Time of Killings

Par : Jacey Fortin and Maia Spoto
Lindsay Clancy has said she was suffering postpartum psychosis when she killed her children in 2023. Prosecution experts shared their doubts about that claim on Tuesday.

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Lindsay Clancy during her murder trial in Plymouth Superior Court on Tuesday.
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Dozens Massacred in Haiti, Officials Say, Heightening Fears of Gangs

Par : Frances Robles and André Paultre
Gangs targeted a key community on the outskirts of the capital, raising fears about the gangs’ next move. The mayor said at least 25 people had been killed, but the U.N. put the death toll at 47.

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Dozens of people were killed by armed gangs in Kenscoff, a neighborhood near Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Sunday into Monday, officials said.
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Religious References in Lindsay Clancy Trial Anger Judge and Defense

Par : Maia Spoto and Jacey Fortin
The religious reference by a prosecution witness on Monday incensed the presiding judge, who sternly instructed jurors to disregard it. Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer asked for a mistrial.

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Lindsay Clancy and her defense lawyer, Kevin Reddington, listen to testimony by Dr. Kirk Heilbrun, a forensic psychologist, on Monday.
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Karen Solomon, Wife Charged in Massachusetts Officer’s Death, Is Believed Dead

Par : Madaleine Rubin
Karen Solomon, 58, a longtime advocate for the mental health of emergency workers, had been missing for six days after her husband, a police officer, was found dead.

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The police responded to the Solomon home early last Tuesday.
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Sean Grayson, Ex-Illinois Deputy Who Murdered Sonya Massey, Dies in Prison

Par : Remy Tumin
Sean Grayson, 32, was serving a 20-year sentence for the 2024 murder of Sonya Massey, who was holding a pot of hot water when she was shot at her home.

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Sean Grayson, right, speaking to Sonya Massey in July 2024 in an image from another deputy’s body camera footage.
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Iceland’s Murder Rate Is Off the Charts (in Its Books, at Least)

Par : Amelia Nierenberg
The Nordic nation has almost no homicides, yet crime fiction is its favorite literary genre. That means writers face a challenge: making murder feel believable.

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Crime novels on display in a bookstore in Reykjavik, Iceland.
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Judge Denies New Trial for Karmelo Anthony in Texas Teen’s Killing

Par : Jesus Jiménez and Deah Mitchell
Mr. Anthony, 19, was convicted of murder in the fatal stabbing of Austin Metcalf at a high school track meet last year. His lawyers are appealing the case.

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Law enforcement officials stood outside the Collin County courthouse after a verdict was reached in the murder trial against Karmelo Anthony in McKinney, Texas, in June.
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These 5 People Spent Decades Behind Bars. Here Are Their Stories.

Par : Amisha Padnani
Francis Clifford Smith, who died at 101, was among the longest-incarcerated people in the U.S. Here are some others who lived much of their lives in prison.

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Heirens in 1946, the year he confessed to killing two women and a 6-year-old girl.
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Why the Lindsay Clancy Case Is Dividing Americans

Par : Shaila Dewan
She is being tried on murder charges for killing her three young children. The tragedy has resurrected debates over whether such women are criminals or victims.

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Lindsay Clancy in court during her murder trial on Wednesday in Plymouth, Mass.
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Defense Rests Case in Lindsay Clancy Murder Trial

Par : Sejal Govindarao and Emma Schartz
The two sides focused Friday on whether Ms. Clancy was experiencing psychosis when she strangled her three young children in 2023. Closing arguments could begin on Monday.

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Lindsay Clancy in the courtroom on Thursday.
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Zambia’s Democratic Facade Fractures in Post-Election Crackdown

Par : John Eligon and Rabecca Lungu
While the government says it is preventing an insurrection, activists and international observers have raised fears about arbitrary arrests and electoral fraud.

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Zambian police officers watched as supporters of President-elect Hakainde Hichilema celebrated his victory in the street in the capital, Lusaka, on Tuesday.
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