Plymouth, Massachusetts - The jury in Lindsay Clancy's closely watched murder trial has told the judge that they are deadlocked as deliberations continue for a fourth day.
Per NBC News, the jury – comprised of nine women and three men – told Judge William Sullivan on Tuesday that they were unable to reach a unanimous decision in the case.
Judge Sullivan then told the jury to return to deliberations, saying, "I know that this was a long trial. I know there were over 80 witnesses, over 300 exhibits, but because of that, I'm going to ask you to go back out, keeping in mind all the instructions that I gave you. To go out and to continue your deliberations at this time."
Clancy is on trial for the murders of her three children – five-year-old Cora, three-year-old Dawson, and eight-month-old Callan – in January 2023. Immediately following the brutal killings, she jumped from her home's second floor in an attempt to take her own life.
She has admitted to killing the children but has pleaded not guilty, with her legal team arguing that she is not criminally responsible due to severe postpartum psychosis.
If Clancy is found not guilty by reason of lack of criminal responsibility, she would be committed to a psychiatric hospital, rather than being sent to prison.
Along with a possible guilty verdict on first- or second-degree murder, Clancy could also be found guilty of manslaughter, for which she could face up to 20 years in prison.
Clancy's maximum possible sentence under a murder conviction is life in prison without the possibility of parole, as the death penalty has been abolished in Massachusetts.
A hung jury – meaning the jurors could not reach a unanimous decision – would likely result in the calling of a mistrial.
On Tuesday, Clancy's attorney, Kevin Reddington, said he would "absolutely" go to trial again if this were the case.