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REWRITTEN AFTER PUBLISHINGFriday 04 September 2026

rte.ie changed its headline after publishing.

Jury to resume deliberationsJuror preventing verdict in Clancy murder trial

The jury in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial, deliberating for more than 32 hours over six days, reported being deadlocked over whether Clancy is guilty…

rte.ie as captured

As published

7 pages captured at the time, in each outlet's own typography. Open one to read the copy held outside the publisher's control.

upi.com as published: Lindsay Clancy jurors begin day 6, get 'dynamite charge'upi.com2026-09-04 11:43:53bbc.co.uk as published: Watch: Inside court as Lindsay Clancy's lawyer asks judge to remove jurorbbc.co.uk2026-09-04 11:43:53bbc.com as published: Woman charged with juror intimidation in Lindsay Clancy trialbbc.com2026-09-04 11:43:53cbsnews.com as published: Single holdout juror preventing unanimous verdict in Lindsay Clancy trial, defense claimscbsnews.com2026-09-04 11:43:53dailywire.com as published: Judge Takes Rare Step With Juror Holding Up Clancy Verdictdailywire.com2026-09-04 11:43:53foxnews.com as published: Lindsay Clancy jury wraps day 6 with bombshell one-juror standoff, deliberations to resume Fridayfoxnews.com2026-09-04 11:43:53rte.ie as published: Juror preventing verdict in Clancy murder trialrte.ie2026-09-04 11:43:53
Same storyEarlier: A jury in Plymouth, Massachusetts began deliberations on August 27, 2026, in the murder…Each entry records what was published on its own date and is not edited afterwards.

What this entry found

  • THE SAME WORDS, PRINTED DIFFERENTLY

    2 outlets quote this line 2 different ways.

    • foxnews.com: “spurned the instructions”
    • rte.ie: “If we come back here in half an hour with a mistrial because of a juror that has just spurned the instructions of this court, it's a shame,”
  • CONFIRMED

    The jury in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial officially reported deadlocks on two separate occasions rather than three, submitting deadlock notes on Tuesday…

    Checked against The New York Times.the document

  • OUTLETS DISAGREE

    Total hours of deliberation reported

    • upi.com states 'more than 32 hours since they got the case on Aug. 27'
    • dailywire.com states 'more than 35 hours of deliberations'
    the full text
  • ONE SOURCE, MANY MASTHEADS

    7 outlets carried this. They resolve to 6 independent sources.

    A reader sampling these outlets received 6 accounts, not 7.

1 further finding below ↓

7outlets→6independent
What happened, for context

The jury in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial, deliberating for more than 32 hours over six days, reported being deadlocked over whether Clancy is guilty of killing her three children. The defense moved to remove a juror after the foreperson reported that one holdout was refusing to follow the judge's instructions on reasonable doubt. The judge declined the removal request and gave the jury additional instructions to continue deliberating. A separate incident occurred when a woman was charged with juror intimidation for photographing jury members outside the courthouse.

Who reported it

  • upi.comWIRE
    • bbc.co.ukPUBLIC
    • bbc.comPUBLIC
    identical copy
  • cbsnews.comINDEP
  • dailywire.comPARTISAN
  • foxnews.comINDEP
  • rte.iePUBLIC

References

Carried by multiple outlets

  • Lindsay Clancy, 36, is charged with three counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of her three children: Cora (5), Dawson (3), and Callan (8 months).upi.com, dailywire.com, foxnews.com, rte.ie
  • The children's bodies were found in their Duxbury, Massachusetts home in January 2023.upi.com, rte.ie
  • Clancy pleaded not guilty.upi.com, bbc.com
  • The jury comprises nine women and three men.upi.com, cbsnews.com, foxnews.com
  • On day 6 of deliberations (September 3 or 4, depending on when the sixth day began), the jury foreperson sent a note indicating that one juror was refusing to follow the judge's instructions on reasonable doubt.bbc.co.uk, bbc.com, cbsnews.com, dailywire.com, foxnews.com, rte.ie
  • The defense attorney Kevin Reddington moved to have the holdout juror removed.bbc.co.uk, dailywire.com, foxnews.com, rte.ie
  • and 2 more, not shown

Reported by one outlet only

  • Jurors received a 'dynamite charge' instruction from the judge, meant to break through a stalemate among jurors.only upi.com
  • CBS News legal contributor Caroline Polisi predicted the jury would likely declare itself hopelessly deadlocked and the judge would declare a mistrial.only upi.com
  • Clancy claimed she was suffering from postpartum psychosis and bipolar disorder.only upi.com
  • The BBC's Ana Faguy provided a breakdown of how the dramatic day in court unfolded.only bbc.co.uk
  • The livestreamed trial has captured national and international media attention and drawn strong, often deeply divided reactions from audiences.only bbc.com
  • During Light's court appearance on Wednesday, Massachusetts lawyers said the sanctity of the judicial system was at risk because of her actions.only bbc.com

Reported unevenly

  • Total hours of deliberation reported: upi.com and dailywire.com report different figures ('more than 32 hours' vs. 'more than 35 hours') as of the same reporting period.stated by upi.com states 'more than 32 hours since they got the case on Aug. 27', dailywire.com states 'more than 35 hours of deliberations'
  • Whether deliberations began on Thursday, August 27 or on a different day: upi.com's reference to 'Aug. 27' is unclear as to whether this is when the case was given to the jury or when deliberations began, given that the articles describe day 6 of deliberations occurring on September 3-4, which would mean deliberations started August 29-30, not August 27.stated by upi.com states case was given to jury 'on Aug. 27'

Not yet confirmed against a primary source

  • Confirm the dates: if deliberations began on August 27 per UPI, and the articles describe day 6 occurring September 3-4, the math does not align (that would be 7-8 days, not 6). Clarify whether August 27 is when the jury was sworn or when deliberations began, and verify the actual day-count.
  • Confirm whether the jury reported deadlocks on three separate occasions (Tuesday, a day before Wednesday, and Thursday) as RTE implies, or if there were only two reports. The chronology in rte.ie mentions 'Tuesday' and then 'a day earlier' (which would be Tuesday again in context of Wednesday reporting), creating ambiguity.
  • Verify whether the judge's instruction given during day 6 was specifically a 'dynamite charge' (as UPI names it) or a general re-instruction on reasonable doubt (as other outlets describe). These may be the same procedural device under different names, but it should be confirmed whether UPI is applying a technical legal term correctly.

What was checked, and against what

1 of 1 confirmed against a primary source. 1 cannot be established from public sources and is listed below. Every document is linked so you can read the same record we did. Anything not confirmed is listed as such rather than left out.

  • checked The chronology in rte.ie mentions 'Tuesday' and then 'a day earlier' (which would be Tuesday again in context of Wednesday reporting), creating ambiguity.The New York Times · establishes that the outlet published it · The jury in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial officially reported deadlocks on two separate occasions rather than three, submitting deadlock notes on Tuesday, September 1, and Wednesday, September 2. The communication on Thursday, September 3, involved a report regarding a single holdout juror rather than a third structural deadlock. Deliberations officially began on Thursday, August 27, marking Day 1 of the schedule before continuing into early September. · 2026-09-04
  • cannot be established These may be the same procedural device under different names, but it should be confirmed whether UPI is applying a technical legal term correctly.The disagreement between outlets is itself the finding. No primary source is needed to report that they differ.