Lindsay Clancy News Segment Halted as CNN Anchor Breaks Down in Tears

Lindsay Clancy‘s closely watched murder trial ended without a verdict on Friday, September 4, after jurors failed to reach a unanimous decision following seven days of deliberations. During CNN’s coverage of the trial, anchor Pamela Brown became visibly emotional as photographs of the three children appeared on screen.

As Globe previously reported, Plymouth Superior Court Judge William Sullivan said he had no choice but to declare a mistrial after the panel reported for a third time that it could not agree.

Sullivan briefly delayed finalizing the decision, giving defense attorney Kevin Reddington one hour to seek an emergency stay challenging the ruling.

The emotionally charged trial began in July and centered on the deaths of three young children, and it proved just as difficult to discuss on live television.

Brown, 42, who shares three children, Ben, 8, Vivienne, 6, and Henry, 2, with husband Adam Wright, was overcome with emotion while reporting on another intense day in Lindsay’s high-profile trial.

“It’s just beyond heartbreaking. We’re looking at pictures right now of these beautiful children, and it just makes you want to cry when you describe the evidence that was presented in the courtroom with those exercise bands. I’m sorry. It’s just awful,” Brown said during live coverage, as per video shared on X.

Another CNN correspondent reporting live outside the court responded, “This trial has evoked a lot of emotion,” before continuing the discussion. The segment was briefly halted.

Lindsay, 36, does not dispute killing her children, whom she shared with her ex-husband Patrick Clancy — Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months, in their Duxbury, Massachusetts, home in January 2023.

Her attorneys argued she was suffering from postpartum psychosis and lacked criminal responsibility. Prosecutors maintained she acted deliberately and understood what she was doing.

The mistrial followed nearly 40 hours of deliberations and a tense dispute one day earlier over a juror whom Reddington claimed was refusing to follow the court’s instructions on reasonable doubt. Sullivan questioned jurors individually but declined the defense’s request to remove the juror.

The mistrial leaves Lindsay’s case unresolved and puts the next move in prosecutors’ hands, including whether to pursue another trial.