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The holdout juror in Lindsay Clancy’s 2023 trial told deliberations he had reasonable doubt but would not acquit her by insanity, a revelation relayed by the foreperson and cited as a factor in the mistrial in the Massachusetts triple-murder case.
Lindsay Clancy’s attorney publicly urged President Trump to consider a pardon after a mistrial in her high-profile Massachusetts murder case, saying he hopes to broker a prosecutorial agreement acceptable to both sides.
After three days of deliberations, jurors in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial have not reached a verdict. Prosecutors and the defense presented competing testimony about Clancy’s mental state at the time she killed her children, in a case that followed her discharge from a psychiatric hospital and her subsequent paralysis from the waist down. The trial has featured testimony from medical experts and ongoing questions about her state of mind.
Rahmanullah Lakanwal, Afghan national charged with shooting two National Guard troops in Washington, D.C.—killing one—has been placed on nonconsensual nutrition after refusing food and water. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta authorized the feeding to keep him alive for trial, as his condition reportedly deteriorates, and prosecutors say the Justice Department is weighing whether to seek the death penalty.
Closing arguments are expected this week in Lindsay Clancy’s Plymouth, Massachusetts trial, where she has admitted to killing her three children but jurors must decide whether she can be held criminally responsible due to a claimed postpartum psychosis insanity defense. Prosecutors argue the killings were premeditated, while experts offered competing assessments of her mental state as testimony from family members and health professionals described her condition and treatment history.
A Brazilian woman, Amanda Maria Souza de Oliveira (39? actually 37 per court release), was found guilty of fraud and false identity for living as a 12-year-old girl with a foster family for 14 months as part of a 15-year deception. The case notes she created a false identity and age, using a high‑pitched voice and even claiming hormones were used to look older. Oliveira was sentenced to one year, six months and 10 days in prison, plus four months and 18 days of detention. One of her lawyers said the scheme was a survival strategy, and Oliveira admitted she invented an identity, claiming she deceived people but did not intend to scam anyone; she also said she fled abuse. She plans to appeal the verdict.
A Texas judge denied Karmelo Anthony’s request for a new trial in the deadly stabbing at a Frisco track meet, with jurors finding he provoked the confrontation and rejecting his self-defense claim.
Defense rested in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial, arguing postpartum psychosis drove her to kill her children, a claim prosecutors counter by saying she wasn’t psychotic and was dealing with depression rather than a psychosis. Defence expert Dr. Resnick described delusional beliefs about the children’s welfare and dying with them, while prosecutors pressed that Clancy’s mental state did not amount to psychosis. Forensic psychiatrist Dr. Avram Mack testified that she suffered a major depressive episode but showed no evidence of mania or psychosis, and that psychosis is not necessary to negate moral responsibility. The case now moves toward closing arguments and a potential verdict in Massachusetts.
A Texas judge will decide whether Karmelo Anthony should receive a new trial in the fatal stabbing of a track meet attendee during a Memorial High School event. Prosecutors say Anthony provoked Metcalf and was the aggressor; witnesses testified he pulled a knife after Metcalf pushed him. The hearing follows the previous judge’s removal from the case amid heightened attention and harassment toward families involved.
In a Las Vegas court, some Tupac Shakur family members stepped out while others remained inside as autopsy photos were shown, highlighting ongoing forensic and legal proceedings surrounding the rapper's death.
An 81-year-old man admitted to the 1994 murder of an American tourist in Germany as his trial opened, marking a rare public confession in a decades‑long homicide case.
A jury has been selected for the Las Vegas trial of a former gang leader accused of ordering Tupac Shakur’s killing, per AP News reporting by Jessica Hill.
The Washington Post reports that the Justice Department has convened a special grand jury in Washington, D.C.—a rare, single-case–focused body that can issue a report after its investigation—announced by U.S. attorney Jeanine Pirro and potentially enabling investigations into high-profile cases.
In Elizabethtown, NY, Canadian coffee entrepreneur Luciano Frattolin was found guilty of drowning his 9-year-old daughter Melina in an Adirondacks swamp as part of a revenge plot against his ex-wife; after a short jury deliberation, he faces life in prison on second-degree murder and concealment of a body, with sentencing set for October.
A man in Las Vegas stands trial for allegedly orchestrating Tupac Shakur’s 1996 murder, with prosecutors detailing a calculated plan. The defense challenges the evidence as the case unfolds amid broader discussions of gun violence and legal proceedings surrounding the high-profile killing.