# Judge delays jury documents in Lindsay Clancy murder trial

> Judge extends privacy order for jury questionnaires in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial.
- Title: Judge delays jury documents in Lindsay Clancy murder trial
- Summary: Judge extends privacy order for jury questionnaires in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial. Judge William Sullivan indefinitely keeps jury names and questionnaires…
- Keywords: lindsay clancy, murder trial, jury questionnaires, massachusetts, mistrial, postpartum psychosis, jail, seattle, news, local, Judge, delays
- Source: ABC7 New York — https://abc7ny.com/story/judge-lindsay-clancy-case-indefinitely-impounds-jury-questionnaires/19862639
- Published: 2026-09-23T22:10:52+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: lindsay clancy, murder trial, jury questionnaires, massachusetts, mistrial, postpartum psychosis, jail, seattle, news, local
## Mistrial declared
Clancy's five-week trial ended in a mistrial on September 4 after jurors failed to reach a unanimous verdict.
## Jury documents impounded
Judge William Sullivan ordered an extension of the impoundment order keeping jurors' names and questionnaires private until the court instructs otherwise.
## Reason for privacy order
Sullivan cited the 'significant and divisive' attention the trial has received as a risk of immediate and irreparable injury to jurors.

> significant and divisive
## Juror anonymity
Most jurors opted to remain anonymous despite some speaking out publicly, with Sullivan noting the materials are not a public record under massachusetts law.
## Defense claims
Clancy's defense argued she suffered postpartum psychosis and was overmedicated when she strangled her children and attempted suicide.
## Prosecution stance
Prosecutors maintained Clancy was criminally responsible for the children's deaths and capable of understanding the severity of her actions.
## Key takeaway

Judge William Sullivan indefinitely keeps jury names and questionnaires private due to risk of juror harm after Clancy's mistrial.