Spotlight COURTS Lindsay Clancy trial highlights growing efforts to aid jurors after traumatic cases Tom Hals Reuters Sep 8, 2026 Sep 8, 2026 Updated 22 hrs ago 0 1 of 4 The Plymouth Superior Court jury box is seen Aug. 25 during Lindsay Clancy's trial in Plymouth, Mass. Greg Derr, The Patriot Ledger/pool People react Aug. 26 as they watch the Lindsay Clancy murder trial in Plymouth Superior Court in Massachusetts. Greg Derr, The Patriot Ledger/pool Defendant Lindsay Clancy wipes away tears Aug. 25 as she listens to testimony in Plymouth Superior Court in Massachusetts. Greg Derr, The Patriot Ledger Lindsay Clancy's father, Mike Musgrove, attends his daughter's murder trial Sept. 3 in Plymouth Superior Court in Massachusetts. Greg Derr, The Patriot Ledger Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tom Hals Reuters For jurors in the six-week murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, the end of their service could be the start of the emotional fallout.kAm%96 ;FC@CD =:DE6?65 E@ 2 8FE\HC6?49:?8 6>6C86?4J 42== 7C@> r=2?4JVD ?@H 6I\9FD32?5[ C6G:6H65 8CF6D@>6 2FE@ADJ A9@E@D @7 E96 E9C66 J@F?8 49:=5C6? 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Jury duty might sound annoying. It can be far worse than that A 2016 review of research on juries found as many as 50% of jurors had trauma-related symptoms, which for some persisted for months.
‘Impossible case’: Breaking down the Lindsay Clancy mistrial The National’s Erica Johnson asks attorney and professor Margo Lindauer to break down why a mistrial was declared in the Lindsay Clancy case a…
