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It’s anyone’s guess what may happen when court resumes at 9am in the triple murder trial of Lindsay Clancy. We heard from Clancy’s attorney, Kevin Reddington, that the judge will first hold an inquiry into the juror identified for refusing to follow the judge’s instructions on reasonable doubt.  Depending on how that goes, jurors are then expected to resume deliberatio...

Robach and Holmes cover the latest news headlines and entertainment updates and give perspective on current events in their daily “Morning Run.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After 36 hours of trying to reach a verdict, the jury in the Lindsay Clancy trial will return on Friday for their seventh day of deliberations. But we just heard from defense attorney Kevin Reddington who told reporters there will first be an inquiry into the juror who reportedly refused to follow the judge’s instructions on reasonable doubt. Reddington hope that inquiry will be in open cour...

A dramatic turn of events in the Lindsay Clancy triple murder trial. There was a heated sidebar between the attorneys, the judge and Lindsay Clancy after the jury sent a note saying one juror has refused to follow the judge’s instructions on reasonable doubt. The judge called in each juror, one by one, asked them a question and then read aloud instructions for evaluating reasonable doubt. Th...

She killed her three children. But was Lindsay Clancy capable of understanding that what she was doing was wrong? Elisa Donovan and Jennifer Fessler take on the case and find themselves struggling with the same question that has divided so many people: How much should severe mental illness change the way we judge an unthinkable crime? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As the jury just headed back into Day 6 of deliberations, it’s hard to imagine there aren’t some heated, emotional back and forth discussions going on as one side tries to convince the other to come to their way of thinking. We took the two extreme options for the jury: Guilty of first degree murder versus Not Guilty by reason of insanity and had our own debate. The problem we so quick...

The 12 jurors for the Lindsay Clancy triple murder trial are headed back to deliberations this morning, after trying to reach a verdict for nearly 30 hours over the past five days. The jury began deliberating LAST Thursday, and now, a full week later they continue after the judge issued a “Tuey Rodriguez” charge Wednesday afternoon, urging the group to reconsider their positions to try...

Robach and Holmes cover the latest news headlines and entertainment updates and give perspective on current events in their daily “Morning Run.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s hard to believe that after all the drama of the morning and the final “dynamite’ charge from the judge, the jury has agreed to come back on Thursday and try again. Day 6 of deliberations in the Lindsay Clancy triple murder trial will begin at 9 am tomorrow morning. Reporters inside the courtroom have noted that the jurors look visibly frustrated after nearly 30 hours of deli...

The jury came back from lunch with another note, letting the judge know they remain deadlocked and cannot reach a verdict. The judge issued his second and final instruction to the jury, reading from what’s known as the “Tuey Rodriguez” charge, encouraging jurors to reconsider their positions. It’s a controversial tool that is allowed under Massachusetts state law, but it re...

A major announcement from the number one syndicated show on TV: ‘Wheel Of Fortune’ is suspending its longtime announcer Jim Thorton after it was “made aware of allegations” stemming from an American Airlines flight back in May. The details are scarce, but reportedly a fellow passenger on Thorton’s flight complained about him to a flight attendant, who then alerted the...

56 year old Dawn Light stood before another Massachusetts judge this morning facing the serious charge of juror intimidation after being caught by police filming jurors in the Lindsay Clancy trial.  Prosecutors claim the retired nurse and mother was in a restricted parking lot and adamantly denied taking photos of jurors, only for police to find a video of them in her deleted files.  Her...

The Judge in the Lindsay Clancy triple murder trial began the morning with a veiled, yet stern announcement, reminding everyone in the courtroom the statutes governing conduct within the proceedings.  Without getting specific, it appears the judge was referring to the arrest of a woman photographing jurors outside the courthouse yesterday.  Reporters in the courtroom then witnessed the j...

Jurors are expected back in court at 9am this morning to begin their 5th day of deliberations after telling the judge on Tuesday they were deadlocked. The jury of 12 will begin their 23rd hour of deliberations, trying to determine whether or not Lindsay Clancy was criminally responsible for the strangling deaths of her three young children. As jurors left the courthouse on Tuesday, a 56-year-old w...

Robach and Holmes cover the latest news headlines and entertainment updates and give perspective on current events in their daily “Morning Run.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Emily and Shane are recapping this month’s true crime cases.  From pastors to satanic rituals and fake doctors to scorned daughters… See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The state of Florida is executing its 14th death row inmate of the year at 6pm ET. 74-year-old Harold Gene Lucas was 24 when he shot his teenaged ex-girlfriend in the head with a rifle and injured her two friends who were there to protect her. 16-year-old Jill Piper had Lucas arrested for trespassing and threatening to kill her the week before he went back to her home, to make good on his threat.&...

There will be a fifth day of deliberations in the Lindsay Clancy triple murder trial, after the jury asked to go home early once again today.  This, after the judge sent the deadlocked jurors back to deliberate, late this morning.  In the state of Massachusetts, the judge can only send the jury back twice without their consent, but may ultimately issue what’s called the “Tuey...

This is a breaking story: Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy triple murder trial told the judge that they are unable to reach a unanimous decision. He responded by telling them to keep at it. But for how long?  The judge still has another option before declaring a mistrial.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The jury in the Lindsay Clancy trial is back at it, beginning their 4th day of deliberations. As of this morning, the jury has already deliberated for 17 hours, which makes this verdict watch one of the longest in recent high profile murder trials. We go over what the judge’s options are if the jury says they’re deadlocked. While the state of Massachusetts does not allow an Allen charg...

One week shy of the 30th anniversary of the shooting death of Tupac Shakur, 63-year-old Duane Davis was found guilty of murdering the rap icon on the Vegas Strip. It only took the jury three hours to convict Davis, after two weeks of testimony and nearly 30 witnesses.  The prosecution effectively used Davis’ own words, both written and spoken to convince the jury of 12 that he was the m...

The jury is deliberating and they hold the fate of Lindsay Clancy in their hands… The question that everyone is asking: can Lindsay be fully acquitted? What do Emily and Shane believe the final verdict will be?  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robach and Holmes cover the latest news headlines and entertainment updates and give perspective on current events in their daily “Morning Run.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Lindsay Clancy jury has now officially deliberated for 17 hours, and by asking to head home early for the day,  it appears they are nowhere near a verdict.  In fact, we didn’t hear a peep from the jury of 9 women and 3 men all day:  no questions, no requests for evidence, nothing.    Day four of deliberations will begin promptly at 9am tomorrow, making this verdi...

Robert Baker, who plays school security guard Tom Hose in Lifetime’s The Girl Locked Upstairs: The Tanya Kach Story , breaks down how Hose kept a teenage girl captive for years without locks or chains and why psychological control can be just as powerful See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.