# Trial Day 22 complete · deliberations adjourned without a verdict

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Updated: 2026-08-27T23:08:33.789Z

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#### Card #65: Trial Day 22 complete · deliberations adjourned without a verdict

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- Topic: Full Timeline
- Updated: 2026-08-27T23:08:33.789Z
- Stable key: lc:day22:card:completed-status-deliberations-no-verdict
- Published: 2026-08-27T23:08:33.789Z
- Materially updated: 2026-08-27T23:08:33.789Z
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- Recent change: new at 2026-08-27T23:08:33.789Z

Filed topics:
- Primary: Trial-Day Developments — https://lindsay.conspirograph.com/topic/trial-day-developments (sort 29)
- Cross-filed: Court Filings & Docket — https://lindsay.conspirograph.com/topic/court-filings-docket (sort 27)
- Cross-filed: Criminal Responsibility Law — https://lindsay.conspirograph.com/topic/criminal-responsibility-law (sort 38)
- Cross-filed: Defense Case — https://lindsay.conspirograph.com/topic/defense-case (sort 60)
- Cross-filed: Full Timeline — https://lindsay.conspirograph.com/topic/full-timeline (sort 64)
- Cross-filed: Prosecution Case — https://lindsay.conspirograph.com/topic/prosecution-case (sort 44)
- Cross-filed: Source Library & Methodology — https://lindsay.conspirograph.com/topic/source-library-methodology (sort 72)
- Cross-filed: Unresolved Questions — https://lindsay.conspirograph.com/topic/unresolved-questions (sort 76)
- Cross-filed: Was the Scene Staged? — https://lindsay.conspirograph.com/topic/was-scene-staged (sort 32)

Summary:

Both closings and the final charge concluded, the jury began deliberating at about 12:35 p.m., and the judge dismissed jurors for the day without a verdict; deliberations resume Friday at 9 a.m.

Body:

[VERIFIED FACT] The prosecution completed its closing at approximately 11:53 a.m.; Judge William Sullivan then finished the jury charge. Six alternates were selected, leaving a deliberating panel of nine women and three men, and the judge appointed a foreperson. [VERIFIED FACT] Jurors were sent out at approximately 12:34-12:35 p.m. and were dismissed for the day at approximately 4:30 p.m. without returning a verdict. Deliberations resume Friday, August 28, at 9:00 a.m. ET. [VERIFIED FACT] No verdict, mistrial, or indefinite stay occurred on Trial Day 22, so the archive automation remains active.

Structured claims:
- [verified_fact] The prosecution finished closing at approximately 11:53 a.m., after which Judge Sullivan completed the general jury instructions and the court selected six alternates from the 18 jurors.
  - Stable key: lc:day22:claim:completed-closing-charge-sequence
  - Created: 2026-08-27T23:08:33.789Z
  - Updated: 2026-08-27T23:08:33.789Z
  - Evidence/inference boundary: The sequence records completion of the trial presentation and charge, not a verdict or an indication of how jurors viewed the case.
  - Source: Lindsay Clancy trial Day 22 — closing arguments and jury deliberation — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0df9TJdy1rM (Completed courtroom stream from the end of the prosecution closing through final instructions and alternate selection) [primary]
  - Source: Lindsay Clancy trial: jury begins deliberations; first day ends without verdict — https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/08/27/metro/lindsay-clancy-trial-live-updates/ (11:53 a.m.-12:25 p.m. ET timestamped updates) [reputable_reporting]
  - Source: Lindsay Clancy murder trial jury begins deliberations — https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/live-updates/lindsay-clancy-trial-live-updates-closing-arguments/ (11:53 a.m., 12:14 p.m., and 1:21 p.m. updates) [reputable_reporting]
- [verified_fact] The deliberating jury consists of nine women and three men; a foreperson was appointed and the panel was sent out to deliberate at approximately 12:34-12:35 p.m.
  - Stable key: lc:day22:claim:deliberating-panel-and-start
  - Created: 2026-08-27T23:08:33.789Z
  - Updated: 2026-08-27T23:08:33.789Z
  - Evidence/inference boundary: Juror demographics and the start time do not support an inference about likely outcome or deliberation dynamics.
  - Source: Lindsay Clancy trial Day 22 — closing arguments and jury deliberation — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0df9TJdy1rM (Foreperson appointment, alternate selection, and jury release near the end of the 3:04:58 stream) [primary]
  - Source: Lindsay Clancy trial: jury begins deliberations; first day ends without verdict — https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/08/27/metro/lindsay-clancy-trial-live-updates/ (12:21, 12:25, 12:30, 12:35, and 12:58 p.m. ET updates) [reputable_reporting]
  - Source: Lindsay Clancy murder trial jury begins deliberations — https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/live-updates/lindsay-clancy-trial-live-updates-closing-arguments/ (Updated 1:21 p.m. section on the 12-member jury and 12:34 p.m. deliberation start) [reputable_reporting]
- [verified_fact] The judge dismissed jurors at approximately 4:30 p.m. without a verdict, and deliberations are scheduled to resume Friday, August 28, at 9:00 a.m. ET.
  - Stable key: lc:day22:claim:first-deliberation-day-no-verdict
  - Created: 2026-08-27T23:08:33.789Z
  - Updated: 2026-08-27T23:08:33.789Z
  - Evidence/inference boundary: A partial first day without a verdict does not by itself show deadlock, agreement, disagreement, or the direction of deliberations.
  - Source: MA v. Lindsay Clancy — Day 22 | Verdict Watch — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KtFU4EOs-E (Completed verdict-watch stream, including the late-afternoon courtroom dismissal) [primary]
  - Source: Deliberations in Lindsay Clancy murder trial end for the day without a verdict — https://apnews.com/article/b34567c8775ef3da227a7ca295a8bf42 (Completed lead stating deliberations ended without a verdict and resume Friday at 9 a.m.) [reputable_reporting]
  - Source: Lindsay Clancy trial: jury begins deliberations; first day ends without verdict — https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/08/27/metro/lindsay-clancy-trial-live-updates/ (4:30 p.m. ET update: judge dismisses jury for the day) [reputable_reporting]
  - Source: Following closing remarks, Lindsay Clancy jury begins deliberations — https://www.boston25news.com/news/local/following-closing-remarks-lindsay-clancy-jury-begins-deliberations/COJUAKSM4ZFDLGIPHZSJMV6YLE/ (5:15 p.m. ET completed report on the first deliberation day) [reputable_reporting]

Evidence relationships:
- Relationship stable key: lc:day22:relationship:completed-status-supersedes-noon
  - Published: 2026-08-27T23:08:33.789Z
  - Cited claim IDs: lc:day22:claim:completed-closing-charge-sequence, lc:day22:claim:deliberating-panel-and-start, lc:day22:claim:first-deliberation-day-no-verdict
- SUPERSEDES: Trial Day 22 noon status · defense closed; prosecution closing underway — https://lindsay.conspirograph.com/topic/trial-day-developments/card/250. The completed status replaces the noon cutoff after the prosecution closing and final charge finished, deliberations began, and the jury was dismissed without a verdict.
Links:
- https://apnews.com/article/b34567c8775ef3da227a7ca295a8bf42
- https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/08/27/metro/lindsay-clancy-trial-live-updates/
- https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/live-updates/lindsay-clancy-trial-live-updates-closing-arguments/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0df9TJdy1rM
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KtFU4EOs-E

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