Woman Killed in Times Square Stabbing Worked for Bank of America

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Woman Killed in Times Square Stabbing Worked for Bank of America

(Headline USA) The woman killed in a random stabbing in Times Square was a Bank of America employee, the bank confirmed Tuesday. Police identified her and the attacker, who was killed in a confrontation with officers shortly after the rampage.

The woman who died, Erin Piacenti, 32, was one of two people who were stabbed Monday afternoon in the tourist and theater hub, a few blocks from Bank of America’s office tower in New York.

“We are shocked and deeply saddened by the tragic loss of our colleague,” the bank said in a statement. The company didn’t immediately answer questions about the specifics of Piacenti’s work there.

She had earned a law degree from Fordham Law School, graduating in 2021 alongside her husband, Frank Piacenti, according to the school. Fordham Law said in a statement it was heartbroken by her death.

Messages were left with possible phone numbers and contacts for her relatives.

The other victim was a 68-year-old man whose identity hasn’t been released. He was hospitalized, and no update on his condition was immediately available Tuesday.

Police identified the attacker Tuesday as Pamela Cisneros, 49, of Queens. Officers shot and killed her after the stabbing.

Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch has said the woman had mental-health-related encounters with police in 2018 and 2019 but had no arrest record in New York City.

Cisneros’ brother, Patrick Peralta, told the New York news outlet Gothamist that she had psychiatric problems for decades but wasn’t aggressive. The divorced mother of three had been taking medications and doing better in the last several years, working on and off in a legal office, according to Peralta, who said he last saw her at a relative’s birthday gathering early last month. He said Cisneros skipped family dinners last week but assured their mother she was OK in a phone call Saturday.

Then he saw Monday’s news from Times Square.

“We really don’t know how to express or how to explain why this happened,” Peralta told Gothamist, expressing sympathy for Piacenti’s family and the injured man.

The Associated Press left messages at phone numbers for Cisneros’ relatives.

The attack happened in one of the busiest and most heavily policed areas in New York — next to a police station and just outside the building that hosts the city’s annual New Year’s Eve ball drop celebration. A man was fatally stabbed in the same area in May.

Cisneros pulled two knives from a shopping bag, stabbed the man, and then attacked Piacenti, Tisch said at a news conference Monday.

Bystander videos recorded police gathering around Cisneros as she held two large knives in front of her. Then, as they used a stun gun on her, she waved the knives and walked quickly toward the officers, the video showed.

Tisch said officers tried to persuade Cisneros to drop the knives for several minutes before they used the stun gun. She told them she wouldn’t drop anything and “would rather kill” the officers, according to Tisch.

Two officers then shot Cisneros, according to police.

Adapted from reporting by the Associated Press

Trump Says he’s Nominating Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao for the Permanent Job

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Trump Says he’s Nominating Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao for the Permanent Job

(Headline USA) President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he is nominating acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao for the permanent job, giving the Navy combat veteran the nod as concerns have emerged that some sailors have been stretched to the limit during the Iran war.

Cao has been serving as acting Navy secretary since John Phelan departed the job unexpectedly and without explanation in late April. Unlike Phelan, who had not served in the military or had a civilian leadership role in the service, Cao spent 25 years in the Navy as a special operations officer and went on to serve with SEAL teams and special forces in Iraq and Afghanistan.

“I am pleased to nominate a true WARRIOR,” Trump wrote on social media, prodding the Senate “to confirm this Warfighter, ASAP.”

Cao on social media called it the “honor of a lifetime to lead the great warriors of the Navy and Marine Corps team.”

Cao’s nomination comes as some, including Democrats in Congress, believe Trump has been overtaxing the Navy. The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier’s nine-month deployment to support the Iran war has included a record-setting uninterrupted time at sea.

Concerns grew about the Lincoln’s deployment following reports of deteriorating mental health among the crew and shortages of supplies including food and hygiene products. Several Democratic lawmakers, including Sens. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut and Ruben Gallego of Arizona, are pressing for accountability from the Pentagon over conditions aboard the ship.

Cao served as Navy undersecretary before his current role. He championed returning to duty service members who refused a Biden-era mandate to take the COVID-19 vaccine. The Trump loyalist also said he had no problem with the Navy’s demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, flying so low over a crowded Florida beach in July that chairs and tents went flying.

Cao’s nomination also comes at a time of upheaval in the top ranks of the U.S. military. In the latest example, Army Secretary Dan Driscoll submitted his resignation this week amid widespread reports of tension between him and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Adapted from reporting by the Associated Press. 

These Dems Defied Congress in Cherfilus Probe. They Could Now Face Charges

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These Dems Defied Congress in Cherfilus Probe. They Could Now Face Charges

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) The Democratic allies who allegedly refused to cooperate with the congressional probe into now-former Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla., may soon face criminal charges after being held in contempt of Congress.

In a voice vote Tuesday, the House of Representatives approved contempt resolutions against North Miami Beach Mayor Michael Joseph and Hector Roos, a former aide to Cherfilus-McCormick.

Both individuals reportedly failed to comply with subpoenas issued by the House Ethics Committee during its investigation into Cherfilus-McCormick’s alleged theft of a FEMA payment made in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic.

The embattled Democratic lawmaker resigned from Congress on April 21, 2026, moments before the Ethics Committee was scheduled to hold a hearing to consider expelling her from the House. Just weeks earlier, the same panel found her guilty of 25 ethics violations in connection with the alleged theft.

Despite Cherfilus-McCormick no longer being in office, the House Ethics Committee said holding both men in contempt was important to protect the institution.

“Underlying the Committee’s decision to recommend Mr. Joseph and Mr. Roos be held in contempt is the imperative to protect the institutional interests of the House by enforcing its subpoenas, without which the House’s investigative proceedings cannot be fully executed,” the committee said in a statement.

It is now up to the DOJ whether to pursue criminal charges, Fox News reported.

Cherfilus-McCormick is also facing a federal indictment alleging that she stole federal disaster funds, laundered the proceeds and used the money to support her 2021 congressional campaign.

At the center of the allegations is an overpayment of more than $5 million in FEMA funds to a health care company run by Cherfilus-McCormick and her brother, Edwin Cherfilus.

According to the indictment, instead of reporting the overpayment, Cherfilus-McCormick allegedly used the money for personal expenses and to fund the campaign that ultimately landed her in Congress in 2022.

Her trial is set for February 2027.

Despite resigning from Congress, Cherfilus-McCormick filed paperwork to run for the same seat in the 2026 primary. She lost the Democratic nomination to Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, a fellow Democrat who switched districts after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis redistricted the congressional districts and made her reelection in her old seat more challenging.

Hunter Biden, Who Slept With Late Brother’s Widow, Comes Out as ‘48.6% Gay’

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Hunter Biden, Who Slept With Late Brother’s Widow, Comes Out as ‘48.6% Gay’

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Former first son Hunter Biden is now claiming that he is “48.6 percent gay,” despite his long record of sexual activities with women, including allegations that he hired prostitutes and had a sexual relationship with the widow of his late brother, Beau Biden.

Appearing on The Luke Beasley Show on Aug. 16, Hunter affirmed that he is “a little” gay.

In response to Beasley’s opening declaration, “Let’s get serious. I am gay,” Biden said, “Uh, really? Wow! Seriously? I’m so amazed you’re gay.”

Asked if he was gay, Hunter added, “Um, only a little bit.”

“More or less than 50 percent?” Beasley asked.

“48.6,” Biden replied. “Is this fucking serious?”

The two briefly quipped about whether Beasley would be Hunter’s type, to which the former first son replied, “No.”

The gay comments appeared to be part of Hunter’s media campaign to quip about and counter some of the criticism that he has faced in recent years. He is married to a woman, Melissa Cohen. The couple has a 6-year-old child named Beau.

Hunter also has three daughters from his previous marriage to Kathleen Buhle. Hunter is also the father of 8-year-old Navy, whom he had with former girlfriend Lunden Roberts.

Hunter was also in a brief relationship with the widow of his late brother, Beau Biden.

Hunter was also spotted in several alleged sex tapes uncovered from his laptop. He has spoken candidly about his nudes being shared on social media and on the internet after the contents of his infamous laptop were released.

Some of the videos allegedly showed Hunter using what appeared to be drugs while engaging in sexual conduct with women, some of whom were believed to be prostitutes he allegedly hired.

Hunter has never faced any charges for prostitution-related offenses. Instead, he was criminally indicted for failing to pay millions of dollars in taxes and for making false statements on a federal gun purchase form, in which he claimed he was not an active drug user. He later affirmed in his book that he was consuming drugs during that period.

Muslim Man Kills Reported Antifa Affiliate in Gay Bar Shooting

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Muslim Man Kills Reported Antifa Affiliate in Gay Bar Shooting

(Headline USA) Police in Arizona say a shooting at a Tucson gay bar that left three people dead, including the shooter, is being investigated as a possible hate crime.

Vincent Anthony Siqueiros, 42, and Cameron Davis Capara, 33, were shot in the parking lot of Venture-N shortly after midnight Monday, and both died at the scene, the Tucson Police Department said. The suspect, Ousman Ceesay, 44, also suffered a gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at a local hospital, according to the department.

According to reporter Andy Ngo, Ceesay is a Muslim, and one of his victims, Capara, was afflicted with the left-wing movement known as Antifa.

“He advocated anti-American views and supported mass illegal migration,” Ngo said of Capara.

Ceesay was carrying a note that listed several queer-associated businesses, according to a police news release, and initial evidence suggests he confronted the two victims in the parking lot before shooting them.

The investigation is ongoing, but there is no known active threat to the community, police said. Still, the department has increased its police presence around other gay-friendly businesses in the region.

“Bias-based crimes are especially heinous and have no place in our community,” Chief of Police Monica Prieto said. “Our investigators are thoroughly examining the evidence and pursuing all available leads as they work to establish the full circumstances surrounding this tragic incident.”

The police department released few details about the shooting and did not say whether Ceesay knew the victims. The department also declined to immediately release details about Ceesay’s manner of death beyond saying he had a gunshot wound. The department’s public information officer, James Horton, said investigators were awaiting details from the medical examiner to confirm Ceesay’s injuries.

Tucson Mayor Regina Romero said the shooting at Venture-N was a “direct and devastating attack on our LGBTQ+ community, another senseless act of gun violence.”

The shooting “serves as another painful reminder that homophobia is still rampant in our country,” Romero said in a video posted to Facebook.

Adapted from reporting by the Associated Press

Judge Sends Charlie Kirk Murder Case to Trial w/ Death Penalty In Play

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Judge Sends Charlie Kirk Murder Case to Trial w/ Death Penalty In Play

(Headline USA) The murder case against the Utah man accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk last year is headed for trial, and the defendant could face the death penalty if he’s convicted.

Utah District Judge Tony Graf on Tuesday sided with prosecutors who said they had “overwhelming” evidence that suspect Tyler Robinson shot Kirk once in the neck as the ally of President Donald Trump spoke to a crowd of thousands last September in Orem, Utah. One of Robinson’s attorneys entered a not-guilty plea on his behalf following Graf’s decision.

Robinson’s lawyers tried to block a trial or at least take the death penalty off the table, arguing that prosecutors failed to show Kirk’s shooting placed others around him at risk of death. That’s an aggravating factor under the law that makes Robinson eligible for capital punishment.

Kirk’s family called the ruling “an important step in our family’s pursuit of justice.”

“Every step in this process carries the weight of all that Charlie’s murder has taken from his family, especially his children who will grow up without their father,” the statement said. “We are grateful to all who have continued to pray for us, support us, and stand with us through a year of unimaginable grief.”

Prosecutors said Robinson shot Kirk from a rooftop more than 400 feet away, knowing he could have missed, killing other people.

Graf had the option to send the case to trial on a lesser charge of murder, which carries a minimum sentence of 15 years and a maximum of life in prison. The judge said his decision to approve the aggravated murder charge was based on “the documented position of several individuals in and around the canopy area” where Kirk was speaking, among other factors.

“Tyler James Robinson shot and killed Charlie Kirk because he disagreed with him, and he did it by firing a high-powered rifle into a crowd of over 3,000 people, which created a great risk of death that anyone would know about,” Ryan McBride, a prosecutor with the Utah County Attorney’s Office, told the court.

The hearing Tuesday in state court came after prosecutors in July spent five days presenting what they said was “overwhelming” evidence that Tyler Robinson killed the conservative activist while he was speaking at an open-air event on a college campus.

The 23-year-old defendant turned himself in a day after the shooting at Utah Valley University last September. Robinson’s lawyers have not offered alternative theories for Kirk’s death.

Heavy security surrounds the courthouse

Kirk’s parents, Robert and Kathryn Kirk, entered the heavily secured facility arm in arm before the hearing at the Fourth Judicial District Courthouse in Provo. Erika Kirk was seated beside them. The family stepped out during part of a prosecutor’s argument that described the shooting. Erika Kirk and her mother-in-law held each other in a long embrace while the judge read his ruling.

A few local members of Charlie Kirk’s organization, Turning Point USA, arrived with signs expressing their support for Erika Kirk but were told by security that they could not have them on the court property.

Robinson had no visible reaction to the ruling. Tears welled in his mother’s eyes when Graf announced his decision on the aggravated murder count.

Defense says others were not endangered

A “mountain of evidence” shows that Robinson was the killer, including DNA, messages with his romantic partner and posts Robinson made on the communications platform Discord, McBride said.

One of Robinson’s attorneys, Staci Visser, argued that the state was trying to “shoehorn” the case into Utah’s aggravated murder statute. Prior case law requires prosecutors to show that there was a high probability — not merely a possibility — that other people could have been killed, she said.

Kirk was seated on a stage in an elevated position, not immediately near anyone else, when he was shot from a rooftop more than 400 feet (122 meters) away, she noted.

“There is one shot. There is one bullet. There is one victim,” Visser said. “There is zero evidence that there was any action taken towards other people.”

Robinson also faces potential sentencing enhancements if prosecutors can show he targeted Kirk for his political beliefs.

Prosecutors allege a political motive

Before his death, Kirk and the organization he co-founded, Turning Point USA, galvanized the conservative youth vote to help President Donald Trump win a second term.

Prosecutors have argued that an engraved bullet found in the suspected murder weapon shows that Kirk was targeted for how the defendant perceived his politics. The inscription “Hey Facist! CATCH!” is an “overt political reference,” they argued in court documents.

A handwritten note that prosecutors allege Robinson left for his romantic partner read in part, “I had the opportunity to take out Charlie Kirk, and I took it.” They also allege Robinson wrote in a text message about Kirk: “I had enough of his hatred. Some hate can’t be negotiated out.”

Robinson’s attorneys have argued that prosecutors do not have strong enough evidence to prove a political motivation.

In July, investigators presented DNA analyses that they said linked Robinson to the suspected murder weapon — a bolt-action rifle with one spent round — and a tool he allegedly used to engrave the bullet cartridges.

Robinson’s reported romantic partner, Lance Twiggs, told investigators in a recorded interview that Robinson said the day after Kirk was killed that “he wishes he hadn’t done it.” Later that same day — and only about an hour before turning himself in — Robinson posted “it was me at UVU yesterday” in an online chat room, according to investigators.

Defense attorneys challenged the reliability of DNA tests and unsuccessfully fought against the public release of the Twiggs interview, warning prosecutors would characterize it as a confession. Twiggs said in the interview that he never heard Robinson talk about Kirk before the shooting.

Adapted from reporting by the Associated Press

Union Official Pleads Guilty to Bombing Gas Pipeline

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Union Official Pleads Guilty to Bombing Gas Pipeline

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Jerry Gale Kerns, who was the Region II Director of the United Mine Workers of America union, has pled guilty to bombing a methane gas pipeline owned by the Warrior Met Coal company near Brookwood, Alabama in March 2022.

Kerns was indicted for the bombing two years ago. He pled guilty Friday, and will have a change-of-plea hearing next Tuesday.

The matter stems from It states April 2021, when approximately 900 UMWA members and Warrior Met Coal employees went on strike because of failed contract negotiations and an expired labor contract. Throughout the strike, defendant Kerns traveled frequently to Alabama from his home in West Virginia to support the striking workers in his capacity as a UMWA official.

Then, on March 23, 2022, Kerns bombed the methane gas pipeline, according to his plea agreement.

“At approximately 11:40pm on March 23, 2022, as the strike continued, an explosive device detonated on an above-ground section of methane gas pipeline owned and operated by (WMC) in Brookwood, Alabama,” the plea deal says. “The explosion occurred at the intersection of Hanna Creek Road and Sandlin Mountain Road in a remote, rural area running along the perimeter of WMC’s property.”

According to local reports, Warrior Met Coal had a $25,000 reward for info about the pipeline attack. FBI agents allegedly found Kerns by tracking a burner phone that he used his UMWA credit card to purchase.

The strike reportedly ended February 16, 2023, when the union issued an unconditional return to work.

Kerns faces up to 20 years in prison.

Ken Silva is the editor of Headline USA. Follow him at x.com/jd_cashless.

Netanyahu Boasts of Efforts To Convince US To Launch War Against Iran

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Netanyahu Boasts of Efforts To Convince US To Launch War Against Iran

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has boasted of his efforts to convince the US to launch a war against Iran, crediting his frequent appearances on US television networks and his “intimate knowledge” of US leaders.

Netanyahu made the comments Sunday night on Israel’s Channel 14, and a clip of his appearance was posted on X by the account Clash Report, which Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi later shared.

The Israeli leader said that he had been against Iran for “nearly 40 years” and that it took him a long time to get the Israeli security establishment and the US on board.

“It took a long time to bring the US in,” he said, according to Channel 14. “I was able to do this because I had close to a thousand hours on American television, influence in the United States, and intimate knowledge of all its leaders – both those who support us and those who do not.”

The New York Times reported in April that 17 days before the US and Israel launched the war on February 28, Netanyahu presented President Trump with an intelligence briefing at the White House and made a “hard sell” for the war. The report said that Netanyahu had been “pressing for months” for the US to agree to a major attack on the Islamic Republic.

Sources told the Times that during the briefing, Netanyahu made a series of predictions about the potential war that proved to be wrong, including the idea that Iran was ripe for regime change, that its ballistic missile program could be destroyed within weeks, that it would be too weak to close the Strait of Hormuz, and that Iran’s missile strikes on US interests in regional countries would be minimal.

Responding to Netanyahu’s comments about his influence on the US, Aragchi said that the Israeli leader was openly bragging about how he “suckered” the US into the war.

“In Hebrew, Netanyahu openly crows that he suckered the US Administration into a war on Iran on behalf of Israel. Netanyahu explicitly laughs about how he ‘influenced’ America through 1,000 hours of airtime on US networks,” the Iranian diplomat wrote on X. “In English, he praises POTUS’ leadership. Serpent.”

This article originally appeared at Antiwar.com.

Lawmakers Probe Birth Tourism Schemes

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Lawmakers Probe Birth Tourism Schemes

(, The Center Square) Lawmakers probed birth tourism schemes that have emerged throughout the country Tuesday as part of broader investigations into the efforts of foreign mothers seeking United States citizenship for their children.

The U.S. House Oversight Committee’s Task Force on Defending Constitutional Rights and Exposing Institutional Abuses held a hearing on Tuesday to discuss ongoing litigation against companies accused of enticing foreign women to give birth to children in the U.S.

The task force excused Wladimir Lorentz, founder and chief medical officer of Miami Medical Concierge Services, after he pleaded the Fifth Amendment right to protect against self-incrimination several times during the hearing. The company, also known as “Have My Baby in Miami,” is under federal investigation for enticing foreign women to give birth to children in the U.S.

The Migration Policy Institute estimates as many as 26,000 babies are born in the U.S. each year through birth tourism. The research institute analyzed data from the U.S. Census Bureau to determine that figure.

Steven Camarota, Director of Research at the Center for Immigration Studies, said that a surge of companies operating birth tourism schemes are in the U.S. He said most companies are enticing women to pay large amounts of money so their children can be born in the country and achieve citizenship.

Camarota said American taxpayers could be on the hook for many birth tourism schemes because hospitals do not foot the bill.

“The taxpayer is often getting stuck with the bill based on anecdotal evidence, but I don’t know that we have any systematic evidence,” Camarota said.

Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., called on lawmakers to thoroughly investigate the flow of taxpayer dollars toward birth tourism schemes. He said Medicaid payments could be going to fund the operation of birth tourism centers across the country.

“We’re trying to prevent Medicaid payments to people that aren’t citizens at the very least,” Comer said. “They’re advertising people to come over here, the hospitals get them signed up on Medicaid and it’s paid for.”

Camarota said the goal of birth tourism is to allow the child to obtain citizenship and return to the U.S. as an adult in order to sponsor their parents for citizenship. He said most foreign mothers do not stay in the U.S. after giving birth.

“The goal is to return home with their citizen child,” Camarota said. “That child then can come back to the United States as an adult, that child when they reach adulthood could sponsor the parents for green cards.”

Democrats on the committee grilled Camarota and dismissed claims of widespread birth tourism in the country. Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Va., said the Trump administration’s deportation policy is more concerning than birth tourism schemes across the country.

“We are talking about an action that is already illegal and is exceedingly rare, while we ignore the violations of constitutional rights that take place on a daily basis in every community across this country,” Walkinshaw said.

The investigations surrounding birth tourism have ramped up after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled President Donald Trump’s executive order attempting to end birthright citizenship is unconstitutional. The court’s majority said the 14th Amendment, which was designed to confer citizenship rights to formerly enslaved African Americans, also extends to children born in the U.S. to immigrant parents.

The 14th Amendment reads: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject ot the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.”

Republican lawmakers have said the inclusion of “subject to jurisdiction thereof” would exclude immigrants seeking citizenship in the country.

“While current law contains no such restriction, Congress could pass a law defining what it means to be born in the United States ‘and subject to the jurisdiction thereof,’ excluding prospectively from birthright citizenship individuals born in the U.S. to illegal aliens,” U.S. Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, said.

Rep. Dave Min, D-Calif., pointed to the high court’s ruling and slammed the Trump administration for its order seeking to overturn the legal precedent. He cited his lineage as a birthright citizen for his defense of the 14th Amendment.

“I and my colleagues here will continue to fight as long as we’re members of Congress to ensure that every American is ensured the due process and fair representation that the 14th Amendment also guarantees,” Min said.

Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., said birth tourism is not rare and has disproportionately affected his home state of Arizona, which shares portions of the U.S.-Mexico border. He said hospitals in his community of Yuma were filled with foreign women giving birth, leaving other women without necessary care.

“When local moms came in to deliver their baby, they had to go to Phoenix or San Diego four hours away,” Biggs said. “If it was an emergency, we even had a cardiac instance where they had to air evac[uate] people to Phoenix and San Diego, not because of the acuteness of the case, but because there was no place to treat them.”

Tuesday’s hearing continues the lawmaker’s probe into birth tourism operations throughout the U.S. while federal investigations operate at the same time.

Still No Verdict in Lindsay Clancy Case after Day 4 of Jury Deliberations

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Still No Verdict in Lindsay Clancy Case after Day 4 of Jury Deliberations

(Headline USA) Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy trial ended a fourth day of deliberations without a verdict Tuesday after earlier saying they couldn’t agree whether the Massachusetts mother is criminally responsible for killing her three young children.

Not long after arriving at the courthouse, the jury sent Judge William Sullivan a note saying they had been unable to reach a unanimous decision despite many hours of back and forth. He told them to keep trying.

It was the jury’s first indication of an impasse in the closely watched trial that has focused on maternal mental health after childbirth, and which has stirred deep divisions among the public.

Clancy, a former labor and delivery nurse, doesn’t deny strangling her children but says postpartum psychosis led to her actions. Prosecutors argue she knew what she was doing. Clancy, 36, has pleaded not guilty by reason of lack of criminal responsibility.

Clancy stared straight ahead as the jury entered in the morning to say they were at a standstill, then looked toward them as the judge spoke.

Sullivan told the jurors that he recognized it had been a long trial with more than 80 witnesses and 300 exhibits. “But because of that, I’m going to ask you to go back out,” he said.

They’re expected to resume deliberations Wednesday.

What happens if there’s a hung jury

The jury could convict her of murder or manslaughter, or acquit her if jurors believe her deteriorating mental health was to blame. A conviction could lead to a life prison sentence. If she is acquitted, a judge could still order her confined to a mental health facility if an evaluation determines she is a danger to the public.

If jurors can’t reach a verdict and a mistrial is declared, the charges against Clancy would remain. Prosecutors would need to decide whether to try Clancy again before an entirely new group of jurors.

Prosecutors could offer a plea deal to Clancy, although her attorney is more likely to push for them to drop the charges, said Brad Bailey, a Boston defense attorney and former prosecutor who is not involved in the case.

The jury began deliberating on Thursday afternoon. On Friday, they asked to look at a knife that Clancy used to cut herself shortly after the killings, and bags with empty prescription pill bottles found in her house.

Trial focused on Lindsay Clancy’s mental health

During more than four weeks of testimony, jurors heard differing views from medical experts.

Clancy’s lawyer argued she loved her children, but killed them because she lost her grip on reality — and on herself — due to bipolar disorder and postpartum psychosis, a rare mental illness that can follow childbirth.

Prosecutors said Clancy was depressed and tired of living, and made a conscious choice to kill the children. A forensic psychologist who testified for the prosecution said he concluded that Clancy killed the children because she wanted to end her life but didn’t want to leave them behind.

Clancy’s mother and sister testified that she became anxious, paranoid and suicidal after the birth of her third child. She sought treatment for her worsening mental health, including a stay in a psychiatric hospital, in the months before killing Cora, Dawson and Callan Clancy, ages 5, 3 and 8 months.

Less than three weeks after being discharged, she sent her husband on an errand and killed the children with exercise bands in the basement of their home south of Boston. She then jumped from a second-floor window and remains paralyzed from the waist down. Her lawyers say she heard a voice telling her to kill the children so she could end her own life.

Lindsay Clancy didn’t take the stand during her trial

Clancy chose not to testify. She watched the proceedings from the defense table, occasionally weeping, as when prosecutors showed autopsy photos of the children to the jury.

Jurors spent two days listening to testimony from her former husband, Patrick Clancy, and his anguished 911 call. He was on the phone when he discovered the children’s bodies, minutes after finding his wife.

Patrick Clancy has said in interviews that he forgives his ex-wife, whom he viewed as ill rather than evil. The trial marks the first time he has seen Lindsay Clancy since the killings.

Postpartum psychosis, the condition that Clancy’s attorney says she had when she killed the children, is more serious and less common than postpartum depression. Researchers estimate that the condition afflicts 1 to 2 out of 1,000 women after delivery.

Adapted from reporting by the Associated Press

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