Clancy, 36, a former obstetric nurse, has never denied taking the lives of her children.
36歲的克蘭西曾任產科護士,她始終未曾否認自己奪走了孩子們的生命。
However, her defence counsel has argued that in 2023, when she strangled her children — the youngest of whom was only eight months old — and attempted to take her own life, she was suffering from a rare condition known as postpartum psychosis.
然而,她的辯護律師主張,2023年她勒斃孩子們——其中最小的僅八個月大——並試圖輕生之際,正飽受一種名為產後精神病的罕見疾患所苦。
The prosecution, by contrast, maintains that Clancy was fully aware of her actions at the time.
反觀檢方,則堅稱克蘭西當時對自身行為有充分的認知。
The mistrial on Friday occurred on the seventh day of jury deliberations, leaving the case unresolved.
週五的流審發生於陪審團審議的第七天,致使該案懸而未決。
Ultimately, this outcome appeared to surprise no one in the courtroom.
最終,此一裁決在法庭上似乎未令任何人感到意外。
When the judge declared the trial at an end without any resolution, neither Clancy nor her family displayed any emotion.
當法官宣告審判終結而未達成任何解決方案時,克蘭西及其家屬皆未流露任何情緒。
Her parents and sisters left the courthouse under state police escort, without uttering a single word to the reporters throughout.
她的父母與姐妹在州警的護送下離開法院,全程未對記者吐露隻字片語。
Her ex-husband, Patrick Clancy — the first witness in the trial — had stated in a previous interview that he had forgiven her and believed her actions were attributable to mental illness.
其前夫派翠克·克蘭西——審判中的首位證人——於過往受訪時曾表示,他已寬恕她,並認為她的所作所為係精神疾病所致。
"This case has always been, and will forever remain, about seeking justice for those three dearly beloved children," stated Timothy Cruz, the District Attorney for Plymouth County.
"此案始終如一,且將永遠是為那三位至親至愛的孩子伸張正義,"普利茅斯縣地區檢察官蒂莫西·克魯茲如此表示。
"This case bears no relation to the healthcare system, nor to the treatment women receive within it, nor to any pre-existing diagnostic criteria."
"本案與醫療照護體系無涉,亦與女性在該體系中所受之待遇,或既存之各項診斷判準毫無關聯。"
The trial took a dramatic turn on Friday, as the judge initially declared that a mistrial would be announced, only to abruptly change his mind and permit Clancy's counsel to appeal to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.
庭審於週五出現戲劇性變化,法官起初宣告將宣布流審,隨後卻突然改變主意,允許克蘭西的律師向馬薩諸塞州最高法院提出上訴。
However, that court declined to intervene in order to prevent the judge from declaring a mistrial.
然而,該法院拒絕介入以阻止法官宣告流審。
Clancy's defense attorneys argued that one of the jurors had intimated a potential bias against individuals with mental illness, yet had not elaborated on this point.
克蘭西的辯護律師辯稱,其中一名陪審員曾透露其可能對精神疾病患者抱持偏見,惟未就此詳加闡述。
They contended that, at the very least, the judge should have conducted a more exhaustive examination of that juror, or even dismissed him outright prior to declaring a mistrial.
他們主張,至少應由法官對該陪審員進行更為徹底的訊問,甚至在宣告審判無效之前逕行將其解職。
The prosecutor asserted that Clancy strangled five-year-old Cora, three-year-old Dawson, and eight-month-old Callan Clancy with a fitness resistance band on January 24, 2023, an act that was premeditated.
檢察官指出,克蘭西於2023年1月24日以健身彈力帶勒斃五歲的科拉、三歲的道森及八個月大的卡蘭·克蘭西,此舉係屬預謀。
The prosecution claimed that she deliberately sent her husband away, dispatching him to pick up medication for one of the children and, on the way, to purchase dinner for the entire family.
檢方稱,她刻意支開丈夫,遣其外出為其中一名孩子取藥,並順道購買全家的晚餐。
Clancy's legal counsel argued that, in light of her postpartum psychosis—a rare psychiatric condition closely linked to the stress of childbirth, sleep deprivation, and hormonal fluctuations—she should not be held criminally liable for her actions.
克蘭西的律師辯稱,鑑於其產後精神病——一種與分娩後壓力、睡眠不足及荷爾蒙變化密切相關的罕見精神疾患——她不應就此承擔刑事責任。
"They (the jury) are acutely aware that they have been deprived of their rights by an individual who, regardless of his intentions, has robbed these other jurors—so dedicated, so exceptional, so distinguished—of seven weeks of their lives," he remarked.
「他們(陪審團)清楚意識到自己被一個人剝奪了權益,無論此人意圖為何,他奪走了其他這些如此專注、如此出色、如此卓越的陪審員們七週的生命,」他如此表示。
It remains unclear how the jury was divided, nor is it known whether they leaned towards conviction or acquittal.
目前尚不清楚陪審團分裂的具體情況,也無法得知他們傾向於有罪還是無罪。
Should Clancy be found guilty of murder, she could face life imprisonment; conversely, if acquitted, the judge may order her confinement to a psychiatric hospital.
若克蘭西被判謀殺罪,她可能面臨終身監禁;反之,若判無罪,法官可令其禁閉於精神病院。
This is an utterly appalling state of affairs.
這是一個令人髮指的局面。
"Look, she committed an absolutely heinous act," Trump remarked on Friday. "There is nothing more egregious than this."
瞧,她犯下了極其駭人聽聞的惡行,」特朗普於週五表示。「世間再無更甚於此者。
Yet, you will eventually come to understand what the requisite price entails.
然而,你終將明白所需付出的代價為何。
A price is inevitable—whether it be a psychiatric facility, prison, or some other form of retribution."
代價必然存在——無論是精神療養院、監獄,抑或其他懲處。」
On most days, the women who supported Clancy and wore pink would attend the trial.
在多數日子裡,那些支持克蘭西並身著粉色的女性皆會蒞臨審判現場。
Many recounted their own postpartum experiences or deeply unsettling encounters within the healthcare system.
許多人娓娓道來自身產後的經歷,或是醫療體系中令人深感不安的際遇。
On Friday, one of those women, Marta Quijano, a fifty-five-year-old surgeon, admitted that the mistrial left her "heartbroken for this family, for Lindsay."
週五,其中一位女性瑪爾塔·基哈諾,現年五十五歲的外科醫生,坦言流審讓她「為這個家庭、為林賽感到萬分痛心」。
"I believe she truly should not have been forced to relive all of this from the beginning.
「我認為她實在不該被迫將這一切從頭再經歷一遍。
This matter ought to have been settled long ago," said Quijano, beginning to weep.
此事理應早已塵埃落定,」基哈諾說,開始哭泣。
"This situation is profoundly unjust.
「這般境遇,實在不公。
I deeply feel that, as women, we have been subjected to profoundly inequitable treatment.
我深感作為女性,我們遭受了極其不平等的對待。
Our voices have been disregarded, and the gravity of the issues has repeatedly been downplayed.
我們的聲音被置若罔聞,問題的嚴重性亦屢遭輕描淡寫。
Even in what transpired today, it seems to me that someone has failed her."
即便是今日所發生之事,在我看來,亦有一人辜負了她。」
At the outset of deliberations, the judge acknowledged that the trial had been emotionally and physically draining for everyone involved.
法官在審議初期承認,庭審對所有人而言,無論在情感或體力上都已相當耗竭。
Much of the testimony was harrowing to hear, from the heartbreaking 911 call made by the children's father upon discovering their bodies, to the graphic accounts of how they met their end.
許多證詞聽來令人痛苦,從孩子們的父親發現他們遺體時令人心碎的911電話,到對他們死亡方式的描述,無不令人動容。
Clancy broke down in tears on multiple occasions.
克蘭西多次落淚。
At one point, as the autopsy photographs of the children were displayed, he sobbed audibly, compelling the judge to call a brief recess.
有一次,當孩子們的屍檢照片展示時,他大聲哭泣,法官不得不短暫休庭。
Plagued by acute anxiety, sleepless nights, and what she described as a vexing mental fog, Clancy sought help from specialists in postpartum mood disorders, who in turn prescribed her a range of psychiatric medications.
在極度焦慮、徹夜難眠,並飽受她所形容的惱人腦霧之苦之際,克蘭西向產後情緒障礙領域的專家求助,而這些專家則為她開立了多種精神藥物。
During their testimony, Clancy's family noted that she had voiced concerns about her deteriorating health.
克蘭西的家人作證時指出,她曾表達對自身健康狀況每況愈下的憂慮。
Her former mother-in-law, Susan Clancy, described her as a well-bred and loving mother who was "earnestly seeking assistance."
她的前婆婆蘇珊·克蘭西形容她是一位教養良好且滿懷慈愛的母親,“正懇切地尋求援助”。
In early 2023, Clancy voluntarily admitted herself to a psychiatric hospital, yet her stay proved to be brief.
克蘭西於2023年初自行入住精神病院,惟僅短暫停留。
Nineteen days after her discharge, she took the lives of her children and left their bodies in the basement of her residence in southern Boston.
出院十九日後,她弒害其子女,並將遺體留置於波士頓南部宅邸的地下室。
Subsequently, Clancy leapt from a second-floor window and is now paralyzed from the waist down.
隨後,克蘭西自二樓窗戶躍下,現今腰部以下癱瘓。
The prosecutors acknowledged that Clancy suffered from a severe mental illness, yet they insisted that she was capable of comprehending and controlling her actions.
檢察官承認克蘭西患有嚴重精神疾病,但堅稱她能理解並控制自己的行為。
They emphasized that, despite her claim of hearing a male voice commanding her to kill the children, she had never disclosed this to any mental health provider prior to the murders.
他們強調,儘管她聲稱聽到一個男性聲音命令她殺死孩子們,但在殺人之前她從未向心理健康服務提供者透露過這一點。
Reporters Rodrigo Ngovi (Plymouth), John Seewer (Toledo, Ohio), Philip Marcelo (New York), Jamie Stengle (Dallas), Sudhin Thanawala (Atlanta), and Ed White (Detroit) all contributed to this report.
記者羅德里格·恩戈維(普利茅斯)、約翰·西沃(俄亥俄州托萊多)、菲利普·馬塞洛(紐約)、傑米·斯坦格爾(達拉斯)、蘇迪恩·塔納瓦拉(亞特蘭大)以及埃德·懷特(底特律)均對本報導有所貢獻。