Lindsay Clancy Mistrial: 3 Prosecution Mistakes They Won't Make Again

After the Massachusetts jury deadlocked in the Lindsay Clancy trial, the question isn't just what happens next in the case — it's how the prosecution let this case slip away in the first place.
In this episode of Criminally Obsessed, investigative reporter Anne Emerson speaks with Allison Weiner, a former attorney, Senior Producer at NewsNation, and author of Murder and the Media: Behind the Scenes of Four High-Profile Murders, who covered weeks of the trial in person.
They break down the district attorney's decision to charge Lindsay with first-degree murder, the choice to shift the prosecution's own narrative between opening and closing statements, and the aggressive cross-examinations of sympathetic witnesses all contributed to the mistrial — and how prosecutors could adjust their approach if the case is retried.
Anne and Allison also discuss the intense public criticism prosecutors faced over their appearance and tone.
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