Texas Rep. Brandon Gill posted a clip on X after a Massachusetts jury deadlocked in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, who admitted killing her three children in 2023 but argued she was not criminally responsible because of severe mental illness. Gill argued that courts should “stop medicalizing evil” and said “justice would demand the death penalty.”
The clip was posted on X by Texas Rep. Brandon Gill (@realBrandonGill), who shared a segment from Fox News’ The Will Cain Show. The video shows Gill in the studio as a lower-third reads “Judge Declares Mistrial in Lindsay Clancy Case,” with courtroom footage from Plymouth, Massachusetts, appearing beside him.
Clancy’s defense argued that postpartum psychosis left her unable to appreciate the wrongfulness of her actions, while prosecutors maintained the killings were deliberate and that she understood what she was doing.
The mistrial came after seven days of deliberations. The jury was reportedly split 11-1, with 11 jurors favoring a finding that Clancy was not criminally responsible because of her mental condition and one juror holding out.
In the clip, Gill says he has “an enormous amount of sympathy for those three little innocent kids who are slaughtered” and “not an ounce of sympathy for Lindsay Clancy.” He adds, “You don’t get licensed to murder your children or anybody else just because you have mental health problems,” and that “we’ve gotten in a habit of medicalizing evil.”
Gill’s caption repeats that argument: “We have to stop medicalizing evil,” that Clancy “brutally murdered three young kids,” and that “justice would demand the death penalty.” In the interview, he also says, “What happened here is a woman… who murdered three innocent children. Full stop,” and that, “whether she was hearing voices or not,” she “ought to be locked up and off of our streets for the rest of her life.”
Massachusetts does not have the death penalty, meaning capital punishment is not an available sentence in Clancy’s case.
Viewers Split Over Gill’s Take on Clancy
Some users agreed with Gill’s framing. One wrote, “Murder is murder. Period.” Another said, “Mental health issues do not give you licence to murder your kids!” A third asked, “If Clancy wasn’t sane enough to know that she was doing wrong, why did she try and hide it?”
One user pointed to reports that 11 jurors favored finding Clancy not criminally responsible, describing it as “11 to 1 in favor of acquittal,” before asking Gill when he “decide[d] you were against being judged by a jury of your peers.”
Another wrote, “It’s not that simple,” arguing Clancy “should be punished for what she did” but that “the treatment and medication she received from hospitals and healthcare providers should also be mentioned.”
The mistrial did not resolve whether Clancy was criminally responsible for the deaths of her children, and prosecutors have not yet announced whether they will try her again. Her next hearing is scheduled for Sept. 29, when the path forward could become clearer. Gill’s remarks, meanwhile, add another voice to the broader debate the trial has fueled over accountability and severe mental illness.
