Did the System Fail?

The judge has already answered one of the defense's two motions, and it's not the answer Reddington wanted. But the bigger question in this case is still wide open.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

While a jury couldn't agree, a different court was already asking a different question — one with names, dates, and a civil lawsuit attached. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Thirty-eight hours of deliberation. An eleven-to-one vote. And a mistrial that left the case exactly where it started. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The same expert who helped clear Andrea Yates took the stand again, twenty years later. This time, for Lindsay Clancy. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Seventy witnesses. A counted pill bottle. A 911 call played back in court. The state's version of what happened, in its own words. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Massachusetts has one of the most defense-favorable insanity standards in the country. Here's what that actually means — and why it took three years to matter. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Eleven search warrants. A knife with no fingerprints. A phone that told two completely different stories, depending on who was reading it. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Before the headlines, there was a nurse, a marriage, three children — and months of documented warning signs no one connected in time. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

A 911 call. A basement. Four words that would define the next three and a half years. This is where the case begins. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.