163 Kids Found in FL, Lindsay Clancy Verdict, Montana Family Annihilator & Girl Hires BF to Kill Mom
September 3, 2026
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5 min read163 Kids Found in FL, Lindsay Clancy Verdict, Montana Family Annihilator & Girl Hires BF to Kill Mom
The jury in the Lindsay Clancy trial had already told the judge once that they were deadlocked. Then a woman was arrested outside the courthouse for videotaping jurors. The judge questioned each juror individually. They said they were fine. Sent back to deliberate. And then, around 11:15 a.m. Wednesday, the jury sent out another note. Not a question this time. A statement: they were still deadlocked. For the second time.
The Lily Peters Plea: Life with a Path Out
Ten-year-old Lily Peters was murdered in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, in April 2022. Her 14-year-old cousin, Carson, lured her off a trail into the woods, struck her in the head, strangled her, and then sexually assaulted her body after she was dead. He had confessed and told investigators the killing had been his plan all along. He was charged as an adult with first-degree intentional homicide and sexual assault.
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What you'll learn
- 1 Serialously with Annie Elise - Headline Highlights
- 2 (05:22) **Lily Peters Case Update** - Carson pleaded guilty to first-degree intentional homicide; sexual assault charges dismissed as part of plea deal
- 3 (15:57) **163 Missing Children Found in Florida** - Operation Statewide Shield recovered 163 children across Florida in five days, the largest operation in state history
- 4 (21:10) **AI-Generated Child Exploitation Concerns** - Annie discusses a policy shift where AI-generated CSAM may face lesser charges since no "real victim" exists
- 5 (28:10) **Montana Family Annihilator Case** - Allen Smith killed 8 family members including his grandmother, parents, sister, and her four children before shooting himself in Billings
- 6 (36:50) **Ohio Teen Hires Boyfriend to Kill Mother** - 18-year-old Brianna Dutcher's mother was shot dead; Brianna, boyfriend Christian Evans, and roommate DeJamis Payne charged
- 7 (47:49) **Lindsay Clancy Trial Update** - Jury deadlocked twice in the case of the Massachusetts mother who killed her three children; judge sent them back to deliberate
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Show Notes
This week on Headline Highlights: Carson Peters-Berger, who was 14 when he murdered his 10-year-old cousin Lily Peters, pleaded guilty to first-degree intentional homicide in a plea deal. Florida’s Operation Statewide Shield recovered 163 missing children in five days across the U.S. and abroad. A Billings, Montana man killed eight members of his family before taking his own life. An Ohio woman was allegedly murdered by her own daughter and her daughter’s boyfriend and roommate in a premeditated plot following a family argument. After five weeks of testimony, the Lindsay Clancy jury has reported that it is deadlocked and unable to reach a unanimous verdict, as the judge sends them back to deliberate again.
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