Clancy Jury Deliberations Begin, 9/11 Mastermind Trial Set, Spanish Museum Heist: AM Update 8/28
August 28, 2026
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5 min readJurors in the Lindsey Clancy murder trial began deliberating Friday after closing arguments that may have shifted a case many observers believed was moving in the defense’s favor. The episode also covered a June 2028 trial date finally being set for 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, a Rutgers dean arrested on upskirt charges, and a lightning-fast museum heist in Spain that stripped a Bronze Age treasure in under four minutes.
Clancy Jury Deliberations Begin After Closing Arguments
A jury of nine women and three men is now deciding the fate of Lindsey Clancy, who faces three counts of murder for strangling her three young children—five-year-old Cora, three-year-old Dawson, and eight-month-old Callon—in January 2023. Judge William Sullivan instructed jurors that prosecutors must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Clancy understood her actions were wrong and remained capable of following the law. The verdict form offers five possible outcomes on each count: first-degree murder, second-degree murder, manslaughter, not guilty, or not guilty by reason of lack of criminal responsibility. A finding of not criminally responsible would almost certainly send Clancy to a state psychiatric hospital with periodic reviews but no predetermined limit on her commitment.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:32) **Show Open** - Host Emily Trishinsky introduces the Friday, August 28th, 2026 AM update.
- 2 (00:52) **Lindsey Clancy Jury Deliberations Begin** - The jury of nine women and three men begins deliberating after nearly five weeks of testimony in the trial of the mother accused of strangling her three young children.
- 3 (08:21) **Analysis: Defense "Fumbled" in Closing** - The Megyn Kelly Show's Phil Holloway says the defense's closing argument was meandering and unfocused, potentially squandering momentum after appearing to be on track for a hung jury or win.
- 4 (11:39) **Trial Date Set for 9/11 Mastermind** - A U.S. military judge sets a June 2028 trial date for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and three accused accomplices at Guantanamo Bay, nearly 27 years after the September 11th attacks.
- 5 (15:28) **Rutgers Dean Arrested for Upskirt Videos** - Rutgers University Dean of Research Joshua Cohut is arrested and charged with fourth-degree invasion of privacy after investigators allegedly discovered upskirt videos on one of his electronic devices.
- 6 (17:58) **Spanish Museum Heist: Treasure Stolen in Under 4 Minutes** - Thieves steal nearly all of the "Treasure of Vienna," a 3,000-year-old Bronze Age gold collection, from a Spanish museum in a lightning-fast raid.
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Show Notes
Jurors begin deliberating Lindsay Clancy’s fate after closing arguments clash over whether she was psychotic or deliberately killed her three children - The MK True Crime Show co-host Phil Holloway weighs in. A military judge sets a tentative June 2028 trial date for alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and three accused accomplices. A Rutgers University dean is arrested and barred from campus after investigators allegedly discover “upskirt” videos on one of his devices. Thieves steal nearly all of a priceless 3,000-year-old gold collection from a Spanish museum in less than four minutes.
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