Clancy Mistrial Request, Former Child Star Sues Disney, Wildfire Threatens Reno: AM Update 8/25

August 25, 2026

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Clancy Mistrial Request, Former Child Star Sues Disney, Wildfire Threatens Reno

The Tuesday morning news roundup covers four distinct developments: the Lindsey Clancy murder trial nearing its conclusion with a defense mistrial motion, a former Disney child star filing a civil negligence lawsuit, the Trump administration's new economic offensive against Iran, and a fast-moving wildfire threatening Reno, Nevada.

Lindsey Clancy Trial: Mistrial Motion and Expert Testimony

The murder trial of Lindsey Clancy is approaching its end more than three years after she strangled her three young children—five-year-old Cora, three-year-old Dawson, and eight-month-old Callon—inside their Massachusetts home and then attempted suicide. Clancy admits to the killings but argues postpartum psychosis left her unable to understand that what she was doing was wrong. Prosecutors contend she was mentally ill but still legally responsible.

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1 (00:42) **Lindsey Clancy Mistrial Request** - The defense moves for a mistrial after a prosecution witness invokes religion to explain the killings, as the murder trial nears its conclusion.
2 (11:25) **Former Disney Child Star Sues Over Sexual Abuse** - Raquel Lee Bollew files a negligence lawsuit against Disney, alleging the company failed to protect her from repeated sexual assault on the set of a 2001 Disney Channel movie.
3 (16:02) **Treasury Secretary Launches "Economic D-Day" Against Iran** - Scott Bessent announces a sweeping campaign of secondary sanctions to cut off Iran from the global economy, threatening to remove entities from the US dollar system.
4 (20:20) **Wildfire Threatens Reno, Forcing 90,000 to Evacuate** - The Hawk Fire scorches over 15,000 acres near Reno, Nevada, prompting mandatory evacuations for 42,000 residents and warnings for 45,000 more.
5 Standout Quotes
6 "I'm enforcing a zero leakage approach. There will be no minimal breathing space for the regime to rebuild its capacity to inflict terror against America and the world." — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on the new Iran sanctions.
7 "One of the things that she said when I asked about what happened is that in the course of strangling each child, she said, 'Go to God, baby, go to God.' And that was part of her expectation that she and the children would be together in heaven with God." — Forensic psychologist Dr. Kirk Heilbrin, testifying about Lindsey Clancy's statements.

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Show Notes

The Lindsay Clancy trial nears its conclusion after a prosecution witness draws a sharp rebuke from the judge and another prompts the defense to demand a mistrial - The MK True Crime Show co-host Phil Holloway weighs in. Former Disney child star Raquel Lee Bolleau sues the company, alleging it failed to protect her from repeated abuse on a Disney Channel movie set. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent launches a sweeping campaign threatening Iran’s trading partners with sanctions and exclusion from the U.S. financial system. A fast-moving wildfire burns more than 15,000 acres near Reno and forces nearly 90,000 people to evacuate or prepare to leave their homes.

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