{"id":2147662,"date":"2026-09-16T16:11:01","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T13:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2147662"},"modified":"2026-09-16T16:11:01","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T13:11:01","slug":"lindsay-clancy-hires-karen-reads-attorney-to-try-and-get-murder-case-dismissed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2147662","title":{"rendered":"Lindsay Clancy Hires Karen Read&#8217;s Attorney to Try and Get Murder Case Dismissed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/18\/16by9\/2026\/09\/16\/189394cd00e24c12a820842db550de2f_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Lindsay Clancy Hires Karen Read&#8217;s Attorney to Try and Get Murder Case Dismissed<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Lindsay Clancy<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Taps Karen Read&#8217;s Attorney to Get Murder Case Tossed<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"google-preferred-btn js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-icon.svg\" alt=\"Google\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"google-preferred-btn__title\">Add TMZ on Google<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-09-16T09:11:01-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              September 16, 2026<br \/>\n                            9:11 AM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-ab46d0b6afa127a25692b047dafc23db\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260916_189394cd00e24c12a820842db550de2f\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:7c488c2a-51fd-49e0-8389-b47662d5835a\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/18\/4by3\/2026\/09\/16\/189394cd00e24c12a820842db550de2f_md.jpg\" alt=\"lindsay clancy and karen read getty 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-128e9a265d18fae00e13b5d6997257eb\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/lindsay-clancy\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Lindsay Clancy<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s bringing in some big guns to try and get her case dismissed &#8230; because it looks like she&#8217;s tapped <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/karen-read\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Karen Read<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s lawyer for the job.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-e33133de2ede8b23dfed133e961a9f2a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/martin-weinberg\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Martin Weinberg<\/strong><\/a> filed a &#8220;notice of limited appearance&#8221; with Plymouth Superior Court on Tuesday &#8230; to fight to dismiss her case on the grounds of double jeopardy, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2026\/09\/16\/metro\/lindsay-clancy-karen-read-weinberg\/?event=event12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>The Boston Globe<\/strong><\/a> reports.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-92566febd8f018c8730d49e55cd43d97\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260916_7fa36cedf57c493d85a57989d2b59ad4\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:7c488c2a-51fd-49e0-8389-b47662d5835a\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/7f\/4by3\/2026\/09\/16\/7fa36cedf57c493d85a57989d2b59ad4_md.jpg\" alt=\"Martin Weinberg getty 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-765a885c32dd89189203bf05a0245056\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Weinberg previously argued to have Read&#8217;s case tossed after her first trial &#8212; for the alleged killing of her boyfriend, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/john-okeefe\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>John O&#8217;Keefe<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; ended in a mistrial. The judge shot him down, but Karen was ultimately <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/06\/18\/karen-read-retrial-verdict-not-guilty-murder\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>acquitted<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-38153304f20da1cdeec54c1637789f8a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>And as you know, Lindsay&#8217;s trial also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/04\/lindsay-clancy-case-declared-mistrial\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>ended in a mistrial<\/strong><\/a> &#8230; after an 11-1 hung jury couldn&#8217;t come to a unanimous verdict on whether she was guilty of murdering her three kids.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-bfe4a3794a6bf56335edb11a72ea4d9c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Both trials played out in Massachusetts.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-49aa6714ec32b6ab3e84bf23ff1f640e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Lindsay&#8217;s defense lawyer, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/kevin-reddington\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Kevin Reddington<\/strong><\/a>, recently told CBS Mornings that he&#8217;s planning to file a motion to dismiss, and plans to argue the grounds for double jeopardy on Sept. 29.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-e5c711a2d13e8d3149d5f67ae105e7ca\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>And based on this new filing &#8230; 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